I think it sends a strong message that all three ballads qualified, plus Ukraine, lots of people rooting for more intimate musical moments in the middle of so much high pace entries.
That's a big thing to take from last night. And also, 6 out of 7 from the first half means you can get there from the first half if you have a strong song.
oh yes...even Hera Bjork (definitely not my fav) was soo welcome after Baby Lasagna's aural assault - no dynamics - just full on blast 100% compressed sound...and Industrial Post Punk is my genre too. This mix of mood and genres in the selection worked great.
People, I can't be more happy for Raiven and Slovenia! Remember back in 2013, nobody from Ex-Yu qualified for the GF. Now all of them did it! (2nd time in the row) And one of them could win! I'm so thankful ❤ Also Portugal ❤
I wasn’t a big fan of Isaak beforehand, but seeing his performance in person changed my mind. And it felt like a lot of the audience got into it as well, singing along.
Im proud, i dont care who wins, millions of Croats watched him last night, just for that he is a winner, the fact that after soooo many years we are actually happy and proud of our entry is just ❤❤❤. And the fact he almost didnt made it to Dora 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️. Go Marko, our hearts are full. And that wink and smile at the end of performance ❤️😼😉.
Germany was amazing. Really emotional. I love the progression of it from sitting by a fire, to the engulfing flames, then by the end it's like he's standing in the burnt down frame of a house after everything burnt out around him.
I was very pleased for you when Portugal qualified! I had some doubts about whether the televote would give it points but I am very pleased it is in the grand final
As an Australia even if we didn’t qualify and even that I wasn’t sure of it myself, I am proud of us sending someone for once who really shows our culture and is proud of it and that is what people come to ESC for 100%. It is also a genre that is genuinely very popular here and Electric Fields are very big as well and they will continue to be big after this and will probably blow up despite the result. I hope we keep sending entries like this as this is high quality and ethnic. We were just a victim of poor running order, the mixing of the backing vocals sounding really off (nothing to do with the lead vocals which were great) and the strong semi in general, which is the reason for Azerbaijan as well because both songs are so unique. Electric Fields themselves actually share this opinion which just shows how good sports they are because they’d obviously be bummed but not enough to be angry or sad which is great amd they even seemed more chill about NQing so maybe they were nervous which may have impacted their result based on the performance. I really hope that we keep sending bold, ethnic and genuine entries like this because I really like this system as an Australian, I would also be sad if this ended our history in ESC but we will likely improve next year so I am relatively optimistic about our chances of returning as our participation for next year is still up in the air.
i really was in awe for that beautiful light and colour stage concept that integrated the audience as particles into the whole image, an astonishing picture drawn! it was so upbeat as well and i also hope you keep sending us entries like that too enjoy!!! i think unfortunately it really seemed to show here on them that the general audience had no chance ahead to see them perform live, so for most including me it was really the very first impression, other than the recogniction working as a factor for the voting choice. Also admittably to me the voice sounded off key more than once, and i guess the competition was too tight this semi for bigger outtakes >< But yes absolutely, i saw an interview clip from this morning and they took it with so much grace and good sportsmanship, and dropped these 👑👑
I think the problem ultimately was due to the video clip of the song and not being as engaging as the others were. Others had live performances, and/or video clips that elevated their songs further. Electric Fields had a very boring version of theirs and could have taken a bit of extra time to release a more engaging version that showcased heritage and culture.
I have been a fan of Raiven since 2016. Watching her falling in the odds broke my heart but I still kept the faith she will make it. You have no idea how I screamed when they called out Slovenia. I will definitely vote for her in the GF.
@@TheManInBlueFlames I was showing my cousin the first semifinal videos 2 weeks ago and she pointed out "everyone is possessed, depressed, dark clothing". Obviously that's an exaggeration but I understood it as most fans are used to these kind of things, I remember the Belarus wolf 🐺 guy, forgot his name. I liked the song, but I can see some family members criticizing that nudity, the gayness, the devil representation and all these things I usually don't pay too much attention because I'm used to the contestants by watching multiple interviews and I know they are nice people, and that's just a song/act. Uff I rambled too much I guess what I'm trying to say, I understand your mom sentiment 190%, even if I loved Raiven's act. But I have had good experience with some other family members when they watch the show with me. But there's usually one or 2 comments criticizing my favorites 😔
I always believed in her from the start. That woman can perform live better than anyone. Some of the strongest stage presence out there, alongside stellar vocals and a fascinating song, maybe not an instant crowd pleaser but god, so so so so so good.
2016, gosh. You really are a true fan! I’ve only recently heard of her, that’s why I love Eurovision as it gives you the opportunity to find new artists. This song is phenomenal, maybe I’ll have to check out some of her older stuff as well then 👍
Thank you for your kindness and support with the Portuguese entry. 4 years qualification streak, we are over the moon. I mean we didn't qualify 4 years to the finals in the last decade!
Thank you for supporting Portugal. I'm so happy people appreciated our music and voted. 🙏🏻 I'm also worried if they place Portugal in the beginning, last year they put us in the second in order😬
The Bambie Thug staging shows that the stage doesn’t have to look “too big”. They barely moved out of an 8 foot circle and yet it never had the issue of sparseness that plagued some of the others.
Yes, they really knew what to do with that stage, didn't they? I remember Francesco Gabbani was so fabulous and did so well at SanRemo - we were really rooting for him to win, and then the ESC stage just swallowed him up. Bambie is brilliant - I love that they are going up in the odds. I think they may have peaked looking at who is above them now, but they should be quite proud of their accomplishments!
A lot has changed in the choreography for Portugal. It just seems to be the same… For example, when the guitar starts, she moves forward with the dancers following. In the second part of the song, when we have the more interpretative dance, iolanda moves her hands like she is commanding the dancers, actually starting to defeat her demons. She moves a lot more during the song. Also, the five dancers (amazing by the way) have changed many small things throughout the performance. So, kudos to the choreographer (and dancer) who has done an excellent job!! 🇵🇹🎤❤️
I’m an Aussie, just so you know I’m speaking about my own country. I thought Electric Fields started out really strongly, but somewhere about the time that the backing performers came on stage it all went wrong. It seems like at that time it went from feeling like a professional gig to a backyard jam session. I’m all for performers expressing themselves but the backing performers were all dressed very differently and seemed to wander about the stage. And then Zaachariah started to get a bit shouty and then shrieky. I’m still proud of them. Nerves and adrenaline must be crazy on that stage.
So sad though, such a beautiful song. I think it was the backup performers- comparing with other countries' backup singers/dancers we looked a bit messy :')
Thank you, I love your reviews of Eurovision. As an Australian I am very proud of electric fields. Also feel very privileged and grateful that we are allowed to participate in such an iconic song contest. Thank you.
I'm still baffled as to why Portugal has been so low in the odds. It's one of my favourite songs this year. Great song, great vocals, great performance... like, I don't know what part of it people don't like
I can answer this. Because it's not that sing along song that much, the visual are monotone and compared to the ballads of Serbia, France and Slovenia don't have that catchy chorus to hook the audience. She is amazing but she doesn't have that connection with the audience. Also the song is about her, general audience wants something to latch on, have fun or sing along or to be something that they can have the same feelings about. Not everyone thinks about your inner demons when listening to this song
@@belli4933I bet that if the song was in english, talking about the same topic and maintaining the performance, although with different instrumentals, Grito would be like top 5/6 in the odds... the thing people don't understand are the lyrics, but even then I've seen people's reaction here on youtube and most of them understood the song without looking at the lyrics.
@@luiscosta3520 I've seen that already, but it doesn't really work. Like I said, it could talk about the same things, but the lyrics and the instrumental would have to be very different for the song to work in English
The crowd response to Croatia was monumental! My SOLE criticism is how the camera cut to the bloody dancer on the line 'Meow cat, please meow back" which is his ICONIC MOMENT that needs the camera straight on him! Argh! Hope they fix that nonsense by Saturday.
I’m a believer that we always get what we give, and you give us great content, well elaborated and documented opinions, humour and passion without drama, and all with great respect for the music, the participants, the musicians, the contest and we, the fans. Your channel is the only I see all videos
It was Croatia, Ukraine and then everybody else. But super happy to see that the songs that failed vocally to be left out (nudge to the UK). Things that stood out for me. How great of a voice Cyprus and Finland had! I was not expecting that at all 🙌
I thought about you when Portugal was called and also happy because she had to be rewarded for her incredible voice. So goes for Slovenia, what a performance. All the stories of 'death spot' and so in the dustbin because Serbia made it, actually the 5 first songs so take that the odds hahaha. My WOW moment goes to Ukraine that was magical on all levels. But above all an amazing show, thank you Sweden ❤💥💯👋👌
I love your detailed comments! Ireland was indeed epic, it is not my favorite song but what a performance, the staging was amazing she soo deserved to go through! Croatia, Serbia, and Portugal where also very strong. A great 1st semifinal
Baby Lasagna, simply the best!! Marko❤️❤️❤️❤️✌️✌️✌️✌️🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷✌️✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️❤️😻😻😻😻🔥🔥🔥🔥✌️✌️✌️✌️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Thank you for your comment and greetings from Croatia!! ❤️❤️✌️✌️🇭🇷🇭🇷✌️✌️😻😻🎶🎶❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Isaak slayed, and this is a SONG contest, not a staging contest. I've been annoyed by the excessive emphasis that is constantly put on the staging, we should enjoy the song and the artist just by listening, which we will all do after next Saturday. I hope Germany does really well in this edition.
But the 'song' is inseparable from the performance, and the staging supports the performance. If it's just the song and nothing else, we should just read them on paper and vote for the best lyric in round one, or have pro random singers pipe them out in round two while we mark them in an academic fashion and the whole contest dies because how boring and uninteresting THAT would be. Same for vocals. It's the whole package that counts, each thing supports the other, vocals support lyrics, lyrics lend to melody, staging lends to theme, theme is supported by lyrics and vocals, and on and on .... and beyond that, it is ALL subjective, as it is in how we personally emotionally connect to each song and performer. There is no agreed upon metric for songwriting and never will be to judge this. Even juries disagree with each other on what is good and why is is good and measure by different values. The public bote is the instinctive vote and probably more reflective.
I couldn’t agree more with you, the songs i like from the contest are the ones i listen to throughout the year (and the years that follow) so i am longing for good songs even if they are not performed in the best possible way on the stage. Germany’s got a decent song by a singer with such a full voice, even if it doesn’t do well it definitely doesn’t deserve last place (with all due respect i am still trying to get over Finland’s entry). Most notable unfair result of Germany for me is ‘Ghost’.
@@littleblackpistol lmao, ik, right? also its a SONG contest, not a singing contest. so the entered songs should all be sung by the same singer with the same orchestra for full comparability.
In the end, I am happy that I'll be listening to most of the songs after the contest ends, but for the song and dance contest that Eurovision really is (let's call it what it is), I am happy that all the qualifiers made it, especially Ukraine and Portugal. Also, the fact that the song styles range from Croatia's to Serbia's or Ireland's to Ukraine's is a good sign. I would've liked AZE, POL, AUS or MOL to qualify too, but thats ok, I'm still going to enjoy their songs after this.
Slovenia and Portugal great voices, really glad they made it to Final. Croatia great. Lithuanian Silvester Belt had good staging. I am sad Australia and Azerbaijan didnt make it to Final. Olly Alexander had a very impressive staging. I liked intro from Eleni Fouirera , Eric Saade and Chanel. Didnt like Benjamin Ingrosso break and liked Johnny Logans interpretion of Euphoria. They were maybe less jokes from presenters this year.
I'm annoyed that Eric Saade's video isn't being shared by Eurovision - I hope lots of people complain! Honestly I think its because they don't want to make their sponsor Moroccan Oil mad.
❤❤❤Baby Lasagna is the only one of them (ESC) all who is the author and performer of his own song. He is the most charismatic performer. He has the original text. Looking at the other songs, his is the most recognizable. His energy is contagious. The audience sang and danced with him from start to finish. With the song Rim tim tagi dim performs for the first time as a performer. It's his first performance! In the end, he wrote the lyrics for the album of the band Mono Inc., "Ravenblack", which reached the first place in the official German listenership chart, and BL received an award for this achievement.
This was the best staging I have ever seen. My jaw was on the floor every single second I was in utter shock in the best way possible. Going in I did not intend to give them any of my votes but they alone got over half of mine.
For two years in a row, the televote only semis have surprisingly gotten it right. Of course I would have substituted australia for Finland, but that was unrealistic. Shocked but so so happy that serbia and slovenia qualified. A great show with a great result.
Thank you for being so respectful to each country participating. Weather people agree or disagree, maybe like or dislike a particular countries song, singer(s) staging there are much better ways of saying it, otherwise it makes a mockery by saying we are United By Music. Best Wishes.
@@muffimonkey5065 People can agree to disagree and have their opinions as it's a big wide world out there, but some of the negative, vile and plain nasty comments left on other channels I have seen has been awful. So it's refreshing to have a channel such as this.
It was a great show! All artists were very good! Bambie Thug's performance was incredible! The winner of the night, I think. Astonishing! I also believe that a top-10 position is in sight! 🤞 So glad that Serbia... and Portugal... and Slovenia made it to the finale!
It took a witch to break Ireland's curse. So happy to have Ireland back in the grand final. Also great to see the 3 female led ballads from Serbia, Slovenia and Portugal go through. That is a good sign that quality ballads can still make it in a televote only semi. Not a fan of Finland, but their reaction when they were called was just so sweet so good for them. Really sad Australia didn't make it but I get it.
Thank you, I was waiting for your commentary. I agree with you comments on Germany’s staging. I would have preferred a staging that focuses on him. He also needs to connect with the camera more - he is getting better at this - but it still feels that he is alone on stage singing to himself. He has a fantastic voice and stage presence, and he is also so likeable. I am also starting to be hopeful that we will escape the last position; anything outside the bottom five would already be a huge success :).
Ireland (saw/heard it for the 1st time)was such an eye candy, that song could not have qualified without that dramatic staging! My jaw dropped to the floor, brilliant piece of art!!
With Ukraine it was a third super talented artist on stage. Tanu Muinõ. She is Ukrainian music video detector working with top celebrities of the world. Look her up. All best music videos you love she actually created. So no surprise here that Ukrainian Eurovision performance makes you want to watch it more and more ❤❤❤
I was blown away by Ukraine's song! It's such a different experience listening to it and then watching it on stage. So much more impactful, especially when Jerry is on top of the stairs. The singing was without errors so I think this could get a higher jury vote than we think and potentially win the contest.
Every Songs was good but I think Serbia is a real song for this time and this competitions..we need in this moment much more emotions because situation everywhere is not so good.. enough anymore with songs like party party etc...life is not only party...much more then that
3:10 In fact, Luxembourg had France Gall from 1965 :). I also liked the concept of postcards, maybe because I'm totally into Eurovision history :). Some people have said this idea being "lazy" but I don't agree with that. It was lovely and fun and I actually prefer the postcards to be rather simple, not overdone. It's just a short moment between the performances and there's no need to create a whole big story there that you have to focus on separately. In 2014 I really loved the postcards with the flags though but it was just such a brilliant idea that worked so well. Actually, it's interesting to predict now, which songs have been chosen for the postcards of these countries who haven't performed yet :).
About the long interval act by Benjamin Ingrosso. I was told he is very big in Sweden right now. And seccondly I read an articel today that a lot of swedish artist has refused to particapate in Eurovision due to a sertan countries partisapation. Giving svt quite a headache finding canditates to the interval act. Which also might be why we see a lot of former esc artist in the shows this year.
Honestly, I didn't notice Olly's mic pack had fallen out during the performance. Very well done, although that's why he missed the cue for the bridge, I think. But an impressive performance, it'll be even better in the final
Very much would love for Baby Lasagna to win! 💖 I may be biased because I’m Croatian, but when everyone started to sing with him and dance, and then even the green room, I literally cried! But Baby Lasagna is already a winner in eyes of Croatians. I am 100% sure we will greet him as a winner even if he won’t won.
I couldn't be happier for Bambie and Ireland!😍🖤🇮🇪 Of course I was voting for them like crazy because to me this was the best Eurovision performance ever, but now we need to crown the witch in the final!!!🇮🇪🧙♀️👑🌙🖤
Can we talk about the fact that the first 5 countries in running order all qualified? I dont think that has happened often. Its always been talked about that its bad to be one of the first countries but yesterday proved that when you have a great song it doesnt matter when in running order you are
The stage is a cross shape so there is less usable space than you might think. The performers can only go East and West or North and South. The stage is slso set quite forward in the arena. The UK and Sweden set up their staging in either a box or a tunnel meaning that at least a third of the audience in the arena, including me, couldn't see what was going on most of the time in those songs. I think that was why the reaction was a bit more muted.
Ukraine's staging and performance were very powerful and amazing, however, it makes me a bit sad, that Jerry's amazing vocals do not stand out as much as they did in the Ukraine national finals.
re: Poland - LUNA “The Tower”: If you've seen the preview video, you'll notice it includes a chess game. The person on the horse is representing the knight (a chess piece), and the towers on stage represent rooks (aka castles) - another chess piece. The chess game in the preview video also explains the chess board effect on the stage floor.
Thank you for your reviews and analysis. Great job! I am sharing my OWN, PERSONAL reviews being respectful of other's reviews and preferences. 1. Cyprus : Silia Kapsis, Liar.- The only act that I got wrong. I had it as an NQ. Surprised when it was anounced as Q. Benefited from Greece not performing. In my opinion.- If Austria: Kaleen, We Will Rave and/or Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze, Firefighter qualify for the Grand Final, Cyprus will not have a chance. 2. Serbia : Teya Dora, Ramonda.- Beautiful song. Great performance. 3. Lithuania : Silvester Belt, Luktelk.- Solid performance with thundering backing track. 4. Ireland : Bambie Thug, Doomsday Blue.- Vocals OK. Dramatic musical theater. 5. Ukraine : Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, Teresa & Maria.- Excellent vocals overall. Epic performance with outstanding and memorable staging. 6. Poland : Luna, The Tower.- Bad vocals. A hot mess. Vocals were off. Twice she laid down on the floor of the stage to be on top of the horse projected on the LEDs on the floor of the stage. Too much going on the stage and disjointed with overpowering backing track taking over the lead. I think the mix was bad. Also, the meaning of the song lost. 7. Croatia : Baby Lasagna, Rim Tim Tagi Dim.- High energy and engaging. Vocals have improved. We might see a repeat of last years voting where juries selected Sweden with Loreen performing Tattoo; and televote selected Finland with Käärijä performing Cha Cha Cha. 8. Iceland : Hera Björk, Scared of Heights.- Outdated and boring with minor vocal issue. I did like the backup singers on the stage. 9. Slovenia : Raiven, Veronika.- Simple staging with impressive operatic vocal performance. 10. Finland : Windows95man, No Rules!.- Clearly, a televote pick. For me, no musical value with pitchy vocals. We will see what the juries think. 11. Moldova : Natalia Barbu, In the Middle.- Beautiful song and good vocal performance but too static and boring when compare with other songs. 12. Azerbaijan : Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov, Özünlə apar.- Bland, not exciting performance with static staging. 13. Australia : Electric Fields, One Milkali (One Blood).- HORRENDOUS and atrocious vocal performance! Uninspiring staging. 14. Portugal : Iolanda, Grito.- I was not completely convinced that it would qualify as it was a televote only selection. The vocal performance was impressive. 15. Luxembourg : Tali, Fighter.- Good, solid performance overall. Q1. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander, Dizzy.- Vocals were horrible! All over the place. I am not sure if the cause was the body pack transmitter/receiver falling off. Out of control performance with too much energy and adrenaline taking over the vocals. It is going to be tougher to go against Sweeden if he struggles again with the vocals at the Grand Final. Let's just hope it will not be a repeat of Mae Muller vocal performance at Eurovision 2023. Q2. Germany: Isaak, Always On The Run.- Better than I expected but I do not think that it will end in the Top 10. Q3. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus; Unforgettable.- Good overall performance. For me, staging is a bit over the top with too much happening but it is what a pop song requires. The World is full of singers but only a few can sing lead live. Studio gadgets and trickery will never replace vocal ability, craft and technique. It might be fine to enhance and embellish the melody and harmonies in moderation. I also do not value or appreciate the excessive use of auto-tune and pitch correcting software which is undoubtedly used excessively in the backing track vocals and which I am sure some would like to use on live performances at Eurovision which is not permitted.
I love Eurovision since the 70's when I would place my old cassette player in front of the tv and record all of the songs..happily dancing and singing along and learning songs in languages I had no clue about😂 These days, I hate the very notion of countries having to compete against one another just to qualify to perform in a final. It's difficult to watch the disappointment on their faces after the long journey from being chosen to compete in their own nation to the joy of being successful and then to be cast aside just ahead of the finishing line. I'm glad that we, Ireland, have qualified this year, as it does make the night more exciting, but still hate the process it takes to get there. Best of luck everyone for Saturday.
This isn't really a criticism so DON'T COME FOR ME, but isn't Croatias "woah" on the track? I'm not doubting that the audience is ALSO singing back, but to me it sounds very much like it's on the track. You can hear in the performance for example 1:15 to 1:30 how the "woahs" sound very perfect, and then they put up the volume of the audience and the real audience noise is messy as it always is (for example someone screaming in a very high pitch). All my favourites got through, I'm exceptionally happy. :)
Woooaaah is on the track, but the audience was also singing along so loud that it was clearly heard on TV and even overlaped the track . My friend was there in the arena and said that it was spectacular the way that audience reacted and sung. He goes to ESC for years on semis and finals but he said that he never experienced something like this before. He felt like he was on the rock concert and everyone was singing their hearts out.
I was over the moon when the 1st 3 qualifiers were announced Serbia, Slovenia and Portugal. I would gladly swap Finland for Australia For me it was 9/10 of my fave
Ireland & Ukraine were epic performances, I don't think Croatias performance tells the story of the song as clearly as Ireland & Ukraine, Croatia is good but not as good as Music Video where Baby Lasagna emigrates to Northern Europe from the Pier that story wasn't told or clear from the Chaotic blinding lights and Neon pink OTT
agree but all 3 are different genres. Vocally Ireland and Ukraine are excellent - Croatia is average vocals in comparison but it´s an athem like Cha Cha Cha so does it matter?
I am happy with the selection. I would have taken Azerbaijan instead of Cyprus maybe, but not really... No actually it's perfect like this. And Silvestras 🇱🇹 is through, which was the main thing for me.
Such a bummer that Australia didn’t make it. I love the song, and I think it was sung beautifully; however, the staging was a disaster. The song had so many possibilities for a great staging and they blew it. Everyone seemed to be lost in the vastness of the stage and, when they were done performing, I had a sinking feeling that it was not going through. Such a pity! This proves that, wether we like it or not, staging a song well these days is an absolute must. Lesson learned?
I'm so happy for arty Raiven and although I'm sad for the non-qualifiers, I think the televote picked the right songs to go through. It's really sweet that all the national languages went through. Of the NQ the one that saddens me most is Azerbaidjan but you're right the staging wasn't right, the Australian song, I didn't get "love vibes" from the singer who seemed nervous, Hera was sweet, Natalia was trying a mystical stage and it worked but the song is a bit unusual, Luna is a singer I love but her vocals weren't so good. The one that surprised me most among the qualifies was Tali with a sweet emotional face, she really conveyed the spirit of the song. Finland, if I ignore the antics of Windows, I quite liked Henri's performance. Isaak's was perfect and emotional, I felt that song meant a lot to him. Silia Kapsis was thankfully not trying to be too sexy so she gave me early girl singer vibe. Ukraine was epic and magical. Baby Lasagna was totally the show and glad he kept his animals in the graphics but he looks really unique and handsome. Bambie took my breath away with their artiness and for me the song works - respect. my least favourite performance was UK, the staging was too much, the song ok and the vocals not so perfect. The song by Sweden was performed perfectly and these twins are likeable. Teya Dora lookedechanting and Iolanda both strong and vulnerable. Last but not least; if I did love the national final performance by Silvester, I like it even more now because he looked so relaxed, smiling and yet like the coolest guy in the room. So yeah it was a fantastic show, the Swedish production team did a most amazing job. The two presenters were lovely too. Oh yes and Benjamin Ingrosso is proof that you don't have to win eurovision to become a star. Whatever the result of the contest, I discovered so many new songs this year!
I know everyone hates Finland but my family most certainly doesn’t hahaha they laughed the entire performance. thats why i think that they‘ll get many votes, because non euro fans just find it funny i suppose hahaha
We love Finland and voted for them. People aren’t appreciating how clever the staging was to keep covering his ‘nudity’. It took some skill to coordinate it I think and for everything to run smoothly. Absolutely no issues with the vocals. So happy they’re in the Final. I think you’re correct that casual viewers who like crazy stuff will like it. But being up against Netherlands could harm their votes.
You talked about how Liar doesn’t excite you, and I realized it's exactly how I've felt with Tower. Everyone that I wanted to qualify has made it through but I still have no clue who I actually want to win lol
Tbh, I didn't like Luxembourg's stage effects with the animals. Even if it wasn't the case, they looked cheap and unnecessary. Having said that, the performance in general was really good, so I'm absolutely happy they qualified. Still a bit sad about Australia. I get the vocals weren't perfect but I loved the song, it's vibes and overall mood and I love Electric Fields... I'd preferred them to qualify over Cyprus.
I know, without the animals would've been fine. If Portugal shows better than all the others is that sometimes less is more. (And this is from someone who's rooting for San Marino!) So happy for Portugal, and Luxembourg too.
Surprised that you didn't get that Luna's staging was all about chess. I rely on all your commentaries to point out things I don't get. and learn from them. so I giggled that I got something you didn't. 😊
Thank you so much for supporting Ukraine ❤ with best regards 🇺🇦 I think the main message of the song is that all the divines or strong female figures in the world were first of all human beings, so it's up to the individuals how they walk their path, up to sainthood. This song is about sisterhood, female solidarity. Intro: A stream, stream, stream breaks its way, Whatever happens, the world is on her shoulders. (When Jerry start to sing about stream, the water started to flow on the scene under her feets through the rocks. Water makes its way like every human its own life). The pathway, pathway, pathway is rocky and winding, But know that your happiness is in your hands. (You will have testings, obstacles, difficults on your way, but remember, your happiness is in your own hands - in this moment Jerry king it over the river). I’m not holy, A’m alive. (I think it means every person is not perfect, not holy, we make mistakes). Chorus: With us are Mother Theresa and Virgin Mary, Barefoot, like on the blades, they've walked the Earth. With us Mama Teresa, Diva Maria All the Divas were born as a human being. (At this moment Jerry started to climbing the mountain, which means difficults in life, struggle. Also the visions may symbolizing phosphor bombs - struggle of our nation (Ukraine) nowadays, in particular women. "Teresa" is Mother Teresa who was revered all over the world for her humanitarian work, and "Maria" is Virgin Mary (Maria). Boht of them were human beings, but there life, and how they pass life tests were incredible and made them Divas). The rap part: We were trying to find our way since we were little, But life is like a loop for those who are falling. Even a little girl carries on her shoulders A vat full of pain, and knows that it is a fault (it's about overcoming the pressure from the society) . Again she's not the way she should be(expectations of other people, of society) : too soft (plus size), The clothes hang on her bones (too skinny), [looks] half-naked, or getting married (lot of clothes - too shy). "Where is your child?" "What does your life look like?" "You're not getting younger! And the end is nearing" (the idea that woman will be realized in her life only when she have husband and children). And if someone wants us to break down, And even if your energy is close to zero, And even if someone hides hate and envy behind a smile, [And even] when you let anger in your heart instead of kindness and love [Know that] there are saints in Heaven, their feet walked this Earth, That's why your walk among thorns isn't fatuous. And even if sometimes it'll be very dark, scary and hard, But your ancestors will always follow you from Heaven. (The shadows on the screen (female siluets) symbolize our ancestors, our mothers, grandmothers that look after us from heaven). In this moment Jerry and Alyona go towards each other halfway, give each other a hand that means solidarity, then turn around back to back to each other which means that they protect each other's rear. And finaly they lay on a scene where we see a lot of females - symbol of women all over the world - very different, but very unic.
Im so proud that Slovenia, Portugal and Serbia qualified
To all Serbians, Slovenians and Portuguese people, we did it 🇵🇹🇸🇮🇷🇸
I barely dared to dream of this reality.
Absolutely the 3 I was routing for ❤️
Yes! 🥳I couldn't believe we got all of my favorite girls. I was sure I was going to lose one, but noooo
People were saying all three slow songs wouldn't make it. Take that haters. ❤🇷🇸❤️🇸🇮
From Portugal❤🇵🇹
Yessss! ❤ ❤ ❤
So happy for Portugal, Serbia and Slovenia ❤
Makes us two
The way I screamed when they called Slovenia you would have thought Bambie was in front of me raising my granny from the dead.
Hahahahahahaha love this!!
LMAO
Best comment I have ever seen in my life not even lying
Nice comment
😂😂
I think it sends a strong message that all three ballads qualified, plus Ukraine, lots of people rooting for more intimate musical moments in the middle of so much high pace entries.
That's a big thing to take from last night. And also, 6 out of 7 from the first half means you can get there from the first half if you have a strong song.
oh yes...even Hera Bjork (definitely not my fav) was soo welcome after Baby Lasagna's aural assault - no dynamics - just full on blast 100% compressed sound...and Industrial Post Punk is my genre too. This mix of mood and genres in the selection worked great.
"Then we have Iolanda and Grito, and I emited a grito when this qualified". Here, take my like.
So did I give out a Grito!
People, I can't be more happy for Raiven and Slovenia!
Remember back in 2013, nobody from Ex-Yu qualified for the GF.
Now all of them did it! (2nd time in the row) And one of them could win! I'm so thankful ❤
Also Portugal ❤
A the ex Yugoslavia oook...
and the three songs are all very different from each other.
and they are all very good quality
And they are all so strong in what they bring individually. Raiven and Baby Lasagna are my favourites this year.
I wasn’t a big fan of Isaak beforehand, but seeing his performance in person changed my mind. And it felt like a lot of the audience got into it as well, singing along.
I'm hoping he does well. Does not deserve last place!
Im proud, i dont care who wins, millions of Croats watched him last night, just for that he is a winner, the fact that after soooo many years we are actually happy and proud of our entry is just ❤❤❤. And the fact he almost didnt made it to Dora 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️. Go Marko, our hearts are full. And that wink and smile at the end of performance ❤️😼😉.
Europe desperate to make you winners because you entered the EU 😂😂 whatever.
@@YaelBewford that comment doesnt make any sense, bye, or meow
11 years ago..so, whats your point?
Šta sve ljudi neće naći za "razlog", Bože te sačuvaj 🙄
@@ANA-il6js85 Yeaah yeah it doesn't 😂 Whatever makes you happy
@@ivanailic5290 trolla ispod svakog komentara o nama, bolje stavit na ignore
🇵🇹 Portugal! Amazing singing and visual act! Beautiful pure ART!❤❤❤❤❤
Germany was amazing. Really emotional. I love the progression of it from sitting by a fire, to the engulfing flames, then by the end it's like he's standing in the burnt down frame of a house after everything burnt out around him.
I was very pleased for you when Portugal qualified! I had some doubts about whether the televote would give it points but I am very pleased it is in the grand final
As an Australia even if we didn’t qualify and even that I wasn’t sure of it myself, I am proud of us sending someone for once who really shows our culture and is proud of it and that is what people come to ESC for 100%. It is also a genre that is genuinely very popular here and Electric Fields are very big as well and they will continue to be big after this and will probably blow up despite the result. I hope we keep sending entries like this as this is high quality and ethnic. We were just a victim of poor running order, the mixing of the backing vocals sounding really off (nothing to do with the lead vocals which were great) and the strong semi in general, which is the reason for Azerbaijan as well because both songs are so unique. Electric Fields themselves actually share this opinion which just shows how good sports they are because they’d obviously be bummed but not enough to be angry or sad which is great amd they even seemed more chill about NQing so maybe they were nervous which may have impacted their result based on the performance. I really hope that we keep sending bold, ethnic and genuine entries like this because I really like this system as an Australian, I would also be sad if this ended our history in ESC but we will likely improve next year so I am relatively optimistic about our chances of returning as our participation for next year is still up in the air.
I like your song and sorry you didn't enter
You are so gracious! I was SO rooting for Australia and am SO sad they didn't make it through with their beautiful uplifting song!
i really was in awe for that beautiful light and colour stage concept that integrated the audience as particles into the whole image, an astonishing picture drawn! it was so upbeat as well and i also hope you keep sending us entries like that too enjoy!!!
i think unfortunately it really seemed to show here on them that the general audience had no chance ahead to see them perform live, so for most including me it was really the very first impression, other than the recogniction working as a factor for the voting choice. Also admittably to me the voice sounded off key more than once, and i guess the competition was too tight this semi for bigger outtakes ><
But yes absolutely, i saw an interview clip from this morning and they took it with so much grace and good sportsmanship, and dropped these 👑👑
I think the problem ultimately was due to the video clip of the song and not being as engaging as the others were. Others had live performances, and/or video clips that elevated their songs further. Electric Fields had a very boring version of theirs and could have taken a bit of extra time to release a more engaging version that showcased heritage and culture.
I have been a fan of Raiven since 2016. Watching her falling in the odds broke my heart but I still kept the faith she will make it. You have no idea how I screamed when they called out Slovenia. I will definitely vote for her in the GF.
Was watching with my mother and she HATED Veronika because of the amount of nudity, especially the scantily clad outfit Raiven was wearing.
Zato, ker tile "poznavalci" se samo na stavnice upirajo in evo dokaz da se jih da premagat te stavnice. Zelo ponosni na naso Raiven.
@@TheManInBlueFlames I was showing my cousin the first semifinal videos 2 weeks ago and she pointed out "everyone is possessed, depressed, dark clothing".
Obviously that's an exaggeration but I understood it as most fans are used to these kind of things, I remember the Belarus wolf 🐺 guy, forgot his name. I liked the song, but I can see some family members criticizing that nudity, the gayness, the devil representation and all these things I usually don't pay too much attention because I'm used to the contestants by watching multiple interviews and I know they are nice people, and that's just a song/act.
Uff I rambled too much
I guess what I'm trying to say, I understand your mom sentiment 190%, even if I loved Raiven's act.
But I have had good experience with some other family members when they watch the show with me.
But there's usually one or 2 comments criticizing my favorites 😔
I always believed in her from the start. That woman can perform live better than anyone. Some of the strongest stage presence out there, alongside stellar vocals and a fascinating song, maybe not an instant crowd pleaser but god, so so so so so good.
2016, gosh. You really are a true fan! I’ve only recently heard of her, that’s why I love Eurovision as it gives you the opportunity to find new artists. This song is phenomenal, maybe I’ll have to check out some of her older stuff as well then 👍
Love how quick you are with these! 😊
Especially for such a long video!
Thank you for your kindness and support with the Portuguese entry. 4 years qualification streak, we are over the moon. I mean we didn't qualify 4 years to the finals in the last decade!
Thank you for supporting Portugal. I'm so happy people appreciated our music and voted. 🙏🏻 I'm also worried if they place Portugal in the beginning, last year they put us in the second in order😬
Your comments are always on point ! Best Eurovision channel !
It was a great semi final and I was so happy with the qualifiers... Wonderful show.
The Bambie Thug staging shows that the stage doesn’t have to look “too big”. They barely moved out of an 8 foot circle and yet it never had the issue of sparseness that plagued some of the others.
Yes, they really knew what to do with that stage, didn't they? I remember Francesco Gabbani was so fabulous and did so well at SanRemo - we were really rooting for him to win, and then the ESC stage just swallowed him up. Bambie is brilliant - I love that they are going up in the odds. I think they may have peaked looking at who is above them now, but they should be quite proud of their accomplishments!
A lot has changed in the choreography for Portugal. It just seems to be the same…
For example, when the guitar starts, she moves forward with the dancers following. In the second part of the song, when we have the more interpretative dance, iolanda moves her hands like she is commanding the dancers, actually starting to defeat her demons. She moves a lot more during the song. Also, the five dancers (amazing by the way) have changed many small things throughout the performance. So, kudos to the choreographer (and dancer) who has done an excellent job!! 🇵🇹🎤❤️
I’m an Aussie, just so you know I’m speaking about my own country. I thought Electric Fields started out really strongly, but somewhere about the time that the backing performers came on stage it all went wrong. It seems like at that time it went from feeling like a professional gig to a backyard jam session. I’m all for performers expressing themselves but the backing performers were all dressed very differently and seemed to wander about the stage. And then Zaachariah started to get a bit shouty and then shrieky. I’m still proud of them. Nerves and adrenaline must be crazy on that stage.
So sad though, such a beautiful song. I think it was the backup performers- comparing with other countries' backup singers/dancers we looked a bit messy :')
Yeah, it seemed messy to me, and not in a particularly interesting way. Regardless, wasn't a huge fan of the song anyway.
Srbija❤Slovenija...I was so happy for thise two.
Bambie was great. Iolanda was awesome.
But Baby Lasagna was 🔥. Loved him. Hope he brings it home.
Thank you, I love your reviews of Eurovision. As an Australian I am very proud of electric fields. Also feel very privileged and grateful that we are allowed to participate in such an iconic song contest. Thank you.
I'm still baffled as to why Portugal has been so low in the odds. It's one of my favourite songs this year. Great song, great vocals, great performance... like, I don't know what part of it people don't like
I can answer this. Because it's not that sing along song that much, the visual are monotone and compared to the ballads of Serbia, France and Slovenia don't have that catchy chorus to hook the audience. She is amazing but she doesn't have that connection with the audience. Also the song is about her, general audience wants something to latch on, have fun or sing along or to be something that they can have the same feelings about. Not everyone thinks about your inner demons when listening to this song
@@belli4933I bet that if the song was in english, talking about the same topic and maintaining the performance, although with different instrumentals, Grito would be like top 5/6 in the odds... the thing people don't understand are the lyrics, but even then I've seen people's reaction here on youtube and most of them understood the song without looking at the lyrics.
Someone already made an English version of the iolanda's Grito. Nice adaptation but missing some words to maintain musicality
@@luiscosta3520 I've seen that already, but it doesn't really work. Like I said, it could talk about the same things, but the lyrics and the instrumental would have to be very different for the song to work in English
@@tiagorafael3788 it's a valid effort and it's not easy to do it
The crowd response to Croatia was monumental! My SOLE criticism is how the camera cut to the bloody dancer on the line 'Meow cat, please meow back" which is his ICONIC MOMENT that needs the camera straight on him! Argh! Hope they fix that nonsense by Saturday.
Yeah crowd interaction was insane ! Actual chills !
I’m a believer that we always get what we give, and you give us great content, well elaborated and documented opinions, humour and passion without drama, and all with great respect for the music, the participants, the musicians, the contest and we, the fans. Your channel is the only I see all videos
So happy for Slovenia yaaaaay
Soo happy for Portugal ❤
It was Croatia, Ukraine and then everybody else. But super happy to see that the songs that failed vocally to be left out (nudge to the UK).
Things that stood out for me. How great of a voice Cyprus and Finland had! I was not expecting that at all 🙌
CROATIA🥰😍🤩😘
Well as I hear Ireland is most popular. I dont like the song ( if you can call it a song 😂), but staging was great.
I liked most performances. It was beautiful, a very strong semifinal. However, I am Ukrainian and support our girls.
I thought about you when Portugal was called and also happy because she had to be rewarded for her incredible voice. So goes for Slovenia, what a performance. All the stories of 'death spot' and so in the dustbin because Serbia made it, actually the 5 first songs so take that the odds hahaha. My WOW moment goes to Ukraine that was magical on all levels. But above all an amazing show, thank you Sweden ❤💥💯👋👌
I love your detailed comments! Ireland was indeed epic, it is not my favorite song but what a performance, the staging was amazing she soo deserved to go through! Croatia, Serbia, and Portugal where also very strong. A great 1st semifinal
Baby Lasagna, simply the best!! Marko❤️❤️❤️❤️✌️✌️✌️✌️🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷✌️✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️❤️😻😻😻😻🔥🔥🔥🔥✌️✌️✌️✌️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Thank you for your comment and greetings from Croatia!! ❤️❤️✌️✌️🇭🇷🇭🇷✌️✌️😻😻🎶🎶❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
The best of the best - CROATIA❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Isaak slayed, and this is a SONG contest, not a staging contest. I've been annoyed by the excessive emphasis that is constantly put on the staging, we should enjoy the song and the artist just by listening, which we will all do after next Saturday. I hope Germany does really well in this edition.
@@Delboymuckei zato je Issak bio odličan. Sve je bilo super.
I agree. The title should change to Talent Contest or Music and Dance contest then. Just say it as it is, this is more than a song contest.
But the 'song' is inseparable from the performance, and the staging supports the performance. If it's just the song and nothing else, we should just read them on paper and vote for the best lyric in round one, or have pro random singers pipe them out in round two while we mark them in an academic fashion and the whole contest dies because how boring and uninteresting THAT would be. Same for vocals. It's the whole package that counts, each thing supports the other, vocals support lyrics, lyrics lend to melody, staging lends to theme, theme is supported by lyrics and vocals, and on and on .... and beyond that, it is ALL subjective, as it is in how we personally emotionally connect to each song and performer. There is no agreed upon metric for songwriting and never will be to judge this. Even juries disagree with each other on what is good and why is is good and measure by different values. The public bote is the instinctive vote and probably more reflective.
I couldn’t agree more with you, the songs i like from the contest are the ones i listen to throughout the year (and the years that follow) so i am longing for good songs even if they are not performed in the best possible way on the stage. Germany’s got a decent song by a singer with such a full voice, even if it doesn’t do well it definitely doesn’t deserve last place (with all due respect i am still trying to get over Finland’s entry). Most notable unfair result of Germany for me is ‘Ghost’.
@@littleblackpistol lmao, ik, right? also its a SONG contest, not a singing contest. so the entered songs should all be sung by the same singer with the same orchestra for full comparability.
In the end, I am happy that I'll be listening to most of the songs after the contest ends, but for the song and dance contest that Eurovision really is (let's call it what it is), I am happy that all the qualifiers made it, especially Ukraine and Portugal. Also, the fact that the song styles range from Croatia's to Serbia's or Ireland's to Ukraine's is a good sign. I would've liked AZE, POL, AUS or MOL to qualify too, but thats ok, I'm still going to enjoy their songs after this.
So so happy for Raiven! I think she will do better than odds say and some think also in the finals. 😉
Slovenia and Portugal great voices, really glad they made it to Final. Croatia great. Lithuanian Silvester Belt had good staging. I am sad Australia and Azerbaijan didnt make it to Final. Olly Alexander had a very impressive staging.
I liked intro from Eleni Fouirera , Eric Saade and Chanel.
Didnt like Benjamin Ingrosso break and liked Johnny Logans interpretion of Euphoria.
They were maybe less jokes from presenters this year.
I'm annoyed that Eric Saade's video isn't being shared by Eurovision - I hope lots of people complain! Honestly I think its because they don't want to make their sponsor Moroccan Oil mad.
@@aekelly yeah, its a bit absourd of a streisand effect, i hadnt even noticed if it wasnt for this and their statement about it
When you realize Luxembourg is now the only country besides Ukraine to have a 100% qualification rate
Finland made me laugh and smile too!🤣
❤❤❤Baby Lasagna is the only one of them (ESC) all who is the author and performer of his own song. He is the most charismatic performer.
He has the original text. Looking at the other songs, his is the most recognizable. His energy is contagious. The audience sang and danced with him from start to finish.
With the song Rim tim tagi dim performs for the first time as a performer. It's his first performance!
In the end, he wrote the lyrics for the album of the band Mono Inc., "Ravenblack", which reached the first place in the official German listenership chart, and BL received an award for this achievement.
This was the best staging I have ever seen. My jaw was on the floor every single second I was in utter shock in the best way possible. Going in I did not intend to give them any of my votes but they alone got over half of mine.
For two years in a row, the televote only semis have surprisingly gotten it right. Of course I would have substituted australia for Finland, but that was unrealistic. Shocked but so so happy that serbia and slovenia qualified. A great show with a great result.
It shows that televoters do care for ballads, and I'm so glad!
I love your reactions. It is so nice to listen to you.. Sending love from Croatia ❤️🐈
Thank you for being so respectful to each country participating. Weather people agree or disagree, maybe like or dislike a particular countries song, singer(s) staging there are much better ways of saying it, otherwise it makes a mockery by saying we are United By Music. Best Wishes.
Same from me, your respectfulness and getting out of your own perspective made this really fast my favourite esc channel
@@muffimonkey5065 People can agree to disagree and have their opinions as it's a big wide world out there, but some of the negative, vile and plain nasty comments left on other channels I have seen has been awful. So it's refreshing to have a channel such as this.
Great overview. Thanks again for all the effort you put into this.
It was a great show! All artists were very good!
Bambie Thug's performance was incredible! The winner of the night, I think. Astonishing! I also believe that a top-10 position is in sight! 🤞
So glad that Serbia... and Portugal... and Slovenia made it to the finale!
It took a witch to break Ireland's curse. So happy to have Ireland back in the grand final. Also great to see the 3 female led ballads from Serbia, Slovenia and Portugal go through. That is a good sign that quality ballads can still make it in a televote only semi. Not a fan of Finland, but their reaction when they were called was just so sweet so good for them.
Really sad Australia didn't make it but I get it.
Thank you, I was waiting for your commentary. I agree with you comments on Germany’s staging. I would have preferred a staging that focuses on him. He also needs to connect with the camera more - he is getting better at this - but it still feels that he is alone on stage singing to himself. He has a fantastic voice and stage presence, and he is also so likeable. I am also starting to be hopeful that we will escape the last position; anything outside the bottom five would already be a huge success :).
And I am glad it is just televoting for the semifinals. A lot of heartbreak prevented.
Ireland (saw/heard it for the 1st time)was such an eye candy, that song could not have qualified without that dramatic staging! My jaw dropped to the floor, brilliant piece of art!!
satanic to the core, just pure evil, has nothing to do with art. its funny how people call everything that is dark and satanic art.
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Why everyone REGURGITATES this comment
❤ great
@@YaelBewford is this supposed to be a joke? LOL!
With Ukraine it was a third super talented artist on stage. Tanu Muinõ. She is Ukrainian music video detector working with top celebrities of the world. Look her up. All best music videos you love she actually created. So no surprise here that Ukrainian Eurovision performance makes you want to watch it more and more ❤❤❤
thanks for that name!
I was blown away by Ukraine's song! It's such a different experience listening to it and then watching it on stage. So much more impactful, especially when Jerry is on top of the stairs. The singing was without errors so I think this could get a higher jury vote than we think and potentially win the contest.
best eurovision channel! meow! crown!
Yes! I just discovered him this year but I LOVE his videos. Such a sweet demeanor, and thoughtful reflections.
Realy happy for Iolanda Portugal
Portugal! GRITO 🎉❤
Thank U from 🇸🇮 we beat the bad predictions and yes, less is sometimes more ... and enough.
Every Songs was good but I think Serbia is a real song for this time and this competitions..we need in this moment much more emotions because situation everywhere is not so good.. enough anymore with songs like party party etc...life is not only party...much more then that
3:10 In fact, Luxembourg had France Gall from 1965 :).
I also liked the concept of postcards, maybe because I'm totally into Eurovision history :). Some people have said this idea being "lazy" but I don't agree with that. It was lovely and fun and I actually prefer the postcards to be rather simple, not overdone. It's just a short moment between the performances and there's no need to create a whole big story there that you have to focus on separately. In 2014 I really loved the postcards with the flags though but it was just such a brilliant idea that worked so well.
Actually, it's interesting to predict now, which songs have been chosen for the postcards of these countries who haven't performed yet :).
About the long interval act by Benjamin Ingrosso. I was told he is very big in Sweden right now. And seccondly I read an articel today that a lot of swedish artist has refused to particapate in Eurovision due to a sertan countries partisapation. Giving svt quite a headache finding canditates to the interval act. Which also might be why we see a lot of former esc artist in the shows this year.
Great videos! 👍
Such a cool analysis 😊💕
Ukraine, Ireland and Croatia are definitely the best
Honestly, I didn't notice Olly's mic pack had fallen out during the performance. Very well done, although that's why he missed the cue for the bridge, I think.
But an impressive performance, it'll be even better in the final
Third time during this Eurovision series he's had issues. Unfortunate.
You have a great teast ❤🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Thank You!!!! GRITO for WINNING 🎉!
I love that the automatic qualifiers get to perform during the semis.
The moderation was amazing!!
Very much would love for Baby Lasagna to win! 💖
I may be biased because I’m Croatian, but when everyone started to sing with him and dance, and then even the green room, I literally cried!
But Baby Lasagna is already a winner in eyes of Croatians. I am 100% sure we will greet him as a winner even if he won’t won.
I couldn't be happier for Bambie and Ireland!😍🖤🇮🇪 Of course I was voting for them like crazy because to me this was the best Eurovision performance ever, but now we need to crown the witch in the final!!!🇮🇪🧙♀️👑🌙🖤
Can we talk about the fact that the first 5 countries in running order all qualified? I dont think that has happened often. Its always been talked about that its bad to be one of the first countries but yesterday proved that when you have a great song it doesnt matter when in running order you are
Portugal was briliant ❤❤❤❤❤
The stage is a cross shape so there is less usable space than you might think. The performers can only go East and West or North and South. The stage is slso set quite forward in the arena. The UK and Sweden set up their staging in either a box or a tunnel meaning that at least a third of the audience in the arena, including me, couldn't see what was going on most of the time in those songs. I think that was why the reaction was a bit more muted.
I'm waiting.
Ukraine's staging and performance were very powerful and amazing, however, it makes me a bit sad, that Jerry's amazing vocals do not stand out as much as they did in the Ukraine national finals.
Not true ⭐️⭐️⭐️to me they were both amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
No I thought she sounded magnificent , I got actual chills !
I really liked the show and all the performances, I think the best ones qualified. The show in general was well done.
sooooooo happy for Slovenia and Ireland
#CrownTheWitch
We loved Germany, one of the best performances, his voice is epic! Love from Athens!!
re: Poland - LUNA “The Tower”: If you've seen the preview video, you'll notice it includes a chess game. The person on the horse is representing the knight (a chess piece), and the towers on stage represent rooks (aka castles) - another chess piece. The chess game in the preview video also explains the chess board effect on the stage floor.
Thank you for your reviews and analysis. Great job!
I am sharing my OWN, PERSONAL reviews being respectful of other's reviews and preferences.
1. Cyprus : Silia Kapsis, Liar.- The only act that I got wrong. I had it as an NQ. Surprised when it was anounced as Q. Benefited from Greece not performing. In my opinion.- If Austria: Kaleen, We Will Rave and/or Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze, Firefighter qualify for the Grand Final, Cyprus will not have a chance.
2. Serbia : Teya Dora, Ramonda.- Beautiful song. Great performance.
3. Lithuania : Silvester Belt, Luktelk.- Solid performance with thundering backing track.
4. Ireland : Bambie Thug, Doomsday Blue.- Vocals OK. Dramatic musical theater.
5. Ukraine : Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, Teresa & Maria.- Excellent vocals overall. Epic performance with outstanding and memorable staging.
6. Poland : Luna, The Tower.- Bad vocals. A hot mess. Vocals were off. Twice she laid down on the floor of the stage to be on top of the horse projected on the LEDs on the floor of the stage. Too much going on the stage and disjointed with overpowering backing track taking over the lead. I think the mix was bad. Also, the meaning of the song lost.
7. Croatia : Baby Lasagna, Rim Tim Tagi Dim.- High energy and engaging. Vocals have improved. We might see a repeat of last years voting where juries selected Sweden with Loreen performing Tattoo; and televote selected Finland with Käärijä performing Cha Cha Cha.
8. Iceland : Hera Björk, Scared of Heights.- Outdated and boring with minor vocal issue. I did like the backup singers on the stage.
9. Slovenia : Raiven, Veronika.- Simple staging with impressive operatic vocal performance.
10. Finland : Windows95man, No Rules!.- Clearly, a televote pick. For me, no musical value with pitchy vocals. We will see what the juries think.
11. Moldova : Natalia Barbu, In the Middle.- Beautiful song and good vocal performance but too static and boring when compare with other songs.
12. Azerbaijan : Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov, Özünlə apar.- Bland, not exciting performance with static staging.
13. Australia : Electric Fields, One Milkali (One Blood).- HORRENDOUS and atrocious vocal performance! Uninspiring staging.
14. Portugal : Iolanda, Grito.- I was not completely convinced that it would qualify as it was a televote only selection. The vocal performance was impressive.
15. Luxembourg : Tali, Fighter.- Good, solid performance overall.
Q1. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander, Dizzy.- Vocals were horrible! All over the place. I am not sure if the cause was the body pack transmitter/receiver falling off. Out of control performance with too much energy and adrenaline taking over the vocals. It is going to be tougher to go against Sweeden if he struggles again with the vocals at the Grand Final. Let's just hope it will not be a repeat of Mae Muller vocal performance at Eurovision 2023.
Q2. Germany: Isaak, Always On The Run.- Better than I expected but I do not think that it will end in the Top 10.
Q3. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus; Unforgettable.- Good overall performance. For me, staging is a bit over the top with too much happening but it is what a pop song requires.
The World is full of singers but only a few can sing lead live. Studio gadgets and trickery will never replace vocal ability, craft and technique. It might be fine to enhance and embellish the melody and harmonies in moderation. I also do not value or appreciate the excessive use of auto-tune and pitch correcting software which is undoubtedly used excessively in the backing track vocals and which I am sure some would like to use on live performances at Eurovision which is not permitted.
I love Eurovision since the 70's when I would place my old cassette player in front of the tv and record all of the songs..happily dancing and singing along and learning songs in languages I had no clue about😂 These days, I hate the very notion of countries having to compete against one another just to qualify to perform in a final. It's difficult to watch the disappointment on their faces after the long journey from being chosen to compete in their own nation to the joy of being successful and then to be cast aside just ahead of the finishing line.
I'm glad that we, Ireland, have qualified this year, as it does make the night more exciting, but still hate the process it takes to get there. Best of luck everyone for Saturday.
This isn't really a criticism so DON'T COME FOR ME, but isn't Croatias "woah" on the track? I'm not doubting that the audience is ALSO singing back, but to me it sounds very much like it's on the track. You can hear in the performance for example 1:15 to 1:30 how the "woahs" sound very perfect, and then they put up the volume of the audience and the real audience noise is messy as it always is (for example someone screaming in a very high pitch).
All my favourites got through, I'm exceptionally happy. :)
Woooaaah is on the track, but the audience was also singing along so loud that it was clearly heard on TV and even overlaped the track . My friend was there in the arena and said that it was spectacular the way that audience reacted and sung. He goes to ESC for years on semis and finals but he said that he never experienced something like this before. He felt like he was on the rock concert and everyone was singing their hearts out.
I was over the moon when the 1st 3 qualifiers were announced Serbia, Slovenia and Portugal. I would gladly swap Finland for Australia For me it was 9/10 of my fave
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Ireland & Ukraine were epic performances, I don't think Croatias performance tells the story of the song as clearly as Ireland & Ukraine, Croatia is good but not as good as Music Video where Baby Lasagna emigrates to Northern Europe from the Pier that story wasn't told or clear from the Chaotic blinding lights and Neon pink OTT
the stage show is continuing the story from the video. he made it! its very meta :P
agree but all 3 are different genres. Vocally Ireland and Ukraine are excellent - Croatia is average vocals in comparison but it´s an athem like Cha Cha Cha so does it matter?
Greetings from Croatia for all
I am happy with the selection. I would have taken Azerbaijan instead of Cyprus maybe, but not really... No actually it's perfect like this. And Silvestras 🇱🇹 is through, which was the main thing for me.
The postcards really exceeded my expectations personally
Such a bummer that Australia didn’t make it. I love the song, and I think it was sung beautifully; however, the staging was a disaster. The song had so many possibilities for a great staging and they blew it. Everyone seemed to be lost in the vastness of the stage and, when they were done performing, I had a sinking feeling that it was not going through. Such a pity! This proves that, wether we like it or not, staging a song well these days is an absolute must. Lesson learned?
PORTUGAL to the TOP 10 at the Finale!!!!! 🇵🇹❤️🇵🇹🤘🏼🥰❤️🇵🇹❤️
I'm so happy for arty Raiven and although I'm sad for the non-qualifiers, I think the televote picked the right songs to go through. It's really sweet that all the national languages went through. Of the NQ the one that saddens me most is Azerbaidjan but you're right the staging wasn't right, the Australian song, I didn't get "love vibes" from the singer who seemed nervous, Hera was sweet, Natalia was trying a mystical stage and it worked but the song is a bit unusual, Luna is a singer I love but her vocals weren't so good. The one that surprised me most among the qualifies was Tali with a sweet emotional face, she really conveyed the spirit of the song. Finland, if I ignore the antics of Windows, I quite liked Henri's performance. Isaak's was perfect and emotional, I felt that song meant a lot to him. Silia Kapsis was thankfully not trying to be too sexy so she gave me early girl singer vibe. Ukraine was epic and magical. Baby Lasagna was totally the show and glad he kept his animals in the graphics but he looks really unique and handsome. Bambie took my breath away with their artiness and for me the song works - respect. my least favourite performance was UK, the staging was too much, the song ok and the vocals not so perfect. The song by Sweden was performed perfectly and these twins are likeable. Teya Dora lookedechanting and Iolanda both strong and vulnerable. Last but not least; if I did love the national final performance by Silvester, I like it even more now because he looked so relaxed, smiling and yet like the coolest guy in the room. So yeah it was a fantastic show, the Swedish production team did a most amazing job. The two presenters were lovely too. Oh yes and Benjamin Ingrosso is proof that you don't have to win eurovision to become a star. Whatever the result of the contest, I discovered so many new songs this year!
I know everyone hates Finland but my family most certainly doesn’t hahaha they laughed the entire performance. thats why i think that they‘ll get many votes, because non euro fans just find it funny i suppose hahaha
We love Finland and voted for them. People aren’t appreciating how clever the staging was to keep covering his ‘nudity’. It took some skill to coordinate it I think and for everything to run smoothly. Absolutely no issues with the vocals. So happy they’re in the Final. I think you’re correct that casual viewers who like crazy stuff will like it. But being up against Netherlands could harm their votes.
I was really surprised by the German performance, Slovenia and Cyprus qualifying surprised me tbh. Im sad that Poland was an NQ
You talked about how Liar doesn’t excite you, and I realized it's exactly how I've felt with Tower. Everyone that I wanted to qualify has made it through but I still have no clue who I actually want to win lol
In 2025 see you all in Zagreb, Croatia, the most beautiful country in the world!!! The whole Europe is welcome! ❤🇭🇷💙
The most what😂
@@YaelBewfordWhats funny?if his country is most beutiful in world let him think that,i cound start criticizing you for your country…
A beautiful country for sure, but most beautiful in the world seems a bit much, no offense
Ljepota je oku promatrača...
That was a concert of Baby Lasagna wawww 🤩
Tbh, I didn't like Luxembourg's stage effects with the animals. Even if it wasn't the case, they looked cheap and unnecessary. Having said that, the performance in general was really good, so I'm absolutely happy they qualified. Still a bit sad about Australia. I get the vocals weren't perfect but I loved the song, it's vibes and overall mood and I love Electric Fields... I'd preferred them to qualify over Cyprus.
I know, without the animals would've been fine. If Portugal shows better than all the others is that sometimes less is more. (And this is from someone who's rooting for San Marino!) So happy for Portugal, and Luxembourg too.
I agree about Luxembourg’s animals
Surprised that you didn't get that Luna's staging was all about chess. I rely on all your commentaries to point out things I don't get. and learn from them. so I giggled that I got something you didn't. 😊
For me UK was also a bit "too much"
Thank you so much for supporting Ukraine ❤ with best regards 🇺🇦
I think the main message of the song is that all the divines or strong female figures in the world were first of all human beings, so it's up to the individuals how they walk their path, up to sainthood. This song is about sisterhood, female solidarity.
Intro:
A stream, stream, stream breaks its way,
Whatever happens, the world is on her shoulders.
(When Jerry start to sing about stream, the water started to flow on the scene under her feets through the rocks. Water makes its way like every human its own life).
The pathway, pathway, pathway is rocky and winding,
But know that your happiness is in your hands.
(You will have testings, obstacles, difficults on your way, but remember, your happiness is in your own hands - in this moment Jerry king it over the river).
I’m not holy, A’m alive.
(I think it means every person is not perfect, not holy, we make mistakes).
Chorus:
With us are Mother Theresa and Virgin Mary,
Barefoot, like on the blades, they've walked the Earth.
With us Mama Teresa, Diva Maria
All the Divas were born as a human being.
(At this moment Jerry started to climbing the mountain, which means difficults in life, struggle. Also the visions may symbolizing phosphor bombs - struggle of our nation (Ukraine) nowadays, in particular women. "Teresa" is Mother Teresa who was revered all over the world for her humanitarian work, and "Maria" is Virgin Mary (Maria). Boht of them were human beings, but there life, and how they pass life tests were incredible and made them Divas).
The rap part:
We were trying to find our way since we were little, But life is like a loop for those who are falling. Even a little girl carries on her shoulders A vat full of pain, and knows that it is a fault (it's about overcoming the pressure from the society) .
Again she's not the way she should be(expectations of other people, of society) : too soft (plus size), The clothes hang on her bones (too skinny), [looks] half-naked, or getting married (lot of clothes - too shy). "Where is your child?" "What does your life look like?" "You're not getting younger! And the end is nearing" (the idea that woman will be realized in her life only when she have husband and children).
And if someone wants us to break down, And even if your energy is close to zero, And even if someone hides hate and envy behind a smile, [And even] when you let anger in your heart instead of kindness and love
[Know that] there are saints in Heaven, their feet walked this Earth, That's why your walk among thorns isn't fatuous. And even if sometimes it'll be very dark, scary and hard, But your ancestors will always follow you from Heaven.
(The shadows on the screen (female siluets) symbolize our ancestors, our mothers, grandmothers that look after us from heaven).
In this moment Jerry and Alyona go towards each other halfway, give each other a hand that means solidarity, then turn around back to back to each other which means that they protect each other's rear. And finaly they lay on a scene where we see a lot of females - symbol of women all over the world - very different, but very unic.
The fire stops in germanys performance because he is literally burned out from running and fighting and is only left with his raw emotions
Portugal ❤❤❤❤ Iolanda ❤️❤️❤️❤️