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That's exactly what I dislike about Eurovision in recent years: Weak ballads achieving success just because the singer is good.
They acheived success and rightfully ! If you never reward a great vocal performance during a song contest, then it's quite a problem. Eurovision has become too song-centric, putting the vocal performance and interpretation more often in the background. Fortunately, there is still room to be rewarded for what is the center of a song: the voice.
It's also good for the credibility of the competition to still have very good singers with competent vocals rather than the opposite.7
You will probably answer me : "yes but it's a song contest, not The Voice" and i answer you, yes but having a great voice helps and is a full part of the show.
for me already forgotten in ESC-space.I’m sorry but I have to downgrade this one from 5 to 3. His vocals are very good but the song is just… uninspiring and forgettable.
I clearly don't think so, especially after the huge news shitstorm of 2023 with La Zarra they had to endure, before and after Eurovision. I don't believe they want to live this absolute nightmare another year in a row especially with a confirmed singer who has a huge fanbase. Whether you like his music or not, choosing him after such a disastrous year was a smart choice. You're going to Eurovision with one of the most popular and successful singers of France in recent years so this will help the delegation retain viewers who would otherwise have left after last year "industrial accident" + you're going with a very competent vocalist that will most likely ensure you a great result thanks to jury points. And in the end people will only remember the final result, so even if it flops at the televote, it will be fine in the end.Oh god the delegation will be SO insufferable, i can sense it now already.
He's great live, but the song is still not it. That shows how french mainstream music is. He's a big star, but his music is so so so mid. That's the best word to resume french mainstream music : mid. Bad lyrics, bad music, ugly production.
Well the delegation has decided to go for a jury bait kind of entry this year to ensure at least a decent result with the hope to go even further so any decent to good televote result would only be a bonus for us (or at least for myself) and from the reactions i've seen after this live performance, i could see some people voting for this because they will be impressed by the voice.He is a great singer and he will receive tons of points from the Juries, but I think the audience won't like it much. The song is middle of the road unfortunately.
For me basically an ESC-song shouldn't be only based on a grande voice. but also on a memorable, but unique song structure - and in my ears "Mon amour" is neither memorable nor unique. I think that in may there will be more outstanding songs. But that all doesn't mean that Slimane won't do well, there will be worse songs definitely (Germany for exampleWell the delegation has decided to go for a jury bait kind of entry this year to ensure at least a decent result with the hope to go even further so any decent to good televote result would only be a bonus for us (or at least for myself) and from the reactions i've seen after this live performance, i could see some people voting for this because they will be impressed by the voice.
For me basically an ESC-song shouldn't be only based on a grande voice. but also on a memorable, but unique song structure - and in my ears "Mon amour" is neither memorable nor unique. I think that in may there will be more outstanding songs. But that all doesn't mean that Slimane won't do well, there will be worse songs definitely (Germany for example).
You won't believe it, but I even posted somethin POSITIVE about LOTL in the German thread!Even in threads about other countries we need to spread our misery.![]()
You won't believe it, but I even posted somethin POSITIVE about LOTL in the German thread!SOMETHING POSITIVE? IN THE GERMAN THREAD??? OMG --- is that the new era 2024???
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Slimane is one of the most important french singers right now so you can be certain that the french delegation won't change the song. And it was his choice to start promoting the song early on.For me my opinion on "Mon Amour" remains unchanged: great voice but little musical substance. Personally I don't see great revamp possibilities. I read many users talking about Slimane as a "famous singer who will be able to capture votes". Perhaps the jury will be able to pay attention but Slimane is not known to everyone outside of France. From what angle can we think about a friendly public vote based on career? However, a thought has been bothering me lately. What if "Mon Amour" was just the main course to promote the singer and gauge the response of the European public? France could show up as a surprise with a new song. Which would make sense. Promoting a weak song like "Mon Amour" ahead of time makes one question whether the French delegation is intelligent. I believe or at least hope that the French delegation knows what to do and will shoot its surprise arrow.