Well – twas the Start of the Big 14…. I have sat through some toss this week – however, my faith has suddenly been restored.
Javine was ace – her backing singers, however, leave a lot to be desired. On a red stage (well it is a song about fire!) – she does have a commanding presence – her voice fills the stage and she is presented really well – this is how the UK performers should have been for the last two years – confident and assured. HER choreography is superb – her backing singers, however, are somewhat wooden and staid – especially the two drummer lads with her. This may well detract from a spot on performance!
Then I had the pleasure of sitting through one of the finest rehearsal performances I have ever seen. They say it’s never over until the fat lady sings, and Chiara just blew me away. This song makes me cry at the best of times because it touches me in all the right places – seeing it live made me be in floods of tears. This is the first song this week that makes the hairs on my neck stand up – this has winner written all the way through it and if it doesn’t win – it will be up there with Greece as a potential…. There is nothing false about this song – it is sung with a genuineness and sincerity that has been rarely seen here this week – It is also the first song that I can see with the credits rolling over it at the reprise… 20/1 it is now…. it wont be for much longer!!
Gulseren is a goddess – blimey there is lots of Choreography in this – lots of drum bashing – dancing, Gulseren pouting at the camera – as TV’s Mr Roy Delaney said – it’s better than it deserves to be – and he’s right – the remix has done this song the power of good and its the first song to make use of the drums as instruments as opposed to props. This goes down well on screen and could just sneak into a very very crowded top 10.
Albania – the only thing to say is – well she’s in tune now! – Lots of choreography doesn’t disguise a weak song.