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Serbia SERBIA 2018 - Sanja Ilić & Balkanika - Nova deca

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VikingTiger

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I am not sure what to think about this entry. It starts out very promising. I like the immediate feeling the sound-picture gives me! I also like the drums. I like the male singer. But there is somehing here that makes me think "is this it?" about halfway through the song. The different elements dont seems to come together perfectly. I want to enjoy this song more than I actually do. But I still think this will be a solid act on the stage in May. There should be no problems qualifying.
And me; I am actually not ready to give any points to this yet. A bit confused about what to think (after just two listenings).
 

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I'm glad you like our entry! :)

I hope to like German entry tomorrow! xyes

Who are you cheering for tomorrow?
 

Mrm

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Who are you cheering for tomorrow?

For Natai Todua for now, based on studio versions. :)

Where are you form in Germany?

Where will be the NF, in which city?
 

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For Natai Todua for now, based on studio versions. :)

Where are you form in Germany?

Where will be the NF, in which city?

Im from Southern Germany and the Final will be in Berlin.
Its hard. My Favsong is from Voxxclub, but I think Michael Schulte would get the best Result at ESC, so he should win. But maybe I change my Mind tomorrow. But Natia Todua is the worst for me by far. I dont like her Voice and especially her Styling. And her Song is for me "Perfect Life reloaded".
 

Mrm

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Im from Southern Germany and the Final will be in Berlin.
Its hard. My Favsong is from Voxxclub, but I think Michael Schulte would get the best Result at ESC, so he should win. But maybe I change my Mind tomorrow. But Natia Todua is the worst for me by far. I dont like her Voice and especially her Styling. And her Song is for me "Perfect Life reloaded".

Well, let's agree to disagree.. :)
 

carl1

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This is the type of song that would have got top 10, maybe top 5 in 2007 and 2008, but is a borderline qualifier in 2018.
I just feel this will get a lot of points from Balkan countries, but not much elsewhere :(
 

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The song will be redecorated and transformed, the most definitely shortened introductory part and added more sound - other melodic and vocal ornaments in the middle of the song. Also, shortened from 3 :03 to 3 minutes.
This was stated by Sanja Ilić and his son, in special interviews.
 

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It's like Elitsa & Stoyan again ("Water" and "Samo Shampioni") with more vocals and even more tempo / mood changes. That must be the longest intro EVER in a ESC entry.... curious how this will turn out.
 

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Lots of things I enjoy about this song - the long atmospheric intro, the harmonies, the return of good old Eurovision tradition "old man with flute", the vocals... I could go on.

However, the dance beat that comes in about halfway through the song kind of sours me on parts past that point. I'm just not sure it gels with all of the other elements. I like the idea of ramping up the percussion around that point; it's just that the actual beat that they've used feels too tinny, synthetic and weak to have the impact they're going for.

Revamp things to improve the drum beat and add some extra drama, and this could leap into my top 10 as my Ljubav Je of the year: a messy and dated, but lovable and super-fun, Balkan fusion ballad. For now, though, I'd say it's worth about 5 points.
 

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To the issue of the tangled microphone. There are two things that are suspicious: first - you don't hear the moment it got tangled. Even if the sound technician turned up the volume afterwards, the very moment of a mic falling down would have produced a sudden sound. - Where is that sound?
Second: if the mic is covered by a piece of cloth (as visible in the video) and you turn up the volume to keep the sound of the voice on the same level (as it was stated), you would automatically also increase the sound of the cloth rubbing on the mic which would then be also clearly audible. After all she makes a couple of very strong arm movements where the tangled mic is heavily agitated. Where is that sound?
 

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To the issue of the tangled microphone. There are two things that are suspicious: first - you don't hear the moment it got tangled. Even if the sound technician turned up the volume afterwards, the very moment of a mic falling down would have produced a sudden sound. - Where is that sound?
Second: if the mic is covered by a piece of cloth (as visible in the video) and you turn up the volume to keep the sound of the voice on the same level (as it was stated), you would automatically also increase the sound of the cloth rubbing on the mic which would then be also clearly audible. After all she makes a couple of very strong arm movements where the tangled mic is heavily agitated. Where is that sound?

Why are you complicating your life? :lol:

All this is irrelevant now.

We are waiting for May
 

Marko279

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To the issue of the tangled microphone. There are two things that are suspicious: first - you don't hear the moment it got tangled. Even if the sound technician turned up the volume afterwards, the very moment of a mic falling down would have produced a sudden sound. - Where is that sound?
Second: if the mic is covered by a piece of cloth (as visible in the video) and you turn up the volume to keep the sound of the voice on the same level (as it was stated), you would automatically also increase the sound of the cloth rubbing on the mic which would then be also clearly audible. After all she makes a couple of very strong arm movements where the tangled mic is heavily agitated. Where is that sound?


At 3:12min the cloth is falling of the microphone and you hear a rubbing sound.
 

Geborgenheit

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The intro is excellent, but then the song gets distroyed and in the end you can just hear na na ne. Seriously ? Tijana Bogićević was universes better than that.
 

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LOVE the intro... however the verse kind of made it generic and the dance beat kind of ruined it. Quite disappointed, as this could have been amazing had they continued from the intro and just kept it in that style.

I don't hate it, it's not bad. Just disappointing. 5 points.
 

Sammy

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At 3:12min the cloth is falling of the microphone and you hear a rubbing sound.

Yes, I've noticed that sound in the end as well, but nothing DURING the song when she does all this movement... They just could have switched from the playback to live at the end...

I mean this changes nothing of the fact, that I like the song, but it's a pity that those things overshadow the entry.
 
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