Belgium BELGIUM 2023 - Gustaph - Because of You

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[crashworld]

The only thing I can think of is the 2008/2009 Jury wildcard 10th qualifier thing

That's way before I actively followed ESC. Thanks for that. But if I am reading correctly (as per wiki), EBU also made changes to the voting for the 2009 edition, so it's potentially that the removal of this change introduced in the 2008 edition is part of the finetuning process?

I guess we have to see if EBU is going to get any backlash from the National Broadcasters on this televoting-only results in SF.

 

[BorisBubbles]

I think we forget that now the finalists are basically determined by televoters. There is no jury to tank those piss poor performers. So get ready for some shocking results.

If someone is godawful live their (non-diasporia) televote will evaporate on the spot lol.

But yeah i'm starting to believe Godstaph can qualify now. Hooray!

 

[gigi_copp3]

Gustaph is the biggest meme we've ever had before Eurovision even started

 

[MopManMoss]

UK locals will go absolutely rabid for Gustaph Im not joking

 

[0scar]

When this was picked I'd never imagine that this would be one of my favourite entries in his semi for this long, with 6 entries to go this is actually en route to sail through to the final without any problems lol

 

[Iker]

Having just seen poland im scared, at this point Gustaph is becoming too strong

The more entries are released the more Belgian entry grows on me.

 

[crashworld]

If someone is godawful live their (non-diasporia) televote will evaporate on the spot lol.

That could be very well true. But I'm not ruling out the possibility that some crap performers with a decent song and staging may slip through the cracks and qualify to the finals. I'm mentally prepared.

 

[MopManMoss]

The rest of semi 2 is playing checkers whilst Gustaph plays upside down underwater chess

 

[MopManMoss]

The hat wearing people of europe diaspora will put him over the edge I think

 

[Loindici]

Guys it seems that I will be crowning this entry with a

 

[Loindici]

I feel I've heard many songs like this, so lacks originality.

Originality doesn't always translates to "good" though. I'm probably more content to have something like this or Queen of Kings, tropes that are done a ton of times but good sounding, rather than Mama Sc or DGT, which are supposedly more original / less typical but hard for me to listen to.

 

[MopManMoss]

This came to me in a dream

 

[Loindici]

So Pancake Guy is going to be the stage director of this performance. I don't know if it's a good thing TBH, but seeing the initial NF performance it was already subdued/minimalist enough to be improved just like Pannecoucke's previous stages.

 

[MopManMoss]

Gustaph has the same guy that staged Do It For Your Lover, its over the dream is dead

 

[Zeus]

Mr. Pancake has only one trick: simplicity. Worked with Calm After the Storm. But he also totally butchered performances with it like A Matter of Time (Sennek), Outlaw in 'Em (Waylon) and Walk Along (Trijntje).

Hopefully it will just be a copy + paste from his NF performance. That staging was perfectly decent imo. His outfit would need changing more if you ask me.

 

[MopManMoss]

WAIT THIS MAN STAGED MATTER OF TIME? MY SECOND FAVOURITE ALL TIME EUROVISION SONG? HOW DARE HE SENNEK QUIT IKEA AND HE KILLED HER DREAMS

 

[Looren]

Gustaph has the same guy that staged Do It For Your Lover, its over the dream is dead

We are cursed

 

[MopManMoss]

Justice4Sennek

 

[MopManMoss]

Belgium is my favourite Eurovision country I think its why ive gone so hard for gustaph that and my brain dealing with the shock of eurosong

 

[Looren]

Belgium is my favourite Eurovision country I think its why ive gone so hard for gustaph that and my brain dealing with the shock of eurosong

That was nice to read tbh, I wish I could like my country's entries more, Gustaph is the first one I actually enjoy since Blanche (I liked Eliott and Jérémie studio but despised their lives)

That's also why I reaaaaally want him to qualify, I want to finally feel some joy when they announce Belgium as a qualifier