Poland POLAND 2016 - Michał Szpak - Colour of Your Life

[Mii11]

Seriously ???

Without Polish diaspora he wouldn't qualify

Regardless of that, congratulations! Im glad to see that Poland, which used to be one of the least popular countries at Eurovision, made it to the final third time in a row.

PS I still think the song is very bad but I suppose Europe liked it...

 

[Mii11]

Looking forward to your response!

He won't respond because he has been banned.

 

[Luki]

He delivered, best vocal performance of the night! Congrats!

 

[Sammy]

I was a bit underwhelmed, but very glad he did it!

 

[RainyWoods]

Who? Gianluca? Was he banned permanently?

Yeah Gianluca of course. I have a problem with no one else here on the forum I don't know if it's permanent, but there is a "banned" under his profile.

 

[RainyWoods]

Anyway, big congratulations to Poland I got really nervous when the performance started as Michal sounded a bit sharp. He certainly picked it up though. It was glorious from the first chorus until the end. He gave me goosebumps. Voted for him twice tonight as promised (one for me and another while thinking of dear Ritararita who's been a real trooper with her support for Michal). So delighted for Poland. Some songs tonight that made the final have had a tonne of unpleasantries thrown at them by fans throughout the season. It's wonderful when songs can do a turn around Poland were certainly right to pick this passionate young man.

 

[simonPL]

After first semi final I was thinking that our simple staging and focusing only on voice maybe will work well for us, because 1st semi was overwhelmed by visual effects that's why I was sure that countries like Czechia will make a good result. But today's semi final in my opinion was so much better to watch (and hear of course), so I was a little bit afraid that Poland will not qualify because of our - let's be honest - poor staging. I changed my mind during the recaps and it's good that we are on the final for the 3rd time in a row.

But to be honest, I cannot judge if Poland was closer to 1st place or 10th - that's the question.

 

[tararaaam]

let the margaret bit..es burn

 

[ParadiseES]

Poland wouldn't be in the final without UK, Ireland, Ukraine, Lithuania and Germany voting in this semifinal. I'm not angry at this qualifying, cause the performance was ok, but I won't be excited to see it on Saturday, that's for sure

 

[musicfan]

I thought it was one of the stronger tunes beforehand. I didn't like the clothing but I think it actually helped, it made him stand out more.

 

[simonPL]

1st half in the final.

 

[GWTW1939]

Gee I thought this was going to flop in the semi

 

[lavieenrose]

He won't respond because he has been banned.

Yes, 'tis the point.

 

[tuorem]

I don't want to be regarded like I'm throwing shade, but right after the results, I thought of GianlucaTomoe, who had to put up with the loss of both Agnete and ManuElla, while Michal qualifies 1

Now I see why Poles chose him, and I must say you were smart to do so. Michal is a great performer, he's got a strong voice and he delivered an emotional performance tonight (definitely among the best performances of both semis). The song is also very powerful, the chorus sounds almost anthemic live, no way he'll bomb in the final.

I say FINALLY Poland sends a quality ballad with a lovely melody I really won't cry for Cool Me Down tbh

Good luck for the final POLSKA, I hope you'll get a late slot this time. I pray that both you and Czech Republic won't cancel each other out because of the draw though.

 

[Nicholas123]

Michal was not very convincing tonight, but still a deserved qualifier. Congrats!

 

[Ritararita]

All I need now is a video of Gabriela and Michal - both big Freddie Mercury admirers - singing "We Are the Champions". (I know they are not, but it would be nice to see it)

 

[HSV1887]

A little Itunes chart update:

10 Poland
19 Poland
56 Sweden
58 Norway
97 Finland
136 Belgium
144 Netherlands
146 Norway
148 Denmark
151 Switzerland
172 Austria
172 Ireland

http://esctracker.com/#sthash.0vdwBUeF.dpuf

 

[Ritararita]

[MENTION=14436]HSV1887[/MENTION] Why is there Poland listed twice?

 

[HSV1887]

[MENTION=14436]HSV1887[/MENTION] Why is there Poland listed twice?

One of them (probably #19) must be a different version of the song, e.g. a remix or an accoustic track.

 

[PeterLPZ]

I wasn´t so convinced about him yesterday, but I like this song and the harmony of the melody.