What's your mum's favorite?

[Kairit]

She liked , (!!! she really loves Poland's song... and since we have subtitles for the songs she commented today how much she loved the lyrics too) and this time... Also a little bit.

 

[EvNickGR]

 

[Jacketh]

was by far my Mum's favourite. She enjoyed too.

 

[Nicholas123]

Unfortunatelly my mom has not listened to any songs yet, so my "victim" for this year was my younger brother, who made some hillarious comments indeed

From the frst semi he liked and the most (and i am surprised cause he usually dislikes this type of music).

Other songs he thinks will do well are and

EDIT for [MENTION=14197]Ritararita[/MENTION] he thikns is a definite qualifier

From the second semi he liked and :?

From the big 5 he surprisingly did not like at all, and he told me that if this is considered a favorite, then the quality of the songs is damn low this year.

For he said that screams bottom 5 and his most fave is followed closely by

Overall, his fave song for this year is

Updated

My mum watched both semifinals and gave me her favorites

From the 1st semi she only liked

From the 2nd semi her most fave song was (wtf? ) and

 

[Luki]

Updated

My mum watched both semifinals and gave me her favorites

From the 1st semi she only liked

From the 2nd semi her most fave song was (wtf? ) and

OMG are you secretly Albanian?

 

[Nicholas123]

OMG are you secretly Albanian?

Maybe!

 

[ParadiseES]

My mum watched part of the first semifinal without paying so much attention. She only said "WTF is this" when Cyprus was performing.

She was way more interested trying to guess the countries with the postcards. She loved Prague and Vienna


PS- My dad said San Marino shouldn't dare to participate to send such a song...

 

[tuorem]

My mum didn't want to watch the second semi, but strangely she ended up watching most of the performances, so here are her impressions:

"He should fix an appointment with my hairdresser" (sadly, no comment in the musical department )
"She's cute, that song tho..."
"Was that cleavage necessary?" (second non-musical comment )
"What are they doing here? Ok song"
She danced to it and was wowed by her dark lipstick during the closeup at the beginning
"Ooh, this is nice, isn't it?"
She missed these performances
She danced to it without saying anything, I let you interpret her body language
"This isn't worth anything" #sorrynotsorry

 

[lavieenrose]

So my parents both loved Georgia - they got super into the performance and thought it looked/sounded really great (they've befriended the music director for a music festival in my hometown, and they're going to make a long shot push to get them there ). I showed my mum since she wanted to know what they were sending. 30 seconds in, she said "yeah, there's nothing good about this," and when the costume reveal happened, she just about kicked off.

 

[r3gg13]

Not my mom, but my boyfriend's comments who is a casual ESC viewer with a solid grasp of music theory. We watched some clips today.

Here are his non-verbatim comments:

Serbia: She sings in a band, huh? It's obvious with the way she sings. What an odd staging though.

Norway: Such a messy composition, lackluster staging and mediocre performer. This wouldn't and shouldn't qualify.

Macedonia: This is so dated and uninviting. This needs an underlying bass beat of sorts.

Azerbaijan: This has all requisites of a winning formula except for an appropriate singer. She needs a vocal coach, she sings a note lower than she should be and can't reach the high notes. She's definitely chosen for the overall package because she looks fantastic and has a great stage presence, but her vocal delivery isn't top notch.

Australia: Her voice and staging is spotless. I love her adlibs and her vocal rapport with her backing vocalists. This will be in the top 5.

Bulgaria: I love the mix of East and West on this one, very catchy and I love her costume. This needs a proper dance routine though

Ukraine: This is a masterpiece in terms of composition and performance. She's vocally spotless and the chord progression works perfectly and brings out the emotions of the song well. (his favorite)

Belgium: She fills the stage really well, a total performer. I wish their choice of LED backdrop wasn't too distracting.

San Marino: I can't believe this didn't qualify. He performed so well and looked great on stage.

Spain: Great singer and catchy song, but she lacks stage presence.

Malta: This has winner written all over it. If I were to bet for a winner, I'll put my money on this. It's contemporary, uplifting and well performed.

Croatia: She's a powerhouse. She yodels parts of the song, she's definitely vocally capable. Her aesthetics and her vocals match the song so well. I see why people would love this.

Armenia: Well thought out staging, spotless vocals. This isn't an easy song to sing.

Moldova: What the hell was that?!

Finland: What a vocal mess and this looks so unprofessional, It's as if she asked her girlfriends to come along with her on stage. At least, she looks like she's enjoying herself on stage.

Netherlands: Fantastic song and performance, but his rapport with the camera is so odd. He gazes with too much intensity.

Sweden: Yet again, Sweden could win once more. This so contemporary and mainstream that it will appeal to a lot of people. I mean come on, it's been on Spotify's top playlist for a while, it is quite an approachable piece. It's an effortless performance, it's not a hard song to sing in any case. It's essentially a song that anyone can sing. This is to their advantage because it's easier to remember songs that you can catch yourself singing.

 

[Thorn]

My mum's opinion about all songs.

SF 1

She was totally disappointed with this one.
She was really sad when it failed to qualify and mentioned that this one was the most interesting song for her in the SF1.
Said that something was missing here
Hated his voice
Really enjoyed the song and said that Nina has an excellent voice, "Lighthouse" was her second favourite song in the First Semi-Final
"What a sweet guy" she said and was really happy when qualified for the GF
(This is my number one this year), my mum was really surprised while she was watching the live performance, although she doesn't like the song. "I hope it fails to qualify"
At the first moment she was like "wtf is this"... and then "oh it would be nice to see him in the GF"
Her favourite song from the SF1. She knows who Sergey Lazarev is and she loves his songs so that is not a big surprise for me.
"I just don't like it"
Hated the lead singer but mentioned that in overall entry is nice.
Really enjoyed this one and said that it was a deserved qualifier.
Just like me, she hated it
"OMG ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER WOW"
It was too noisy and messy for her taste.
She was like wtf when this one failed to qualify - "Why? It was so great"
The same as Iceland. Actually, I was a bit surprised when she said that this was one of the best songs in SF1.
"Blahblahblah, can we skip this one, please??" And was not glad when qualified.

SF2

"Aminata was better, yes, she was the best from , but this guy is really nice too... wait, this is written by Aminata? Oh, she is a goddess"
"So beautiful..."
She was like "wtf... wait, wtf is this?"
It was the most boring song for her yesterday and she was not really happy when this qualified.
Well, she liked it some days ago but not yesterday.
She had no opinion about this one. It was like 50/50 for her.
The same as .
"Wow, what a voice this woman has... but that song is not for me, sorry!"
Said that it was great and was glad when it qualified to the GF. I was not.
Really great.
She was disappointed when ManuElla failed to qualify.
"Can you download it for me... please?"
She fell in love with them. I have to say that it was not a big surprise for me.
"No... no, it is even worse than Suus" I said that it is one of the favourites this year and she was really shocked about that. And angry, when qualified.
Another "wtf why, why no final for this girl?"
"Stop it, stoooooooooooooooooooooop it, my ears and eyes are bleeding... stupid colours"
"Your voice is good, but you should better go home."
And another "Go home."

BIG 5 + Sweden

"... nah"
"Boring. Really boring."
"So it is one of the main favourites this year? I don't even like this one lol"
"Nice, there should be more songs like this one."
"I hope they will do well"
:? I thought she hates this one, okay, I was wrong, she loves it

TOP10

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[apasionata]

My parents (dad mostly ofc) were amused by Armenian song and performance
Mum liked dress (high five ma) and she found the singer extremely handsome, on the other hand she bashed song saying it´s mediocre af, but the performance is outstanding and it´s successfully selling it, unfortunately (high five ma again)

 

[Titowam]

My mum likes Sweden, Spain, France and Austria from what I can remember. She wants Austria to win.

 

[daniels1000]

Going through the thread, it's actually very interesting to see how seems to be pretty well-received among the "regular viewers". And no comments about the dress.

 

[Nicholas123]

Going through the thread, it's actually very interesting to see how seems to be pretty well-received among the "regular viewers". And no comments about the dress.

Exactly! Both my mum and brother were very fond of (although my bro said "wtf is she wearing? but who cares, i like the song"). Furthermore, a close friend of mine also mentioned as his favorite song, so yeah! I think you guys might do better than you expect...

 

[Salmon]

So, after semi 2, my mum shockingly revealed herself as a fan of . Guess our tastes in music might not be that similar after all.

Meanwhile, my dad and my thirteen year old sister united to make terrible sarcastic remarks throughout the show. ;______;

 

[tsegaye]

Me, My dad and my dad's wife we're at the jury final today and it was the first time they heard the songs, my dad loved and his wife

 

[Jacketh]

So, after semi 2, my mum shockingly revealed herself as a fan of . Guess our tastes in music might not be that similar after all.

Meanwhile, my dad and my thirteen year old sister united to make terrible sarcastic remarks throughout the show. ;______;

Haha, I feel you. My Dad cannot stand Eurovision either. I guess what Mans said at the start of the Semi Final 2 in his (hilarious) song was right... you either love it or hate it

 

[Annabelle]

I dont know , but i know her taste , so i think 'The Netherlands' will be her fave.

 

[Salmon]

So, after semi 2, my mum shockingly revealed herself as a fan of .

Directly after she did so, I told her that she’s most likely alone with that opinion and I honestly couldn’t imagine anyone else voting for that song.

Well… turns out she’s not so alone after all. xshifty