It's nice to hear that you liked stage of Luke Black. He actually dedicated the song and the performance last night to all of the Serbian people who are suffering right now. 😢 After everything that happened in Serbia, he wasn't so happy to sing. I think all of that together influenced his performance. Also, Luke is actually an amazing singer who is trained to sing opera. His songs are so amazing and different. Emotions he brings are just amazing. He has some ballads, some similar this, covers of the other songs and one ethno song. Play the piano and guitar. He is doing music for ten years. He didn't performed much. He decided to fight all of his fears and show people that if he can do it, everyone can. I hope you read this.
I had so much fun watching. I loved Sweden, Finland, Czechia, and Croatia. Norway was also incredible (she was the right choice to open)! Right now Croatia actually has the most views (at 1.1 million at the time of writing this) so I think it was well received!
Portugal was so good! Did you hear and see the same performance as all of us??? Mimicat was amazing and her voice was amazing! For a voice coach you should know this but hey, you do you! Love Mimicat 12 points from 🇬🇧 UK
Serbia went through really hard tragedy recenty. 13 yo boy shot and killed his 8 classmates and a school guard. He wounded 7 kids and his history teacher. Serbia is mourning and Luke himself said that he finds it really difficult to perform while his country is falling apart. I think he’s so brave and his message at the end of performance gave me chills when he said that he loves Serbia. Rest in peace little angels.
Your dislike of Croatia's song is so funny... you described exactly how I feel about Moldova's (seen before song, mediocre performer, great costumes). Love the Croatian one, though! Those mama and tractor double entendres are so smart... they somehow manage to convey the whole message in a way that can be shown on Eurovision without breaking any rules. Genius! And so sad for Latvia... would swap it for Moldova if I could...
G., as I wrote before; Croatia song is about war and making fun of the big leader. You should check the meaning of the lyrics because they are not what they seam.
Exactly so and music and lyrics are also superb! But I guess it's hard for short-sighted people that are prone to usual ESC shallow trash to grasp something that's much more complicated and with serious music arrangement and context! After all that demands a lot more effort!
How can you say that Portugal (Mimicat) was out of breath; I didn't see that and I have rewatched it. Norway (Alessandra) was more out of breath and you didn't mention it. + Mimicat has to dance and sing at the same time. She has one of the best voices in the competition and I thnk you are underestimating Portugal massively! Unfortunately not everyone understands and appreciates real music and for me it seems like you have a bit of a bias.
I have to agree, Mimicat sounded a bit strained at points, particularly at the beginning but then, all the choreo / trotting around are quite demanding on the lungs. She put on one hell of a show nonetheless. Alessandra tho, was soundly struggling too, and it's odd it isn't mentioned. I think the kind of song just muffles her so much she has to go for a starker tone (not her natural range) to keep up. But I think she did well too. And to both of their defense, all the pre partying performing, rehearsals, nervousness and whatnot are bound to take some toll.
I’m thinking the same. Portugal was vocally amazing and not out of tune. Norway was not that great, comparing the whistle sound from MGP to here it’s a downgrade for me at least. I’m shocked she liked Israel and said that winner vibes when I heard that she was rushing sounds and was a few times out of tune, as well as dancing tooooo muchhhh without singing. Yeah was show but… thank God she said that France was out of tune. If she would’ve said that France was amazing I would’ve become suspicious of my heating or of hers 🫣😅 no offence
Hey Georgina, I respect your knowledge and your work. However, being the "honest vocal coach" I would expect you to be more honest with your critique. I appreciate you say that the Portuguese singer was out of breath, which she probably was. But you seem to have only positive comments for Norway, when she was quite sharp throughout the song, and especially her "epic" high note was rather disappointing, as it was sharp by almost a semitone. I wish you had the same standards for all your comments, I really do not understand why you seem to go after certain songs this year :( Anyway, enjoy the rest of the contest! I'll keep watching your videos :)
I don’t get it either. I’m not a singer or a vocal coach, so I respect her professional opinion, but c‘mon, both Israel and Norway were out of tune quite a bit, and she said that they were perfection, but Mimicat who was miles ahead of these two in terms of singing wasn’t good enough? Naah, that just doesn’t compute in my brain.
Norway must have given us the most underwhelming whistle note ever. Have we forgotten the awesome Eden Alene two years ago. Now that is a whistle note worth remembering ...
So sad over these horrific events in your country 😔💔 But I am very impressed by the speech from President Aleksandar Vucic! The US should listen and watch 🙏
I think Switzerland did very well. What a powerful and good voice this (Remo Forrer) young man has. And the staging of the Swiss also went well with the song and thus gained even more quality. I wish Switzerland a good placement in the final and have fun! 🍀🇨🇭☘
When I first saw Sweden's Loreen with tattoo, I thought well that's the winner let's just crown her now. But after watching the semi final I think it is no longer in the bag for Sweden. There are some happy memorable songs and over the top acts. That Croatia song! When I first heard and saw that I thought what the hell. But it sticks in your head and it is that weird and crazy you look forward to seeing it. I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up in the top 5.
It has been done before, for real. That beautiful and talented artist with the strong voice and fine dance moves in ESC 2005 Kyiv, was Greece’s 🇬🇷Helena Paparizou⭐️ and she was the undisputed winner1️⃣👏 then with the great song “My Number One”.🎶🏆 Good luck to Noa!! I like the 🦄 song.
Totally agree with you on Rita Ora, she's not exactly a national treasure and it would have been better to have someone more eurovision related as an interval act (but they might be saving the better ones for the final)
I feel so sad for Latvia! Really love the song and wished for them to qualify :/ I also think that La Zarra sounded kinda "sick?" in the clip like not feeling well at all and I really hope that she gets to perform properly in the final because she has the potential to give a winner performance! 🙏
I must say, Croatia has really grown on me. I didn't really like it in the beginning, because I didn't understand the moustache reference. But reading a little into it, it's now one of my favorites. They say the song is on purpose a kind of fever dream, as an anti war statement. They sing it's psychopathic to want to go into war. The absurdness, the horror of it, that's why the song and the act are so weird. It's like, war is so bad, you can't even talk about it. Also I think the guy really sings amazingly every time, in my opinion. I'm super sad Dion and Mia didn't make it through. And I think Kaarija will win in the end.
I agree with pretty much everything you said! Norway and Finland were the perfect opening and closing, Serbia is my country so ofc I loved the song, especially now after all of the tragedies, the lyrics just hit differently 😔 But the biggest surprise for me was Israel! I did not like the song when it first came out, but oh my, the last night performance was phenomenal! I can easily see her in Top 5! Overall, it was an amazing night! Have fun tomorrow 😊
I read that Serbia tried to pull out of the competition because of the two awful massacres that happened there recently, but legally it was too late to pull out so he had to go on stage anyway. Maybe that's why he looked so uncomfortable.
Watching the 1st semi final, I thought it was the best one ever, it was very professional and glossy looking, every act looked very polished, the visuals they could do with the stage was fantastic, almost 3D looking. The BBC and Liverpool should be proud, as to the presenters
Hi Georgina, don't normally comment but I was lucky enough to be in the arena for both previews so have some insight. Ireland was the same at both previews and yes, it sounded almost identical when he stopped singing. Clearly singing over his own pre recorded voice when he wanted to. Malta went down well in the arena and had loads of energy. I think staging let it down. Portugal was perfect both times vocally. Israel was better in both previews, her voice was tense live I thought. Croatia was amazing in the arena and his vocal spot on. Went down well and everyone was singing. Loreen...OMG her vocal in the arena was incredible. She had no backup vocals, she belted the whole thing live...goosebumps! You will have a ball on Thursday it's such an amazing experience!!!
Hi Georgina, love you channel! I admire what you do and whatch your videos very often. I listened to you opinions about Mimicat. Although I think she's an amazing singer and an even better performer, as a choir teacher, I get what you say about her voice sounding somewhat tight and like sometimes she seems strugling. However, I thing it is greatly related to phonetics of European Portuguese. We do have a very tight sound, very risen larinx and very soft consonant articulation. To sing in our native language, when singing in other genres other than traditional (like fado), it's challenging. If we sing with a classic/operatic opening, it souds foreigner; if we sing like we talk, it sounds odd, out of tune and the head voice just doesn't "ring". But anyway, also not my favourite entry, but I feel very proud to be represented by such a tallented artist! 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
I think the main reason why Luke looked a little awkward on stage is because of the mass shooting that happened recently in Serbia which shook the Serbian delegation during the rehearsals. You can clearly that in Luke's composure. Ireland's last part of the chorus was kinda playback, I've listened to the instrumental. He kinda lets the band and or the playback sing it for me and in this semi, it really shows so much. I honestly don't care about Rita Ora too. I don't even know who the hell she is. And no, she is not possessing my bodyy.
I appreciate you talking about Croatias performance and the song itself now instead of the satire that you don't like. Not everyone can like all songs and i respect that you gave criticism of the song itself. As per the other songs, I agree with what you're saying haha.
Hello Georgina, I liked the Ireland song, but the moment it started, you could see there was something wrong, he looked like he either wasn't ready or the realisation of performing for Eurovision hit him. It looked like he wasn't sure which camera to look at. And he would move the mike away and was still singing. It was weird, sometimes you can pick it up through the camera that something was off. Good song, shame they never got through
His singing was unpleasant to listen to -- his vocals were all stuck in his nose and throat, and his vocal tone was almost non-existent. They could have done more with the staging too. It was just him out front trying to work all that stage space in an unflattering, ill-fitting sparkly gold jumpsuit. Their performance and song were dull compared to the other acts.
However, it was totally ridiculous and plain wrong that Ireland failed to qualify last year. 'That's Rich' was a cool, funky song and Brooke Scullion gave an excellent performance. God knows why people didn't vote it through! 🤔🤨🙁
I really liked Netherlands and was super disappointed that they didn't qualify. I liked their calm style and I know you said they didn't interact with an audience which i didn't mind that much, but that is quite important. Some of other songs like serbian and some other weren't really my tea, but i appreciated the visuals and the staging. Also Czech Republic was beautiful and surprisingly Finland was quite enjoyable and fun Greatings from Slovenia :)
Hello from France !! I totally agree with you concerning La Zarra's performance. She sounded sharp at some point. I hope they'll fix that. She's obviously nervous up there and carried away with the audience I think she gave too much and pushed the voice in a way. I enjoyed your video like always and am looking forward to the next ones. All the best to you.
As Eurovision is a song contest (not singing) my choice would've been France, even though some might say it is 'just' Chanson and France is of course one of the big ones. From the remaining I really like Loreen and Kääärijä -completely different energies but both get me the good Eurovision feeling😄 (Edit: love your back drop) I think I have to mention I'm a Finn, but what can I say, Nordics some times get it right😉
Her record company promotes the shit out of her, she constantly pays the paps to show up wherever she is, and The Daily Mail run the pap pics and accompanying stupid stories on her virtually on a daily basis. Her celeb status has gone up a huge notch since she married that Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi, but she's still a boring, mediocre pop singer.
Sorry but Alessandras Vocals were not awesome. The whistlenote was also not on point or even flat. Just listen to the recording from semi1 again, you will agree im sure. In the rehearsals she sounds so much better. And yes, Switzerland was amazing ❤
Okay let's go through some things, some i agree, some i don't, some I'm just adding. 1) 🇲🇹 there's NO swear word in Malta! The word he sais is "Fogged up". For someone that seems to pay so much attention to the lyrics like you do, I find it surprising you didn't check this one... 2) 🇵🇹 You've always made it clear you aren't the biggest fan of the song. But when analyzing vocals, i think you're definitely biased towards your favorites. Norway's Alessandra was more out of breath that Mimicat all the way through the performance but i guess you love that song so no comment there. 3) 🇨🇭 I'm very glad you appreciate Switzerland! I think he was vocally flawless and that is something I've always agreed with you on 4) 🇲🇩 After Moldova, you've already said you didn't expect it to qualify, like Serbia, Portugal and Croatia. At this point I'm wondering if you expected 10 to qualify or less 5) 🇳🇱 Agree that their vocals were good and well done. And definitely agree they had no chemistry, although i do think the song would've qualified if they didn't do all these vocal changes, in comparison to the studio version 6) Agree about the extra songs. Although... I think Rita Ora did amazingly and even if I'm not a fan of the new songs, i think she did a very very good show
She's biased. She can't be objective. I remember one video where she mentioned the best voices and didn't mention Spain. Objectively she couldn't have missed it
I completely agree with the comments you made about Loreen’s stage production in Liverpool being a little bit lackluster compared to Sweden. It definitely looks like she’s standing on a shoebox and the camera angles aren’t as intimate and well placed either. Not to mention how they removed the Berber tattoo flashing part as the hits the bridge , as the upper podium lifts.
Great review - i'm nuts about Finland, i really hope that they win, i love the craziness and originality of it all. I think it would be a good thing for Eurovision for this song to win. I think don't think that Loreen's live performance deserves to win and it's slightly over-produced (in my opinion) I also love the message around the song from Czechia and Swiss vocals!. I totally agree with your take on Rita Ora! But what do I know?!! Really looking forward to Sat
Love the Finland entry and hope it wins. Sweden is rather overproduction and misses the magic of Euphoria. Bit too reliant on the ABBA song Winner Takes It All.
i was almost gonna be with you there about Malta, until i looked up the lyrics for the song - It acutally says "Fogged up" because hes a bit tipsy from the booze at the party.
Can I just say - I’m so happy I found your channel through Novympia ❤️ I just think you are so sweet, charming and give great reactions ❤️ hugs from a Norwegian who is rooting for Alessandra 💪 realistically thinking Sweden will win, but really, really hoping Finland will take it home 💙 hope you have just the best time in Liverpool ❤️
I honestly can't see how Malta's act could have been more energetic than it actually was. If anything, it might have across like it was trying too hard.
I was most baffled about Ireland. He just seemed so lost and afraid and then just stopped singing 😳 Pure panic? As a Finn I am team Käärijä all the way 💚
As an irish person I completely agree.He seemed to forget it was a song contest and was playing to the crowd sometimes singing into the mic sometimes not.They are a good band and have supported big bands but they looked lost.
Israel had the worst vocals. It was basically a non-song sung off-key with an awesome dance break at the end that made you forget the sh*****w you just watched.
I disagree on Malta, they completely shocked me, it was one of the most energetic of the night and I really thought it would qualify instead of Serbia. That performance is just unsettling and creepy, especially on the first listen, Luke Black also doesn't really sing, it's more of a whisper.
When you don't like it, everything is a defect, including breathing... in Mimicat particular case, destructive criticism is always better than ignoring her! 💃👏
Thanks for that comment. I´m from Sweden and would really like to praise the finns song but I feel it is impossible. I guess I just don´t like this kind of "music". The swiss song with a very important pacifictic message in these days was a positive surprise as it akso was good music well presented !
Serbian singing was weak but it was tragedy just few days before competition and all team is said. I hope that they will be in better mood for the final.
I saw the semi final preview which was phenomenal. Having got back from the preview of semi final 2 Hannah Waddingham is definitely the star presenter. Portugal brought the house down on Monday. Ireland singer looked terrified and his ear piece wasn’t working on Monday. I predicted 9/10 - Switzerland got in when I preferred Netherlands but again on Monday the Swiss guy had a much better voice. I believe Croatia have sung nude on stage before now so be thankful for the pants. The staging worked in the arena. The interval act with Rebecca Ferguson was tear jerking emotional. Fantastic show and the fake qualifying sections we got were hilarious. The thing I liked as well, is seeing the two evening previews we are the only people to see full live performances of all 37 songs and they have all been brilliant. Yes France did miss a couple of notes but the plinth is brought lower after the first section. It was so funny seeing her being trundled on and off stage to great cheers from the audience.
8:45 - Disagree with this whole heartedly it was a mid performance her notes were off and she sounded more out of breath than mimicat did not to mention she doesn't sing the last minute of it. Great dancer but this just isn't a dancing contest. Also the song itself is super generic
Oh was that a red feather on the portugal singer's armpit? I thought she had cut herself shaving lol. I was very heartbroken about Netherlands because their song made me emotional and I would have wanted to see it again in the finale.
2:24 Idk if you meant the part when he sings "Wait now, can you speak up It's a little bit loud I'm a little bit lost, oh Fogged up" because I also thought that he sang fucked up, but after I looked at the lyrics, turns out, I missheard it
I think the audio quality of the broadcast was quite bad at the beginning, especially during Serbia's entry. I could barely hear Luke at all. But it was even worse in semi 2. There were many songs with bad audio throughout the whole semi 2.
I think we mostly agree. I love Serbia though. I was really worried for him though because he was so quiet in the mix. I don't know if it was that he couldn't hear himself, if it was the mix, if it was nerves, but there were a couple of performers where I felt the vocals were too low in the overall mix. I loved Netherlands studio version, but I didn't like that arrangement. I loved Malta but their staging wasn't great. Latvia would be the one I would switch in and switch Croatia out. Enjoy Eurovision tonight! I hope you enjoy Voyager as much as I will be 😁
I think that Portugal did really well, I think that mimicat is a fantastic singer and performer so it was really fair for her to qualify
It's nice to hear that you liked stage of Luke Black. He actually dedicated the song and the performance last night to all of the Serbian people who are suffering right now. 😢 After everything that happened in Serbia, he wasn't so happy to sing. I think all of that together influenced his performance.
Also, Luke is actually an amazing singer who is trained to sing opera. His songs are so amazing and different. Emotions he brings are just amazing. He has some ballads, some similar this, covers of the other songs and one ethno song. Play the piano and guitar.
He is doing music for ten years. He didn't performed much. He decided to fight all of his fears and show people that if he can do it, everyone can.
I hope you read this.
why croatian men can’t strip down if israeli women can 😂
Exactly!!
Double standards.
I had so much fun watching. I loved Sweden, Finland, Czechia, and Croatia. Norway was also incredible (she was the right choice to open)! Right now Croatia actually has the most views (at 1.1 million at the time of writing this) so I think it was well received!
Portugal was so good! Did you hear and see the same performance as all of us??? Mimicat was amazing and her voice was amazing! For a voice coach you should know this but hey, you do you! Love Mimicat 12 points from 🇬🇧 UK
Serbia went through really hard tragedy recenty. 13 yo boy shot and killed his 8 classmates and a school guard. He wounded 7 kids and his history teacher. Serbia is mourning and Luke himself said that he finds it really difficult to perform while his country is falling apart. I think he’s so brave and his message at the end of performance gave me chills when he said that he loves Serbia. Rest in peace little angels.
Your dislike of Croatia's song is so funny... you described exactly how I feel about Moldova's (seen before song, mediocre performer, great costumes). Love the Croatian one, though! Those mama and tractor double entendres are so smart... they somehow manage to convey the whole message in a way that can be shown on Eurovision without breaking any rules. Genius!
And so sad for Latvia... would swap it for Moldova if I could...
Great comment Andrea! ❤👍
Big ŠČ from Croatia! 🇭🇷
G., as I wrote before; Croatia song is about war and making fun of the big leader. You should check the meaning of the lyrics because they are not what they seam.
Exactly so and music and lyrics are also superb! But I guess it's hard for short-sighted people that are prone to usual ESC shallow trash to grasp something that's much more complicated and with serious music arrangement and context!
After all that demands a lot more effort!
How can you say that Portugal (Mimicat) was out of breath; I didn't see that and I have rewatched it. Norway (Alessandra) was more out of breath and you didn't mention it. + Mimicat has to dance and sing at the same time. She has one of the best voices in the competition and I thnk you are underestimating Portugal massively! Unfortunately not everyone understands and appreciates real music and for me it seems like you have a bit of a bias.
I have to agree, Mimicat sounded a bit strained at points, particularly at the beginning but then, all the choreo / trotting around are quite demanding on the lungs. She put on one hell of a show nonetheless.
Alessandra tho, was soundly struggling too, and it's odd it isn't mentioned. I think the kind of song just muffles her so much she has to go for a starker tone (not her natural range) to keep up. But I think she did well too.
And to both of their defense, all the pre partying performing, rehearsals, nervousness and whatnot are bound to take some toll.
I’m thinking the same. Portugal was vocally amazing and not out of tune. Norway was not that great, comparing the whistle sound from MGP to here it’s a downgrade for me at least. I’m shocked she liked Israel and said that winner vibes when I heard that she was rushing sounds and was a few times out of tune, as well as dancing tooooo muchhhh without singing. Yeah was show but… thank God she said that France was out of tune. If she would’ve said that France was amazing I would’ve become suspicious of my heating or of hers 🫣😅 no offence
Portugal, was the best one, so far in diferent ways.
Portugal song 🥱
Alessandra is a much better vocalist and Norway has a better song
The best was Croatia's parody of the Belarusian fascist dictatorship.
Good parody, but song?
Hey Georgina, I respect your knowledge and your work. However, being the "honest vocal coach" I would expect you to be more honest with your critique. I appreciate you say that the Portuguese singer was out of breath, which she probably was. But you seem to have only positive comments for Norway, when she was quite sharp throughout the song, and especially her "epic" high note was rather disappointing, as it was sharp by almost a semitone. I wish you had the same standards for all your comments, I really do not understand why you seem to go after certain songs this year :(
Anyway, enjoy the rest of the contest! I'll keep watching your videos :)
Thought the same on Norway
Yes, she said Portugal bad vocal, Israel and Norway good, what a joke haha
agreed
I don’t get it either. I’m not a singer or a vocal coach, so I respect her professional opinion, but c‘mon, both Israel and Norway were out of tune quite a bit, and she said that they were perfection, but Mimicat who was miles ahead of these two in terms of singing wasn’t good enough? Naah, that just doesn’t compute in my brain.
Norway must have given us the most underwhelming whistle note ever. Have we forgotten the awesome Eden Alene two years ago. Now that is a whistle note worth remembering ...
Luke Black performed beautifully given the fact we are all mourning the horrible tragedies that happened in our country last week. Hvala, Luka ❤
So sad over these horrific events in your country 😔💔
But I am very impressed by the speech from President Aleksandar Vucic! The US should listen and watch 🙏
I'm sad, that Latvia did not qualify. I loved that even more than the official music video. I agree that the end of the performance was beautiful.
You like quirky things on Finland but not in Croatia? Why?
Hopefully you are wrong about Portugal Song! We will rock at Saturday Final!❤😻🇵🇹🎉
I think Switzerland did very well. What a powerful and good voice this (Remo Forrer) young man has. And the staging of the Swiss also went well with the song and thus gained even more quality. I wish Switzerland a good placement in the final and have fun! 🍀🇨🇭☘
When I first saw Sweden's Loreen with tattoo, I thought well that's the winner let's just crown her now. But after watching the semi final I think it is no longer in the bag for Sweden. There are some happy memorable songs and over the top acts. That Croatia song! When I first heard and saw that I thought what the hell. But it sticks in your head and it is that weird and crazy you look forward to seeing it. I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up in the top 5.
Re: Malta 🇲🇹- no swearing 😂 as per the official lyrics, it’s “fogged up” but hey I can see how it would come across as an expletive!! 🤣🤣🤣
Portugal ❤
Israel - Imagine looking like a model, dance like a pro and to have a voice like her!!! Perfect
It has been done before, for real. That beautiful and talented artist with the strong voice and fine dance moves in ESC 2005 Kyiv, was Greece’s 🇬🇷Helena Paparizou⭐️ and she was the undisputed winner1️⃣👏 then with the great song “My Number One”.🎶🏆
Good luck to Noa!!
I like the 🦄 song.
Totally agree with you on Rita Ora, she's not exactly a national treasure and it would have been better to have someone more eurovision related as an interval act (but they might be saving the better ones for the final)
It really is a mystery to me why Rita Ora is apparently as "big"/successful as she is. Becky Hill is a billion times better than her.
I feel so sad for Latvia! Really love the song and wished for them to qualify :/
I also think that La Zarra sounded kinda "sick?" in the clip like not feeling well at all and I really hope that she gets to perform properly in the final because she has the potential to give a winner performance! 🙏
I must say, Croatia has really grown on me. I didn't really like it in the beginning, because I didn't understand the moustache reference. But reading a little into it, it's now one of my favorites. They say the song is on purpose a kind of fever dream, as an anti war statement. They sing it's psychopathic to want to go into war. The absurdness, the horror of it, that's why the song and the act are so weird. It's like, war is so bad, you can't even talk about it. Also I think the guy really sings amazingly every time, in my opinion. I'm super sad Dion and Mia didn't make it through. And I think Kaarija will win in the end.
Great comment in so many ways esp. about Croatia though I really think there's real chance even for Mama ŠČ win!
Really looking forward to the second semifinal, I wanna see how Estonia does with those amazing vocals.
You’re looking so healthy and radiant in this. Good commentary as always!
I agree with pretty much everything you said! Norway and Finland were the perfect opening and closing, Serbia is my country so ofc I loved the song, especially now after all of the tragedies, the lyrics just hit differently 😔 But the biggest surprise for me was Israel! I did not like the song when it first came out, but oh my, the last night performance was phenomenal! I can easily see her in Top 5! Overall, it was an amazing night! Have fun tomorrow 😊
Yep, I predict Israel to win, with Norway, Sweden and Moldova being among the runner-ups.
ISRAEL - Now That's A PERFORMANCE!! (PHENOMENAL!) ✌✌🤞🤞❤❤
TY for the great reaction! 👏👏
I read that Serbia tried to pull out of the competition because of the two awful massacres that happened there recently, but legally it was too late to pull out so he had to go on stage anyway. Maybe that's why he looked so uncomfortable.
Yes it is. 😔 We are in the days of Natioanl mournig. Big tragedy for Serbian people
Watching the 1st semi final, I thought it was the best one ever, it was very professional and glossy looking, every act looked very polished, the visuals they could do with the stage was fantastic, almost 3D looking. The BBC and Liverpool should be proud, as to the presenters
La Zarra did indeed not feel as strong as shown before, interested to see whether she has that fixed at the final.
Hi Georgina, don't normally comment but I was lucky enough to be in the arena for both previews so have some insight.
Ireland was the same at both previews and yes, it sounded almost identical when he stopped singing. Clearly singing over his own pre recorded voice when he wanted to.
Malta went down well in the arena and had loads of energy. I think staging let it down.
Portugal was perfect both times vocally.
Israel was better in both previews, her voice was tense live I thought.
Croatia was amazing in the arena and his vocal spot on. Went down well and everyone was singing.
Loreen...OMG her vocal in the arena was incredible. She had no backup vocals, she belted the whole thing live...goosebumps!
You will have a ball on Thursday it's such an amazing experience!!!
Ooh also France was recorded on Monday night along with Germany and Italy. She was a little sharp at times towards the beginning but warmed up.
Malta: the lyric officially was ‘fogged up’ but it does sound like F**ked up 🙈😂
Finland,Moldova,Izrael,Portugal,Croatia 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Hi Georgina, love you channel! I admire what you do and whatch your videos very often.
I listened to you opinions about Mimicat. Although I think she's an amazing singer and an even better performer, as a choir teacher, I get what you say about her voice sounding somewhat tight and like sometimes she seems strugling. However, I thing it is greatly related to phonetics of European Portuguese. We do have a very tight sound, very risen larinx and very soft consonant articulation.
To sing in our native language, when singing in other genres other than traditional (like fado), it's challenging. If we sing with a classic/operatic opening, it souds foreigner; if we sing like we talk, it sounds odd, out of tune and the head voice just doesn't "ring".
But anyway, also not my favourite entry, but I feel very proud to be represented by such a tallented artist! 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
I’m a vocal coach as well, and I agree with your comments on France..she was pretty our of tune
Thank you for the video! I agree about the vocals of La Zarra, I also think she is scared to be so high up.
I think the main reason why Luke looked a little awkward on stage is because of the mass shooting that happened recently in Serbia which shook the Serbian delegation during the rehearsals. You can clearly that in Luke's composure.
Ireland's last part of the chorus was kinda playback, I've listened to the instrumental. He kinda lets the band and or the playback sing it for me and in this semi, it really shows so much.
I honestly don't care about Rita Ora too. I don't even know who the hell she is. And no, she is not possessing my bodyy.
Latvia is my fav of the whole season this year
I'm gutted they didn't get through, cs they def deserved it
Me too...will keep listening to it
I appreciate you talking about Croatias performance and the song itself now instead of the satire that you don't like. Not everyone can like all songs and i respect that you gave criticism of the song itself.
As per the other songs, I agree with what you're saying haha.
Thank you for great work dear, you look wonderful on daily light , it’s really good to have you with us
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Hello Georgina, I liked the Ireland song, but the moment it started, you could see there was something wrong, he looked like he either wasn't ready or the realisation of performing for Eurovision hit him. It looked like he wasn't sure which camera to look at. And he would move the mike away and was still singing. It was weird, sometimes you can pick it up through the camera that something was off. Good song, shame they never got through
I also liked the song very much, but hated his outfit 🙈 and yes, performance was somehow off 💁♀️
His singing was unpleasant to listen to -- his vocals were all stuck in his nose and throat, and his vocal tone was almost non-existent. They could have done more with the staging too. It was just him out front trying to work all that stage space in an unflattering, ill-fitting sparkly gold jumpsuit. Their performance and song were dull compared to the other acts.
However, it was totally ridiculous and plain wrong that Ireland failed to qualify last year. 'That's Rich' was a cool, funky song and Brooke Scullion gave an excellent performance. God knows why people didn't vote it through! 🤔🤨🙁
I'm exited for the final
I really liked Netherlands and was super disappointed that they didn't qualify. I liked their calm style and I know you said they didn't interact with an audience which i didn't mind that much, but that is quite important. Some of other songs like serbian and some other weren't really my tea, but i appreciated the visuals and the staging. Also Czech Republic was beautiful and surprisingly Finland was quite enjoyable and fun
Greatings from Slovenia :)
2:20 he actually says "fogged up" because of the drinks or social anxiety, as he sings later on in the song
Hello from France !! I totally agree with you concerning La Zarra's performance. She sounded sharp at some point. I hope they'll fix that. She's obviously nervous up there and carried away with the audience I think she gave too much and pushed the voice in a way. I enjoyed your video like always and am looking forward to the next ones. All the best to you.
As Eurovision is a song contest (not singing) my choice would've been France, even though some might say it is 'just' Chanson and France is of course one of the big ones. From the remaining I really like Loreen and Kääärijä -completely different energies but both get me the good Eurovision feeling😄 (Edit: love your back drop) I think I have to mention I'm a Finn, but what can I say, Nordics some times get it right😉
Portugal was amazing! Her voice, performance, dancers.. it totally deserved to qualify
It is nice to see you in nature
Portugal, the best!
Rita Ora is an enigma. Brits don’t get her and the rest of the world are bewildered as well.
Her record company promotes the shit out of her, she constantly pays the paps to show up wherever she is, and The Daily Mail run the pap pics and accompanying stupid stories on her virtually on a daily basis. Her celeb status has gone up a huge notch since she married that Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi, but she's still a boring, mediocre pop singer.
MIMICAT Ai Coração!❤🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
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Same thoughts about Ireland.
Sorry but Alessandras Vocals were not awesome. The whistlenote was also not on point or even flat. Just listen to the recording from semi1 again, you will agree im sure. In the rehearsals she sounds so much better.
And yes, Switzerland was amazing ❤
Okay let's go through some things, some i agree, some i don't, some I'm just adding.
1) 🇲🇹 there's NO swear word in Malta! The word he sais is "Fogged up". For someone that seems to pay so much attention to the lyrics like you do, I find it surprising you didn't check this one...
2) 🇵🇹 You've always made it clear you aren't the biggest fan of the song. But when analyzing vocals, i think you're definitely biased towards your favorites. Norway's Alessandra was more out of breath that Mimicat all the way through the performance but i guess you love that song so no comment there.
3) 🇨🇭 I'm very glad you appreciate Switzerland! I think he was vocally flawless and that is something I've always agreed with you on
4) 🇲🇩 After Moldova, you've already said you didn't expect it to qualify, like Serbia, Portugal and Croatia. At this point I'm wondering if you expected 10 to qualify or less
5) 🇳🇱 Agree that their vocals were good and well done. And definitely agree they had no chemistry, although i do think the song would've qualified if they didn't do all these vocal changes, in comparison to the studio version
6) Agree about the extra songs. Although... I think Rita Ora did amazingly and even if I'm not a fan of the new songs, i think she did a very very good show
She's biased. She can't be objective. I remember one video where she mentioned the best voices and didn't mention Spain. Objectively she couldn't have missed it
Cheers from Tel-Aviv, Israel
Thanks from israel, we love you ❤🇮🇱🦄 we are so proud of our power house unicorn noa!
I completely agree with the comments you made about Loreen’s stage production in Liverpool being a little bit lackluster compared to Sweden. It definitely looks like she’s standing on a shoebox and the camera angles aren’t as intimate and well placed either. Not to mention how they removed the Berber tattoo flashing part as the hits the bridge , as the upper podium lifts.
Im pretty sad Latvia didnt qualify
couldn't agree more than that. 100%
Agree Agree Agree , love your blouse btw😊 enjoy tonight!
Portugal / mimicat was one of the best vocals on stage in semi final.
Noa our queen!!!
Malta's lyric is 'fogged up' I think
Great review - i'm nuts about Finland, i really hope that they win, i love the craziness and originality of it all. I think it would be a good thing for Eurovision for this song to win. I think don't think that Loreen's live performance deserves to win and it's slightly over-produced (in my opinion) I also love the message around the song from Czechia and Swiss vocals!. I totally agree with your take on Rita Ora! But what do I know?!! Really looking forward to Sat
Love the Finland entry and hope it wins. Sweden is rather overproduction and misses the magic of Euphoria. Bit too reliant on the ABBA song Winner Takes It All.
Malta didn't have a swear word, what he said was "fogged up", pretty easy to misinterpret though, which I'm sure is why they chose to say it.
Enjoy the final :)
i was almost gonna be with you there about Malta, until i looked up the lyrics for the song - It acutally says "Fogged up" because hes a bit tipsy from the booze at the party.
Thank you from Israel ❤❤
Ireland was strange to me. I also noticed he didn't sing major parts of the chorus. I don't understand why.
Can I just say - I’m so happy I found your channel through Novympia ❤️ I just think you are so sweet, charming and give great reactions ❤️ hugs from a Norwegian who is rooting for Alessandra 💪 realistically thinking Sweden will win, but really, really hoping Finland will take it home 💙 hope you have just the best time in Liverpool ❤️
2:22 He says it's "fogged up". Singer deliberately changed word for Contest regulation reasons.
Sweden ❤️❤️❤️❤️
CORRECTION: i agree with Malta not qualifying for the final, it was FULLY energetic
I honestly can't see how Malta's act could have been more energetic than it actually was. If anything, it might have across like it was trying too hard.
I agree about France absolutely she sounded off to me too!
I was most baffled about Ireland. He just seemed so lost and afraid and then just stopped singing 😳 Pure panic? As a Finn I am team Käärijä all the way 💚
As an irish person I completely agree.He seemed to forget it was a song contest and was playing to the crowd sometimes singing into the mic sometimes not.They are a good band and have supported big bands but they looked lost.
Hey Georgina! The lyrics say "fogged up" although I thought it said the other word too though 😭love your reactions as always ❤
i feel like norways high note (E6 i think) was very screachy
Have lots of fun tomorrow enjoy 🎉🎉❤
If Israel had great vocals then i am that unicorn
Israel had the worst vocals. It was basically a non-song sung off-key with an awesome dance break at the end that made you forget the sh*****w you just watched.
I disagree on Malta, they completely shocked me, it was one of the most energetic of the night and I really thought it would qualify instead of Serbia.
That performance is just unsettling and creepy, especially on the first listen, Luke Black also doesn't really sing, it's more of a whisper.
Did not think either one was good enough to get through.
I had 0 doubts Moldova would qualify with televote only. They tend to do very well with televote, especially when they had an ethnic song.
malta isnt a swear word… the lyric is “fogged up” but i can understand the confusion because of how he sings it… maybe that’s the point?
When you don't like it, everything is a defect, including breathing... in Mimicat particular case, destructive criticism is always better than ignoring her! 💃👏
Hi, Malta’s song didn’t say the F bomb, it says fogged up 😂
Malta didn't have a swear word! The line is 'fogged up' but obviously that does sound suspiciously like 'fucked up' haha
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Just me but I don't know what the fuss is about Finland. Each to their own and good luck to him though.
Thanks for that comment. I´m from Sweden and would really like to praise the finns song but I feel it is impossible. I guess I just don´t like this kind of "music". The swiss song with a very important pacifictic message in these days was a positive surprise as it akso was good music well presented !
Serbian singing was weak but it was tragedy just few days before competition and all team is said. I hope that they will be in better mood for the final.
I saw the semi final preview which was phenomenal. Having got back from the preview of semi final 2 Hannah Waddingham is definitely the star presenter. Portugal brought the house down on Monday. Ireland singer looked terrified and his ear piece wasn’t working on Monday. I predicted 9/10 - Switzerland got in when I preferred Netherlands but again on Monday the Swiss guy had a much better voice. I believe Croatia have sung nude on stage before now so be thankful for the pants. The staging worked in the arena. The interval act with Rebecca Ferguson was tear jerking emotional. Fantastic show and the fake qualifying sections we got were hilarious. The thing I liked as well, is seeing the two evening previews we are the only people to see full live performances of all 37 songs and they have all been brilliant. Yes France did miss a couple of notes but the plinth is brought lower after the first section. It was so funny seeing her being trundled on and off stage to great cheers from the audience.
8:45 - Disagree with this whole heartedly it was a mid performance her notes were off and she sounded more out of breath than mimicat did not to mention she doesn't sing the last minute of it. Great dancer but this just isn't a dancing contest. Also the song itself is super generic
08:40 Israel
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Malta - It is 'foggged' up, I thought it was a swear word too from the first listen, they sounds so similar!
Oh was that a red feather on the portugal singer's armpit? I thought she had cut herself shaving lol. I was very heartbroken about Netherlands because their song made me emotional and I would have wanted to see it again in the finale.
2:24 Idk if you meant the part when he sings
"Wait now, can you speak up
It's a little bit loud
I'm a little bit lost, oh
Fogged up"
because I also thought that he sang fucked up, but after I looked at the lyrics, turns out, I missheard it
I think the audio quality of the broadcast was quite bad at the beginning, especially during Serbia's entry. I could barely hear Luke at all. But it was even worse in semi 2. There were many songs with bad audio throughout the whole semi 2.
Have fun at Eurovision! Thanks for sharing your thoughts as always!
I think we mostly agree. I love Serbia though. I was really worried for him though because he was so quiet in the mix. I don't know if it was that he couldn't hear himself, if it was the mix, if it was nerves, but there were a couple of performers where I felt the vocals were too low in the overall mix. I loved Netherlands studio version, but I didn't like that arrangement. I loved Malta but their staging wasn't great. Latvia would be the one I would switch in and switch Croatia out.
Enjoy Eurovision tonight! I hope you enjoy Voyager as much as I will be 😁
Sweden and Norway are my favourite! I hope one of them win!