nope, can't believe that it was THAT weak. see, ended up 15th and way higher. Why was there such a huge gap between both entries??
If this wins, I'm done with this festival.. :?
It won't, relax... the song is super forgettable and bland...
I also don't think all Europe is so happy about this gender stuff, some western juries will put this higher for political reasons but I don't see this doing too well in general. Again the odds are super odd to me, this year's "Ireland 2018" as someone pointed out...
The major difference between and is that Ireland began to rise during the Eurovision week, while France does so after two rehearsals. That must mean something.
Oh, ffs, can people just finally let go of this bullshit? What "credibility" are you talking about? The ESC by nature is a reality competition program where the best gimmicks win, because that's how you win a popularity contest in a TV show. That's all there is to it and France is doing everything right in order to win the contest while almost everybody else is flopping with the staging and the camera work.
Oh, ffs, can people just finally let go of this bullshit? What "credibility" are you talking about? The ESC by nature is a reality competition program where the best gimmicks win, because that's how you win a popularity contest in a TV show. That's all there is to it and France is doing everything right in order to win the contest while almost everybody else is flopping with the staging and the camera work.
*sigh*
The old misconception that Eurovision is merely a "song contest", when it's so much more than that.
Eurovision is a performance contest. It's not like song is unimportant, but performance trumps song always. A L W A Y S. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! A good performance can elevate ANY mediocre song and a bad performance can destroy any great one. There are infinite examples from past contests, if you don't understand this now, after years of analyzing ESC on the internet and elsewhere, then it's better to keep quiet and stop your ignorance from infecting whoever reads this board in search for answers. xsnooty
Composition, act, melody, staging, camerawork, marketing, originality, charisma, vocals, message are all contributing factors indivdually, but it is during the live performance when they all come together. It's that package people vote for, and Roi's package is excellent.
Now, it doesn't mean you have to like "Roi" just because its live performance is good. We all have different taste and standards, and this year offers many options. I personally like the French staging, but I don't love it. It gets its message across very effectively, but in a somewhat aggressive manner and I don't like being frogmarched into a position where I ~MUST~ like something for one reason or another. I like the acts I like because I want to like them, not because I'm expected to like them because they are parroted as "quality" by the sheeple or presented into some socially desirable framework. Don't presume you can take the agency of thinking and decision-making away from us. Do not presume our affection is for sale to the highest bidder. Screw you. xsnooty
France 2016, France 2018, Belgium 2017, Russia 2015, ..Can you name me some examples when a potential winning song got ruined by the staging (and not the singing) in the past years?
Anything but Italy 2017 please, because although being a great song in studio version I also think it was not as strong as the fandom made it look like