Iceland ICELAND 2023 - Diljá - Power

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[Kant1]

This feels to me like the most forgotten entry of the year, few people in the fandom really talk about it, few either love or hate it.

Even looking at the reply count of all the country specific threads this year, it has the least at 257 replies.

Last year I felt like Montenegro was the most forgotten entry.

Couldn't agree more. I don't blame anyone, since I could barely myself sing the lyrics of the song.

 

[lasse braun]

i still missing the wonderful duet in the mystic language - try several times to connect with this song but does'nt work = .

 

[njdevils94]

Dilja with the acrobatics at the Turquoise Carpet yesterday,

 

[JenJen94]

Yeah I spotted her in the back of a BBC news report doing her acrobatics I just love her and her energy!

 

[njdevils94]

Diljá is doing a work out behind the Kvernufoss waterfall in the south of Iceland for her postcard.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1654901340055961601

 

[Milos-BC]

I like her as a performer way more than the song itself. It isn't bad, but it isn't particularly good either. If it manages to qualify, I think it will be somewhere around 20th place in the final.

4 points.

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

I like her as a performer way more than the song itself. It isn't bad, but it isn't particularly good either. If it manages to qualify, I think it will be somewhere around 20th place in the final.

4 points.

I think that's its problem. Few love it and few hate it, it's just getting forgotten. Which is a death knell for its qualification chances.

 

[SAYAY]

Iceland better qualify, because now I have betted money on it. I want my 35 NOK grand prize
Good luck Iceland from Norway! P-p-p-oooooweeeer

 

[NeoTen]

Really like this song. Boss girl type song, but not in a arrogant kind of way. The public doesn't respect how difficult of a song this is to sing to. So sad if it won't qualify.

 

[Datura]

Surprise of the night so far. Great vocals, loved the dancing, really hope this qualifies

 

[gingerale]

She's got the power.

 

[Judas]

The song never got my interest but the performance was a start of change. Wish she had made it but yeah

 

[NeoTen]

It's a great song. But the staging is nonsense. She just jumps around and kicks around like it's a videoclip of a teen pop rock song. I don't get why on earth that Icelandic team doesn't see the odds and reception and change things last minute. The vocals were really good if you realize that she only stood still for a few thought out camera shots. More of those would've been nice.

 

[Datura]

It's a great song. But the staging is nonsense. She just jumps around and kicks around like it's a videoclip of a teen pop rock song. I don't get why on earth that Icelandic team doesn't see the odds and reception and change things last minute. The vocals were really good if you realize that she only stood still for a few thought out camera shots. More of those would've been nice.

Disagree, i thought the staging was great. And again: her vocals were some of the best. May be in the minority here though otherwise she would have qualified

 

[0scar]

Honestly I didn't get why this was a clear NQ for the bookies, I thought the performance (vocally and visually) was one of the best of the semi? I clearly missed something because she actually did NQ but I'm still puzzled why

 

[theditz83]

Most gutted about this one missing out. Great performance, and definitely deserved to make it through to the final. I just think that perhaps the stage swallowed her a little, and the plants/flowers in the staging still didn't really click for me

 

[Storm]

I don't think any staging could have saved her, the song was just too generic. I like her energy though, and she seems super lovely!

 

[Sammy]

The whole performance oozed negativity in a painful dose. Those facial expressions were really scary. Somewhat similar to what happened with "Dance it away" or "Play". You can't connect with the viewer by signalizing: I hate you! (even if that wasn't intended)

 

[NeoTen]

Disagree, i thought the staging was great. And again: her vocals were some of the best. May be in the minority here though otherwise she would have qualified

Ofc agree on the vocals but seriously: I can't remember an mid-tempo song were someone without backup dancers or a choreo but just running around like it's an encore/filler song during a concert did good. Look at last year. Greece did just enough, and Andrea of North Macedonia was precisely the same energy as Dilja. Hence NM didn't QF and Greece did (and I liked both tbf).

 

[Datura]

Ofc agree on the vocals but seriously: I can't remember an mid-tempo song were someone without backup dancers or a choreo but just running around like it's an encore/filler song during a concert did good. Look at last year. Greece did just enough, and Andrea of North Macedonia was precisely the same energy as Dilja. Hence NM didn't QF and Greece did (and I liked both tbf).

I dont see any similarities songwise, energywise or with the staging to the Songs u mentioned