Tom, I absolutely LOVE these long NF reactions! Please never stop, even though I know they must take a ton of time to make haha. I always watch them while eating dinner, and they’ve become such a fun part of my January-February routine. I’m way too lazy to listen to every contestant on my own, and I find it boring too. Watching with you feels like experiencing it with a friend, and I love how you point out things I might not have thought about. I mostly agree with you btw. Keep up the amazing work! 🌈
That Willem guy is the producer who worked on Gustaph's song in 2023, so I assume everyone and their cat came knocking at his door last year asking for his help
I kinda like that they're doing a showcase first without any eliminations so everyone will get a second chance to shine in the final. I think all of these are first drafts that will hopefully be elevated next weekend (I think that's when it is??) Fun fact, Lenn's grandpa is Louis Neefs who represented Belgium in 1967 and 69. Probably won't be following in peepaw's footsteps for now.
That's exactly the goal. They were only allowed to sing without any act this time. Next week they will be doing it more or less exactly how they would do it on Eurovision.
c'est plutôt les noms que les chansons qui ont été surcotés, on s'attendait surement à une grande performance de Mentissa, or elle ne fait que nous offrir de la pop française à sa manière
@@boscabruscairgang just came to say that, the beginning is so similar especially!! Although tbf I was going to have to google the name of the song to confirm 😂
I wish I didn't hear about the odds beforehand tbh, would've made for a better experience. It was mostly based on rumours anyways as far as I know. Apparently, someone was present live at the showcases and created some hype or bet on Belgium, and probably because Mentissa being a bigger name combined with early season volatility of the odds, we rocketed to the top before the songs were even released. I'm not sure though...
I think the overall quality of the National final is good but I really can't pinpoint anything that's justifying Belgiums betting odds leader right now. I honestly think in terms of me memorybility "La poupée monte le son" was way ahead of all of those for me and considering Luxemburg is currently down on the other end of the scoreboard.
Red Sebastian reminds me a lot of Adam Lambert, especially in the higher notes. Really good quality NF, although I can't really see how Belgium are the favourite to literally win the whole thing
6:40 Le Manou sounds familiar beaches you heard it blaring from the aerobics class while you were in the weight room back in 2005. *because not beaches. Autocorrect sometimes lol.
a couple of weeks ago i heard from a friend that there was a rumor that 4 of the 8 songs were excellent, and then the odds shot up in belgiums favor. i think they’re going to go down soon but they haven’t because of how early season it is and we still don’t know the full packages yet.
I always LOVE watching your reactions. You always find something good to say about all the songs, whether theyre good or if theyre pants! Grace gives me Liberty X "Just A Little Bit' vibes with that cane! Le Manou is my favourite here purely because i LOVE house music. Particularly that 90's looping organ sound which was sped up to become the sound that defined Niche in the 00's. It sounds just like 'Renegade' by Bad Boy Chiller Crew, 'Push The Feeling On' by The Nightcrawlers and 'Bump N Grind' by Waze & Odyssey. Other songs using this looping organ include Wiles with "So Close", "Move" by Pwad, and "My Eyes" by Front & Centre. If they had dancers, amazing LED's and had Le Manou dancing a little then this could be amazing
exactly the same thing I felt about Strobe Lights, like its good but like, is that all for everyone that has been saying that it has winning potential?
Hi Tom, you are on FIRE!!! Love your work and your channel. Please excuse my ignorance, but ever since I watched your first video a few months ago, I've been dying to ask: what is it you say just before starting to play a song? I'm assuming it's in Irish, and it sounds like (I'll probably butcher it... sorry) "Wanna Magasy Kopang" Thank you and keep up the GREAT job you're doing!
Hmmm, i really enjoyed some songs and the overall quality but i did not see a esc winner here - at least not yet! Still excited to see final performances🥰
@@Zakarias89 yeah, and she's straining her voice with those papapas and it might be the reason she'd struggle hitting certain notes later on. Better get some backing for those parts (and it would sound similar to the studio version)
Pretty decent NF but I don't hear anything that could Belgium a great result in Basel. That being said, I didn't predict Gustaph finishing 7th (and fully deserved) at this stage either.
I like a couple of these songs and Belgium will probably do fine at Eurovision, but I think some gamblers were a bit overzealous in predicting a Belgium win. There are a couple of potential winning songs revealed this week, but not out of Belgium.
Thank you for being nice to Grace 🙏 It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it's a solid and well-performed girlbop. It's gonna be between Mentissa and Red Sebastian I'm sure. Both good songs imo, not ESC winners but still good. On a more negative note, several of these songs remind me too much of songs we've heard before. Maybe it's this Willem Vanderstichele guy but a lot of the songwriting here feels a little lazy.
Good songs, but as a Belgian, I fear none of these songs have it to win Eurovision. We have to hope for a better selection in 2027. My favourites for now are Stefanie, Mentissa and Le Manou.
These songs are all pleasant in their own way but memorable is not a word I would use to describe them. I cannot see any of them ranking higher than 20th in the ESC.
Tom I'm with you. People going insane for Red Sebastian's song and saying esc winner already. Tabloids literally saying they already temporarly booked the Antwerp Arena. Already an insane amount of hype around Strobe Lights, but I really don't see why it's better than the others. There are other potentials too. The odds really fooled some people.
@ESCTom Right? Like at first, he needs to win Eurosong, but even afterwards, we only know 3 songs. My main problem with the song is the very long buildup. Not any melody can be picked. Has a climax, some screams and a beat under it. Don't know how this will end.
@@ESCTom In Belgium we are just looking for a good song wich can Qualify. Qualified: we are relieved, well done; Top 10: happy, really good; Nr1 ... a dream that come true. By the way: nice video!
@zsokapados5197 techno/rave music is known for a long build-up. He actually nailed it 😅 you have to search on youtube what we are known for (good techno music!): search dimitri vegas & like Mike - reverse - tomorrowland! This represents Belgium with high-quality vocals
In my opinion apart from Gloria , all the songs are a good 8/9 out of 10 , there’s no Eurovision winners here for sure but it’s a good national final and hopefully Belgium will finally keep this system when the broadcaster changes
I do think their betting odds position is ridiculously exaggerated. Red Sebastian has the drama but the song isn't there, I much prefer Mentissa but I can't see such a simple song winning Eurovision
Ich kann den Overhype nicht verstehen, ist gutgemeint. Mir gefällt kein einziger Song. Alles altmodische Lieder und die meisten können so nebenbei live nicht singen.. Mentissa geht noch, obwohl es ein ganz einfaches Lied ist hat die Sängerin sehr viele schiefe Töne von sich gegeben. Esc Tom reagiere bitte mal auf Theo Evan aus Zypern. Trotzdem, viel Glück an allen
Belgium is definetly top of the odds because of Strobe Lights, and I honestly fully understand why. It does feel like a song that can win the juries. Hopefully not in a landslide like the last two yeaes though... Personally I hope that Belgium will choose Mentissa. Both because I prefer the song and because I'd rather avoid that jury sweep risk completely xD
After hearing the songs, I was surprised they were at the top of the odds (for now), as I feel all of them are very mid. But that might change after listening to them some more
These sadly didn’t live up to the early hype. Klavdia (politics and back story aside) with Israel I think klavdia is the current front runner for Greece for me so far
@@willardprenfrew4303 les bookmakers plaçaient la Belgique en tête alors même que Mans Zelmerlow était annoncé pour tenter de représenter la Suède, autrement dit les bookys pensaient que la Belgique avait plus de chance de gagner que la Suède avec un ancien vainqueur, or aucune de ces chansons semble en mesure de gagner donc un bel écart entre la première vision des bookmakers et la réalité
I knew I was going to be disappointed with my own Flemish selection, but all these songs are still better than the whole Slovenian bunch I heard yesterday ! Half of the contestants are related to other known artist, the level of nepotism is absurd, add on to that that some random dude has a foot in 5 of the 8 songs, that screams lack of cerativity ? Red Sebastian and Mentissa are the only ones I would like to see going to ESC this year. Red Sebastian's song lacks some layers and the buildup is indeed too long, it's unique but it needs some kind of a revamp. And Mentissa lacks charisma, if the was more alive and secure on stage I would give her all my support, but she seems so afraid almost on stage. Anyways no winning material, the drop in the odds will be coming really soon. I'mtotally not sure if we have qualifying material at the moment.
Well, nothing here explains why on earth Belgium is top of the odds atm, sorry 😂 (Probably just Belgians betting a lot...?) Most of these sound very samey (especially Pull up and Fille a Papa), and nothing stands out as a potential winner to me (either).
I am pretty much underwhelmed by the 2 French songs, all these papara-papa (epecially just some months after the Dutch thing) sound borderline nonsensical. Monster and Gloria are better but still a little bit generic and not really uplifting, whereas Lenn does not impress me either. Perfectly Imperfect is more intriguing yet far from... perfect! My 2 favorites are Pull Up and ecpeceially Strobe Lights, I guess we have a winner here.
You need to hurry up with Slovenia as well. 4 days left for Greece analysis and 6 days left for Belgium analysis and Slovenia reaction + analysis. Ugh, why did they both release yesterday? 3:08 I think the dance break indeed isn't in the studio version since that one has a length of 2:40. 5:45 Now that Luxembourg have chosen a French song, Benelux have the unique opportunity to all send a song in (partly) French. That would be quite something. 8:20 Brendan Murray? Actually, in 2023, we had Watergun 💧, last year Firefighter 🔥, so next we need a song with Air and Earth. Here we have Airballoon. Also, he is TALL, isn't he? 10:40 Second song called Monster of the season after the one in Supernova. (12:23 nevermind 😄) 13:05 I can't help it, her name makes me think of that Marina Satti song. 13:28 So effortless, so effortless, so effortless... I had to 😄 15:55 Her daughter is also called Gloria. 19:20 Of course, red is in his name after all 😄
Not hearing a Eurovision winner I don’t think but I absolutely love over half of the songs so I’m very happy they are having the national final this year!
There definitely isn’t a contest winner here. Not sure what the hype was for Belgium. They’ve been much more interesting over the past few years (including Mustii). Most of the national finals are disappointing this year though I think, so Belgium might qualify. Hoping for better more original stuff from the internal selections.
I don't understand why Belgium is first in the odds... I didn't like any of the songs that much, I honestly think Gustav and Mustii were much much much better (and both are some of ny favourites in the last years). As much as I would love to see Belgium winning, none of these songs scream "winner alert" to me. Pretty disappointing
Precisely, lyrics with comme ci comme ça make me immediately discount the song, even non French speakers can tell it is cliché. I am pleased with Perfectly Imperfect at least trying to be clever. A generally weak selection. The rule of thumb is that an Eurovision winner should at least have stood a chance at winning San Remo. Nemo is capable, Loreen is capable, Måneskin did it.
Producer Willem Vanderstichele has been experimentating with AI and had the time of his live.😂 ChatGPT, make me a song wich sounds like Slomo (Grace). Make me now a song like Robin S (Le Manou). And finally make a song like Loreen - Tatoo (Jelle van Dael).
Tom, I absolutely LOVE these long NF reactions! Please never stop, even though I know they must take a ton of time to make haha. I always watch them while eating dinner, and they’ve become such a fun part of my January-February routine. I’m way too lazy to listen to every contestant on my own, and I find it boring too. Watching with you feels like experiencing it with a friend, and I love how you point out things I might not have thought about. I mostly agree with you btw. Keep up the amazing work! 🌈
Thank you so much, im glad you enjoy them 🙏🏻❤️🫶🏻
That Willem guy is the producer who worked on Gustaph's song in 2023, so I assume everyone and their cat came knocking at his door last year asking for his help
I kinda like that they're doing a showcase first without any eliminations so everyone will get a second chance to shine in the final. I think all of these are first drafts that will hopefully be elevated next weekend (I think that's when it is??)
Fun fact, Lenn's grandpa is Louis Neefs who represented Belgium in 1967 and 69. Probably won't be following in peepaw's footsteps for now.
That's exactly the goal. They were only allowed to sing without any act this time. Next week they will be doing it more or less exactly how they would do it on Eurovision.
from what ive seen, i dont think anyone knows which one is the song that put Belgium high in the odds 😭
c'est plutôt les noms que les chansons qui ont été surcotés, on s'attendait surement à une grande performance de Mentissa, or elle ne fait que nous offrir de la pop française à sa manière
as a girl from belgium i came here to find out why were #1 but i guess no one knows🤣🤣
Exactly ...
@@shanaontheroad omg girl, same 🤣
Gotta be some kinda corruption going on with those odds, or badly programmed AI taking over
@@Zakarias89 Mentissa could have been the reason....
was waiting for this video, you dropped at the perfect timeee
I really like Strobe lights, and think it has a lot of potential, but it needs a revamp. Right now it sounds unfinished, like a demo version.
The light show gives me a bit of head ache, but I might be getting old. But the song is ok
The 90s song that reminds you of Le Manou's song is Show Me Love by Robin S.
@@boscabruscairgang just came to say that, the beginning is so similar especially!! Although tbf I was going to have to google the name of the song to confirm 😂
Red Sebastian is the winner 🖤💛❤️ 🎉🎉🎉 I'm Belgian and I'm so happy that we have so much talent !
Gloria, I just kept singing this little light of mine.
I wish I didn't hear about the odds beforehand tbh, would've made for a better experience. It was mostly based on rumours anyways as far as I know. Apparently, someone was present live at the showcases and created some hype or bet on Belgium, and probably because Mentissa being a bigger name combined with early season volatility of the odds, we rocketed to the top before the songs were even released. I'm not sure though...
Yep I agree I think that’s what happened
I think the overall quality of the National final is good but I really can't pinpoint anything that's justifying Belgiums betting odds leader right now. I honestly think in terms of me memorybility "La poupée monte le son" was way ahead of all of those for me and considering Luxemburg is currently down on the other end of the scoreboard.
I think they could switch places on that board and it would make as much sense
Stefanie Callebaut is just next level compared to all the others…
I want Mentissa to go to Esc but with this song she will be a bordeline qualifier. How is Belgium 1st in the odds anyways?
not sure, but Le Manou is top of the Scoreboard, so maybe people were betting on her
No way she is a borderline, easy qualifier
I gotta agree, her song was underwhelming to me, sorry to say
@ that is what we all used to say about Mustii and he sadly flopped.
Red Sebastian reminds me a lot of Adam Lambert, especially in the higher notes. Really good quality NF, although I can't really see how Belgium are the favourite to literally win the whole thing
Ditto
Okey lets see what the odds are about!!😄
6:40 Le Manou sounds familiar beaches you heard it blaring from the aerobics class while you were in the weight room back in 2005. *because not beaches. Autocorrect sometimes lol.
@@hippopotamusbosch I hear Robin S - show me love
The beat in Le Manou's song sounds like Robin S "show me love"
a couple of weeks ago i heard from a friend that there was a rumor that 4 of the 8 songs were excellent, and then the odds shot up in belgiums favor. i think they’re going to go down soon but they haven’t because of how early season it is and we still don’t know the full packages yet.
And they are going up up up after the release of the full songs.
The substitute maths teacher comment took me out!!!! 😂
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A lot of money will be lost on this bet. Can’t hear any Eurovision winner here I’m afraid. Nice selection though!
Agreed 💸
I always LOVE watching your reactions. You always find something good to say about all the songs, whether theyre good or if theyre pants!
Grace gives me Liberty X "Just A Little Bit' vibes with that cane!
Le Manou is my favourite here purely because i LOVE house music. Particularly that 90's looping organ sound which was sped up to become the sound that defined Niche in the 00's.
It sounds just like 'Renegade' by Bad Boy Chiller Crew, 'Push The Feeling On' by The Nightcrawlers and 'Bump N Grind' by Waze & Odyssey.
Other songs using this looping organ include Wiles with "So Close", "Move" by Pwad, and "My Eyes" by Front & Centre.
If they had dancers, amazing LED's and had Le Manou dancing a little then this could be amazing
Stephanie - GLÓRIA!..brilliant
12 POINTS from Portugal ❤
exactly the same thing I felt about Strobe Lights, like its good but like, is that all for everyone that has been saying that it has winning potential?
I like the new ESC 2025 art even though lots of fans have clowned on it 😏
As a Belgian I don't get why we're high in odds like we don't have any good songs...
Hi Tom, you are on FIRE!!! Love your work and your channel.
Please excuse my ignorance, but ever since I watched your first video a few months ago, I've been dying to ask: what is it you say just before starting to play a song? I'm assuming it's in Irish, and it sounds like (I'll probably butcher it... sorry) "Wanna Magasy Kopang"
Thank you and keep up the GREAT job you're doing!
I'm not Tom (obviously), but I think he says ""Wanna know my secret? Bang!" 😉But he'll surely correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you for asking this. I’ve been wondering this myself. 😆
@@florenna Interesting! Thanks! 😊
@@ely03cassandra it is a line from a Ukraine song by Maruv, called Siren Song
Brilliant song - check it out!
@@florennayou are correct 🎉
Lens grandpa went to eurovision twice
Hmmm, i really enjoyed some songs and the overall quality but i did not see a esc winner here - at least not yet! Still excited to see final performances🥰
I wonder if there was any logic in what 4 songs to showcase first
Because for me the latter 4 are way stronger
et pourtant le plus addictif reste Le Manou
Red Sebastian should win!!!💯💯💯 this is just a perfect song for eurovision
@tilovandesilo3484
When will you know?
I feel Mentissa needs some backing singers that helps with the papapas in the chorus since she's doing a lot of work non-stop
This lack of variation did make the song sound very monotone too
@@Zakarias89 yeah, and she's straining her voice with those papapas and it might be the reason she'd struggle hitting certain notes later on. Better get some backing for those parts (and it would sound similar to the studio version)
Pretty decent NF but I don't hear anything that could Belgium a great result in Basel. That being said, I didn't predict Gustaph finishing 7th (and fully deserved) at this stage either.
yea gustaph is one of the biggest surprises in esc history imo, almost everyone though it was a borderline or nq
You know, I just realized that both the French language songs in Eurosong have “pa, pa, pa, pa,” in their lyrics.
And that's probably why they sound samey to me ;)
And we already have na na na with Laura...
Europapa😊
2012 tumblr would have went crazy for perfectly imperfect
😂
Red Sebastian 💯
20 seconds ago is crazy haha :)
How so??
I from Belgium and next Saturday I gonna vote for red Sebastian
“This song is called monster, which makes me think of Gabbie Hannah.” Either a subtle dig or one of her songs 😭
Ha ha, actually it’s the only song of her I know
Mentissa is my favourite
Le manou is the top for me
I like a couple of these songs and Belgium will probably do fine at Eurovision, but I think some gamblers were a bit overzealous in predicting a Belgium win. There are a couple of potential winning songs revealed this week, but not out of Belgium.
yep, my impression is that they had secret knowledge and heard some decent songs, and wanted to take advantage of that exclusive info
Thank you for being nice to Grace 🙏 It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it's a solid and well-performed girlbop.
It's gonna be between Mentissa and Red Sebastian I'm sure. Both good songs imo, not ESC winners but still good.
On a more negative note, several of these songs remind me too much of songs we've heard before. Maybe it's this Willem Vanderstichele guy but a lot of the songwriting here feels a little lazy.
Red sebastian ❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Good songs, but as a Belgian, I fear none of these songs have it to win Eurovision. We have to hope for a better selection in 2027. My favourites for now are Stefanie, Mentissa and Le Manou.
Pull up (in my fancy car) lol
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These songs are all pleasant in their own way but memorable is not a word I would use to describe them. I cannot see any of them ranking higher than 20th in the ESC.
Tom I'm with you. People going insane for Red Sebastian's song and saying esc winner already. Tabloids literally saying they already temporarly booked the Antwerp Arena. Already an insane amount of hype around Strobe Lights, but I really don't see why it's better than the others. There are other potentials too. The odds really fooled some people.
Strobe Lights is definitely not winning Eurovision
@ESCTom Right? Like at first, he needs to win Eurosong, but even afterwards, we only know 3 songs. My main problem with the song is the very long buildup. Not any melody can be picked. Has a climax, some screams and a beat under it. Don't know how this will end.
@@zsokapados5197 y a du potentiel pour faire une refonte intéressante on va dire
@@ESCTom In Belgium we are just looking for a good song wich can Qualify. Qualified: we are relieved, well done; Top 10: happy, really good; Nr1 ... a dream that come true. By the way: nice video!
@zsokapados5197 techno/rave music is known for a long build-up. He actually nailed it 😅 you have to search on youtube what we are known for (good techno music!): search dimitri vegas & like Mike - reverse - tomorrowland! This represents Belgium with high-quality vocals
8:50 I'm dead Tom 😵💫🙏
It’s a good selection but I don’t really get winner vibes from someone
I've tried to like Red Sebastien, but no, it's just not making me feel anything 😳 There were OK songs, but nothing that I really enjoyed.
And somehow at my first listen I liked many of the songs, but now they didn't feel that good anymore. 😢
In my opinion apart from Gloria , all the songs are a good 8/9 out of 10 , there’s no Eurovision winners here for sure but it’s a good national final and hopefully Belgium will finally keep this system when the broadcaster changes
2:13 that is her sister, not her mom 😅
I do think their betting odds position is ridiculously exaggerated. Red Sebastian has the drama but the song isn't there, I much prefer Mentissa but I can't see such a simple song winning Eurovision
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Ich kann den Overhype nicht verstehen, ist gutgemeint. Mir gefällt kein einziger Song. Alles altmodische Lieder und die meisten können so nebenbei live nicht singen.. Mentissa geht noch, obwohl es ein ganz einfaches Lied ist hat die Sängerin sehr viele schiefe Töne von sich gegeben. Esc Tom reagiere bitte mal auf Theo Evan aus Zypern. Trotzdem, viel Glück an allen
Mentissa has my favourite song but Red Sebastian would get a better result at Eurovision
Belgium is definetly top of the odds because of Strobe Lights, and I honestly fully understand why.
It does feel like a song that can win the juries. Hopefully not in a landslide like the last two yeaes though...
Personally I hope that Belgium will choose Mentissa. Both because I prefer the song and because I'd rather avoid that jury sweep risk completely xD
But juries aren't really into club anthem / EDM type songs like that, so I really don't think there's any risk of a jury sweep 😂
@@florenna Yeah, maybe a result similar to Switzerland 2021 might be thins songs ceiling, which would probably be fine
After hearing the songs, I was surprised they were at the top of the odds (for now), as I feel all of them are very mid. But that might change after listening to them some more
These sadly didn’t live up to the early hype.
Klavdia (politics and back story aside) with Israel I think klavdia is the current front runner for Greece for me so far
What's the back story?
@@willardprenfrew4303 les bookmakers plaçaient la Belgique en tête alors même que Mans Zelmerlow était annoncé pour tenter de représenter la Suède, autrement dit les bookys pensaient que la Belgique avait plus de chance de gagner que la Suède avec un ancien vainqueur, or aucune de ces chansons semble en mesure de gagner donc un bel écart entre la première vision des bookmakers et la réalité
She Survived the massacre in Israel
I knew I was going to be disappointed with my own Flemish selection, but all these songs are still better than the whole Slovenian bunch I heard yesterday ! Half of the contestants are related to other known artist, the level of nepotism is absurd, add on to that that some random dude has a foot in 5 of the 8 songs, that screams lack of cerativity ? Red Sebastian and Mentissa are the only ones I would like to see going to ESC this year. Red Sebastian's song lacks some layers and the buildup is indeed too long, it's unique but it needs some kind of a revamp. And Mentissa lacks charisma, if the was more alive and secure on stage I would give her all my support, but she seems so afraid almost on stage.
Anyways no winning material, the drop in the odds will be coming really soon. I'mtotally not sure if we have qualifying material at the moment.
jelle reminds me of Luna the tower so much idk😂
None of these songs are winner potential for me. It’s a pretty good NF but they will definitely drop in the odds in the next couple of days
Well, nothing here explains why on earth Belgium is top of the odds atm, sorry 😂 (Probably just Belgians betting a lot...?) Most of these sound very samey (especially Pull up and Fille a Papa), and nothing stands out as a potential winner to me (either).
Red Sebastian is an Eurovision winner! 🏆
I am pretty much underwhelmed by the 2 French songs, all these papara-papa (epecially just some months after the Dutch thing) sound borderline nonsensical. Monster and Gloria are better but still a little bit generic and not really uplifting, whereas Lenn does not impress me either. Perfectly Imperfect is more intriguing yet far from... perfect! My 2 favorites are Pull Up and ecpeceially Strobe Lights, I guess we have a winner here.
You need to hurry up with Slovenia as well. 4 days left for Greece analysis and 6 days left for Belgium analysis and Slovenia reaction + analysis. Ugh, why did they both release yesterday?
3:08 I think the dance break indeed isn't in the studio version since that one has a length of 2:40.
5:45 Now that Luxembourg have chosen a French song, Benelux have the unique opportunity to all send a song in (partly) French. That would be quite something.
8:20 Brendan Murray?
Actually, in 2023, we had Watergun 💧, last year Firefighter 🔥, so next we need a song with Air and Earth. Here we have Airballoon.
Also, he is TALL, isn't he?
10:40 Second song called Monster of the season after the one in Supernova. (12:23 nevermind 😄)
13:05 I can't help it, her name makes me think of that Marina Satti song.
13:28 So effortless, so effortless, so effortless... I had to 😄
15:55 Her daughter is also called Gloria.
19:20 Of course, red is in his name after all 😄
Yes I’m only one person, I’m already working 12 per day 7 days a week 😭
Not hearing a Eurovision winner I don’t think but I absolutely love over half of the songs so I’m very happy they are having the national final this year!
There definitely isn’t a contest winner here. Not sure what the hype was for Belgium. They’ve been much more interesting over the past few years (including Mustii). Most of the national finals are disappointing this year though I think, so Belgium might qualify. Hoping for better more original stuff from the internal selections.
Grace song is actually a bad copy of Chanel SLOWMO
I don't understand why Belgium is first in the odds... I didn't like any of the songs that much, I honestly think Gustav and Mustii were much much much better (and both are some of ny favourites in the last years). As much as I would love to see Belgium winning, none of these songs scream "winner alert" to me. Pretty disappointing
Going into Eurosong
I thought Jelle and Mentissa would have the best songs
Never would’ve thought that it would turn out to be Red Sebastian lol
le manou for the win!!!
Red Sebastian to win, the others are quite bleh.
Precisely, lyrics with comme ci comme ça make me immediately discount the song, even non French speakers can tell it is cliché. I am pleased with Perfectly Imperfect at least trying to be clever. A generally weak selection. The rule of thumb is that an Eurovision winner should at least have stood a chance at winning San Remo. Nemo is capable, Loreen is capable, Måneskin did it.
Producer Willem Vanderstichele has been experimentating with AI and had the time of his live.😂 ChatGPT, make me a song wich sounds like Slomo (Grace). Make me now a song like Robin S (Le Manou). And finally make a song like Loreen - Tatoo (Jelle van Dael).
😭 🤖
Waiting for Polish nf