Serbia SERBIA 2018 - Sanja Ilić & Balkanika - Nova deca

[RoSSerb]

 

[kamc]

Come on already, we need a music video for this masterpiece

 

[hawadharma]

Eventhough I completely ditch the idea of time travel, I believe this song has successfully brought me to the 1990s

 

[Simon87]

 

[r3gg13]

Eventhough I completely ditch the idea of time travel, I believe this song has successfully brought me to the 1990s

Or at least to the ESC 2008 at the latest

As much as I would like to enjoy the song, this song is so inaccessible. I usually do not have difficulty "connecting" with songs that are sung in languages that I don't speak, but I just can't with this one. The staging doesn't really help neither. It leaves me wondering what the heck did I just see.

 

[kamc]

New performance of revamped version (ending is a little different.....also missing 4 members)

 

[DaFlo]

^
Both are such beautiful people And that hot playback

 

[tsegaye]

Hm... I feel that the revamp is a bit unnecessary but it doesn't impair it's chances of qualifying though.

 

[hijirio]

The first one minute of the song could go on for 3 minutes with no climax, and I would still put this in my top 10

Perhaps I would have liked it even more, then.

 

[A-lister]

This is in my top. 10, I'm pretty sure juries will slaughter it in their annual vendetta against local sounds, but to me this is what Eurovision should be all about. It's very ethnic and in the meantime blended with modern sounds, the closest that comes to mind in ESC context would be Elitsa & Stoyan. It's also the best Serbian entry since atleast 2013, maybe even in a decade.

 

[lolita]

This is in my top. 10, I'm pretty sure juries will slaughter it in their annual vendetta against local sounds, but to me this is what Eurovision should be all about. It's very ethnic and in the meantime blended with modern sounds, the closest that comes to mind in ESC context would be Elitsa & Stoyan. It's also the best Serbian entry since atleast 2013, maybe even in a decade.

Thanks a lot for your nice comment. We are very proud of our entry this year, even if it stays in semi-final, it represent sounds of Serbia, it is original, and their voices are amazing I think it have chances to qualify, because 2nd semi is weaker No matter that many fans of contest think it won;t qualify, I think it could surprise them all.

 

[Juliette]

I have fallen in love with this song since the very first listen.

 

[Alaska49]

officially only serbia has not put their song on spotify yet

either they geoblocked the song outside of europe (so rude) or they need to get their shit together!!!

 

[Sean]

20. SERBIA - Sanja Ilic & Balkanika - Nova deca

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[Alaska49]

THEY ARE ON SPOTIFY NOW FINALLY

 

[Ana Raquel]

nobody with the full performance video yet?

 

[ESCREGION]

 

[mauve]

I really love this song, but live they don't sound too convincing. They do hit the notes correctly, but somehow I miss the passion in this performance. But still like this song better when comparing other live songs the past days where the voices weren't too convincing.

 

[ESCada]

I think that the sound in Israel didn't do anyone justice.
But they were quite decent ...... Everything will sound better in Lisbon.

Get it Serbia

 

[VikingTiger]

I really love this song, but live they don't sound too convincing. They do hit the notes correctly, but somehow I miss the passion in this performance. But still like this song better when comparing other live songs the past days where the voices weren't too convincing.

I fully agree. The problem with their performance in Israel was not their vocals. The vocals were good, the singers are great. But I missed some passion - the whole performance came out rather "flat" and not very interesting. They might face a problem with holding on to the televoters attention for the whole 3 minutes. That is a shame because I do like the song. BUT - I am sure this will look completely different in Lisboa..... and I repeat; the voices are great!