#6: Stupor Saturday

The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest started filling up this past week as nine countries made their selections. There are elevated pianos, Moldovan wedding hijinks, and baffled rockers—it must be the height of selection season! Episode Summary * Catching up with Ben (1:56) * Serbia (7:12) * Germany (11:23) * Moldova (15:14) * Ukraine (21:31) * Slovenia (26:05) * Latvia (31:13) * Hungary (36:48) Links * Sanja Ilić and Balkanika – “Nova Deca” – Serbia (YouTube) * Michael Schulte – “You Let Me Walk Alone” – Germany (YouTube) * DoReDos – “My Lucky Day” – Moldova (YouTube) * Philipp Kirkorov’s Instagram * Melovin – “Under the Ladder” – Ukraine (YouTube) * Lea Sirk – “Hvala, ne!” – Slovenia (YouTube) * Laura Rizzotto – “Funny Girl” – Latvia (YouTube) * AWS – “Viszlát nyár” – Hungary (YouTube)