Russia RUSSIA 2016 - Sergey Lazarev - You Are The Only One

[ag89]

Love reading comments here and various theories, thank you guys, this is hilarious.

 

[Fierro]

No, it's not Mans.

 

[aef]

So who is the Russian spokesperson now? Is there any official information?

 

[Fierro]

So who is the Russian spokesperson now? Is there any official information?

Polina Gagarina.

 

[aef]

Polina Gagarina.

Link? Source?

 

[Fierro]

Link? Source?

Trust me.

 

[blue00eyes]

Polina Gagarina.

I'd love that

Anyway, I can find more similarities to some other performances (Malta & Georgia 2015, Belarus 2007, Ukraine 2008, Poland 2011 come first to my mind), it's not only Mans.

Greta failed because she copied only Mans and it was obvious

 

[i anixi]

Queen Polina is going to read the Russian 12 points on Saturday

There are so many queens everywhere i'm not sure anymore if there'ss anyone left to be a plebeian

 

[HSV1887]

Still charting very well on ITunes:

1 Russia
10 Finland
16 Belarus
25 Estonia
26 Sweden
36 Belgium
38 Latvia
42 Netherlands
51 Denmark
66 Azerbaijan
68 Ukraine
87 Austria
90 Norway
91 Ireland
98 Switzerland
182 Germany

http://esctracker.com/#sthash.UVjDoK7X.dpuf

I am still hoping for a big upset on Saturday, but am not counting on it. Reading around the internet, a lot of people seem to think that Russia's performance was Da Bomb. I don't really understand it, but obviously, everyone's taste is different.

 

[Carian]

Russia is in for the win! Go Sergey, you can do it!

 

[Vulgarnost]

He is the best!

 

[ag89]

Still charting very well on ITunes:



I am still hoping for a big upset on Saturday, but am not counting on it. Reading around the internet, a lot of people seem to think that Russia's performance was Da Bomb. I don't really understand it, but obviously, everyone's taste is different.

Ordinary people who watch Eurovision entries on Saturday evening observe it differently and that's it.

Among 26 songs they will remember "that guy with upbeat song with bombastic staging".

They don't care if staging or song is original. They probably don't even remember Mans from the last year.

That's the thing Euro fans have to understand.

 

[0scar]

Ordinary people who watch Eurovision entries on Saturday evening observe it differently and that's it.
Among 26 songs they will remember "that guy with upbeat song with bombastic staging".
They don't care if staging or song is original. They probably don't even remember Mans from the last year.
That's the thing Euro fans have to understand.

Well, I was following the twitter reactions from the Netherlands both semi finals and most of the tweets about Russia said something about it resemblance to Måns' performance last year . I'm sure people will remember actually, the people who actually vote probably watch every year.

 

[Koori]

Well, I was following the twitter reactions from the Netherlands both semi finals and most of the tweets about Russia said something about it resemblance to Måns' performance last year . I'm sure people will remember actually, the people who actually vote probably watch every year.

80-85% don't post about ESC at all
they watch GF one time, they vote, they have fun, they forget about it next day

 

[VedatiNet]

Every year there mos be a song that I dont want to do well. This year is Russia. To copy something from the last winner its not good but I'm afraid it will work for Russia this year

 

[0scar]

80-85% don't post about ESC at all
they watch GF one time, they vote, they have fun, they forget about it next day

The people who care for it enough to vote will remember it, at least vaguely. I don't think it will influences Russia's chances to win that much but I'm sure there will be people who don't like it enough to win for the simple reason that if you KNOW about Måns' performance last year, you see the resemblance of the two acts.
Also, most people I heard speaking about this entry actually thought it was "too Eurovision, too much a formula to win, too fake", even though some have said they like the song. I'm sure Russia will do well, but I don't think their victory is a done deal.

 

[Titowam]

I can't see Russia winning this year. I just can't. Top 5 guaranteed, but it won't win.
I think Australia, France and even Spain have a bigger chance of taking it home tomorrow compared to Russia.

 

[Chorizo]

Ordinary people who watch Eurovision entries on Saturday evening observe it differently and that's it.

Among 26 songs they will remember "that guy with upbeat song with bombastic staging".

They don't care if staging or song is original. They probably don't even remember Mans from the last year.

That's the thing Euro fans have to understand.

I suppose the commentators will point out the similarity of the staging to last year's winner in many countries.

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

There is no doubt that the staging is the main reason to love this entry, but I actually think the song gets unfair criticism. It is actually a good song, and very catchy I feel. I believe that Sergey would be a good and deserving winner if he does take home the crown, however my gut feeling is that this time tomorrow, Dima Bilan will still be the only Russian to have won Eurovision.

Final Verdict

12 points
Position I want: 5th
Position I think: Third​

 

[GWTW1939]

Oh okay... So the information concerning Julia seems to be wrong...

https://twitter.com/Eurovision_App/status/730917387713843200

A poster on a Russian website said it was her but on escnation today their saying its Nyusha (wikipedia not most reliable has her too).

I guess all the big names are being thrown around