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[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Well these guys won a while ago with their heavy metal.

A total outlier, based on their gimmick more than the anything.

 

[TheBowen]

Ever since they scrapped the rule about countries singing in their own language you have songwriting teams travelling from country to country offering sound alikes to draw votes.

So far i really enjoy songs that our in the singers native tongues. Really allows there voice to be natural

Yep, perfectly standard. I figured they do it to get the songs to stick in the viewers heads quickly by reminding them of heavily played pop songs.

You have 3 minuted to convince people of your song. Sticking to melodies that people already know and like is not a bad idea.

that's par for the course.

The ESC is all about trying to make that perfectly "engineered" song.

There's accusations of plagiarism like EVERY year in one or multiple countries

Ah i thought as much. Makes sense to stick with whats popular but safe

 

[UtterlyPerplexed]

Yikes. I was hoping she would be more confident for the finals...

 

[TM94]

Such a cool, moody track that's missing an extra oomph to make it something special.

 

[LoveCake]

Good song, but too somber for Eurovision.

 

[brokenbeans]

She's got a great voice but this song sucks

 

[DukeBobby]

Not bad for a robot.

 

[chromatic9]

Did you know Belgium stands out on the ISS. Road lights of Belgium.

Bit more interesting than the song

 

[KraftyKrankins]

Come on girl, just move a little more, do something! :////

 

[Sesuadra]

Is she holding back? Sounds like she is holding back

 

[Syder]

Holy fuck... Not an ounce of stage presence. She looks like a hostage.

 

[Blueblur1]

Wish she showed a little more emotion.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Belgium has a great song.

 

[Peru]

Better live performance from Belgium this time!

Pretty good tune, part pastiche, but still banger-ish

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Alright, I legit like this one.

 

[ElectronicOldMen]

Again, theres something i like about this being very much not a Eurovision song

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I really like this song but by god she looks so terrified

 

[Nzyme32]

Some strong choreography here

 

[Apzu]

Singing this after Ukraine was really luvky

 

[GrayFoxPL]

This is good, very good.

 

[kharma45]

Soothing.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Nice song, but that performance was incredibly underwhelming.

 

[Matt_]

Call the police her charisma is missing

 

[Parham]

Nice song, but presentation is really weak.

 

[cyba89]

That was quite good.

 

[Oldsql]

Her voice reminds me of London Grammar

 

[Jamie OD]

The stage fright is sadly too strong for her.

 

[oti]

She's got a great voice but this song sucks

The sing is cool. But very difficult to perform on a stage like this.

 

[nOoblet16]

I couldn't even see her mouth move, she looked terrified

 

[Tyaren]

Someone give the poor girl the coup de grâce.

 

[DECK'ARD]

This might be my favourite actually.

Not perfect but it's a proper song, and stands out a mile.

 

[Hanmik]

The ending was fine.

 

[nitronite]

Presenters are back!

Spoiler

Noooo

 

[KraftyKrankins]

Now we got something. She sounds off though.

 

[830920]

That's a good song, but man did she bomb her performance.

 

[Jyrii]

The ending finally had some emotion.

 

[Diprosalic]

Damn, i love that song.

 

[Martinski43]

Good song, but bad act.

 

[PizzaFace]

Great song, but she should have had a couple of drinks beforehand to relax

 

[Carbonox]

I didn't mind it.

I have a rough top 6 in no particular order just yet:

Croatia
Hungary
Romania
Azerbaijan
UK
Belgium

 

[RocknRola]

How long is the voting window after all the contestants sing? 1h?

 

[Blueblur1]

Signs of life at the end of the song but a bit too late.

 

[Fliesen]

edit: woopsa, doublepost from last page, too many tabs

 

[kharma45]

This might be my favourite actually.

Not perfect but it's a proper song, and stands out a mile.

Yep. Would listen again.

 

[def sim]

Nice song, but not carny enough for this kind of thing.

 

[brokenbeans]

The sing is cool. But very difficult to perform on a stage like this.

It's grown on me now but it's kinda lifeless

 

[Cuddler]

I liked this, there is no need to force her to do these random movements, just let her sing.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Is she holding back? Sounds like she is holding back

Yes. Totally insecure

 

[Fantastapotamus]

This might be my favourite actually.

Not perfect but it's a proper song, and stands out a mile.

It's the only song I would listen to outside of Eurovision.

 

[DukeBobby]

That was actually a half decent song.