Contact us

Czech Republic CZECHIA 2024 - Aiko - Pedestal

How do you rate this entry?

  • 12

    13 9.7%
  • 10

    14 10.4%
  • 8

    9 6.7%
  • 7

    23 17.2%
  • 6

    15 11.2%
  • 5

    9 6.7%
  • 4

    17 12.7%
  • 3

    12 9.0%
  • 2

    7 5.2%
  • 1

    4 3.0%
  • 0

    11 8.2%

  • Total voters
    134

boyardor

Active member
Joined
July 3, 2022
Posts
215
1st half of the second semi. It´s 1st half but in very easy semi (country vise).
 

ZoboCamel

Well-known member
Joined
May 18, 2012
Posts
4,542
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Somewhat shady NF victory aside, this is... fine, I guess. I actually rather like the chorus of the studio version, though it's dragged down a fair bit by the forgettable verses and the very messy live. Tentative :5: for now, with a lot of room to move about depending on potential revamps and how much the live performance can be tightened up by May.
 

Iker

Veteran
Joined
March 13, 2018
Posts
3,750
I don't feel it unfortunately. :/ It's just like a very underwhelming pop punk song. I can't believe that there wasn't anything better that could have been chosen instead, I haven't followed the selection here so maybe there were some outright embarrassing choices too like for Malta.


What a dramatic drop in quality from a fabulous Vesna. I guess we can't get good things from Czechia every year. :(
 
Last edited:

ManiaMuse

Active member
Joined
May 18, 2019
Posts
58
I don't mind the studio recording and the 90s The Cardigans vibes but my god that live performance was awful.

The worst thing about the live performance is obviously the vocals which need a lot of work. But also those outfits and the aggressive aerobics workout dance routine was just awful.

Ditch the overly provocative outfits and over the top makeup and just go with something a bit more boring.

Ditch the ridiculous attempts at dancing (she might actually be able to sing the song without sounding out of breath then).

Ditch the backing dancers (they are not needed). Just do your standard Eurovision 4-piece rock band looking a bit awkward on stage behind their instruments thing. Then it will look a bit less chaotic.

Don't do that awful scream at the end. It hurt my ears.
 

jatojo

Well-known member
Joined
February 15, 2020
Posts
2,902
It’s sad that the Czech entry is still almost at the bottom in the odds. The song is among the better ones this year. I just hope that she could make the chorus less screamy. In the studio version you can actually identify some melody in the ‘pedestal’ part, but live it was pure yells.

I really appreciate that there is indie and punk like songs at Eurovision. Unfortunately, this kind of songs often fail when it comes to the voting.
 

Etanna

Well-known member
Joined
May 29, 2018
Posts
1,257
Agree. The song is one of the best this year. This is why it's not a good idea to hold an nf in such circumstances (this goes for Ireland as well).
On the other hand, at least they know what to work on... I think Jan Bors or somebody else from the team mentioned a few years ago that artists in the Czech Republic don't really have much experience with televised performances. And it's not easy to explain to them how to prepare for Eurovision because they treat it as a concert for a live audience because that's what they are used to. So maybe the NF - with all its imperfections - can be helpful in the long run.
 

boyardor

Active member
Joined
July 3, 2022
Posts
215
ok, now I'm starting to get worried. When I hear the Czech delegation say that there is a new version, it gives me Benny Cristo throwbacks and that's not a good feeling :LOL::oops::cry:
We Are Domi also had a new version for ESC...
 

Patrick12340

Active member
Joined
February 20, 2024
Posts
40
The song is extremely good but she really has the improve vocals.
Here's my thoughts:
With vocal improvements + new version + good staging this is definitely top 10 material
 

Iker

Veteran
Joined
March 13, 2018
Posts
3,750
Sis, those live vocals - what the hell was that?! Lool. I only caught up on it today. She needs to take up singing lessons ASAP and work hard on that. I'm surprised that this won.

The song itself is nothing to write home about, but it's quite fun. A decent pop punk song actually.
 
Top Bottom