Nick: It’s Cyber Marie N! But in a good way. Sensibly, maNga just get on with performing the song in a band kind of way, while the narrative is played out behind them by the female dancer. It’s memorable and effective. It also takes a flipping age to set the stage up for – it was solidly two minutes after their postcard finished before they were ready for first run-through.
Influences from Lordi and Marie N’s stagings are obvious to me – but I’m a geek who can actually remember Lordi and Marie N’s stagings, which are solidly 4 and 8 years ago respectively. Ouch.
This is a real, real, serious contender for the win.
Phil: NickD has this as your winner … This must tell you something.
Yes, yes it does – It tells you that the Azeri machine has serious competition from the REAL Turkish speaking country next door. In the hall it looks all bright lights and messy, however being a TV show and all, the TV staging looks brill – and I don’t even mind angle grinder woman in the background because, after all, it’s “her” that the song is about.
You can still get 50/1 about this to win. Top 4 should be ok – but if I am placing cash on something, then I must think it stands a chance!