Iceland ICELAND 2023 - Diljá - Power

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[MopManMoss]

I actually thought it was a lovely entry

The farmers of Europe must absolutely love you being the biggest lover of cheese on the planet

 

[ollibox]

Mmmm... Cheese LOVE IT up and down and sideways
Yeah... OT, sorry.

 

[jatojo]

I'm impressed by her vocals live. The song itself? Gospel isn't my favourite Eurovision genre, but this song contains more than that, and I want the "normal" entries to do well, so I'll give this a 7.

 

[jatojo]

THIS happened though. By far the worst Icelandic entry. And it finished last in its SF with 0 TV points and I think he wasn't even on the edge of receiving 1pt in the televoting in any country IIRC.

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The high note and the backing singer to the left are the highlights of this performance.

 

[akoz]

Well produced song, good live vocals and nice voice, also I'm sucker for good melodic drum'n'base - hits me right in the heart for the second year in the row, takes my points and a few votes in second semifinal in May

 

[MopManMoss]

I have been listening to this a lot since it won Songvakeppnin but have only just found out the lyrics are

Been carrying you way too long
Like an obsession

and not
Been carrying you way too long
Like an Alsatian

My dumb ass really thought it was Alsatian this whole time

 

[TiagoFS]

Screamy boring song. 1 pt.

 

[Ezio]

The song is called Power, but it kinda feels powerless. It feels like a revamp of Paper and Iceland doesn't have great track record with solo females singing more serious songs. In a year of 37 countries, it could sneak into the Final, when in a normal year, it probably wouldn't, and I don't expect great things for Iceland there.

I actually do not know what this song is about. The staging reminds me of Rykka on steroids, which worries me a bit also. I would give it 6 to 7 points, because it's not terrible and somewhat original, but then also kinda there and pointless.

 

[goncalovieira]

It is the biggest grower of the season.
This is good! I really like her energy.

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

Of all the songs, this is one of the ones I've seen the least discussion/analysis of, online.
I also saw very little on San Marino until the controversy about them getting abuse from the crowd at Barcelona.
Cyprus is another one that seems to be getting very little attention.

 

[Iker]

This song grew on me.

 

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[AndroZeus]

I've voted "0" on this, because it's my 12th place of the year, and that's how I choose to interpret the poll - but I really like it, and think it's kinda sad how low it is in the odds! I think it's a decent song with a good vocalist about a relatable topic, and I'd love to see it at least qualify.

 

[njdevils94]

Diljá is a big Eurovision nerd. She mentioned it here.

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

I think this is at serious risk of NQ

 

[AndroZeus]

I think this is at serious risk of NQ

I agree, and I'm sad about it. I like the song very much!

 

[Ezio]

second biggest grower after San Marino

 

[Citelis]

Very underrated and it is a crime the fact that is more likely not to qualify even at sf2

 

[Mainshow]

It still sounds like a surefire NQ but the studio version is so much better than her live performance in which her vocals got very annoying and grating very fast - especially in the latest pre-party videos. She needs a better vocal coach and starts refraining from trying to oversing and belting throughout the chorus.
Let the song breathe/shine - otherwise, I don´t think it has the slightest chance to qualify at all.

 

[Chorizo]

This fails to get me interested. 3 points.