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Montenegro MONTENEGRO 2025 - Nina Žižić - Dobrodošli
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goncalovieira
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Nina has a good song with room for improvement with a revamp.
Just call a Serbian ballad pro to do the job and you may be lucky. Specially if there will not so many ballads in Basel.
Just call a Serbian ballad pro to do the job and you may be lucky. Specially if there will not so many ballads in Basel.
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points from me.After a very dramatic start I have to take back what I said... 2025 kicked off very well.
"Dobrodosli" is totally my cup of tea. I love Nina's voice, the melody and the arrangement, especially after 1:57 when the strings kick in full force accompanied by Nina's agonising lullaby.
I just think that the song itself needs a slight revamp. Don't drop in English phrases or de-compose the melody/harmonies... just let a real orchestra re-recorded it, add some backing vocals after the first chorus to make it even more dynamic and I would probably have to increase my ranking.
The core essence and more is already there! - It's my favourite entry from Montenegro since "Adio", for sure.
Good luck, Montenegro.
I sincerely hope you can qualify with this entry next year in Basel!
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Well, it´s at least a much better pick than "Clickbait", but still not something I´m very enthusiastic about. 
The biggest plus points here are definitely Ninas strong voice and her stage presence, in this regard the country doesn´t have to worry. The song itself is pleasant to listen to, but the melody could´ve been a bit more "bombastic" if you know what I mean. So while it´s pleasant it doesn´t leave that much of an impact in my opinion.
For Basel I would give up on that silly eye mask and would also reduce that arm movements, it looks a bit funny in the wrong way. And please let it completely in Montenegrin, English wouldn´t fit here at all.
In the end I give and "Dobrodošli" a solid , they´ll be represented gracefully with that song but I doubt this will bring the country much further in the scoreboard if they reach the final at all which will already be difficult enough. Maybe if very few ballads will be in the class of 2025 or if more than one former Yugoslavian country is in the same semi final then I can see this sneak through. But even then the maximum I can see this doing is a Ramonda 2.0, the golden days of this kind of ballads are long gone in my opinion.
The biggest plus points here are definitely Ninas strong voice and her stage presence, in this regard the country doesn´t have to worry. The song itself is pleasant to listen to, but the melody could´ve been a bit more "bombastic" if you know what I mean. So while it´s pleasant it doesn´t leave that much of an impact in my opinion.
For Basel I would give up on that silly eye mask and would also reduce that arm movements, it looks a bit funny in the wrong way. And please let it completely in Montenegrin, English wouldn´t fit here at all.
In the end I give
and "Dobrodošli" a solid , they´ll be represented gracefully with that song but I doubt this will bring the country much further in the scoreboard if they reach the final at all which will already be difficult enough. Maybe if very few ballads will be in the class of 2025 or if more than one former Yugoslavian country is in the same semi final then I can see this sneak through. But even then the maximum I can see this doing is a Ramonda 2.0, the golden days of this kind of ballads are long gone in my opinion. 
As someone who never really liked Igranka (sorry), or the first chosen entry Clickbait (again, sorry), I do really like this and I feel like this is a song where Nina really gets to show off her voice in the best possible way. Is the song itself something revolutionary and mind-blowing? No, not really. But it's definitely a very decent produced song, and Im curious about it. But please keep the song in its mother tongue. DO NOT switch it to English Montenegro, I am begging you on my knees.
I was thinking of giving this a
but Im giving an 
because I think its impressive that Montenegro is returning in itself when Eurovision 2025 is being hosted in probably one of the most expensive countries in Europe. 
I was thinking of giving this a
but Im giving an because I think its impressive that Montenegro is returning in itself when Eurovision 2025 is being hosted in probably one of the most expensive countries in Europe. 
NikolaiMoller
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First song of the year and my first already 
Reminds me of the old dramatic esc ballads, but a little revamp to make it even more grand wouldn't hurt!
already Reminds me of the old dramatic esc ballads, but a little revamp to make it even more grand wouldn't hurt!
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OK,
so definitely a massive upgrade from Clickbait. Still, this is going to struggle, especially without the juries. If it makes it through it will be in the 10th position and will need at least two out of Slovenia/Serbia/Croatia in the semi.
That being said it's a very respectable entry, Nina is charismatic, experienced and has a very raw voice which I love. The instrumental needs a bit more oomph but it's still nice. Even the staging was decent for what was available. I don't have much criticism to give, it's good for what it is. The problem is that it is something we've heard before, which isn't bad on its own but I doubt European public will respond to it en masse.
I was deciding between 6 and 7 but went for a since Montenegro is returning and I think Nina will elevate it!
so definitely a massive upgrade from Clickbait. Still, this is going to struggle, especially without the juries. If it makes it through it will be in the 10th position and will need at least two out of Slovenia/Serbia/Croatia in the semi.
That being said it's a very respectable entry, Nina is charismatic, experienced and has a very raw voice which I love. The instrumental needs a bit more oomph but it's still nice. Even the staging was decent for what was available. I don't have much criticism to give, it's good for what it is. The problem is that it is something we've heard before, which isn't bad on its own but I doubt European public will respond to it en masse.
I was deciding between 6 and 7 but went for a
since Montenegro is returning and I think Nina will elevate it!
Sabrewulf238
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Dobrodosli is decent, I'd give it a .
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This is.. ok, I guess?
I feel like Clickbait had more potential, it's unfortunate what happened..
This one has a few good qualities in it, mainly that Nina is a great singer and has a lot of charisma. This was staged right too, which gives me hope that they'll have a great staging package.
The song is a bit of a non event unfortunately, I think if they remove the cheap sounding drums and clicks that start around the 1:00 mark, and lean on the melodrama of it all and go full orchestra this could make more of a punch.
I feel like Clickbait had more potential, it's unfortunate what happened..
This one has a few good qualities in it, mainly that Nina is a great singer and has a lot of charisma. This was staged right too, which gives me hope that they'll have a great staging package.
The song is a bit of a non event unfortunately, I think if they remove the cheap sounding drums and clicks that start around the 1:00 mark, and lean on the melodrama of it all and go full orchestra this could make more of a punch.
Alright, so setting aside how this was chosen, i guess it makes sense for Montenegro to send a Yugo-ballad since that's the only thing that's brought them to the final, two times.
First off, i kind of like the sparse, abstract aesthetic of the staging, it's not too much of what you'd expect for the song. The "blindfold" is just silly, i think they can come up with a better gimmick to illustrate the same idea and still keep the overall look of the staging. Her clothes and her overall performance is very appropriate for the song. However, the climax of the song needs to be visually underscored a bit more.
As for the song.... it's got something more than the norm for this genre in Eurovision, but i find it a bit hard to remember. I think many Western viewers are gonna find the verses rambling and monotone, and just kinda skip over it thinking "it's another one of these songs", and it's really gonna take something more to get attention from more than the neighbor countries. But it has a decent change at making the final, definitely. But i don't see it becoming one of my favorites.
First off, i kind of like the sparse, abstract aesthetic of the staging, it's not too much of what you'd expect for the song. The "blindfold" is just silly, i think they can come up with a better gimmick to illustrate the same idea and still keep the overall look of the staging. Her clothes and her overall performance is very appropriate for the song. However, the climax of the song needs to be visually underscored a bit more.
As for the song.... it's got something more than the norm for this genre in Eurovision, but i find it a bit hard to remember. I think many Western viewers are gonna find the verses rambling and monotone, and just kinda skip over it thinking "it's another one of these songs", and it's really gonna take something more to get attention from more than the neighbor countries. But it has a decent change at making the final, definitely. But i don't see it becoming one of my favorites.
lavieenrose
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I'm way into this. It sounds like a Ukrainian entry from the 2010s. A stingy
points that I'm open to changing.
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Giving it a for now, with hopes for improvement in an eventual revamp. At the moment, it's a pretty mid song, but the vocals are there. With a good performance it might actually climb up significantly. If it were down to me, I would include live instrumentals, like in the good ol' Željko Joksimović songs. They can always elevate a ballad like this and make it stand out from the crowd. Well, we'll see what they do closer to May, I suppose. For now, all I can give is a hopeful 7.
for now, with hopes for improvement in an eventual revamp. At the moment, it's a pretty mid song, but the vocals are there. With a good performance it might actually climb up significantly. If it were down to me, I would include live instrumentals, like in the good ol' Željko Joksimović songs. They can always elevate a ballad like this and make it stand out from the crowd. Well, we'll see what they do closer to May, I suppose. For now, all I can give is a hopeful 7.
94ayd
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Surprisingly mid live, giving it a and definitely a downgrade from Clickbait.
and definitely a downgrade from Clickbait.
