Re: Eurovision 2010 - Rehearsals
Today's rehearsals:
Bosnia & Herzegovina (this song has been growing on me ever since the new version was released, and seeing a second excellent rehearsal again today (perfect vocals, great light show and simple but fitting staging), I really do hope they scrape through to the final)
Serbia (while I didn't like the choreography for this song during the first rehearsal, it all seems to come together this time around. Milan is so energetic he makes up for a mistake here and there from his dancers, and it's impressive his vocals hold up while dancing and jumping around. Should be a certain qualifier.)
Finland (not that different from the first rehearsal, but that was already very good, so Finland will likely qualify for the final. I'm even starting to like the song now.
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Belgium (its simplicity is its greatest strength and his voice sounds great. Don't mind his new outfit, though I would prefer a more casual look. I'm keeping my fingers crossed this will be our first appearance in the final since 2004)
Slovakia (still not a very convincing performance, the up-tempo dancing just doesn't seem to fit, certainly when Kristina hardly moves at all. the song is still nice, so this one will probably qualify on the strength of that)
Moldova (the vocals were weaker today, but I did like the overall look of the perfomance a bit more. Will probably qualify as well)
Poland (Marcin is proving to be one of the best singers this year, and while I still find the performance weird, it did seem to be more coherent than last time. Might qualify, or might just miss out)
Malta (same as before: Thea's voice is the best thing about this entry, the song however remains boring and the bird act might even scare off potential voters. Don't see this qualifying)
Russia (the live performance does nothing to support the slightly haunting quality of the song. While I hope they won't, I can imagine it does have an outside shot at qualifying)
Estonia (while I love the song, I just don't see this performance, with the singer jumping around like a mad man, giving this song any chance of qualifying for the final
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Latvia (this song could really have used a good gimmick or staging to make people notice it (the laundry act of the NF did that for me). Focusing all attention on Ashia's unstable vocals doesn't give it too much of a chance towards the final. Too bad really, because I still like the song)
