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Romania ROMANIA 2022 - WRS - Llamame
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Sometimes i feel like a douche for liking 4 or 5 songs more than most users here. Meanwhile Morocco2021 is here like
Well I generaly like everything so it happens often
It's not always a good thing tho 'cause it's even harder to make rankings
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without my most favorite song (katy rain - lele - it is so hypnotic good!) this NF feels a little cold but i will support malere & romania mea.
aria seems to be the big favorite but it is not so my cup tea.
a final tribute.
aria seems to be the big favorite but it is not so my cup tea.
a final tribute.
RainyWoods
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Well, there are options..... three or four in a sea of what, forty six? The problem here is that the songs just aren't a lot of fun. Admittedly I was skimming through them, not cause I was in a hurry but because none of them were capturing me. This is like shovelware the NF. Take us to the Salina Turda salt mine again though and all is forgiven.
The standouts anyway I thought were Romania mea, Mirunica and maybe The Other Half Of Me (unsure on the mix of Italian and English lyrics but seems quite a solid, well done ballad besides that). With Cezar it's all going to be completely performance dependent. I'm disappointed he didn't return with a campy slice of kitsch europop cause that's what made Europe love him so much. For Everyone thankfully has a bit of darkness to it he can work with allowing him to tell a story. Sing it dressed as Count Cezula? Yes please. Sing it dressed in a suit? Nah.
The standouts anyway I thought were Romania mea, Mirunica and maybe The Other Half Of Me (unsure on the mix of Italian and English lyrics but seems quite a solid, well done ballad besides that). With Cezar it's all going to be completely performance dependent. I'm disappointed he didn't return with a campy slice of kitsch europop cause that's what made Europe love him so much. For Everyone thankfully has a bit of darkness to it he can work with allowing him to tell a story. Sing it dressed as Count Cezula? Yes please. Sing it dressed in a suit? Nah.
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Ok, let's see... Going in alphabetical order (1st part):
Aldo Blaga - Embers: Forgettable. Bland song which isn't going anywhere.
Alex Parker & Bastien - All this love: kinda dated, not bad but not good either.
Alexa - Hoodies and cold nights: another bland song, but I kinda like her voice.
Alina Amon - Without you: I kinda like it but the chorus is underwhelming.
ANA - Youngster: I don't know if it's good or not with that autotuned voice. Not promising.
Andra Oproiu - Younique: this song at least tries to be something "Younique". Not that bad.
Andrea Stocchino - Avere Paura: oh, an Italian song. But not in a good way. It seems kinda a Sanremo reject.
Andrei Petrus - Take me: Thank you, next.
ARIS - Do Svidanya: finally a good song! Really catchy, good rythm. Reminds me of old Italodance tracks. I like it a lot and it is probably my favourite. If it wins Selectia Nationala, I can see the audience in Torino really vibing to this, in particular those who lived the early 2000's.
Ayona - Let me come to you: the verses are really forgettable, the chorus tries so desperately to save it but it is flat aswell.
Barbara - Hypnotized: not much to say, middle of the road entry. It's not bad, but it's not that good either.
Bogdan Dumitras - Sign: the problem here is the music, I find it a mixture of sounds that never come together.
Carmen Trandafir - Masti: boring and the instruments part is not good.
Cezar - For everyone: Cezar, is that you? Really underwhelming.
Ciro De Luca - Imperdonabile: another Sanremo reject. I think I know why I never heard of these Italian guys trying to shine in Romania.
Cream, Minodora & Diana - Romania Mea: one of the best candidates in my opinion. Romania had better entries in the past, but in this weak selections I think this song can have her space in Eurovision.
Dan Helciug - 241: Nope. Not good at all.
Dora Gaitanovici - Ana: I kinda like it. At least it's something different in this selection.
E-an-na - Malere: can be an option for Romania, but it kinda gets annoying after a few listenings.
Eliza G - The other half of me: from the Italian ones, maybe the most promising, because she has a good voice, it seems. The song is nothing incredible, but I can live with it.
Eugenia Nicolae feat. Cazanoi Brothers - Doina: interesting, but the instrumental part is annoying.
FABI - That way: the sound is catchy but oh my gosh, the lyrics are a cringefest.
Fortele de munca - Hai afara, frate!: I have no opinions in particular about this one. It's just there...
Gabriel Basco - One night: this is actually a good and solid ballad. It can surprise. I like it.
Giulia-Georgia - Find your way: I don't get it... It's like two songs in one and her voice doesn't fit both of them.
Aldo Blaga - Embers: Forgettable. Bland song which isn't going anywhere.
Alex Parker & Bastien - All this love: kinda dated, not bad but not good either.
Alexa - Hoodies and cold nights: another bland song, but I kinda like her voice.
Alina Amon - Without you: I kinda like it but the chorus is underwhelming.
ANA - Youngster: I don't know if it's good or not with that autotuned voice. Not promising.
Andra Oproiu - Younique: this song at least tries to be something "Younique". Not that bad.
Andrea Stocchino - Avere Paura: oh, an Italian song. But not in a good way. It seems kinda a Sanremo reject.
Andrei Petrus - Take me: Thank you, next.
ARIS - Do Svidanya: finally a good song! Really catchy, good rythm. Reminds me of old Italodance tracks. I like it a lot and it is probably my favourite. If it wins Selectia Nationala, I can see the audience in Torino really vibing to this, in particular those who lived the early 2000's.
Ayona - Let me come to you: the verses are really forgettable, the chorus tries so desperately to save it but it is flat aswell.
Barbara - Hypnotized: not much to say, middle of the road entry. It's not bad, but it's not that good either.
Bogdan Dumitras - Sign: the problem here is the music, I find it a mixture of sounds that never come together.
Carmen Trandafir - Masti: boring and the instruments part is not good.
Cezar - For everyone: Cezar, is that you? Really underwhelming.
Ciro De Luca - Imperdonabile: another Sanremo reject. I think I know why I never heard of these Italian guys trying to shine in Romania.
Cream, Minodora & Diana - Romania Mea: one of the best candidates in my opinion. Romania had better entries in the past, but in this weak selections I think this song can have her space in Eurovision.
Dan Helciug - 241: Nope. Not good at all.
Dora Gaitanovici - Ana: I kinda like it. At least it's something different in this selection.
E-an-na - Malere: can be an option for Romania, but it kinda gets annoying after a few listenings.
Eliza G - The other half of me: from the Italian ones, maybe the most promising, because she has a good voice, it seems. The song is nothing incredible, but I can live with it.
Eugenia Nicolae feat. Cazanoi Brothers - Doina: interesting, but the instrumental part is annoying.
FABI - That way: the sound is catchy but oh my gosh, the lyrics are a cringefest.
Fortele de munca - Hai afara, frate!: I have no opinions in particular about this one. It's just there...
Gabriel Basco - One night: this is actually a good and solid ballad. It can surprise. I like it.
Giulia-Georgia - Find your way: I don't get it... It's like two songs in one and her voice doesn't fit both of them.
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Malere performed by E-an-na
Ana performed by Dora Gaitanovici
Doina performed by Eugenia Nicolae feat. Cazanoi Brothers
România mea performed by Cream, Minodora, and Diana Bucşă
Mirunica performed by Letiţia Moisescu
Top of the Rainbow performed by Miryam
Avere paura performed by Andrea Stocchino
Do Svidaniya performed by ARIS
For Everyone performed by Cezar Ouatu
Ireligios performed by PETRA
All This Love performed by Alex Parker & Bastien
Regret performed by Jessie
Running in circles performed by Outflow
Llamame performed by WRS
Imperdonabile performed by Ciro de Luca
Hai afară, frate! performed by Forţele de muncă
Maşti performed by Carmen Trandafir
Hypnotized performed by Barbara
Without You performed by Alina Amon
The Other Half of Me performed by Eliza G
Beautiful Lies performed by Sophia
That Way performed by FABI
Indigo performed by Roberta-Maria Popa
Utopia performed by Oana Tăbultoc
Save Me performed by Seeya
Neverending performed by Ivel
Let Me Come To You performed by Ayona
Youngster performed by ANA
Sign performed by Bogdan Dumitras
Guilty performed by MØISE
One Night performed by Gabriel Basco
Prisoner performed by Malina
Hoodies and Cold Nights performed by Alexa
Younique performed by Andra Oproiu
Fiind Your Way performed by Giulia-Georgia
Embers performed by Aldo Blaga
Take Me performed by Andrei Petruş
Hurricane performed by Kyrie Mendel
I'll Be Fine performed by Leyah
Never Give Up performed by VANU
Sparrow performed by Vizi
Fragile performed by Olivia Miheţ
You're worthy performed by Othello
Until The Fight performed by Romeo Zaharia
241 performed by Dan Helciung
Remember performed by Stelian
I managed to listen to all songs finally. Yes, many songs don't appeal to me at all, but there are some songs that I really love:
Miryam - Top of the rainbow
Seeya - Save me
Dora Gaitanovici - Ana
Eugenia Nicolae feat Cazanoi Brothers - Doina
Cream, Minodora şi Diana Bucşă - Romania mea
E-an-na - Malere
Eliza G - The other half of me
Ivel - Neverending
I hope that one of these songs will be taken! Seeya is such a beautiful song!
Miryam - Top of the rainbow
Seeya - Save me
Dora Gaitanovici - Ana
Eugenia Nicolae feat Cazanoi Brothers - Doina
Cream, Minodora şi Diana Bucşă - Romania mea
E-an-na - Malere
Eliza G - The other half of me
Ivel - Neverending
I hope that one of these songs will be taken! Seeya is such a beautiful song!
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I skipped through all 46 songs, then came back to listen again and in the end there are 2 songs that I kinda like, not a huge fan, but they are ok.
It's Gabriel Basco "One night" and WRS "Llamame". First is Ed Sheeranesqe type of ballad to sing (scream) in your car and second one is beach bar daytime playing in the background songy
. Both things I don't really mind in my life.
It's Gabriel Basco "One night" and WRS "Llamame". First is Ed Sheeranesqe type of ballad to sing (scream) in your car and second one is beach bar daytime playing in the background songy
. Both things I don't really mind in my life.
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I just listened to a Top 15 video on YouTube and apart from 3-4 songs I think they are all abysmal.
I remember liking a very Akcent-esque track, though, and a few tracks in Romanian were "listenable" but oh well, Romania used to serve some bops in previous national finals but I was not able to detect any of them.
"The Other Half Of Me" by Eliza G is something I truly dislike, tbh. I fail to see why this is about to be crowned as the fan favourite in this preselection, imo.
I remember liking a very Akcent-esque track, though, and a few tracks in Romanian were "listenable" but oh well, Romania used to serve some bops in previous national finals but I was not able to detect any of them.
"The Other Half Of Me" by Eliza G is something I truly dislike, tbh. I fail to see why this is about to be crowned as the fan favourite in this preselection, imo.
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God bless.I tried to do a ranking... I really tried... but I just can't and it's already my 3rd attempt, this NF is too good
Can you at least tell me what your top three are? That would interest me!I tried to do a ranking... I really tried... but I just can't and it's already my 3rd attempt, this NF is too good
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And here I am with the second part (46 songs are really really really too much for this selection):
Ivel - Neverending: it's ok. I don't dislike it, but it is quite inoffensive.
Jessie - Regret: this is a fan favourite for obvious reasons even if I'm not that sold. But yeah, it could be the winner in the end.
Kyrie Mèndel - Hurricane: how can a Hurricane be so boring?
Letitia Moisescu - Mirunica: good, not spectacular, but good. Another song I can see going well in this competition. But in Eurovision...I don't know.
Leyah - I'll be fine: slooooooow ballad. Boring.
Malina - Prisoner: the sound is good but the lyrics are really really uninspired. Three wasted minutes.
Myriam - Top of the rainbow: it has its moments. I think I like it. Very messy, but particular sound.
MØISE - Guilty: middle of the road song. Feels really dated aswell. Meh.
Oana Tabultoc - Utopia: quite basic, but I don't dislike it. It is likeable.
Olivia Mihet - Fragile: why almost all the ballads are so weak and slow in this competition? There are different ways to do a ballad, but if you go for a really slow one, you have to deliver with great lyrics, great voice or both. This is not even close. Boring.
Othello - You're worthy: maybe, but you are not... Sorry. First 10 seconds and the song was already cringe as hell.
Outflow - Running in circles: what a flat chorus! A pity, because the verses had potential for building into a great chorus. A wasted opportunity.
PETRA - Ireligios: another one I'm really confused with. It has a messy lyrical scheme, it was supposed to be original but came out this way in my opinion. She has a good voice though, or so it seems.
Roberta Maria Popa - Indigo: nope, see Olivia Mihet. I'm really tired because it's like listenings several times the same song.
Romeo Zaharia - Until the fight: ugh, we find another cornfest candidate, it seems.
Seeya - Save me: needs a huge revamp. The song is not that bad, but it's really ripetitive. Right as it is now, it's kinda annoying.
Sophia - Beautiful Lies: this seems a filler among fillers, don't like it.
Stelian - Remember: he has a good voice, the structure of the song has potential, the lyrics could have been A LOT better though.
VANU - Never give up: interesting song, I kinda like it. It's not the most innovative, but the chorus seems good, the verses could be better but are acceptable.
Vizi - Sparrow: nope, Thank you, next. Someone can find this one cute, but that person is not me.
WRS - Llamame: a bit cheap, but in general, it's an ok song.
Ivel - Neverending: it's ok. I don't dislike it, but it is quite inoffensive.
Jessie - Regret: this is a fan favourite for obvious reasons even if I'm not that sold. But yeah, it could be the winner in the end.
Kyrie Mèndel - Hurricane: how can a Hurricane be so boring?
Letitia Moisescu - Mirunica: good, not spectacular, but good. Another song I can see going well in this competition. But in Eurovision...I don't know.
Leyah - I'll be fine: slooooooow ballad. Boring.
Malina - Prisoner: the sound is good but the lyrics are really really uninspired. Three wasted minutes.
Myriam - Top of the rainbow: it has its moments. I think I like it. Very messy, but particular sound.
MØISE - Guilty: middle of the road song. Feels really dated aswell. Meh.
Oana Tabultoc - Utopia: quite basic, but I don't dislike it. It is likeable.
Olivia Mihet - Fragile: why almost all the ballads are so weak and slow in this competition? There are different ways to do a ballad, but if you go for a really slow one, you have to deliver with great lyrics, great voice or both. This is not even close. Boring.
Othello - You're worthy: maybe, but you are not... Sorry. First 10 seconds and the song was already cringe as hell.
Outflow - Running in circles: what a flat chorus! A pity, because the verses had potential for building into a great chorus. A wasted opportunity.
PETRA - Ireligios: another one I'm really confused with. It has a messy lyrical scheme, it was supposed to be original but came out this way in my opinion. She has a good voice though, or so it seems.
Roberta Maria Popa - Indigo: nope, see Olivia Mihet. I'm really tired because it's like listenings several times the same song.
Romeo Zaharia - Until the fight: ugh, we find another cornfest candidate, it seems.
Seeya - Save me: needs a huge revamp. The song is not that bad, but it's really ripetitive. Right as it is now, it's kinda annoying.
Sophia - Beautiful Lies: this seems a filler among fillers, don't like it.
Stelian - Remember: he has a good voice, the structure of the song has potential, the lyrics could have been A LOT better though.
VANU - Never give up: interesting song, I kinda like it. It's not the most innovative, but the chorus seems good, the verses could be better but are acceptable.
Vizi - Sparrow: nope, Thank you, next. Someone can find this one cute, but that person is not me.
WRS - Llamame: a bit cheap, but in general, it's an ok song.
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Ajeje Brazorf
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I tried to do a ranking... I really tried... but I just can't and it's already my 3rd attempt, this NF is too good
Can you at least tell me what your top three are? That would interest me!
I think it's Leyah - Cezar - SEEYA
I'm more interested in that cursed 46th song tbhI tried to do a ranking... I really tried... but I just can't and it's already my 3rd attempt, this NF is too good
I'm more interested in that cursed 46th song tbh
Well it's not even that bad, like a 6 or 7, it's "You Are Worthy"
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Yes, I agree on "You are Worthy" but for me it's more a -1,5/10, as you can see in my comments on that song...
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I went through the 46 songs and gave everyone 10 seconds to convince me... Didn't take me too long to be honest. The word forgettable reached a new level here. 
The ones I didn't skip were (but none of them would get more than 6/10 points)
ARIS: Do Svidaniya
E-an-na: Malere
The ones I listened longer than 10 seconds:
Gabriel Basco - One night
WRS - Llameme
Cream, Minodora si Daiana Busca - Romania mea
Eliza G - The other half of me (this could have been my favorite, but the english chorus kills it all. The verses really give me Sanremo vibes and not only because they are in italian. Change the chorus entirely and you get a decent entry)
The ones I didn't skip were (but none of them would get more than 6/10 points)
ARIS: Do Svidaniya
E-an-na: Malere
The ones I listened longer than 10 seconds:
Gabriel Basco - One night
WRS - Llameme
Cream, Minodora si Daiana Busca - Romania mea
Eliza G - The other half of me (this could have been my favorite, but the english chorus kills it all. The verses really give me Sanremo vibes and not only because they are in italian. Change the chorus entirely and you get a decent entry)
46 songs is a challenge, but separating gems from coal is rewarding
Here are my standouts for now:
1-E-an-na "Malere"
2-Claudia, Minodora, Diana "România mea"
3-ARIS "Do svidaniya"
4-Miryam "Top of the Rainbow"
5-Letiția Moisescu "Mirunica"
6-MØISE "Guilty"
7-Eliza G "The Other Half of Me"
8-Alexa "Hoodies and Cold Nights"
9-Ivelin Trakiyski "Neverending"
10-Outflow "Running in Circles"
11-Sophia "Beautiful Lies"
Here are my standouts for now:
1-E-an-na "Malere"
2-Claudia, Minodora, Diana "România mea"
3-ARIS "Do svidaniya"
4-Miryam "Top of the Rainbow"
5-Letiția Moisescu "Mirunica"
6-MØISE "Guilty"
7-Eliza G "The Other Half of Me"
8-Alexa "Hoodies and Cold Nights"
9-Ivelin Trakiyski "Neverending"
10-Outflow "Running in Circles"
11-Sophia "Beautiful Lies"