Germany:
I love what little I've heard of Depeche Mode. Not the best thing I've heard from them (the industrial/heavy synths feel a bit out of place--also, this song has the glaring flaw of not being "Personal Jesus" 
), but still really good.Mexico:
a sucker for the choir parts and the intro. Although the vocals are a bit bland at parts, I really like this, particularly the spooky aestheticSpain:
I feel like I can't be objective on this, because on the one hand I'm a huge Patrick Wolf fangirl, but on the other I couldn't get into this song when I heard it years ago because the aesthetic was too abrasive for me. It's hard to get past that first impression now even though my tastes have changed.Canada:
pretty, but too down-tempo and quiet for me.Armenia:
I feel like I'd enjoy this song much more if it weren't in a contest setting where my patience is limited. I like how it builds at the end with the high-pitched vocals, but it took a bit too long to get there for me.Iceland:
This is such song-contest bait that I almost want to be contrary and resist its pull, but it's a lot of fun. The lead singer is great, and it changed in the middle just as I was thinking this song was a bit one-dimensional.eSwatini:
I had written this off as stereotypical indie coffee shop music after the first minute, but it builds in a great way.Cote d'Ivoire:
this is fine. Good guitar solos, and the vocals are unique for this kind of song.Australia:
ETA: somehow I left this out earlier! This has great energy, and Arctic Monkeys have such a cool sound, but it also doesn't feel super substantial.USA:
I really liked the first half of this song. This would have been much higher on my list if it had ended before the screaming and distorted guitars came in, but then it wouldn't be a USA entry.Hungary:
Unfortunately, rap is a genre where being able to understand the lyrics is important, but this flows well. Love the vocals on the chorus.Azerbaijan:
Within Temptation is one of those bands I loved like fifteen years ago that I sort of outgrew. This is one of the weaker songs I've heard by them, tbh--I find it too overproduced.Denmark:
My favourite part of this is how it keeps changing up the time signatures. Beyond that, this is okay. I like the choral part two minutes in.Taiwan:
I like this. Her voice is interesting, and it's pleasant, although not super memorable.Scotland:
When this first started, it made me smile because it was so energetic and quirky, but then it didn't really go anywhere.Sudan:
At first I read the artist as Lil Kim so was caught off-guard. But I loved that. It was just so fun and sassy.Central African Republic:
I love King Crimson, so this is cheating. Not a huge fan of the verses in this one, but otherwise, they do standard King Crimson things so that's guaranteed to earn at least some points from me. The fact that they have other songs that do the same King Crimson things better might lose them some points.Egypt:
This is fun. I love the vocals here, particularly when she screams the higher notes. It's very raw.Argentina:
A bit gimmicky, but a lot of fun because I'm trash and a sucker for over-the-top rock/classical fusions. The lead singer has an amazing voice. That said, this really did not have to be as long as it was.Belarus:
Pretty good, not mindblowing and dragged a bit midway. That said, I really like how much emotion the singer has in his voice.Djibouti:
I can't really be objective on this song because this genre is just not my kind of music, tbh. But you do you!Iran:
It's pleasant, although it doesn't really stand out. My favourite part is how it develops in the middle with the "I wake I wake" part.Italy:
Going to be honest, I feel like it will be hard for me to give this points given it's a number one pop hit that everyone on the planet already knows. Both because that defeats the purpose of this kind of contest, and because that makes it impossible for me to objective. But I like singing this in the shower!Panama:
MCR is one of those bands I sort of have a negative impression of based on the stereotype of their fanbase. This was better than I expected--I like the spoken parts, and it's fun and catchy. Not mindblowing, though.Portugal:
I really like this. It's pretty and quirky in a good way. It's not that dynamic, but it's short enough that it doesn't overstay its welcome.Gabon:
It sounds too autotuned and processed for me.Greece:
Omigod, I love her voice. The moment the dramatic BOMs came in, I was like, "this song is tailor-made for my musical taste." (I feel like the chorus could be just a bit stronger to push this from very good to fantastic, but I'm just nitpicking.)South Korea:
I've never been able to get into kpop, aside from a couple of songs. Catchy hook, but it doesn't really stand out.Bhutan:
aww, this song is so joyous and childlike in a good way.Belgium:
to be honest, I liked this a lot more than I was expecting to (my first reaction was "ugh, the band that everyone knows for the ONE song"). Good but not amazing.Norway:
this famous a Lana Del Rey song comes very close to Sia "insta-disqualified" territory, but I also like this song a lot, so there's a chance I'll overlook this when I do my rankings.All in all, there was a lot in the decent-to-very-good range, but little that completely blew me away. I'll need to relisten to these to decide where my points are going, because now I have no idea.