escYOUnited
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Austria AUSTRIA 2022 - LUM!X & Pia Maria - Halo
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Ezio
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I wonder how Halo feat. Natália Kelly or Sara de Blue would have fared. They don't have stage fright and could have pulled it off with ease.
Lindon
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pia maria doesn't have stage fright, they basically left her alone.
her voice was quintupled for the studio version, they made the song even a few bpm faster than originally planned not leaving much breaks to breathe. they knew that this was very very hard to sing live even for an experienced singer. and the 2 backup singers were from turin and they met for the first time 2 weeks before the show.
i dont think any of those 2 u mentioned would have done that with ease
Ezio
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Yeah, I read the Krone article, which presented the producers of the song and how they manufactured the bop, but then ORF should have known that this song couldn't be pulled off properly.
that's a different story, i agree.
wiped the floor with us.
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What a train wreck. Actually impressive how much Pia improved between this and the ESC performance, props to her for working so hard on her voice.
musicfan
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My first listen to this wasn't as negative. First it was in the correct higher pitch which gives more power to the music. The smaller stage helped with this too, and LUM!X seemed enthusiastic here. And as with pretty much all the live on tapes the camerawork was likely better done. And despite the lower pitch in the semi her voice was seriously straining at times anyway.
Ezio
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Austria removed all the polish from the studio production and video to give other countries are winning chance. Didn't see it coming that it became too much of a trainwreck.
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I think the semifinal 1 would have been more complicated with this song, and all ballads would have struggled more altogether. However, I appreciate it that this song has a kinda of a rousing bridge, unlike any song of Paenda, Nathan Trent, Vincent Bueno etc.
This moment: https://youtu.be/fS90G2CwAAU?t=108 is magic
My thought: borderline NQ, at least another qualifying ballad NQ (Iceland), and Denmark/Latvia or Albania qualify instead
So, for the sake of diversity, Halo was the right choice.
However, ANGER should be in the OGAE 2nd chance contest.
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ANGER - Das Meer (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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I think the semifinal 1 would have been more complicated with this song, and all ballads would have struggled more altogether. However, I appreciate it that this song has a kinda of a rousing bridge, unlike any song of Paenda, Nathan Trent, Vincent Bueno etc.
This moment: https://youtu.be/fS90G2CwAAU?t=108 is magic
My thought: borderline NQ, at least another qualifying ballad NQ (Iceland), and Denmark/Latvia or Albania qualify instead
So, for the sake of diversity, Halo was the right choice.
However, ANGER should be in the OGAE 2nd chance contest.
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The live on tape vocals are awful
They either didn't properly test Pia singing the song live or just ignored the fact she can't hit those notes live.... It's embarrassing
They either didn't properly test Pia singing the song live or just ignored the fact she can't hit those notes live.... It's embarrassing
Ezio
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Fun fact: I am obsessed by Das Meer