Russia RUSSIA 2019 - Sergey Lazarev - Scream
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ag89
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Ok, I had to listen this 3-4 times to get it. This is not bad. I think it's better than 2016, but of course the hype will not be even close. I expect a great result for Russia. This will sound and look better like most Russian ballads in Eurovision: Polina was meh for me before the actual Eurovision, but then I thought she was winning. The same goes with their entries in 2013, 2014, but not 2018 
PinchyCrabstina
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Ok, I had to listen this 3-4 times to get it. This is not bad. I think it's better than 2016, but of course the hype will not be even close. I expect a great result for Russia. This will sound and look better like most Russian ballads in Eurovision: Polina was meh for me before the actual Eurovision, but then I thought she was winning. The same goes with their entries in 2013, 2014, but not 2018
Yeah, I thought Polina's song was meh, but she ended up performing the heck out of it. 2nd place well deserved. One should NEVER underestimate Russia.
lolita
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I like both, but I think "Scream" is better! Even though "You are the only one" is more catchy and had more mass appeal, it was little bit of trash, and I think that "Scream" is more powerful and more quality, and you have to listen to it more carefully to feel it and understand it.
I appreaciate that Sergey chose something totally opposite from his previous entry. I think that many fans are dissapointed because they expected something like "You are the only one" No. 2, some catchy banger, but I think that Sergey will nail it on the stage like Polina did, and general public outside ESC bubble will love it.
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Yep, we know that Russia was robbed several times in ESC cuz of politics
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I realize Croatia is in the same semi-finals and in the same half. I got a feeling both songs may cancel each other out because both songs are dramatic and big ballads that require the singers to belt out their vocals. I am sure staging wise, Russia will get it. But then, don't underestimate Croatia given Roko seems like he can sing the heck out of it.
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Maybe they won't cancel one another, who knows? I wouldn't mind if both qualify
I doubt so, I got a feeling the chances of Croatia qualifying to the finals is effectively dead if they screw up the staging. Because Russia is definitely going to put on a good show for Sergey.
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Whenever someone will be voting for Russia, an angel loses wits wings. *no pun intended*
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This is brilliant, I prefer it to Sergey's previous entry, and he came second with that! I hope they make the stage setting something like the background from music video, that would look really cool. The setting with the tree under the full moon reminds me of the bit in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban under the whomping willow lol.
10 points to Russia.
10 points to Russia.
Sabiondo
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I couldn't be able to watch the premiere of his song because here in my country there have been terrible cuts of electricity, but apparently for me it is the best thing this year, although his song is not to shoot rockets and is not over-cooked and pretentious! After listen this and Dutch song, i prefer the Serzhia one 100000X times + plus i bet that his staging will be amaizing to watch out!
WELL DONE SERGEY!
WELL DONE SERGEY!
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*Double Post*
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There will be holograms, sort of in a shape of a tornado and Sergey will be in the center of it. Wind machines will be used to the max of course.
midnightsun
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Not me because I already loved You are the only one in 2016 and voted for it multiple times (he was my favourite).
What to expect from his staging? Hopefully not too many trees and full moon... but I really hope they keep the castle and the fable theme. I LOVE tales from Eastern European countries. As a child I owned a book called „tales from Eastern Europe“ and they were so dark and cruel and bloody and scared the shit out of me but damn I loved them!!! This is exactly what I‘m thinking of when I listen to Scream.
The visuals with the kids in the music vid reminds me of a song called „Es waren zwei Königskinder“, a very sad and cruel medieval German folk song which literally translates to „Once there were two children of the kings“... I‘m sure its title is different in other languages.
//edit because I looked it up: that song is based on a Greek mythology tale but I‘m sure there were similar in my book.
//edit 2: The song was obviously translated into many languages