Israel ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - GRAND FINAL DISCUSSION
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popavapeur
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Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 4 rehearsal discussion
wtf is those vegan blenders behind him ?
wtf is those vegan blenders behind him ?
midnightsun
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Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 4 rehearsal discussion
Summary of today‘s rehearsals:
Positive:
Norway - this is much much better than in the NF and I‘m now even more sure Norway will win (I predicted it weeks ago but thought the NF staging was too messy)
Russia - not what I expected and I‘m pleasantly surprised the staging is rather simple since many countries overloaded their screen
Negative:
The Netherlands - wow, did they lose their mind? Why does he sit behind a piano when there‘s no piano to hear in the song? Plus, it‘s far too big und too much focused on. Not sure he will win with this. Second most disappointment after Belgium
Croatia - white wings were much better, plus, why did he choose a song he isn’t able to sing live?
Lithuania - from what I‘ve seen too underwhelming
The others were quite okay, nothing that got me really excited. I hope North Macedonia will change the dress...
Summary of today‘s rehearsals:
Positive:
Norway - this is much much better than in the NF and I‘m now even more sure Norway will win (I predicted it weeks ago but thought the NF staging was too messy)
Russia - not what I expected and I‘m pleasantly surprised the staging is rather simple since many countries overloaded their screen
Negative:
The Netherlands - wow, did they lose their mind? Why does he sit behind a piano when there‘s no piano to hear in the song? Plus, it‘s far too big und too much focused on. Not sure he will win with this. Second most disappointment after Belgium
Croatia - white wings were much better, plus, why did he choose a song he isn’t able to sing live?
Lithuania - from what I‘ve seen too underwhelming
The others were quite okay, nothing that got me really excited. I hope North Macedonia will change the dress...
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Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 4 rehearsal discussion
My thoughts on today's rehearsals (based on ESCunited live stream + official Eurovision youtube clips):
- Overall: A very strong second half, definitely with all the high impact songs. You have all the very good vocalists gather in this half and the weakest you get out of the lot is probably Michela from Malta but she still sounds better than most of the vocalists you get in the first half and semi 1. Makes me wonder if the viewers will get exhausted watching so many high impact songs back to back. In addition, I am not liking the overwhelming white/black outfits in the second half. Makes the whole second half of the competition look very dull.
- Croatia: While I applaud they try to bring in the dancers in the song, but the wings just don't work. Roko look so uncomfortable wearing them. Vocally he nailed it as usual (although he did deliberately sing some parts quite differently just to save his vocals). The theme of the staging does match with the song, but everything about the entry is dated (same as Moldova).
- Malta: Michela started off very shaky with her vocals, but she definitely got into the groove of things after more runs. Visually, well done. I would have loved it if they brought in the sophisticated/modern tropical fashion look from the video. But the current youthful bright/neon image does gives the song a different vibe and perhaps is more closer to Michela's actual style. My only issue is that she is wearing white outfit, I hope for a brighter outfit.
- Lithuania: Basically a non-event. He sounds great. Staging is like an exact replica of the national finals. Nothing new to talk about. Have to wait for the camera angles. However, I can see it easily getting swallowed by Malta and Russia.
- Russia: Vocally, he is serving it except the bum note towards the end of the first run. I am not sure what to think about the staging. I do feel it was a mismatched. The performance is made to be all about him, instead of telling a proper story which could have been a better option. The performance left me cold. My first disappointment for the day.
- Albania: She is basically serving all the vocals and the performance is all about her vocals. Meet up with technical issues, so not sure what the end product will be like. Other than that, nothing much to say. Have to wait for the camera angles.
- Norway: Vocally they sound good. But I feel they have done the staging incorrectly. While I am in favour of a less messy staging, but the colour scheme and setting they went for is a mistake. They should have gone for a fairytale theme with northern lights as the backdrop. A blue/green setting would have done wonders. I feel the song has lost its power with the current dark staging even though there were pyro, but it felt cold and less fun. My second disappointment of the day.
- The Netherlands: My third disappointment of the day. Vocally, again no fault. But the staging is pretty much left desired. He should not be made sitting. I think the only thing to salvage this performance is for the camera angles to make it more intimate. The staging does look a little dark.
- North Macedonia: Another vocally-strong performance. There is nothing to fault on her vocals. I do like her dress. I am not sure why people are saying this is a good staging. It's actually very basic. If anything, Tamara's vocals compensates the lack of staging. I would have expected the screens behind her to show different girls/women singing parts of the song together with her to bring out the solidarity message. Looks like a miss opportunity there to present a more impactful performance.
- Azerbaijan: What can I say? Chingiz and his team has managed to impress. I do worry for Chingiz initially, firstly on how he is going to translate his studio vocals in a live setting and secondly there is basically no hype around the entry (despite being top 10 in most fan polls). But I am so glad, not only Chingiz nailed his vocals with the help of the backing vocalists (as seen in the unplugged version), he brought the mugham element into his song (which basically is chilling) and the elaborated staging that further elevate the song. I can't wait to watch the full televised performance. Well done Azerbaijan!
My thoughts on today's rehearsals (based on ESCunited live stream + official Eurovision youtube clips):
- Overall: A very strong second half, definitely with all the high impact songs. You have all the very good vocalists gather in this half and the weakest you get out of the lot is probably Michela from Malta but she still sounds better than most of the vocalists you get in the first half and semi 1. Makes me wonder if the viewers will get exhausted watching so many high impact songs back to back. In addition, I am not liking the overwhelming white/black outfits in the second half. Makes the whole second half of the competition look very dull.
- Croatia: While I applaud they try to bring in the dancers in the song, but the wings just don't work. Roko look so uncomfortable wearing them. Vocally he nailed it as usual (although he did deliberately sing some parts quite differently just to save his vocals). The theme of the staging does match with the song, but everything about the entry is dated (same as Moldova).
- Malta: Michela started off very shaky with her vocals, but she definitely got into the groove of things after more runs. Visually, well done. I would have loved it if they brought in the sophisticated/modern tropical fashion look from the video. But the current youthful bright/neon image does gives the song a different vibe and perhaps is more closer to Michela's actual style. My only issue is that she is wearing white outfit, I hope for a brighter outfit.
- Lithuania: Basically a non-event. He sounds great. Staging is like an exact replica of the national finals. Nothing new to talk about. Have to wait for the camera angles. However, I can see it easily getting swallowed by Malta and Russia.
- Russia: Vocally, he is serving it except the bum note towards the end of the first run. I am not sure what to think about the staging. I do feel it was a mismatched. The performance is made to be all about him, instead of telling a proper story which could have been a better option. The performance left me cold. My first disappointment for the day.
- Albania: She is basically serving all the vocals and the performance is all about her vocals. Meet up with technical issues, so not sure what the end product will be like. Other than that, nothing much to say. Have to wait for the camera angles.
- Norway: Vocally they sound good. But I feel they have done the staging incorrectly. While I am in favour of a less messy staging, but the colour scheme and setting they went for is a mistake. They should have gone for a fairytale theme with northern lights as the backdrop. A blue/green setting would have done wonders. I feel the song has lost its power with the current dark staging even though there were pyro, but it felt cold and less fun. My second disappointment of the day.
- The Netherlands: My third disappointment of the day. Vocally, again no fault. But the staging is pretty much left desired. He should not be made sitting. I think the only thing to salvage this performance is for the camera angles to make it more intimate. The staging does look a little dark.
- North Macedonia: Another vocally-strong performance. There is nothing to fault on her vocals. I do like her dress. I am not sure why people are saying this is a good staging. It's actually very basic. If anything, Tamara's vocals compensates the lack of staging. I would have expected the screens behind her to show different girls/women singing parts of the song together with her to bring out the solidarity message. Looks like a miss opportunity there to present a more impactful performance.
- Azerbaijan: What can I say? Chingiz and his team has managed to impress. I do worry for Chingiz initially, firstly on how he is going to translate his studio vocals in a live setting and secondly there is basically no hype around the entry (despite being top 10 in most fan polls). But I am so glad, not only Chingiz nailed his vocals with the help of the backing vocalists (as seen in the unplugged version), he brought the mugham element into his song (which basically is chilling) and the elaborated staging that further elevate the song. I can't wait to watch the full televised performance. Well done Azerbaijan!
JSSArcos
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Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 4 rehearsal discussion
From the semi 2
Surprised (Up): Armenia, Romania, Macedonia, Azerbaijan
Within expected: Moldova.Switzerland, Lativa, Austria, Sweden, Lithuania, Russia, Albania, Norway, Netherlands
Disillusioned (descended): Ireland, Denmark, Croatia, Malta
From the semi 2
Surprised (Up): Armenia, Romania, Macedonia, Azerbaijan
Within expected: Moldova.Switzerland, Lativa, Austria, Sweden, Lithuania, Russia, Albania, Norway, Netherlands
Disillusioned (descended): Ireland, Denmark, Croatia, Malta
midnightsun
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Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 4 rehearsal discussion
Now that there is a recap of all of the semi 1 rehearsals available, it happend exactly what I predicted: every song is much different than before and in a whole new complexion. It works completely different now and most will change their mind once they have watched the whole live performance.
To me, there are a few songs that were outstanding in semi 1:
Cyprus, Montenegro, Georgia, Greece, Portugal and San Marino.
I hardly remember the others. I like all of the above except for Portugal but though I dislike it, I have a feeling it will stick in people's heads which isn't that bad for them.
Now that there is a recap of all of the semi 1 rehearsals available, it happend exactly what I predicted: every song is much different than before and in a whole new complexion. It works completely different now and most will change their mind once they have watched the whole live performance.
To me, there are a few songs that were outstanding in semi 1:
Cyprus, Montenegro, Georgia, Greece, Portugal and San Marino.
I hardly remember the others. I like all of the above except for Portugal but though I dislike it, I have a feeling it will stick in people's heads which isn't that bad for them.
Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 5 rehearsal discussion
So this year camera angles won't be uploaded on official youtube channel? It's been quite a long time since Cyprus finished their rehearsal, but still no mobility at the official channel.
So this year camera angles won't be uploaded on official youtube channel? It's been quite a long time since Cyprus finished their rehearsal, but still no mobility at the official channel.
stephanos13
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Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 5 rehearsal discussion
Seriously no videos from 2nd rehearsals? Not even 30 seconds exclusive clip like last year?
Seriously no videos from 2nd rehearsals? Not even 30 seconds exclusive clip like last year?
Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 5 rehearsal discussion
I could swear I heard the reporter from eurovision.tv saying in one of the videos that they would upload them, but either they're tooooooo slow or they decided not to do it this year
I could swear I heard the reporter from eurovision.tv saying in one of the videos that they would upload them, but either they're tooooooo slow or they decided not to do it this year
Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 5 rehearsal discussion
Especially happy for Gorgia and Iceland.
Australia
Especially happy for Gorgia and Iceland.
lavieenrose
Albania Superstar
Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 5 rehearsal discussion
MORE EXCITED FOR POST-SECOND REHEARSAL
Australia The effects live up to the hype that the press poll landslide created. Absolutely stunning visual picture.
Serbia I wrote more in the topic, but to sum up, the staging revealed itself to be busy and beautiful when we got better video quality, and she's killing it.
Georgia Those pyros are fantastic, as is the blocking.
ROUGHLY AS EXCITED FOR POST-SECOND REHEARSAL
Finland Not super different from what I was expecting.
Hungary Ditto.
Slovenia Same deal.
Czech Republic I like the staging concept but don't think it reached its full potential today.
Belgium Starting to get their shit together a little but have a ways to go.
LESS EXCITED FOR POST-SECOND REHEARSAL
Iceland Actually wasn't a fan of this rehearsal. The vocal is a little too Vader-y vs. the gigantic burst of energy that is the studio. Maybe (hopefully) he's just saving up.
Cyprus The vocal has been not-there to detrimental effect two rehearsals in a row now.
Poland The uniqueness of the vocal, its biggest selling point, isn't really coming through.
Belarus DISASTROUS. First, burn the outfits. Second, burn the blocking and start over.
Estonia Not a good rehearsal for them. w/a h/t to [MENTION=12078]AshleyWright[/MENTION] - I hate this song but want it to be on a level playing field, and to that end, the camerawork is bad, and he seems pretty listless onstage, two things I don't know if this entry can survive.
Portugal Those camera angles are really unfortunate, and the outfits are beautiful but not letting them move. If the performance is too static, the joy of the entry doesn't come through.
MORE EXCITED FOR POST-SECOND REHEARSAL
Australia The effects live up to the hype that the press poll landslide created. Absolutely stunning visual picture.
Serbia I wrote more in the topic, but to sum up, the staging revealed itself to be busy and beautiful when we got better video quality, and she's killing it.
Georgia Those pyros are fantastic, as is the blocking.
ROUGHLY AS EXCITED FOR POST-SECOND REHEARSAL
Finland Not super different from what I was expecting.
Hungary Ditto.
Slovenia Same deal.
Czech Republic I like the staging concept but don't think it reached its full potential today.
Belgium Starting to get their shit together a little but have a ways to go.
LESS EXCITED FOR POST-SECOND REHEARSAL
Iceland Actually wasn't a fan of this rehearsal. The vocal is a little too Vader-y vs. the gigantic burst of energy that is the studio. Maybe (hopefully) he's just saving up.
Cyprus The vocal has been not-there to detrimental effect two rehearsals in a row now.
Poland The uniqueness of the vocal, its biggest selling point, isn't really coming through.
Belarus DISASTROUS. First, burn the outfits. Second, burn the blocking and start over.
Estonia Not a good rehearsal for them. w/a h/t to [MENTION=12078]AshleyWright[/MENTION] - I hate this song but want it to be on a level playing field, and to that end, the camerawork is bad, and he seems pretty listless onstage, two things I don't know if this entry can survive.
Portugal Those camera angles are really unfortunate, and the outfits are beautiful but not letting them move. If the performance is too static, the joy of the entry doesn't come through.
lavieenrose
Albania Superstar
Re: ESC United - LIVE from Tel Aviv - Day 6 rehearsal discussion
These uploads to the Eurovision site sure could go a little bit
These uploads to the Eurovision site sure could go a little bit
