Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC 2020 - Benny Cristo - Kemama

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[opinionsigotem]

What I WILL say for CZ: PLEASE do a live final next year.

 

[Romeo]

I’m so happy! My favourite won!!

 

[nofuxCZ]

Your memory is correct. He said he will most probably sing the last verse an octave higher and they speculated together with Kryštof about maybe doing a combination of the studio and the unplugged version.

Amazing. Combining the unplugged version with the studio one is actually a great idea.
Ben mentioned this song is also about some racism he's experienced during his life.
Starting out more calmly, heartfelt - singing to his mom that he will be ok and then bringin out the beat and dancing.

 

[HayashiM]

Starting out more calmly, heartfelt - singing to his mom that he will be ok and then bringin out the beat and dancing.

But this time 100% in tune with the instrument please! Otherwise, I am on board, that could work really well.

 

[RainyWoods]

i kinda do


#openup
but if you're white and european

I'd open up for a little green martian from planet Uranus if he came packing the goods. Unfortunately I'm just really not into Benny's song. I hope though the Czech people made the right choice here. Czechia's success story at Eurovision these past few years has been the most wonderful thing to watch, and somehow I don't feel disappointed even though the one song I know I'm most likely never going to be able to enjoy from their selection is now heading to Rotterdam.

 

[Alaska49]

YASSSSSSS i mean any non-karelll result was valid but YASSSSSS benny was my second fave kemama is an incredibly fun song with a catchy chorus and a unique take on a familiar sound. 10 points.

to pragmatically talk about eurovision prospects, i do think benny is a bigger gamble than an elis or a barbora, mostly because of the racism (yes i said it? just look at how people are reacting to the result lol), but if that can be overcome, it could be a huge result for them. there is no (other...) reason for a televote or a jury to not get behind kemama. i hope he does really well, left side of the board in the final at least.

 

[LontraCanadensis]

I was kind of disappointed in the result since the juries faked me out into thinking Barbira had a chance for a minute there, but I'm so glad that the 21 Pilots knock off didn't end up taking the crown. I also would've preferred Elis (and Pam, but she was the most chanceless lol).

That all being said, "Kemama" is BY FAR the best entry picked so far and absolutely buried the song 2 songs I can't be bothered to remember for me. The song is good and something that completely represents who Benny is. The song is gonna totally make the final and Benny is a very charismatic performer. I think the Czech Republic made the best, albeit safe choice. I'll give it 8 points for now, it could grow on me.

 

[nofuxCZ]

Btw, my highschool classmate is one of Ben's dancers for his live shows. I wonder now if he's going to dance for Ben in Rotterdam as well? That would be surreal. I could get some behind the scenes info :'D

 

[Mrm]

Let's be honest, trying to make Czech televoters vote for "Dark water" was like giving pearls to pigs.

Well, guys what do you think?
I think this post is for a report, seriously..

 

[Fierro]

Wow, I like this! Certainly my favorite from all so far chosen songs

 

[Ana Raquel]

I'd open up for a little green martian from planet Uranus if he came packing the goods. Unfortunately I'm just really not into Benny's song. I hope though the Czech people made the right choice here. Czechia's success story at Eurovision these past few years has been the most wonderful thing to watch, and somehow I don't feel disappointed even though the one song I know I'm most likely never going to be able to enjoy from their selection is now heading to Rotterdam.

don't apply it to you then kai. you know how racist the eurovision fandom can be and I'm sure racism is one of the reasons this song is being so disliked right now.

this doesn't mean disliking kemama automatically turns you into someone racist and i know you enough to say it's not your case here but it doesnt apply to everyone

YASSSSSSS i mean any non-karelll result was valid but YASSSSSS benny was my second fave kemama is an incredibly fun song with a catchy chorus and a unique take on a familiar sound. 10 points.

to pragmatically talk about eurovision prospects, i do think benny is a bigger gamble than an elis or a barbora, mostly because of the racism (yes i said it? just look at how people are reacting to the result lol), but if that can be overcome, it could be a huge result for them. there is no (other...) reason for a televote or a jury to not get behind kemama. i hope he does really well, left side of the board in the final at least.

te amo e tu sabe disso

 

[Fluke]

Interesting choice, very upbeat and moody, almost sinister at the same time.... the last bit is a bit underwhelming, it could use more of a build-up. Still, i think this will do decently, with African diaspora now all over Europe - hell, if they get promotion and staging right, a win is not totally out of the question.

And i just had to look up what "We All Poop" was.... let's say i'm glad that didn't win.

 

[NikolaiMoller]

Czech Republic dropped a bit in the odds right now

 

[Mrm]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah I'm ROFLING on comments on Serbia OGAE Forum...
Gooosh my stomach...

 

[njdevils94]

don't apply it to you then kai. you know how racist the eurovision fandom can be and I'm sure racism is one of the reasons this song is being so disliked right now.

this doesn't mean disliking kemama automatically turns you into someone racist and i know you enough to say it's not your case here but it doesnt apply to everyone


te amo e tu sabe disso

I'm glad you brought this up @anaraqueen. I'm not a fan of the song but I find it really sweet he's singing to his mother (as someone who is very close with their mother and has spoken to the other parent in almost a decade.) The song just doesn't vibe with me at the moment but all for diversity.

 

[RainyWoods]

don't apply it to you then kai. you know how racist the eurovision fandom can be and I'm sure racism is one of the reasons this song is being so disliked right now.

this doesn't mean disliking kemama automatically turns you into someone racist and i know you enough to say it's not your case here but it doesnt apply to everyone


te amo e tu sabe disso

I certainly don't apply it to myself of course. But then I also feel I know a lot of people here well enough from over the years. Maybe I'm lucky I just stick around here solely. I don't look on twitter or other dodgy places where that kind of evil ugliness is brewing (actually I have experienced it within the Wiwibloggs comments box). I feel like people on this forum at least just aren't feeling the song and some are. But then you didn't even mention people here anyway in your comment but the fandom in general. I get you though sis and am with you.

 

[Zonne147]

I'm glad you brought this up @anaraqueen. I'm not a fan of the song but I find it really sweet he's singing to his mother (as someone who is very close with their mother and has spoken to the other parent in almost a decade.) The song just doesn't vibe with me at the moment but all for diversity.

Same here. As I said I really like his voice and I'm sure he will bring many energy to the stage. But I'm not into the song bcs:

1- is not appealing for me
2 - don't think it's a strong song in this genre

I'm also happy sth like this is in the contest because we didn't have nothing like this in ESC. Hope this grows on me but atm I can stand but I can't enjoy this. I need more melody and rhythm in the song.

 

[HayashiM]

I'm glad you brought this up @anaraqueen. I'm not a fan of the song but I find it really sweet he's singing to his mother (as someone who is very close with their mother and has spoken to the other parent in almost a decade.) The song just doesn't vibe with me at the moment but all for diversity.

Honestly, I am 90% sure my village based grandfather (the one who got me so drunk I almost missed voting in Ema Freš, for those who remember ) has never seen a black person in person in his entire live. As much as I love him, he is super racist, "just because he sees stuff on TV". And a big part of our country with him. So from this point of view, Benny representing us is another great victory and a sign of things changing for the better here.
At the end of the day, we are not sending a vegan song as I'd hoped for, but we are sending a dark skinned vegan guy. As much as I think there were better songs in the selection, there is a big part of my heart that feels very very happy about this.

 

[Miloutchi]

I am not sure racism will be that big of a deal when it comes to its chances, since people cannot vote against a song anyway. Last year Mahmood did not get the kindest responses either, but he did great nonetheless (and rightfully so, I might add). I have enough faith in humanity to safely say that there are enough people who will like this entry and support it. I am just not one of them.

 

[Sammy]

I like this kind of music, so even if this might not be the best song in this genre, I give it 7pts for the moment. But I would never have expected this to win...