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LivingOrganism
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Yeah, I'm positively surprised too. Their 2022 entry was one of my favorites. Loved the "whiskey blues" vibe. I hope they do something similar this year even if it isn't really a winning formula for Eesti Laul.
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Was already thinking that Tommy had gotten a big old nope from the juries, but they saved him for last after all. 
Will definitely be interesting to see what he's come up with! Looking forward to hearing all the songs come December. Some names aren't overly exciting on first look, but who knows, they could surprise! But there are quite a few I'm pretty curious about. Obviously the main event will be Ant and Tommy.. who will live up to the hype or possibly disappoint. I could see both winning if the other is just OK. Our televoters do love themselves some big stirring ballads by singers with powerful voices, so Ant is probably in the running. But the song needs to impress too, not every ballad will be good enough to win (see Nele-Liis or Daniel Levi last year). If Tommy strikes the right balance of catchy and quirky, he could succeed as well, last year showed our televoters aren't adverse to fun songs. But if the song or staging is too OTT or weird, older voters could go for something safer. Can't also rule out someone like Sahlene being a dark horse. We'll have a better idea once the songs are released. Tho' with only one show and no semis, things might be a lot more unpredictable!
There's also the matter of the 16th song to come! Apparently every entry that grants permission will be up for vote on R2 website. I'm sure some will decline, but we might still get 100+ songs to listen to. Even if it's only 50 or 80, better make some time in that schedule I guess! But I'm definitely not complaining! Might finally get a better picture about the overall level of entries, and discover some cool songs along the way. I'm sure there will be plenty of grumbles about how this or that song got left out and something far worse made it. Hopefully the one who makes it in the end wil be a good addition to the lineup. Now only another month to wait I guess.
Will definitely be interesting to see what he's come up with! Looking forward to hearing all the songs come December. Some names aren't overly exciting on first look, but who knows, they could surprise! But there are quite a few I'm pretty curious about. Obviously the main event will be Ant and Tommy.. who will live up to the hype or possibly disappoint. I could see both winning if the other is just OK. Our televoters do love themselves some big stirring ballads by singers with powerful voices, so Ant is probably in the running. But the song needs to impress too, not every ballad will be good enough to win (see Nele-Liis or Daniel Levi last year). If Tommy strikes the right balance of catchy and quirky, he could succeed as well, last year showed our televoters aren't adverse to fun songs. But if the song or staging is too OTT or weird, older voters could go for something safer. Can't also rule out someone like Sahlene being a dark horse. We'll have a better idea once the songs are released. Tho' with only one show and no semis, things might be a lot more unpredictable!There's also the matter of the 16th song to come! Apparently every entry that grants permission will be up for vote on R2 website. I'm sure some will decline, but we might still get 100+ songs to listen to.
Even if it's only 50 or 80, better make some time in that schedule I guess! But I'm definitely not complaining! Might finally get a better picture about the overall level of entries, and discover some cool songs along the way. I'm sure there will be plenty of grumbles about how this or that song got left out and something far worse made it. Hopefully the one who makes it in the end wil be a good addition to the lineup. Now only another month to wait I guess.