In Italy we were very happy for her going to Eurovision! She won the first season of The Voice Italy, and she was coached by Riccardo Cocciante, and Italian Songwriter and legend... but in Italy you have to win Sanremo to go to Eurovision! She has a really good voice, probably something went wrong during the performance, because she is much better! Btw the studio version and the video are amazing!
For some reason I always get so scared when you react to songs I love. So for this one, I was holding my breath in fear, and the moment you said "Beautiful", I just exhaled in relief hahahah phew!
My favorite Albanian entry so far, I don't know what it is, but I just love it so much. She was really sick night of the grand final so that's why she was a bit off in some parts, but she still did great. Her other stuff is great too 😊 loving that intro music by the way, you should keep it 😍
She was actually sick during the entire Eurovision week. This was the best performance of the song. Much better than the semi final. Just sucks she was ill. Which caused her to be a bit pitchy and ultimately the reason she came 17th. Such a Shame as I love this song.
This is my favourite Eurovision song ever, it's such a shame she was ill during Eurovision but she still sung amazingly. You should watch the music video it's the best thing you'll ever hear
it’s probably one of my favorite songs from 2015. It’s tough to perform between the ultimate peace song (Russia) and the ultimate love song (Italy). Fun fact: the song was written by Lindita (Albania 2017), who also competed against her at FiK 2014. Also, like Malta 2016, they switched the winning NF song to this one. I prefer “I’m Alive” anyway! Next is Armenia! We’re going International!
I loooove this entry!! My 2nd place from that year 😍😍❤ The performance wasn't just the best, I think she was sick that night.. But still, it was so robbed!! After 3 years, I still listen to this song 😍 Masterpiece!!🙇♀️❤
EBU tried to crush her by placing her in between Russia and Italy the Top 2 of the televote, but she still slayed and came 9th.the juries dragged her down so much. She came 1st with the Italian televote but the juries placed her dead last, so she didn’t get any points under that system of voting.
The song was one of the best of thr year, she was sick and that's a pity because otherwise she would have been the best vocalist as well. She won The Voice of Italy and if you check out the song Diell live you'll realise how amazing she is
I like this. I have it on my ESC Karaoke playlist and I listen to a lot. These songs sound sometimes so much better just in their instrumental versions! LOL. One of the finest Albanian entries, I like it!!
4:30 I think you have a bright future as a backing vocalist Jake, keep practicing haha. I love this song but I think the singer had some problems with her voice those days, she was sick or something like that if I remember correctly.
Also she improoved so much more compared to the semi finals she said she couldnt speak for 3 days in a row so she got much better in the end . She can sing this song perfectly now personally Elhaida needs to come back even tho Im Alive is a song which is impossibly to beat
This one was in my top5 that year. This performance gives me chills everytime, and I'm still amazed she was capable of doing that while being sick. Love Elhaida and I hope she comes back to Eurovision to redeem herself from what happened in 2015.
Studio version of this is one of my all-time favorites. But yes, the juries killed her televote 9th place cause she sang in a different key the entire 3 minutes.
This is the best Eurovison song for me . The fact that she sang that good being sick is incredible love the staging the song is beautiful definitely the best Albanian entry deserved the publics 9th place
One of my favourite entries ever! You're right of course Jake, this performance was flawed early on but improved by the end....would have been top 10 otherwise.....Jake, check out the official video......it's beautiful!!
i mean absolutely no shade w this but i always find it quite funny to hear you say 'x country always sends great entries' etc when this is only 2015 youre getting to! there is so much still waiting for you! and i mean that in a good way because my own country most definitely is going to get a lot worse the further you go back lmao! its fun to see how some countries made amazing comebacks recently while others have failed to meet expectations in recent years. shows that a bad streak doesn't have to mean anything.
Was one of my favourites. It is really like her voice and music were drifting apart, but she got the high note her. Her semi-final performance was a big disappointment, so I didn't hope for more. But still listening to this song as studio version, cause it's a great song.
Tbh everyone says her voice was weak but I thought her voice was onpoint and even if it was a small bit shaky at times I feel that that just added to the emotion of the song, but that's just my opinion
I dig the new lighting! It helps the video feed stand out more. I have a suggestion if you want to keep playing around with it: try using an LED "daylight" bulb. It's a neutral white and should give you more neutral and true-to-life colors.
No, it's because unfortunately she fell sick right before the contest and she was sick during all her performances. It's a shame because she's really good and the song is great too.
Can you please react to esc 2013 Finland thats really crazy and surprising!! (Also to my all time favourite Estonia 2015!!) And here are some of the best non-english esc songs ever: -F.Y.R. Macedonia, Crno i belo, Caliopi 2012 she has very good vocals -Water, Bulgaria, 2007 it’s very......well confusing -2009, Estonia, Rändajad it’s very magical -Slovakia, Horehronie, 2010 it’s now one of the most listened esc song ever -Sweden 2009 that was really underratted it’s so wow
Jake ! Is it new lightning or sunrise/sunset ? Btw song is ok but too many times she say I am live because you are this and that , and again and again ...btw she is amazing singer .. also you can find on you tube her live performance of Suus song amazing...
I remember I liked this song very much when it came out but yeah her voice sounds like she's sick. Poor girl. I think Albania,Slovenia & Spain deserved better places in 2015.
You should listen to the studio version. Much much better. And please - when you will watch Israel 2015 - watch the semi final version, it is a little bit better
The song is certainly enjoyable, but I forgot just how bad her vocals were that night. Disappointing because this had the potential to make the top 10 if she sang it well enough.
The studio cut in the pre-contest video ua-cam.com/video/Flj9_lhJZEc/v-deo.html proves just how great this song really is. Sounds even better in Albanian too
Thank you for such a great chanel! Your reactions are always sweet and on point. And also thank you for always being open-minded and respectful towards other cultures. Keep up the good work! I have an instant reaction request: Please react to KADNAY - Beat of the Universe. It's from national selection 2018. ua-cam.com/video/7rxazOEunI0/v-deo.html
Shouldn't have qualified imo. I never got why people loved the song so much, because to me it's just mediocre, but also the performance was bad. At the very least it shouldn't have been so high in the final, but oh well...
It's a beautiful song per se, but she missed a lot of notes in her live performance and afterwards the Internet was full of butthurt and apparently tone deaf Albanians who couldn't understand why she finished so low.
In Italy we were very happy for her going to Eurovision! She won the first season of The Voice Italy, and she was coached by Riccardo Cocciante, and Italian Songwriter and legend... but in Italy you have to win Sanremo to go to Eurovision! She has a really good voice, probably something went wrong during the performance, because she is much better! Btw the studio version and the video are amazing!
Her vocals are a bit shaky and weak because she was sick during the event. I really like this song!
My favorite song in the esc so far. I still play it nowadays ☺️
9th with televoting
Like this song! 2015 was so strong year, one of the strongest! My favorite Albanian entry❤️
3:49 "Albania, you never fail to disappoint"
What?!
For some reason I always get so scared when you react to songs I love. So for this one, I was holding my breath in fear, and the moment you said "Beautiful", I just exhaled in relief hahahah phew!
My favorite Albanian entry so far, I don't know what it is, but I just love it so much. She was really sick night of the grand final so that's why she was a bit off in some parts, but she still did great. Her other stuff is great too 😊
loving that intro music by the way, you should keep it 😍
“Albania, you never fail to disappoint.” 🤣
Lol
She was actually sick during the entire Eurovision week. This was the best performance of the song. Much better than the semi final. Just sucks she was ill. Which caused her to be a bit pitchy and ultimately the reason she came 17th. Such a Shame as I love this song.
NayNay9876 yeah she was sick. In 2017 in albania she performed on one of albanian channels she slayed
I never noticed she was sick at all in this.
jlhabitan50 you can even notice the way she was holding her stomach with her hand or in her voice sometimes
At least she was 9th by televoting, if I remember it right.
It was such a shame she was sick, she was one of my favourite that year, the song had so much potential. She would have been top 10 otherwise
This is my favourite Eurovision song ever, it's such a shame she was ill during Eurovision but she still sung amazingly. You should watch the music video it's the best thing you'll ever hear
Underrated af she was sick btw
Wonderful voice great song Jake is great to see you smile again
Good song from Albania. Deserved higher! Despite being sick she didn't sound horrible.
it’s probably one of my favorite songs from 2015. It’s tough to perform between the ultimate peace song (Russia) and the ultimate love song (Italy).
Fun fact: the song was written by Lindita (Albania 2017), who also competed against her at FiK 2014. Also, like Malta 2016, they switched the winning NF song to this one. I prefer “I’m Alive” anyway!
Next is Armenia! We’re going International!
One of Albania's best songs in my opinion. Love this song as much as their 2018 song :)
One of my fave Albanian entries (along with 2008 and 2012). I still listen to it while washing dishes. Should be in top10
I loooove this entry!! My 2nd place from that year 😍😍❤
The performance wasn't just the best, I think she was sick that night.. But still, it was so robbed!! After 3 years, I still listen to this song 😍 Masterpiece!!🙇♀️❤
EBU tried to crush her by placing her in between Russia and Italy the Top 2 of the televote, but she still slayed and came 9th.the juries dragged her down so much. She came 1st with the Italian televote but the juries placed her dead last, so she didn’t get any points under that system of voting.
Elhaida Dani won "The Voice" in Italy.
I absolutely love her!! She is one of my all time favourite singers! 👋🇦🇱❤
She won The Voice of Italy 2013, so I bet she was sick.
She was brave to keep that self confidence despite being sick.
The song was one of the best of thr year, she was sick and that's a pity because otherwise she would have been the best vocalist as well. She won The Voice of Italy and if you check out the song Diell live you'll realise how amazing she is
Like the light! Every light ia good, because the real light is you! You shine wherever you are. Nice voice! I love it!! Again, thank you so much!❤✌
I like this. I have it on my ESC Karaoke playlist and I listen to a lot. These songs sound sometimes so much better just in their instrumental versions! LOL. One of the finest Albanian entries, I like it!!
I love this one. Still sing it with my choir friends
Thanks Jack for this reaction.
She is a great singer... she had health problems during that period. I am still proud of her performance!
4:30 I think you have a bright future as a backing vocalist Jake, keep practicing haha. I love this song but I think the singer had some problems with her voice those days, she was sick or something like that if I remember correctly.
I thought that she could win that year :-( It's so sad that she was sick.
Also she improoved so much more compared to the semi finals she said she couldnt speak for 3 days in a row so she got much better in the end . She can sing this song perfectly now personally Elhaida needs to come back even tho Im Alive is a song which is impossibly to beat
With Eugent,the best Albanian entry!
This one was in my top5 that year. This performance gives me chills everytime, and I'm still amazed she was capable of doing that while being sick. Love Elhaida and I hope she comes back to Eurovision to redeem herself from what happened in 2015.
This is still one of my favorite ESC songs, I love it! As others said, she was sick, but she's actually got a wonderful voice..
Like the new lighting :)
I prefer this lighting. Gives a sunny feeling ☀ and your face is more defined as a result.
Yes she was sick and if you pay attention you can tell, still a good performance
OMG its the best Albanian entry by far!
With the new voting system she would've been 11th :´(
Studio version of this is one of my all-time favorites. But yes, the juries killed her televote 9th place cause she sang in a different key the entire 3 minutes.
Albania was My 2nd in 2015 And i’m Happy that You Like it :)
My favorite song of 2015 and maybe even more.
This is the best Eurovison song for me . The fact that she sang that good being sick is incredible love the staging the song is beautiful definitely the best Albanian entry deserved the publics 9th place
Sadly the live performance wasn't that good, but the studio cut is extraordinary. I still listen to this song and Ireland from that year.
She was super sick for 1 week!
The song (English & ESC version) was co written by Lindita (Albania 2017)
I prefer this lighting. There's no beams of light and you're enlightened better.
Btw, you seem to have a beautiful voice too. ;)
Peace!
my all time fav. 😍
Goosebumps everytime I hear Elhaida.
One of my favourite entries ever!
You're right of course Jake, this performance was flawed early on but improved by the end....would have been top 10 otherwise.....Jake, check out the official video......it's beautiful!!
i mean absolutely no shade w this but i always find it quite funny to hear you say 'x country always sends great entries' etc when this is only 2015 youre getting to! there is so much still waiting for you! and i mean that in a good way because my own country most definitely is going to get a lot worse the further you go back lmao! its fun to see how some countries made amazing comebacks recently while others have failed to meet expectations in recent years. shows that a bad streak doesn't have to mean anything.
I like this lighting. It's even more pleasant to watch your reactions with this :) By the way, you have a beautful voice))
Ketrin Cooper Well thank you.❤️
The studio version is fantastic. One of my favorite Albanian entries.
The song is nice but in my opinion, she barked all the 3 minutes and thats why she ended so low...because the song is top 10 material
mark mager
She was 9th with televote tho xD
She was fantastic in the last minute she did a great job
Makoto Wale
Yep. That last minute was so good and it made her televote success.
Was one of my favourites. It is really like her voice and music were drifting apart, but she got the high note her. Her semi-final performance was a big disappointment, so I didn't hope for more. But still listening to this song as studio version, cause it's a great song.
Tbh everyone says her voice was weak but I thought her voice was onpoint and even if it was a small bit shaky at times I feel that that just added to the emotion of the song, but that's just my opinion
My ultimate favorite entry from Albania
I dig the new lighting! It helps the video feed stand out more. I have a suggestion if you want to keep playing around with it: try using an LED "daylight" bulb. It's a neutral white and should give you more neutral and true-to-life colors.
Waiting for Nina Sublatti now :)
oh same! absolutely one of my favourite entries ever. stunning.
Yes i love this song same as germanys
Underrated
I agree with your pitch comments. In my opinion the entire song was off pitch, which was probably down to technical difficulties on the night
No, it's because unfortunately she fell sick right before the contest and she was sick during all her performances. It's a shame because she's really good and the song is great too.
I just wondered because the backing vocalists were just as off pitch. But maybe they just accommodated the main singer
Can you please react to esc 2013 Finland thats really crazy and surprising!! (Also to my all time favourite Estonia 2015!!)
And here are some of the best non-english esc songs ever:
-F.Y.R. Macedonia, Crno i belo, Caliopi 2012 she has very good vocals
-Water, Bulgaria, 2007 it’s very......well confusing
-2009, Estonia, Rändajad it’s very magical
-Slovakia, Horehronie, 2010 it’s now one of the most listened esc song ever
-Sweden 2009 that was really underratted it’s so wow
You should watch Albania's entry in 2017. Lindita slayed it live.
Cool studio view, like it), Song is OK👍
Jake ! Is it new lightning or sunrise/sunset ?
Btw song is ok but too many times she say I am live because you are this and that , and again and again ...btw she is amazing singer .. also you can find on you tube her live performance of Suus song amazing...
Juries put her 26th 😑😑 she deserved more
I remember I liked this song very much when it came out but yeah her voice sounds like she's sick. Poor girl. I think Albania,Slovenia & Spain deserved better places in 2015.
We miss you Jake! 😢
Best Albanian song 😊
She was sandwiched between Russia(2nd place) and Italy(3rd place) in the running order.
I love your albanian reactions ...im from albania you are so swet kisss
that ''ay-ay-ayayayay'' part sounds like some coffee commercial
You shattered my dream - is for misheard lyrics)))
You should listen to the studio version. Much much better.
And please - when you will watch Israel 2015 - watch the semi final version, it is a little bit better
The song is certainly enjoyable, but I forgot just how bad her vocals were that night. Disappointing because this had the potential to make the top 10 if she sang it well enough.
She won the voice of Italy and in Grand Final Italy give her 0.points
Its a shame the lyrics are so basic because she is a good singer, but translated into engkish the song sounds like it was written by a teenager
The studio cut in the pre-contest video ua-cam.com/video/Flj9_lhJZEc/v-deo.html proves just how great this song really is. Sounds even better in Albanian too
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Please react to Turkey 2008 Grand Final performance (Mor ve Ötesi - Deli) and Azerbaijan 2012 Grand Final performance (When The Music Dies)! :)
It looks like you haven't paid the electric ;)
Please react to the cover of the song by Nathan Trent!!!
I loved that song, the worst was the suspicious pitch at the love final. It could have been long better, such a pity
Can you react to Germany 2000 please its so funny 🤣😂
She was sick which is why she was off key which is unfortunate
Thank you for such a great chanel! Your reactions are always sweet and on point. And also thank you for always being open-minded and respectful towards other cultures. Keep up the good work!
I have an instant reaction request: Please react to KADNAY - Beat of the Universe. It's from national selection 2018. ua-cam.com/video/7rxazOEunI0/v-deo.html
good song, poor live performance.
Albania the land of shouting people 😂😂
Shouldn't have qualified imo. I never got why people loved the song so much, because to me it's just mediocre, but also the performance was bad. At the very least it shouldn't have been so high in the final, but oh well...
It's a beautiful song per se, but she missed a lot of notes in her live performance and afterwards the Internet was full of butthurt and apparently tone deaf Albanians who couldn't understand why she finished so low.
Marc Exner And you’re the most fcking perfect thing that exist, right!?
Now this was a real struggle all around, but at least the studio version was good, but a kinda overrated placement considering the acts behind it tbh
I like the lyrics, but the song as a whole is kind of meh - with a better singer it could have been soo much better..
She was out of tune and she had a strep throat i guess
Am I the only one cringing with her singing out of tune all the time ahhhh
Out of tune.
Why are you looking so much in camera at the beginning of every video? its creepy little bit