re: LITHUANIA 2015 - ? - "This Time"
Tadas won!!! Woo!!
1. Tadas
2. Vaidas
3. Milita
4. Edgaras
5. Mia
6. Liepa
7. Jurgis
8. Reda
9. Monika (deserved MUCH better)
10. Neringa
11. Rollikai
12. Wilma La
My Reviews.
Show 1
1. MIA – 7.5/10 – Boring song but decent vocals. Would have preferred a ballad from MIA.
2. Reda – 7.6/10 – Only slightly better than MIA, but that’s thanks to the intriguing song. In Eurovision I doubt she would qualify.
3. Edgaras – 6.6/10 – That beat is very familiar. He reminds me of Ben Haenow… a Lithuanian version of him, anyway. Maybe a slightly duller version too. Meh.
4. Monika - 8/10 – I was sad to see Monika leave at only 4th last year: she looks like a really nice person, haha. In a way I want her to win but I really want MIA to, too. Her vocals have gotten a lot better since last year (even then they were very good) however she sounds slightly nervous.
5. Tadas – 7.7/10 – Nice looking guy with very decent vocals! I didn’t expect this type of song from him, judging him by his looks. Somewhat dull choice nonetheless yet he has a good voice.
6. Wilma La - 3/10 – She is Australian? Either way her vocals are completely flat and shaky, oh good grief! Kudos for playing the piano, but darlin’ this is a song contest.
7. Rolikai – 8.7/10 – Ooh, an interesting opening! Like the quirky, Bublé vibe they have going on, although I hate Michael Bublé. Slightly shaky vocals but that’s nothing to worry about so early on for a new group. Something like this would be refreshing for Eurovision, especially from a country like Lithuania.
8. Liepa – 8.2/10 – Very relaxing voice: could not be more different from the act just before. I’d love to see a ballad like this for Lithuania, something similar to Et Uus Saaks Alguse, just with slightly more stronger moments to get a few douze points. What is she wearing, by the way?! Love it when people speak in songs. Strong.
9. Vaidas – 7.8/10 – Like Monika, I expect something good from Vaidas. So far he hasn’t let me down: decent start. Hmm, a brilliant voice but again another slightly dull song until the middle eight where it picks up gently. I expect to better from Vaidas in later weeks. Last year ‘Dying’ by Vaidas could have gone far in Eurovision.
10. Milita – 8.3/10 – She is singing Only Love Can Hurt Like This next week, if she ruins it I will never support her. Lithuanian Zara Larsson? Mhm, she’s got a good voice on her – like the na na na nas! She does them well, anyway. I just wish she wasn’t singing such a slow song… Right, her hitting those high notes has impressed me. Well done! One to watch with the televoters here.
11. Jurgis – 8.8/10 – Um, nice dancing? Don’t like his trousers but his voice is quite charming and reminds me of Donny Montell; a more grown up version. I really like this! Musically it’s just okay, he just has something about him that brings it up a notch.
12. Neringa – 7.4/10 – Final one of the night. Let’s end on a high note, literally. Another dreary song: I would have loved better songs tonight overall, but I guess it’s sort of a classics night since the singer can choose. Could have picked something better, she’s got a good voice in her somewhere. Just got to let it out.
Standouts: Milita, Rolikai, Tadas, Jurgis. Four new comers, interestingly. Not necessarily highest scorers.
Worst of the Night: Wilma La. Awful. Simply awful.
Who I predict to win it all: Milita.
