Mrm
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Positively or negative?
Russia RUSSIA 2014 - Tolmachevy Twins - Shine
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IncognitoGH
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RainyWoods
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Well lets hope that quality music becomes important once more and the Tolmachevy Twins win Eurovision
RainyWoods
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Yes, they are great together and are surprisingly strong singers. I'm finding it still difficult to tell the difference between them but vocally they are quite different. There is one with a really powerful, commanding voice and then the other is much softer.
I think we can safely say that they are the best twins we have had at Eurovision
IncognitoGH
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Yes, they are great together and are surprisingly strong singers. I'm finding it still difficult to tell the difference between them but vocally they are quite different. There is one with a really powerful, commanding voice and then the other is much softer.
I think we can safely say that they are the best twins we have had at Eurovision
Yes I agree, they are not on happy crack blue meth and have flat hair unlike other past twins. Positive.
GWTW1939
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So far I've liked just about everything they have worn so hopefully its no different in Copenhagen 
BGN
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This year RTR are simply awful and don't put any effort in their participation - a last minute choice of artists, a last minute song writing, simply hilarious videoclip, non-existent promotion. I know they have very convenient excuse becuase of the politics. It's real shame - the song is not something special, but not bad either. The girls are very lovely and have a lot more to offer...
ariadne24lucerne
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To be honest, I don't think that RTR made all of these last minute choices on purpose. What I'm guessing happened is that they already had some artist and song in the works. Then, after what happened in Ukraine, either: 1) the artist backed out because they thought that they would be booed in Copenhagen, or 2) RTR decided to scratch the artist and song because (given the current political climate) they thought it would be a better idea to send something angelic and hard to hate (i.e. The Tolmachevy Twins) so that they can make it out of the semi.
Either way, I don't really think it was RTR's fault how things turned out this year. It just seems like they're trying to downplay everything this year.
With that said, I do have to say that I actually love their entry this year.
It's much better than what Russia have sent the past five years and I hope it does well in Copenhagen. x12sBGN
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It was supposed that RTR will organise national final on New year eve, they even called for songs. After that suddenly all was abandoned and that was way before the Crimea crisis. It will be real shame, because they will use the politics to justify their own utterly bad work this year. Hopefully they will put some effort on the stage presentation, because they have very good performers, OKish song and it's real shame that they do nothing to promote it abroad.
GWTW1939
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We heard many songs that were submitted to be in the national final and honestly they weren't very good so I'm not surprised the final was scrapped In my opinion "Shine" is easily far superior then all of those were anyway so the cancellation of the NF is no real loss to me
Also don't forget RTR probably put a majority of their resources for the build up and live coverage of the Winter Olympics and that only ended in February.
In my opinion "Shine" is easily far superior then all of those were anyway so the cancellation of the NF is no real loss to me Also don't forget RTR probably put a majority of their resources for the build up and live coverage of the Winter Olympics and that only ended in February.
RainyWoods
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To be honest I much, MUCH prefer the original and iconic seizure inducing video. It was so innocent and sweet. The new black and white video has too much posing going on. Also IncognitoGH isn't going to be very happy when he lays eyes upon their curly hair.
kengaIME
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It's nice and simple but I did like the other one better...
QwaarJet
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Both are dull at dishwater. This one has more effort to it though. Not sure about them posing with guitars that they clearly have no idea how to play.
GWTW1939
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I like how 1 video is complete seizure inducing and the other is a complete opposite monochromatic 
I really like the colors in the first one and their attitude in the second. Now they just got to combine the two for their performance
And people bitching about how cheap they are please its for Eurovision not the charts. Music videos are pretty much dead last in the order of importance when it comes to ESC. A majority of countries don't even film one and they really aren't even needed. Any video is pretty much extra whip cream. They get the extra promotion job done and that's it. Truthfully the majority won't even know they exist
I really like the colors in the first one and their attitude in the second. Now they just got to combine the two for their performance
And people bitching about how cheap they are please its for Eurovision not the charts. Music videos are pretty much dead last in the order of importance when it comes to ESC. A majority of countries don't even film one and they really aren't even needed. Any video is pretty much extra whip cream. They get the extra promotion job done and that's it. Truthfully the majority won't even know they exist
RainyWoods
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How dare thee insult the splendour that is the first official video of "Shine".
QwaarJet
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I apologize good sir, I will learn my lesson in the future.