France FRANCE 2019 - Bilal Hassani - Roi
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The song itself is not terrible, but:
- Apart from the lyrics it's nothing special, and anyway -this is probably an unpopular opinion XD- I don't like songs that succeed only because of a 'social justice message'. It needs something else.
- The staging was very poor. As I said, showing me pictures of yourself when you were a child doesn't make anything to me because the song is not good enough.
- The vocals need improving a lot.
- If you try to use these looks to sell the song, it doesn't work with me. I think we only have to judge songs, not looks. I didn't mind Conchita's looks and didn't mind her song either, nor her personal experience, etc. The-only-thing-that-matters-is-the-song (again: to me).
You had better options here, France. I suggest you select internally again because it's obvious that some fanbases ruin it all...
- Apart from the lyrics it's nothing special, and anyway -this is probably an unpopular opinion XD- I don't like songs that succeed only because of a 'social justice message'. It needs something else.
- The staging was very poor. As I said, showing me pictures of yourself when you were a child doesn't make anything to me because the song is not good enough.
- The vocals need improving a lot.
- If you try to use these looks to sell the song, it doesn't work with me. I think we only have to judge songs, not looks. I didn't mind Conchita's looks and didn't mind her song either, nor her personal experience, etc. The-only-thing-that-matters-is-the-song (again: to me).
You had better options here, France. I suggest you select internally again because it's obvious that some fanbases ruin it all...
BernadetteCydonia
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I have so many things I'm ashamed of posting on the internet from when I was 10-14... 
and unluckily I can't delete them all
and unluckily I can't delete them all
hawadharma
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Is quite a decent song that will not be out of place in Tel Aviv.
Bilal really has to improve his live vocals if he wants to impress the juries.
Honestly, if we end up with a top 15 it will already be fine. Like last year, I wasn't convinced by the selection (I'm sure we can do better), all songs had their pros and cons and it would have been hard to predict their place in Tel Aviv if they were selected.
I wouldn't be so sure about his success in the televotes. He slayed it in the NF because his fanbase was there, however they won't be able to vote for him in the Grand Final (bar the Belgians or Swiss who follow him on YT). Yes, he'll get part of the LGBT+ squad vote and some other of course, but will it be enough ?
Still, he's a nice guy, I don't want him to end up in the bottom. It's just sad that once again I had yet to find an entry from my country that I like :roll:
Honestly, if we end up with a top 15 it will already be fine. Like last year, I wasn't convinced by the selection (I'm sure we can do better), all songs had their pros and cons and it would have been hard to predict their place in Tel Aviv if they were selected.
I wouldn't be so sure about his success in the televotes. He slayed it in the NF because his fanbase was there, however they won't be able to vote for him in the Grand Final (bar the Belgians or Swiss who follow him on YT). Yes, he'll get part of the LGBT+ squad vote and some other of course, but will it be enough ?
Still, he's a nice guy, I don't want him to end up in the bottom. It's just sad that once again I had yet to find an entry from my country that I like :roll:
FilipFromSweden
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I love Bilal, but I'm not entirely sold on the song yet
Phoenix
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The song is not bad, I like the drama that's going on in the chorus but Bilal's voice doesn't really do it justice. Also I reckon from the english parts that this is a self-empowerment type of song (?) and the image goes with that and I don't want to sound shady but that look is a choice and I can see it being off-putting to many. If they change cca 60% of what I've seen they can get a decent result.
Yes it is, the French parts don't add much but here goes the whole translation (sorry if someone already did it)
The lyrics are simple, really
Antho
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What we know is that Bilal said he wanted to give the song a more epic sound, and probably make it more comfortable for him to sing. The video for the song has been shot like 1-2 weeks ago, and I think we should have it with the revamp (if there is one) within the two next weeks.
popavapeur
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I can't tell much cause I told I won't be giving much stuff but what I can say is that they know the song isn't quite yet there and they were willing to work on it.
Now, I don't know what they did IF they did something, if they finished the revamp, or if they're gonna let it be like is it now. But what I'm sure is they were seeking for improvements.
The song was composed in a night, with some work on it they can obvisouly polish it.
I ship it
If there was going to be a revamp, surely he would have said something about it while they were making it. Unless, they are just switching to the slower version that was made a while ago.
PopGeek
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I would like this song way more if Bilal sounded like he actually cared one bit about what he was singing about. Considering all of the unfair harassment he's suffered through over the past few months, it's pretty ironic that his entire performance had so little passion that a Soundcloud rapper could outdo him. I'm wondering if the energyless singing is just a result of emotional fatigue? Whatever the case, a hammy, uplifting stadium anthem like this just does not work with such stiff, apathetic delivery.