San Marino SAN MARINO 2016 - Serhat - I Didn't Know

[Brandt]

Amazing question. Thank you so much. Will ask him that for sure.

Did you manage to ask questions?

 

[Nikkita]

What about the Turkish diaspora in Europe? I think that he actually stands a chance to qualify. We always have a shocking qualifier at Eurovision!

They stopped to watch after Turkey stopped to take part Otherwise Elnur, the winner of The Voice Turkey would have a better place in the final.

 

[grazy2266]

OMGGGG first time ive listened to this song tonight all the way through and it's very bizarre, sounds like a 70's song with a strange bloke talking through it lol

 

[ZoboCamel]

Just had the original version pop up on an iTunes playlist, and I got a little sad. I was never one of the ones who hated it to begin with, but it's grown on me quite a bit and would now have a fairly easy place in my top 20. The disco version is... certainly fun, and it's still not the worst song of the year, but it's more of a mid-30s than a top-20 for me now. It's lost a lot of that genuine charm it had before, cheesy though it may have been. Well, hopefully they can stage it in some fantastic way in May to make me love it again - they're not qualifying for the year, so they may as well go all-out and entertain.

 

[tuorem]

they're not qualifying for the year, so they may as well go all-out and entertain.

And then BAM! Serhat overshadows Sergey shocking qualification and top 15 in the final

 

[Ritararita]

Wow, French version is beautiful. x12s

 

[Anthony Tesla]

Wow, French version is beautiful. x12s

Can't they change their minds again and send this?

I'ts not a lack of talent I'm fearing. In fact, I think Serhat is actually a decent performer that could have pulled-off something at the very least acceptable. It's a lack of good taste, that didn't let anyone see the right kind of song for his voice and style.

 

[Vespertine]

Can't they change their minds again and send this?

I'ts not a lack of talent I'm fearing. In fact, I think Serhat is actually a decent performer that could have pulled-off something at the very least acceptable. It's a lack of good taste, that didn't let anyone see the right kind of song for his voice and style.

We should start another petition for it again...

 

[orion]

 

[RomanFromRussia]

He has just slayed.

 

[JimmyJump]

It's so bad that it's good again

 

[RainyWoods]

That audience just got blessed.

 

[Fluke]

That performance was mind blowing! Just hope they'll come up with something more visually distinctive, and finalism is assured.... possibly even a "left side" score!

 

[Ritararita]

From Serhat´s interview with Escportal.cz (English version is on FB):

After changing the version from the romantic one into disco I had to change totally the staging. It was tough. I started from zero. And time was very limited. But now everything is under control. There is a huge surprise on stage never done before at ESC.

What it could be?

 

[tuorem]

Well, with Thierry Mugler in charge of the staging, I expect something special and rather "tasteful" (or at least in line with Serhat's song).

 

[escfreak]

There is a huge surprise on stage never done before at ESC.

Has somebody worn a monocle on stage before?

 

[DanielLuis]

That audience just got blessed.

They look like they got blessed

 

[Ringdalen]

This video made me like him even more

 

[LoveStormGuy]

He has my vote in SF1! I need him in the final to SLAY!

 

[RainyWoods]

My body wasn't quite ready. Forgive me, i'll need a moment to recover from the splendour I have just witnessed.