Belgium BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot - Wake Up
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
Meh, I'm pretty much in the belief that if you have great staging and not more than an "average" song, you'll still have a shot at qualifying
Imo, Sennek's vocals were good enough to at least qualify considering the vocals of many finalists
Meh, I'm pretty much in the belief that if you have great staging and not more than an "average" song, you'll still have a shot at qualifying
Imo, Sennek's vocals were good enough to at least qualify considering the vocals of many finalists
BorisBubbles
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Um okay I am late to the party here, but no, Sennek absolutely was not robbed, at all. Casual fans act all high and mighty about how they're above Eurovision, how talentless and crap it it is, but it takes a lot of effort to be a "good eurovision entry". Performing live is immensely difficult and people mistakenly take it for granted. On that note, allow me to reply to this post as well before I continue my rant:
This is only partially true. Sennek had time to improve her performance skills and simply chose not to do it. Not just her, the entire Belgian Delegation just took a backseat and did nothing. Everyone was more than content to let Sennek (who had no clue how to do Eurovision) do whatever she desired, instead of looking what they needed to do to capitalize on their (by all accounts) excellent song and that was their deadly mistake.
If you want to do well at ESC, the first thing you should do is look at the competition you have to deal with. The first 2018 semifinal was a very competitive SF (one of the most competitive we've had in this decade), so being good live was a necessity, as is being memorable and likable. You need to think how you come across to people who have no freakin' clue who you are and you need to *practice* especially if you have a vocally demanding song.
Except Belgium did none of those things. Once "A Matter of Time" was revealed, Sennek, VRT and the *entire* freaking Flemish delegation were like "lol that's it, we produced a masterpiece! 100% qualifying, move aside peasants" Like NO you freaking idiots, NO. Eurovision does not play like that. Not in a semifinal like that. But minor details, right?
Fast forward to early May, where Belgium suddenly had no staging concept whatsoever and a singer who had not, at all, (by her own admission!!) practiced her entry with a vocal coach or stage director before flying to Lisbon. Who needs those trivial things if your song is "One of the Best" in the year, right? Eleni slaved herself off in daily dance and singing sessions, Ryan worked on expanding his song's (questionable) LGBT theme, Estonia basically bankrupted their economy for their act, but all of those entrants had songs *inferior* to "A Matter of Time". No need for us to do anything at all, because *our* song is good enough for a spot in the top five and if anyone doesn't vote for it, it's because *they* lack musical taste.
In sum, the reason why Sennek NQ'd was arrogance.
Pray that Wallonia does not make the same mistake in 2019.
My poor Sennek was robbed ):
I have no idea what their stage choreographer wanted to go with the staging? lol, it's a pity
Idk the music video is very artistic and classy, maybe it was hard for them without LEDs
Um okay I am late to the party here, but no, Sennek absolutely was not robbed, at all. Casual fans act all high and mighty about how they're above Eurovision, how talentless and crap it it is, but it takes a lot of effort to be a "good eurovision entry". Performing live is immensely difficult and people mistakenly take it for granted. On that note, allow me to reply to this post as well before I continue my rant:
This is only partially true. Sennek had time to improve her performance skills and simply chose not to do it. Not just her, the entire Belgian Delegation just took a backseat and did nothing. Everyone was more than content to let Sennek (who had no clue how to do Eurovision) do whatever she desired, instead of looking what they needed to do to capitalize on their (by all accounts) excellent song and that was their deadly mistake.
If you want to do well at ESC, the first thing you should do is look at the competition you have to deal with. The first 2018 semifinal was a very competitive SF (one of the most competitive we've had in this decade), so being good live was a necessity, as is being memorable and likable. You need to think how you come across to people who have no freakin' clue who you are and you need to *practice* especially if you have a vocally demanding song.
Except Belgium did none of those things. Once "A Matter of Time" was revealed, Sennek, VRT and the *entire* freaking Flemish delegation were like "lol that's it, we produced a masterpiece! 100% qualifying, move aside peasants" Like NO you freaking idiots, NO. Eurovision does not play like that. Not in a semifinal like that. But minor details, right?
Fast forward to early May, where Belgium suddenly had no staging concept whatsoever and a singer who had not, at all, (by her own admission!!) practiced her entry with a vocal coach or stage director before flying to Lisbon. Who needs those trivial things if your song is "One of the Best" in the year, right? Eleni slaved herself off in daily dance and singing sessions, Ryan worked on expanding his song's (questionable) LGBT theme, Estonia basically bankrupted their economy for their act, but all of those entrants had songs *inferior* to "A Matter of Time". No need for us to do anything at all, because *our* song is good enough for a spot in the top five and if anyone doesn't vote for it, it's because *they* lack musical taste.
In sum, the reason why Sennek NQ'd was arrogance.
Pray that Wallonia does not make the same mistake in 2019.
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
Ehm, no vocally it was pretty good (not that it is a very challenging song to sing, but still). It was though the performance that got her eliminated. I still think that "A Matter Of TIme" is one of the best SONGS in the competition last year, but the whole package just didn't work when they were in the toughest semi in Eurovision history. Sure she is maybe not experienced enough to be on a stage like this, but VRT didn't do their job either. They could have done this in so many different ways then to just leave her there on the catwalk, not telling her anything what she would do.
But it is as always when it comes to Belgium. When VRT selects songs they become slight favorites and often does much worse than believed (duing the 2010s, I think 2016 is the only case they were doing better than the fans or odds rating it), while when RTBF selects songs they become slight underdogs and does better than expected (You could count Blanches nerves in 2017 as going from fave to underdog, to still make a top 5 placement, better than expected). So this time, Belgium will probably do better than expected, we'll see how well that is.
Ehm, no vocally it was pretty good (not that it is a very challenging song to sing, but still). It was though the performance that got her eliminated. I still think that "A Matter Of TIme" is one of the best SONGS in the competition last year, but the whole package just didn't work when they were in the toughest semi in Eurovision history. Sure she is maybe not experienced enough to be on a stage like this, but VRT didn't do their job either. They could have done this in so many different ways then to just leave her there on the catwalk, not telling her anything what she would do.
But it is as always when it comes to Belgium. When VRT selects songs they become slight favorites and often does much worse than believed (duing the 2010s, I think 2016 is the only case they were doing better than the fans or odds rating it), while when RTBF selects songs they become slight underdogs and does better than expected (You could count Blanches nerves in 2017 as going from fave to underdog, to still make a top 5 placement, better than expected). So this time, Belgium will probably do better than expected, we'll see how well that is.
BorisBubbles
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
Okay, it's been brought under my attention that the excellent Belgian Eurovision website songfestival.be had posted some additional info about the Belgian entry that hasn't really made it anywhere else (because the info is only available in Dutch), so I decided to translate it and share the info with y'all. The information below provides a lot of insight in what we can expect from Belgium this year.
The article also states that songfestival.be contacted Pierre Dumoulin, who said that he couldn't neither confirm nor deny whether "Wake Up" would or would not be the entry and that we may see something different in Tel Aviv. Reading between the lines though, I suspect that "Wake Up" is indeed Eliot's entry. Dumoulin doesn't deny it and that's a big indicator, plus Eliot appears excited and probably let slip too much in his youthful entheusiasm. The offical release date is 28/feb, or earlier depending on whether the audio leaks 24 hours earlier like it did in the previous two years.
Link to the original article (In Dutch)
Okay, it's been brought under my attention that the excellent Belgian Eurovision website songfestival.be had posted some additional info about the Belgian entry that hasn't really made it anywhere else (because the info is only available in Dutch), so I decided to translate it and share the info with y'all. The information below provides a lot of insight in what we can expect from Belgium this year.
The young man calls himself a perfectionist. His guitar tutor encouraged him to take up singing, enabling Eliot to discovery the songs of Johnny Cash. The schoolgoer later taught himself to play both the piano AND the ukelele. He loves to listen to Thirty Seconds from Mars, Damien Rice and Ed Sheeran.
It was composer Pierre Dumoulin who took Eliot under his wing. 'As soon as I saw Eliot's Blind Audition' [cf: La Voix Belgique], I felt that he possessed that special something I look for in a performer: the sensitivity and vulnerability which are paramount in conveying emotion', Dumoulin says in a press statement.
Together they've started their adventure. Eliot: 'I told Pierre about my track record and my expectations. [About] my first guitar which I got at the age of seven, my two years of musical theory and my passion for anglo-saxon pop music and melancholic songs. Pierre showed me a demo of what would become Wake Up and I was hooked immediately. '
Eliot already told us a few things about his song for Israel: 'We discussed the themes of the song together. Wake Up is a call to the young to improve the status of the world and mobilize in a name of peace. [nb: this reminds me a lot of the current Youth4Climate protests going on in Brussels on every Thursday and Sunday)] 'We want to conduct a positive message.'
The article also states that songfestival.be contacted Pierre Dumoulin, who said that he couldn't neither confirm nor deny whether "Wake Up" would or would not be the entry and that we may see something different in Tel Aviv. Reading between the lines though, I suspect that "Wake Up" is indeed Eliot's entry. Dumoulin doesn't deny it and that's a big indicator, plus Eliot appears excited and probably let slip too much in his youthful entheusiasm. The offical release date is 28/feb, or earlier depending on whether the audio leaks 24 hours earlier like it did in the previous two years.
Link to the original article (In Dutch)
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
I’ll be satisfied even if the song is only half as good as City Lights.
I’ll be satisfied even if the song is only half as good as City Lights.
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
I..................................................... don't like it.
I..................................................... don't like it.
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
It's...better than I had expected. I'll wait for the full song to judge
It's...better than I had expected. I'll wait for the full song to judge
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
San marino says hi after that snippet.. because they are in same semifinal
San marino says hi after that snippet.. because they are in same semifinal
Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
Doesn't function for me …
Edit: Found it … and find it super boring.
Doesn't function for me …
Edit: Found it … and find it super boring.
Schlagerman1
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
How can people even judge from that snippet? It is impossible to even hear anything. I guess I wait till the song comes out, which is soon enough.
How can people even judge from that snippet? It is impossible to even hear anything. I guess I wait till the song comes out, which is soon enough.
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Re: BELGIUM 2019 - Eliot
On thursday you will think different about it and call it a winner The snippet sounds really good.
On thursday you will think different about it and call it a winner
The snippet sounds really good.