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Slovenia SLOVENIA 2016 - ManuElla - Blue and Red

How do you rate the entry?

  • 12

    15 8.5%
  • 10

    9 5.1%
  • 8

    15 8.5%
  • 7

    18 10.2%
  • 6

    15 8.5%
  • 5

    18 10.2%
  • 4

    17 9.7%
  • 3

    16 9.1%
  • 2

    14 8.0%
  • 1

    12 6.8%
  • 0

    27 15.3%

  • Total voters
    176

John1

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Come on folks, this is not a very good song but it's neither dreadful nor average...
 

Carian

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Didn't mean to hurt your feeling :p You're obviouly entitled to love "Summer Story" and the cute guy that was attached to it! I was just expressing my opinion in a very straightforward way, as looks never overshadow music to me, I can't try to like a song if I find it irritating in the first place. That wasn't my type of music at all, but I get why some may like it. ;)

I guess my words are actually really harsh, I acknowledge I should have watered them down, but you can tell how disappointed I am to listen such a lineup from my favourite ESC country :(

true, this year our lineup was simply horrible. and the funny thing is that we have good singers, good composers... what the heck happened???? maybe after seeing that maraaya last year didnt achieve anything despite the good song, all good writers and singers seem to be discouraged this year... maybe, i dont know.

as for žan serčič, he is a cuttie, and once you get over his pretty face, then you probably do realize that his song was just ... well... bland :)
 

Carian

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.... I love it. :lol: The performance is awkward as hell, but as a song I genuinely enjoy it. I guess most people hating country comes into play here... Also it is really similar to Carrie Underwood's "Something In The Water" as someone mentioned in the comments. :? But anyways, it's not worse than that or anything Taylor Swift would've made in her earlier days in my opinion, so xshrug

well, there is the catch. if manuella was dumped as taylor was innumerable times, perhaps, she would have written a great song... but this fake anger simply does not work for me. not buying it.

on the other hand, there is a clip on youtube of manuella singing something in the water. look it up :)
 

SaladBreak

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well, i hope they pick a great song for her. we still owe you 12 points for maja keuc in 2011 hehehe :) i am really scarred she wont do as great as she might deserve with our public votes... why dont you send jelena? probably only slovenia would give you like 240 points hahahaha

Because Nina won the Croatian version of 'The Voice', which is a HRT(Croatian national television) project, so they invested a lot of money in her. She does have a unique voice, but that's nothing without a good song. Well, if she fails, Jelena will probably go next year, since there is literally no one left. Or Slovenia and Croatia should join forces and try with 2Cellos :D
 

Carian

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Because Nina won the Croatian version of 'The Voice', which is a HRT(Croatian national television) project, so they invested a lot of money in her. She does have a unique voice, but that's nothing without a good song. Well, if she fails, Jelena will probably go next year, since there is literally no one left. Or Slovenia and Croatia should join forces and try with 2Cellos :D

if we join our forces, we can again win ESC as back in 1989 hahaha. not only this, we will stop fighting about borders, we will get rid of lying and stupid politicians, and many more wonderful things we can achieve together. isnt it stupid that we got split 25 years ago to be now reunited under Bruxelles/EU? i dont get it LOL
 

Brandt

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Happy 20th year Pokémon, since the first games came out: Blue and Red!
 

RainyWoods

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I'm sad to report that i'm really not feeling this one. I love country music, but I don't like it in a form such as this. I prefer it much purer. This isn't for me.

I'm going to give a super kind 3.
 

SaladBreak

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if we join our forces, we can again win ESC as back in 1989 hahaha. not only this, we will stop fighting about borders, we will get rid of lying and stupid politicians, and many more wonderful things we can achieve together. isnt it stupid that we got split 25 years ago to be now reunited under Bruxelles/EU? i dont get it LOL

The EU split us because we were too good in the ESC! :yu:
 

tuorem

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true, this year our lineup was simply horrible. and the funny thing is that we have good singers, good composers... what the heck happened???? maybe after seeing that maraaya last year didnt achieve anything despite the good song, all good writers and singers seem to be discouraged this year... maybe, i dont know.

as for žan serčič, he is a cuttie, and once you get over his pretty face, then you probably do realize that his song was just ... well... bland :)

I know right, Maraaya was robbed and it was very difficult to top that level of quality the year after anyway imo. I wouldn't say your 2016 lineup was bad, but it was underwhelming, as we both know you can do better than all this. But I understand that people may be discouraged when your country is constantly underrated. I was so hoping for another gem this year :( Raiven's song was interesting, but it didn't sound like a finished product to me, I would have certainly fallen for it during the semi since it was different and not average. Only neater and stronger arrangements would have made it better imo.

The rest wasn't my cup of tea sadly. And based on the vibes I get from the comments here, "Blue and Red" won't be a song I'll strongly root for :?

And I can't undo my sad :lol:
 

ayzelto

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The song is ok, but these vocals... this year Slovenia will struggle to even get a decent position in the semifinal. I'll give it 5 points
 

RevNet

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THE GOOD:

-She has got good vocals, and the instrumentals are good, too.

THE BAD:

-This song, while good, is not as memorable as I'd like this kind of song to be.
-There was no pizzazz in the performance I watched.

THE VERDICT:


This song is no "Calm After The Storm", which I proudly have in my iTunes library because it earned its spot there. Meanwhile, this song is good, but not a contender for the Final if she puts on the performance that she did in the one I watched. 7 points
 

Dessi

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aj, aj, aj... My ears hurt... :eek:
Nooooo, I cant listen to this... sorry! :cry:
 

Chorizo

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The song is called Blue and Red. The first dress is white and the second one is red. I wonder if there could have been a better solution. xthink
That's obviously no winner but I think it's okay. I give it 7 points.
 

QwaarJet

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How Slovenia could choose this over other songs is beyond me.... This is the worst Slovenian entry since that village rock song in 2010. That was at least funny!

Screams last place in the semi. 2 points.

That's going to be a crowded position, considering how many songs potentially belong there this year. :lol:
 

ZoboCamel

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After a couple of listens... wow, this is weak. I just find it going in one ear and out the other without leaving any kind of imprint on me. This has managed to out-generic Denmark by far, it's badly performed, there's nothing catchy about it, and there's something I can't quite place my finger on that vaguely annoys me. I think this might actually be at the bottom of my list for now, which is almost impressive considering how inoffensive and empty it is. 2 points for now, I suppose?
 

Knubelznarm

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This is really cute. I know it's not a great piece of art, but people are being a little harsh imo. I find the song very catchy and ManuElla is charmingly awkward.

7 points.
 
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