Phil: There is a saying that some singers could qualify at Eurovision without opening their mouths. This is the problem that Morena is having. It wouldn’t matter if she sang the Valetta telephone directory, she is “to the qualifying”. Having said all of that, the song itself is very good – she gives a chiki chiki-ly good performance, she smiles and winks and performs up to the camera with great effect. John Stanton, of this parish, thinks that she could do well, and has had money on her – as has Mr Nick Deller. If she keeps performing to the Camera, she will not only get the dirty old/young man/woman vote, she will get votes from across the continent.This is clearly qualifying and more than likely will finish in the top 10.
Nick: It’s giving me big Hungary 2005 vibes, this one. It’s all dark-clad dancers on a dark background dancing darkly to big ethno stomper. It’s likeable, it’s assuredly going through to the final where it would be a stonking gert opener to the contest if it got the Nox memorial #1 draw. I’ve actually been pondering what I’d like to open the show next Saturday, and my favoured options are Finland or Malta, both of which set a ferocious pace from the very first note. In theory, I’ve got a 1 in 19 chance of being lucky. 🙂