Austria 2018 was actually 5th in their semi televotes tho' (and 13th in the final), so they didn't really bomb as such. I do remember wondering how a song that was doing so well on iTunes was getting so few YT views.
Perhaps it's a demographics kind of thing? Casual/older voting audience, who are less likely to rewatch YT vids after the show? But then, who were all the people buying it online? It's a mystery!
Well, not long until we find out what's what. Storm
could have been a jury save, but I don't think it did that poorly in televotes either. While iTunes might have few customers these days, I would think even a small sample size is
some indication. Not that I expect we won the semi televotes or anything.
But I don't see us being 12th+ either. Perhaps 8th-11th in either ranking? It'll be interesting to see!
Once again, his vocals didn't really sound
that bad to me.
He's clearly straining & gets sort of quiet at times, but it didn't come off as him going way off key or something (unlike Serhat). I think it kind of straddles the line of "almost acceptable".
Which might have helped with the juries. The long notes and keychanges were unnecessary, but well, he managed to make the final regardless so whatever I guess. I doubt they'll change it for the final, but you never know. Maybe now that the biggest hurdle has been overcome, he'll be more relaxed and make the most of his last performances.
Not like he has the burden of being a potential winner either, so he can chill and enjoy the ride.
