escYOUnited
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Azerbaijan AZERBAIJAN 2022 - Nadir Rustamli - Fade To Black
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MopManMoss
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This thread is a dumpster fire I thought we were a better place than this
Without Serbia and North Macedonia in this semi-final he would do better than Vladana. Breathe was last everywhere except for #1 inHis TV-Debacle from the Semis.
He did a bit better than Claudia Fanello and Paenda at least.
, #2 in and #17 in . Very strange that he got 0 points from Georgia in the SF, but 3 in the GF.I don't like this song. I think that lyrics are cliche, musically is not really interesting, I don't like the staging and singing long "nuuuuumb" really irritates me, tho he is a really great vocalist. I don't know, why juries gave 103 to this song, but ok, I should respect the results.
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Ezio
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The power of juries is ridiculous. Even with 0 televoting points they basically decide the qualifiers. They should get 20 votes each per juror and not rank all songs from 1 to 18, because I don't see how this song from Azerbaijan could qualify in a non-ranked voting scenario. It's such a beige filler song that leaves me ice-cold.
Ezio
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I have to give this song a massive upgrade. Since June 4, I am so hooked on this song. Fcuk it, 12 points and bye.
However, I get why this was such a televote flop - same old story
Too dark, too gloomy, too depressing, the audience always puts these songs down, always, sorry. It's for the cinema to emphasize a dramatic moment but not for the radio nor a song contest.
However, I get why this was such a televote flop - same old story
Too dark, too gloomy, too depressing, the audience always puts these songs down, always, sorry. It's for the cinema to emphasize a dramatic moment but not for the radio nor a song contest.
midnightsun
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Agreed. I love the song, it is in my top 3 this year, and Nadir is an awesome singer!
But the live version didn’t impress me much, which wasn’t Nadir‘s fault. The staging was lame and the beige clothes- really? Understatement is not a good idea in Eurovision when you basically have to stand out to make it. The messy hair did him no favour as well. Also, there were technical issues during his semi-final performance. The audio was horrible.
However, it really wasn’t that bad and I’m surprised that only a few telepoints came in. I spent about half my votes on him and were sad to learn he did so badly in the televote. Poor Nadir!
But the live version didn’t impress me much, which wasn’t Nadir‘s fault. The staging was lame and the beige clothes- really? Understatement is not a good idea in Eurovision when you basically have to stand out to make it. The messy hair did him no favour as well. Also, there were technical issues during his semi-final performance. The audio was horrible.
However, it really wasn’t that bad and I’m surprised that only a few telepoints came in. I spent about half my votes on him and were sad to learn he did so badly in the televote. Poor Nadir!
musicfan
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My main thought in the performance was 'I hope he doesn't fall down!'. I can't have been the only one.
Of course the song itself is easily one of the best ballads this year. The instrumental wasn't that amazing imo, but the way the vocal melody wandered around was interesting and not totally predictable like you sometimes get.
midnightsun
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The stairway was not very creative, that’s one thing, we already saw moving stairs last year, but it also distracts the artists from singing safely because I believe there is a lot of tension to get everything right and not fall down, like you said.
ESC94
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The full televoting results are out now. In the missing countries "Fade to Black" reached the following placings:
23rd 20th 23rd 21st
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Nadir Rustamli became the most productive representative of Azerbaijan after the ESC. Ironically, Fade to Black is the most unsuccessful song in his repertoire. The songs he wrote himself seem much more interesting to me than the Eurovision song.
