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Czech Republic CZECHIA 2024 - Aiko - Pedestal
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ZoboCamel
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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 
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.
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.
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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.
What a dramatic drop in quality from a fabulous Vesna. I guess we can't get good things from Czechia every year.
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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.
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.
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I honestly love this. Still one of the best studio cuts this year. But they need to nail the staging for this to qualify.
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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.
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.
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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).
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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.
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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
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We Are Domi also had a new version for ESC...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
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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
Here's my thoughts:
With vocal improvements + new version + good staging this is definitely top 10 material
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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.
The song itself is nothing to write home about, but it's quite fun. A decent pop punk song actually.
Iker
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That new version though was very similar to the original one.
Patrick12340
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She is improving, go Aiko you can do it