Estonia ESTONIA 2023 - Alika - Bridges

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[laululind]

Checked all the Excels in that article and all seems quite legit.

Except for one thing - how the hell Mia got so many public votes in SF1 in the first round and nowhere near as much in the second voting round (and in the final)? Just curious...

Ran out of SIM cards. Or, if the artists knew about the third voting round, figured she'd have a better chance there. We've had a couple of cases like that before.. Little Mess in 2020 comes to mind. Doesn't seem to me like there's many other explanations than organized voting, why else would her fans suddenly drop her like a hot potato in round 2. Or I guess, if you want to be generous, all her many friends and family just ran out of money. Not sure what the point of buying your way to the final is. Sure, you get more exposure and stuff, but unless you've got very deep pockets, you'll end up in last place anyway. I guess they figure it's worth the cost.

 

[lasse braun]

Are you certain or are you exaggerating?

second thought on this - you know,anna oxa got only the broom in italy...too many people blaspheme about alika and her song.
maybe a little bit weird sentence from me but i try to say something about music and their quality.

@all here -
concentrate on the music is my umbrella against too much political discussions in these days.
have some fun!

 

[MAD20]

For some reason this is giving me Maro vibes last year. The melody builds up in a perfect manner, the song is gorgeous, the singer delivers good vocals... I would definitely not call this a basic ballad. I think (and hope) Top 10 for Estonia is easy in Liverpool.

 

[njdevils94]

Checked all the Excels in that article and all seems quite legit.

Except for one thing - how the hell Mia got so many public votes in SF1 in the first round and nowhere near as much in the second voting round (and in the final)? Just curious...

Elysa as well. I'm happy Mia made the final at least. There is no rule how about sim cards you can buy so...

 

[PollyWantsACracker]

Netherlands 2022 and Greece 2022 gave up on electronic mix and chose piano. A jury lover.

But am I passionate about this? No.

A solid 8!

P.S. But I'd rather vote for this than anything else this year.

 

[i anixi]

For some reason this is giving me Maro vibes last year. The melody builds up in a perfect manner, the song is gorgeous, the singer delivers good vocals... I would definitely not call this a basic ballad. I think (and hope) Top 10 for Estonia is easy in Liverpool.

Could never get, and still don't to this day, this generalised love for Maro from every other quarter. It's still only random mumbling for me. This ballad is nothing like it, thank god! More classical, sure, but just as a great classical ballad should be. Does anybody here have a clue as to the quality of Maro's vocals? I don't. As for Alika, I don't think there's any doubt about it. Furthermore I never noticed any kind of build up in Maro's song... More different ballads never existed before I'd say...

 

[cassio]

7 pts

 

[Iker]

For some reason this is giving me Maro vibes last year. The melody builds up in a perfect manner, the song is gorgeous, the singer delivers good vocals... I would definitely not call this a basic ballad. I think (and hope) Top 10 for Estonia is easy in Liverpool.

I was enchanted by "Sausade", this one I can admit is pretty but I do not get the same effect.

 

[midnightsun]

I can agree to the extent that it’s one of the best ballads we‘ve had in years. I loved Empires (Poland 2020) which never saw the light due to Covid and I feel they are a bit alike at some parts. The building of the song, the dramatic voice, the hand gestures… empires bridges… one burnt down the other built up… circle is complete! ;-)

 

[ollibox]

Should we be worried that Alika's song hasn't moved up in bookmakers table and even dropped few places?
Am I too paranoid???

 

[Looren]

Should we be worried that Alika's song hasn't moved up in bookmakers table and even dropped few places?
Am I too paranoid???

I don't think odds mean anything right now, should wait for all songs to be revealed

 

[ollibox]

Ohh... Thanks @Looren !!! Had a bit of a panic attack here...
Yes, it would be wise to wait for the others before making concrete assessments.

 

[Grinch]

Should we be worried that Alika's song hasn't moved up in bookmakers table and even dropped few places?
Am I too paranoid???

Odds mean nothing until the first rehearsals start

 

[lasse braun]

Odds mean nothing until the first rehearsals start

normally right but with that ukraine situation (like last year) odds better one odd mean a lot.
it influences the whole situation.
BTW
first rehearsals sounds fine - i'm not worried about alika - only paloma (so far as the acts known) can mess with her if we talking over live singing skills.

 

[ollibox]

Well, I really want to believe in all the good and happy things, but the odds sometimes do show the song potential in early states of competition, doesn't it?
I have a few bitter memories about these polls. In 2018, I hoped until the end that "Fuego" will win. Although, "Toy"'s win was more or less decided in bookmakers table in March already
Second thing, our "Rockefeller Street" was one of bookies favorite to win for long time before the shows in 2011. In the end, second to last was the result.
So idk... Strange that Slovenia is still so low, of course. They won't end up that low for sure! And Ukraine won't end up that high, also for sure.
Ok, never mind my rambling, still getting over the Ollie hangover I guess

 

[lasse braun]

In 2018, I hoped until the end that "Fuego" will win. Although, "Toy"'s win was more or less decided in bookmakers table in March already

the "toy" situation was similar (in a weaker way) to last year - last year war influence - 2018 metoo influence - german media were weeks long full with articles about "toy" and what is behind the song/the artist - i think in other countries too.

 

[laululind]

I mean, let's be honest, the odds of us winning are rather insignificant anyway. And wouldn't have been any bigger with Ollie, really. Tho' Sven Lõhmus apparently thought Ollie could win Eurovision! But I reckon that's wishful thinking. Alika/Ollie/Bedwetters might have (had) some top 10 potential, but I don't think any of them would be winning the whole shebang.

Anyway, odds can be pretty accurate later on, but it's much too early to draw any real conclusions. Much can change once we have all the songs and once rehearsals start. Plenty of examples of early favorites fading or flopping and underdogs gathering steam later on. Would be nice to top the odds of course, but it's hardly a guarantee you'll actually do well in the end. We shall have to wait and see what happens come May! Odds to qualify will be interesting to see, but we won't get those for a while yet.

Perhaps one year we'll actually find a song that stands a chance to win! Would be exciting!

 

[ollibox]

I mean, let's be honest, the odds of us winning are rather insignificant anyway. And wouldn't have been any bigger with Ollie, really. Tho' Sven Lõhmus apparently thought Ollie could win Eurovision! But I reckon that's wishful thinking. Alika/Ollie/Bedwetters might have (had) some top 10 potential, but I don't think any of them would be winning the whole shebang.

Anyway, odds can be pretty accurate later on, but it's much too early to draw any real conclusions. Much can change once we have all the songs and once rehearsals start. Plenty of examples of early favorites fading or flopping and underdogs gathering steam later on. Would be nice to top the odds of course, but it's hardly a guarantee you'll actually do well in the end. We shall have to wait and see what happens come May! Odds to qualify will be interesting to see, but we won't get those for a while yet.

Perhaps one year we'll actually find a song that stands a chance to win! Would be exciting!

Wise words, singing bird!

 

[Grinch]

Unless there is one strong competitor/sure winner, odds really mean nothing in the early stages. After the rehearsals if she's still low, you can start panicking

 

[ayzelto]

It leaves me cold. Good vocals, that’s all. 4 points.