Moldova MOLDOVA 2024 - Natalia Barbu - In The Middle

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[lavieenrose]

Have we considered the possibility that this is a perfectly good song that just happened to have a deeply unsettling NF staging concept? Because I've been listening to it without the quintet of sleep paralysis demons and found it to be just that; I wonder if she has a real shot at the final now that she's ditched them.

 

[empo21]

the song is such an underrated serve, bumping to

 

[Wynnter]

Downgrading from to .

 

[Chorizo]

That's the kind of song you only hear at Eurovision. For a reason. 4 points.

 

[allenakaalan]

Threw in a vote already. Fingers crossed.

 

[martin]

She was so GOOD

 

[gingerale]

Positive surprise. I loved it. I can see it qualifying.

 

[Smudy]

That was really nice, if she doesn't qualify she can still be proud to get a positive crowd response, also sang really well.

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

Great voice. I don't think the staging suited the song

 

[musicfan]

Deserved to qualify on the night. I wonder if the national final show and lack of hype killed it. A smaller country likely needs more pre-show hype.

 

[Judas]

Her voice and vocal skills are undoubtedly amazing. It was just the wrong song.

 

[cegs5]

I thought it was a likely qualifier before the show and after that I thought it was a seeded in the Final... too bad that sucha great singer and lovely song is out.

 

[RainyWoods]

I actually thought this had quite lovely staging and was so, so much better than the national final performance. The warm, pretty visuals and Natalia's energy which was quite infectious felt the complete opposite of the stern, uninviting previous staging. Natalia even was giving some Samanta Tina vibes. I hoped it might have been able to sneak through somehow but wasn't to be. The entry has gone up quite considerably in my estimation though.

 

[lavieenrose]

I actually thought this had quite lovely staging and was so, so much better than the national final performance. The warm, pretty visuals and Natalia's energy which was quite infectious felt the complete opposite of the stern, uninviting previous staging. Natalia even was giving some Samanta Tina vibes. I hoped it might have been able to sneak through somehow but wasn't to be. The entry has gone up quite considerably in my estimation though.

Have we considered the possibility that this is a perfectly good song that just happened to have a deeply unsettling NF staging concept? Because I've been listening to it without the quintet of sleep paralysis demons and found it to be just that; I wonder if she has a real shot at the final now that she's ditched them.

We really are two gays wan brain

 

[Uto]

This was perfectly decent and although the song is nothing to write home about it's not a total bore either. I thought the staging was a victory lap. You don't need a big ass concept if your singer is very charismatic and just a lot of wide shots milking those liquid crystals for what they're worth also gets you there. Except, it didn't, and I feel it's because you run into the curse of 'everybody liked it, but no one voted for it'.

 

[Mainshow]

You must have seen a different performance - it was a sure NQ, in my opinion.
Impressive vocals but everything else was completely forgettable.

 

[BorisBubbles]

 

[Gera11]

It's such a shame this entry was completely ignored, it had a charming staging and Natalia had a great performance. I wish the song was more folksy. Alas, Moldova is back in their ballad flop era.

 

[shameless]

Have we considered the possibility that this is a perfectly good song that just happened to have a deeply unsettling NF staging concept? Because I've been listening to it without the quintet of sleep paralysis demons and found it to be just that; I wonder if she has a real shot at the final now that she's ditched them.

I think in the end it was more harming them. The clones of her were somehow fascinating and reminded me of the concept from CZ last year (where it payed off). Without them, it felt very empty and Natalia sort of lost. The very cheese animation in the background didn't help either.

 

[han-g]

What went wrong with Moldova and how did they come up with this vanilla staging? Ditching the multiple Natalias idea killed the already scarce chance of qualification... I'm sure that coming from Moldova, they do have something in the bag that may surprise next Tuesday.

I heard they couldn't afford to sent the doppelgangers