Germany GERMANY 2015 - Ann Sophie – Black Smoke

[Leydan]

HAHAHAHAH. Her face in that clip picture. It's like shes thinking "ugh, not this shit again".

 

[Ritararita]

BTW, not long ago, somebody shared here some pictures (or was it a video snippet?) of Ann Sophie being interviewed by the BBC. Was that interview released somewhere on the internet?

 

[GermanBango]

She is f**king charming here

 

[Franco]

:shock:

But both Margaret and Cleo were screamingly erotic in their acts. Does that mean, Ann Sophie ... ?

There is no pattern, except that they are the best of each year.

 

[Franco]

That's the most thorough interview (in english) so far.
Thanks!

 

[Franco]

All about Ann Sophie in London:
http://www.eurovision.de/videos/Auftritt-bei-der-London-Eurovision-Party,annsophie476.html

 

[DaFlo]

 

[Franco]

Self introduction on the ESC channel:

 

[GermanBango]

Polina Gagarina said in an interview with the ORF that her favorites are an I NEVER heard another artist saying that the German entry is one of their favorites x12s

 

[Franco]

Interview for Escxtra (too bad for the background noise):

 

[Franco]

Ann Sophie this morning on ZDF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQPTJHoQLn4
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[GermanBango]

Ann Sophie this morning on ZDF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQPTJHoQLn4
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Her vocals seem to get better and better

 

[IceKing32]

Ann Sophie this morning on ZDF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQPTJHoQLn4

She must be one of only a few artists who performed live at the Fernsehgarten.
Mostly they are playing only full-playback songs there.

I liked the camerawork much more here with only a few static angles.
Her vocals are flawless here. She managed it not to shout a the chorus and the high note before the third chorus is also very good.

I have hope that she will be a good representative for us this year!

 

[Grinch]

:shock:

But both Margaret and Cleo were screamingly erotic in their acts.

Was Margaret's act erotic?

 

[Berlin]

Don't know if ths works outside Germany, Ann Sophie's performance is at 1:03:29:

http://http://webapp.zdf.de/mediathek/beitrag?aID=2395606&cID=204

To be honest: I neither liked her nor the song but what she did at ZDF Fensehgarten changed my mind. What a great performance!
But - that outfit again! Why can't she dress like her background singers, she's 24!

 

[Berlin]

edit:
try http://webapp.zdf.de/mediathek/beitrag?aID=2395606&cID=204

 

[Berlin]

sorry for the confusion, but the link gets edited incorrectly

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

Maybe this works:
http://nrodl.zdf.de/none/zdf/15/05/150503_sendung_fsg_2256k_p14v11.mp4
Ann-Sophie appears at about 1:00:00, the song starts at 1:03:30, as mentioned above.

...and my personal opinion:
I agree with "Berlin" in every aspect: A remarkable live performance, flawless vocals, but I do not like the clothing either. That long skirt and those black shoes, that does not seem to match for me (but I have no feeling for fashion at all).
On the other hand, I still think that "Black Smoke" will end up somewhere around rank 20. Think of all the voters who will hear that only one single time on May 23rd. It just does not stand out against other entries. It's just like the last two years in the German thread, many people thought that Cascada and Elaiza could be in the top 10, then we got places 21 and 18.

 

[Meckie]

Good song, good voice... but terrible Outfit...

 

[Franco]

Don't worry, folks. She said previously that in Vienna she'll go for an all black dress (it will probably be one of her many jumpsuits). It won't be the one in Fensehgarten.