Going through without a shadow of doubt. It is a very good pop song that is performed by a man that appeals to all camps of sexuality. Dima’s backing singers are still god awful – but, he is not having to do a lot to qualify through to the final with ease. Depending on his position, he is going to do well. He also has the number “13” on his top – subliminal voting me thinks????
Category: 2006
The 51st Eurovision Song Contest took place in Athens, Greece.
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Polish fireworks
Get Rid of the German language – it detracts from the song. The Fireworks also detract from it – but apart from the bollocks on stage – it’s an average song – but the televoters will not pick the phone up as it looks messy and sounds like three songs sellotaped together. – they can’t vote for all three.
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Touch my bonfire
For FYR of Macedonian, Elena sounds like Javine. She even looks like Javine. But she’ll get a better result. On merit, that makes this one a definite qualifier.
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Severine Fevrier to face trial for crimes against music
Last night, she was fine but the backing singers were too loud. However, on the telly in the press centre it looks a whole lot better but she is as flat as Kate Ryan was last night. Man this is cringe worthy television.
It has the potential for getting a big fat zero. I don’t know what they have been doing to the song, but she has fucking killed it and should get life in prison for murdering a decent song.
I think the look on Keith Mills’ face and the “come back Angelina all is forgiven” line tells you how bad it was. It really does sum up the phrase ‘seven shades of shite’ perfectly, and will struggle to pick up votes – even from the French!
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Cyprus – new frock, still no chance
Well she may have looked better in the hall last night – but on the telly it still looks bad. It will be cheered to the hilt, but I am afraid it will just get lost in the plethora of better songs that there is in the contest. Back to Semi-Finaldom for this – though she has ditched the green dress in favour of a yellow number – but it doesn’t help the song.
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1000 songs in
The 1000th song ever in the contest is probably going to qualify. The singer – in my very humble opinion – is a bit of a turd, but when he goes down on one knee to beg for votes, the viewer might well respond.
The overall impression it leaves is that you’re watching an old-fashioned ‘bucket of Ireland‘ song – and that’s exactly what many viewers will want to see.
That said, there are no guarantees this will make it through, but I see it being there in the shake-up.
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Belgium – Ryanair coming in to land
It is a whole lot better than it was last night. The general accepted view is that, last night, she was absolutely bloody awful.
However, they have illuminated their mic stands, reminded Kate that she needs to sing in the key that the song was written in, and not whichever one she fancies, and it looks more like the qualifier everyone thought it was.
However, again, one of the backing singers is too high – but this song is going through, without a doubt.
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Albania – nailing it
This is going to be there in the shake up. It is one of the few songs that, so far, have been nailed on. By that I mean that the mix is very good and it looks assured. A Total difference from the beginning of last week where I would not have given it a prayer. It doesn’t look silly and ethnic, it just looks like a good own language song. It’s going to be in the shake-up.
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Belarus – can’t make a word out
Not a hope in hell of getting anywhere. Europe are still not going to understand that there was an English lyric to this song and that is going to prevent her from going anywhere. It looks good, but it is a song contest and this song is not going to be understood. The open red and black dress is going to get the men going “cor” – but they are not going to pick the phone up and vote as it is incomprehensible.
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Andorra – Jesus god!!
I suspect in 2:00 time she’ll start wailing for no apparent reason. She still wears the black dress and does all sorts of business on stage with the chairs. On the TV the mix of the backing singers sounds less harsh than it did in the hall. I Like the song, it’s just Ms Routemaster bus that I have issues with really and her wailing at the 2 minute mark. – Which she did, but she calmed them down somewhat from last night – which is very good. It’s still not qualifying, but its better.
