Re: SERBIA 2018
I forgot to actually put my impressions here
I am very content with the festival in general. The quality is better than Beovizija 2009 and (especially) Beosong 2013 where we couldn't get 3 listenable songs.
My top 10 would be like this:
1. Danijel Pavlovic
2. Dusan Svilar
3. Biber & DJ Niko Bravo
4. Sanja Ilic & Balkanika
5. Maja Nikolic
6. Rambo & Beti
7. Sevdah Baby
8. Boris Rezak
9. Lana & Aldo
10. Rejbass
Top 5 is what I consider ESC material and the other 5 are my guilty pleasures
Danijel has (for me) the best song. It's the style I like and it's a balkan ballad too. It's weaker than those we were sending in the past but still good enough. Svilar is also great even though the song is weaker than "Spas". I can see him winning in the end and I wouldn't mind at all.
Balkanika is good but much weaker than I expected. This is their weakest song ever probably. But still, with a good stage act, it can end well. Too bad they didn't send a strong entry like "One Love" for example. That one is 5x times stronger than "Nova deca". They are a complete package still, nonetheless, and I would be happy to see them winning.
Biber is awesome, I like their song actually more than the one of Balkanika. Which I didn't expect. I am a bit skeptic how it will sound live though. And Maja Nikolic is also much better than expected. With an appropriate act she could also stand out on ESC.
So, whoever wins from the bolded ones, I am happy
I like the songs from #6-#10 too. Rambo & Beti I probably listened to the most actually and I will keep doing that even after Beovizija
I don't see them on ESC but the song is awesome. I think it could do well as well. I predict them in the top 5 of the jury voting and some solid points from televoting too.
The others are nice too, I expected a ballad from Rezak (similar to the ones he sang before), yet we got a very catchy uptmepo song. Lana & Aldo are also great, they mixed everything really well.
Rejbass is another pleasant surprise. A very unusual and dark song but I like it
I think the only two songs I really dislike in this competition are Osmi Vazduh and Ivan Kurtic. Both are utterly horrible. The rest I could listen even if I am not the fan.