HAPPY 2000 AND WHATEVER! | Jaz’s NYE ESC Party Playlist (2010s Edition)
Well, this is it. We’ve arrived at the lucky last day of 2019! Eurovisually speaking (because believe me, you do NOT want to hear about my year personally speaking) it’s been a good one. Jury-related, scoreboard-altering scandals aside.
Down here in Australia we had our first ever national final, and crowned Queen KMH who went on to provide the most iconic performance of Tel Aviv; the Netherlands deservedly won Eurovision again after 44 years of majorly mixed results; Spain made a long-awaited JESC comeback, grabbing bronze behind Kazakhstan (!) and two-time-on-the-trot winner Poland; and lots of other stuff happened that I’ve run out of time to get into. Check out my kickass compatriots Aussievision who posted this comprehensive (and hilarious, as always) thread of the 100 most memorable moments from the 2019 NF/ESC/JESC season.
Since it has been a big twelve months, I thought we should all make the 2020 transition in style – specifically, on the dancefloor (even if your dancefloor is actually the one spare square of space in your living room that puts you at risk of stubbing your toe on the coffee table should you bust a move that’s too enthusiastic). Now, I know it’s just about ESC 250 time and I don’t want to pull focus from that (like that’s possible…even if I was Eric Saade popular that wouldn’t happen). But I’ve put together a pretty awesome – if I say so myself – New Year’s Eve party playlist anyway, made up of all the high-energy, up-tempo ESC floor fillers from the 2010s. Plus one or two sneaky NF/other additions that do belong there, I promise.
Whether you need something to get you into the partying mood pre-250, or you want a string of songs that will keep you in the spirit when that countdown veers into ballad territory, this is just the thing for you. Also, if you’re making a New Year’s resolution to get fitter and need a motivating workout soundtrack, my playlist is perfect for that too. Keep scrolling for the Spotify and YouTube versions, plus a full rundown of every song included. I tried to use the Christer Björkman sawtooth method for the “running order”, so you can press play and that’s that, or you can stick it on shuffle if you like the element of surprise.
Let me know what you think of the playlist + what your favourite Eurovision floor fillers of the decade are in the comments. No matter how questionable your taste is, I hope you have a great NYE and that you get to start the new year off on a high note. If things are looking bleak, just play Kaliopi’s Crno I Belo a few minutes before midnight and you’ll literally enter 2020 on a high note.
See you sometime in January, and thanks for all the love this year, guys. It’s much appreciated!
Jaz’s NYE ESC Party Playlist: The 2010s
All Night Long, Benjamin Ingrosso
Grab The Moment, JOWST feat. Aleksander Walmann
Glorious, Cascada
J’ai Cherché, Amir
Playing With Fire, Paula Seling & Ovi
Truth, Chingiz
Love Unlimited, Sofi Marinova
This Is The Night, Kurt Calleja
Say Yay, Barei
Alcohol Is Free, Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis
We Got Love, Jessica Mauboy
Space, Slavko Kalezic
Toy, Netta
Run Away, Sunstroke Project feat. Olia Tira
Replay, Tamta
Occidentali’s Karma, Francesco Gabbani
Je Ne Sais Quoi, Hera Björk
Cliché Love Song, Basim
What About My Dreams?, Kati Wolf
Lie To Me, Mikolas Josef
La La Love, Ivi Adamou
Say Na Na Na, Serhat
Satellite, Lena
Golden Boy, Nadav Guedj
Moustache, TwinTwin
Haba, Stella Mwangi
I Feel Alive, Imri
Tick Tock, Mariya Yaremchuk
Friend of a Friend, Lake Malawi
Party For Everybody, Buranovskiye Babushki
What’s The Pressure, Laura Tesoro
Popular, Eric Saade
Here For You, Maraaya
If Love Was A Crime, Poli Genova
Cheesecake, Teo
Zaleilah, Mandinga
Too Late For Love, John Lundvik
Lipstick, Jedward
Soldi, Mahmood
I Can’t Go On, Robin Bengtsson
My Słowianie, Donatan & Cleo
Light Me Up, Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer
I Want Your Love, Eduard Romanyuta
Euphoria, Loreen
I’ve Been Waiting For This Night, Donny Montell
Chameleon, Michela
Heroes, Mans Zelmerlöw
Eastern European Funk, InCulto
Like It, ZENA
Rise Up, Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd
Heartbeat, Justs
Fuego, Eleni Foureira
Spirit In The Sky, KEiiNO
Hvala Ne, Lea Sirk
Woki Mit Deim Popo, Trackshittaz
Dance You Off, Benjamin Ingrosso
Allez Ola Olé, Jessy Matador
Requiem, Alma
Hey Mamma, Sunstroke Project
She Got Me, Luca Hänni
Lost and Found, Eye Cue
La Venda, Miki
Tonight Again, Guy Sebastian
My Lucky Day, DoReDos
2000 and Whatever, Electric Fields (because there’s no better song to end the decade with!)
Until 2020…
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