Over the years,schlager music has been very much a part of the Eurovision Song Contest. One of the contenders for the 2008 crown this year was Schlager queen - Charlotte Perrelli. Nobody could have predicted that she would finish in 18th position with Sweden's entry - Hero. Iceland and Latvia didn't fare much better. Is this part of a wider decline of camp songs/routines at Eurovision?
Last year "schlager" songs like Drama Queen from Denmark, Ven a Bailar Conmigo from Norway and Vertigo from Malta didn't even make it to the final. The same fate happened to Malta's camp offering this year - Vodka.
But it was the shock result for Sweden that may have put the final nail in the coffin for "schlager" at Eurovision. Malta have already indicated that they may send a ballad next year (Perhaps Chiara will be back - hurrah).
Sweden will probably go down a ballad or rock route aswell. As Mrs Perrelli said after the contest - "The people simply wanted something else. We didn't have what they wanted. It is that simple.". It would appear that the ESC may be shaking off it's schlager past.
2 comments:
Poor Charlotte. Looks bad for swedish-type songs doesn't it? Oh well, there will still be MF.
Keep the schlager faith, boys! Schlager lives!
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