Austria AUSTRIA 2025 - JJ - Wasted Love

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

I noticed this too. There is a gap between the reaction videos, where you can see often a astounding physical reaction and comments for instance on ESC- kompakt.Maybe it has to do with poor staging and vocal performances in the past.

I was horribly wrong on Nemo last year - I said here that I thought it would not even make the top 5 and that viewers would not connect with it. In the end it won. It only got a 5th place in televote, but the televote was still strong enough that it did 'connect' with viewers in the end.

 

[Lindon]

He is reacting to the audio only:

 

[Soul]

I think this might be my favourite Austrian entry ever. So so good!

 

[Lindon]

Odds: only 1 % gap to the Swedes

https://x.com/EscLindon/status/1904279046420312122?t=38W77Kqs_1tgw13Ig7COrQ&s=19

 

[Melodi_]

I was horribly wrong on Nemo last year - I said here that I thought it would not even make the top 5 and that viewers would not connect with it. In the end it won. It only got a 5th place in televote, but the televote was still strong enough that it did 'connect' with viewers in the end.

Nemo's staging was successful for the televote due to their smiley friendly charismatic storytelling singing directly to the camera. It was so dynamic the way they ran around the stage and it made it epic with the melody/instrumental. You have to connect to a performer to want to vote for them. Something 2023 did extremely well too. need to remember to get the balance right.

Odds: only 1 % gap to the Swedes

can keep it warm for

 

[aef]

Arrie‘s new song is out

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

Nemo's staging was successful for the televote due to their smiley friendly charismatic storytelling singing directly to the camera. It was so dynamic the way they ran around the stage and it made it epic with the melody/instrumental. You have to connect to a performer to want to vote for them. Something 2023 did extremely well too. need to remember to get the balance right.


can keep it warm for

Yes, there is a risk with this kind of song I think, that Austria's staging comes across as a bit cold and people don't connect.... they can avoid this

 

[Lindon]

Nemo's staging was successful for the televote due to their smiley friendly charismatic storytelling singing directly to the camera. It was so dynamic the way they ran around the stage and it made it epic with the melody/instrumental. You have to connect to a performer to want to vote for them. Something 2023 did extremely well too. need to remember to get the balance right.


can keep it warm for

Doesn't look that way currently.

 

[Melodi_]

Doesn't look that way currently.

Often, you can't really call the winner in March or April. There is no Euro Jury this year either so everyone will be in the dark until the rehearsals start.

 

[Lindon]

 

[Lindon]

They couldn't resist the joke. After Wasted Love What the hell just happened?

 

[Datura]

this song from the internal selection has just been released: "Medea" by ferbs & iman https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/1r2Ovx5s0BxEFCyF1qAjUH?si=b1b0cab6e80d44fd

 

[aef]

this song from the internal selection has just been released: "Medea" by ferbs & iman https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/1r2Ovx5s0BxEFCyF1qAjUH?si=b1b0cab6e80d44fd

I really like it! What a pity that they didn’t even make it to the internal shortlist. The song would have needed some polishing in some parts, but there definitely is some potential. I hope they’ll try again.

 

[marty]

I really like it! What a pity that they didn’t even make it to the internal shortlist. The song would have needed some polishing in some parts, but there definitely is some potential. I hope they’ll try again.

I think its ok but not really something that would stand out. I understand why it was not chosen.

 

[Datura]

I really like it! What a pity that they didn’t even make it to the internal shortlist. The song would have needed some polishing in some parts, but there definitely is some potential. I hope they’ll try again.

It was in the top7 so quite the shortlist at least.

 

[Datura]

I think its ok but not really something that would stand out. I understand why it was not chosen.

It was more intesting than most of the other songs in the preselection

 

[aef]

I think its ok but not really something that would stand out. I understand why it was not chosen.

Yes I mean I kinda agree, but I believe that a spot in the shortlist would have been deserved.

I doubt that there were 4-6 better songs in the selection haha.

 

[aef]

It was in the top7 so quite the shortlist at least.

Oh alright, at least that’s something.

 

[rasmuslights]

This would need really good staging to do good but it's honestly something that I would like to see at esc.

 

[Soul]

The Austrian team definitely knows what they are doing! Medea would habe been a great entry as well - pretty modern - but I can totally see why JJ was chosen.