Spain SPAIN 2022 - Chanel - SloMo

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Llegó la mami
La reina, la dura, una Bugatti
El mundo está loco con este party
Si tengo un problema, no es monetary
Yo vuelvo loquito’ a todos los daddies
Yo siempre primera, nunca secondary
Apenas hago doom, doom
Con mi boom, boom
Y le tengo dando zoom, zoom
Por Miami

Y no se confundan
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazones
Solo existe una
No hay imitaciones (Na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, morе, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suеlo, lo, lo, lo, lo (Yeah)
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)
Take a video, watch it slo mo

Te gusta todo lo que tengo
Te endulzo la cara en jugo de mango
Se te dispara cuando la prendo
Hasta el final, yo no me detengo
Take a sip of my cola-la
Un poco salvaje na-na-na
Make it go like pa-pa-pa-pa
Like pa-pa-pa-pa-pa

Y no se confundan (Y no se confundan)
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready (Yo siempre estoy ready)
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazone’
Solo existe una (Solo existe una)
No hay imitaciones (Na, na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo (Oye)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)
Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)

Y no se confundan (Y no se confundan)
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready (Yo siempre estoy ready)
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazones
Solo existe una (Solo existe una)
No hay imitaciones (Na, na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo (Oye)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Haz el dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo​

 

[Kitakaze]

Surprised that Ay Mama is still the favourite over SloMo at this late stage. Can’t see juries getting behind Rigoberta quite so much in the final when Chanel is right there.

 

[shameless]

It is scary to witness so much shit and only speeches about everything. People consider themselves justice warriors just because they are active gay, feminist or whatever is in fashion on twitter.
People were offended in here bc on instagram the word tits was erased on the translation of Rigoberta's song but not even one of the offended thought of cancelling their account on instagram. This is what we have today a lot of speeches but no real commitment or sacrifice for whatever cause one decides to support.

I sorta agree and tbh all this body-positivity-glorification makes me very uncomfortable. It's not like I'm prude, I just feel its not as progressive as people think to worship genitals as much as it happens there. I know that a dick has a much bigger meaning in our cultural context of oppression, I don't want to see it either on a stage or as a decoration or on the shirt of someone, I find it vulgar and tasteless and I feel the same about female genitals, although the appropriate comparison here would be a vulva. Of course, Rigoberta sings about tetas and I get the poetic meaning, yet to me the message is restrictive in its own way and not something exactly new. I didn't grew up in a conservative, catholic society. In fact it was very normal in my family like everywhere in the GDR that people were nude on the beach and the women in my family always were and are as powerful as the men. Maybe thats why I sorta don't get this new aggressive way of conformist feminism that puts the gender so much in the focus because to me this like a lot of the movements feel like a step back but I also understand that coming from a country like Spain or a lot of other (also pointing on a lot of western countries) societies these kind of songs feel like an act of liberation when in reality they're not all that but rather a very superficial way of singing along something you don't have to really deal with on another level and are excused. That's my feeling about the "important" meaning of this song. I still like it because it hooked me but all the execution is really not fitting well.

 

[Jonkonfui]

It makes no sense Rigoberta is the great feminist because she sings about her tits and touches them on stage and sing about being scared of tits but if a singer like Chanel celebrates her body beauty and dances it is all about objectifying and sexualizing her.
So today a woman showing her body (when that body is beautiful) is objectifying her but at the same time if a woman covers her body is bc a misogynist society represses the woman and does not allow her to express and show her feminity.
It is always a lose/lose situation.

 

[Yazy]

I have to give massive props to Spain for getting me invested in this rollercoaster of a selection.

You know its juicy when a sf1 winner performance makes me give a big cinema audience applause and a sf2 winner performance makes me fall on my bum and question reality.
Its like watching an anime with twists and turns.

Definitely staying tuned for conclusion to see the rejoicing among forum members.....................................or a shitstorm that's gonna sweep across this entire thread.

 

[tsegaye]

I don't get it, why is everybody so convinced that Rigoberta will win? Because she got one point more than Chanel in her semi? Both got the next highest mark in the demoscopic vote, so it could go either way there for both of them. The expert jury will probably think of what suits the european public the best as well... I'm not critizing your predictions, I just genuinly don't understand why it's such a given for some of you

 

[Jonkonfui]

If Spain sends Rigoberta to Esc I seek asylum on any other European country which accepts me. If possible one where is it not always raining and where gays dont go to jail.

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

I don't get it, why is everybody so convinced that Rigoberta will win? Because she got one point more than Chanel in her semi? Both got the next highest mark in the demoscopic vote, so it could go either way there for both of them. The expert jury will probably think of what suits the european public the best as well... I'm not critizing your predictions, I just genuinly don't understand why it's such a given for some of you

With the difference that Chanel was arguably one of the best ones if not the best one of the first semi, Rigoberta was not the best of the second semi but received a higher score anyway... So it's clear jurors are pushing Rigo, with 50% of the votes in their hands. Rigoberta can only lose if she does a Manel Navarro...

 

[Jopi]

What a night!

Rayden - Charismatic performer, amazing song, very much performance made for TV but I think he should tone it down a bit bc it's a fine line between being taken serious and looking like a joke entry. (look Francesco Gabbani). I think he should get a mic stand (to look a bit more serious bc it's a serious song) for a start and then work with cameras around it. All said, by far the biggest potential for a good result for Spain this year imo.

Ay Mama - Oh God.. Ay Mama indeed. What was that? That's by far the most bizarre performance I've ever seen around Eurovision. Girl just made me dislike that song lol Seriously every aspect of the performance is bad and ready for trash can now. The wedding dress and sunglasses, the giant titty, the backing vocals/dancers looking like they escaped the madhouse. Is this how you stage a song for which you claim it has a very important message? No. This looks like a BAD parody. I mean it's obvious it's a bottom5 for Spain if this goes to Turin.

For me the clear choices are Rayden (with minor performance tweaks) or Terra (with major performance tweaks).
SloMo definitely has the best performance from all Benidorm songs, but for me a good performance can't make a bad song sound too much better. And since this is Eurovision SONG Contest...
Good luck to Spain in their choice for Turin, they need a lot of luck.

 

[Flamenkax]

As much as i love Ay Mama, i gotta say that the staging was really, really, messy and doesn't add anything to the song, and now i agree that if she's selected, Spain will struggle again if they don't rethink the whole staging. Song-wise i still think she's a contender (also, the live vocals were not as bad as feared), but this staging... no.

On the other side, Rayden was just lit, that was for me the most telegenic staging in this semi, not to mention the song, which is the strongest one with Ay Mama in this NF imo. The backing singers were a bit too loud tho, but when i saw this i was like "ok this is full package"... Oh boy i was wrong.

Also quite happy for Gonzalo qualifying, not a fan of the song but he may feel so pissed staying in his hotel room, it's really neat to know he has still a tiny chance despite all this.

Still, it's quite hard to see who's gonna win, but one thing's for sure, it's gonna be a close race between Chanel and Rigo.

 

[elanyvx]

For me this situation is totally absurd. Winning Rigoberta would be just another failure for Spain, after years of complaining about their final position in the standings.
The song has an interesting message but what I saw on stage is totally standard, nothing new, nothing interesting, and it also won yesterday as the best of the night when she was maybe the same as everyone else.
For me the situation of Spain would be 21-25 with her in the final in Turin. I see more possibilities with Tanxu or Chanel, the first for the vocality and diversity of the song (with a revisited staging), the other because she is perfect in choreography and staging.

 

[Ladynoir]

Jst like Tix and Norway last year, sometimes there is nothing we can do when the locals love a song that the broader public doesn't dig as much as them and it's ok. In the end, it's called a national selection for a reason. (oh and I'm not comparing Tix and Rigoberta in terms of quality or style, i'm just speaking about national support).

Anyway, my favourite of last night was Rayden and he wasn't even in my top 10 before the show ! There is something super special and theatrical about his performance, I was swept away in the first 10 seconds. I trully believe he could do wonders in Turin with better back vocalists.

I'm a bit sad that the points were shown on screen because now I kinda know it's dead for Rayden. It doesn't leave a lot of room for surprise. Aside from him I'd love Tanxugueiras or Chanel to win. But if it's Rigoberta who wins, so be it !

 

[MooseShoes]

Jst like Tix and Norway last year, that sometimes there is nothing we can do when the locals love a song that the broader public doesn't dig as much as them and it's ok. In the end, it's called a national selection for a reason. (oh and I'm not comparing Tix and Rigoberta in terms of quality or style, i'm just speaking about national support).

Anyway, my favourite of last night was Rayden and he wasn't even in my top 10 before the show ! There is something super special and theatrical about his performance, I was swept away in the first 10 seconds. I trully believe he could do wonders in Turin with better back vocalists.

I'm a bit sad that the points were shown on screen because now I kinda know it's dead for Rayden. It doesn't leave a lot of room for surprise. Aside from him I'd love Tanxugueiras or Chanel to win. But if it's Rigoberta who wins, so be it !

I've just rewatched Rayden's performance and really enjoyed it. I didn't see the backing singers as such a big problem, and I actually got the feeling that it was Rayden who was slightly out of tune on the high notes, but there in the middle of such an energetic song it's not the end of the world.

As I've said many times, it's hard to be impartial, but I'm convinced that this is the sort of entry a jury should be giving all its support. Look at Portugal's NF jury, for example: they were willing to vote for Telemóveis and Gerbera Amarela do Sul!

Anyway, I just find it odd that this lot were bold enough to go against a fan favourite on Wednesday but not yesterday.

 

[Jonkonfui]

Jst like Tix and Norway last year, that sometimes there is nothing we can do when the locals love a song that the broader public doesn't dig as much as them and it's ok. In the end, it's called a national selection for a reason. (oh and I'm not comparing Tix and Rigoberta in terms of quality or style, i'm just speaking about national support).

Anyway, my favourite of last night was Rayden and he wasn't even in my top 10 before the show ! There is something super special and theatrical about his performance, I was swept away in the first 10 seconds. I trully believe he could do wonders in Turin with better back vocalists.

I'm a bit sad that the points were shown on screen because now I kinda know it's dead for Rayden. It doesn't leave a lot of room for surprise. Aside from him I'd love Tanxugueiras or Chanel to win. But if it's Rigoberta who wins, so be it !

In Spain is not like that. I wish people send a song to ESC regardless of what Europe might think of it. That is not the case. Spanish eurofans really think Rigoberta song, her message and everything in between will have a tremendous impact on European audiences and she will win.
Once the artist flops in Eurovision they no longer care for them, they abandon them bc not being able to succeed in Europe means that the artist is not worth it.

 

[Ladynoir]

I've just rewatched Rayden's performance and really enjoyed it. I didn't see the backing singers as such a big problem, and I actually got the feeling that it was Rayden who was slightly out of tune on the high notes, but there in the middle of such an energetic song it's not the end of the world.

As I've said many times, it's hard to be impartial, but I'm convinced that this is the sort of entry a jury should be giving all its support. Look at Portugal's NF jury, for example: they were willing to vote for Telemóveis and Gerbera Amarela do Sul!

Anyway, I just find it odd that this lot were bold enough to go against a fan favourite on Wednesday but not yesterday.

I feel like compared to the studio version the chorus was a bit pushy (especially with the main back vocalist), but of course it was not a disaster at all.

Well, I hope we'll have a twist of some sort for final. Maybe they'll be vibing with Rayden after a 2nd performance.

In Spain is not like that. I wish people send a song to ESC regardless of what Europe might think of it. That is not the case. Spanish eurofans really think Rigoberta song, her message and everything in between will have a tremendous impact on European audiences and she will win.
Once the artist flops in Eurovision they no longer care for them, they abandon them bc not being able to succeed in Europe means that the artist is not worth it.

Well... it's hard to tell what will happen since we don't have that many songs confirmed but it sure is a tricky situation. It's a bit sad when an artist gets bashed because of a low score. :/

 

[HayashiM]

Jst like Tix and Norway last year, that sometimes there is nothing we can do when the locals love a song that the broader public doesn't dig as much as them and it's ok. In the end, it's called a national selection for a reason. (oh and I'm not comparing Tix and Rigoberta in terms of quality or style, i'm just speaking about national support).

Anyway, my favourite of last night was Rayden and he wasn't even in my top 10 before the show ! There is something super special and theatrical about his performance, I was swept away in the first 10 seconds. I trully believe he could do wonders in Turin with better back vocalists.

I'm a bit sad that the points were shown on screen because now I kinda know it's dead for Rayden. It doesn't leave a lot of room for surprise. Aside from him I'd love Tanxugueiras or Chanel to win. But if it's Rigoberta who wins, so be it !

Of course, Spain can send whomever they want to, and Rigoberta can stage her song however she sees fit for her artistic vision...
However, Norway has two recent top 10 finishes and a televote winner under its belt, while Spain's most recent placements are 22nd, 26th, 23rd, 22nd and 24th. This year, they reallly try and it would be nice to see them rewarded - if they choose Rigoberta and succeed, I'll gladly eat my words and be happy for them. But as things are, I think another bottom 5 finish and another year of "why does Europe hate us?" are much more likely with her.

Rayden's the king and I agree, I still think he would be the best choice - too bad it's basically dead for him.

 

[I bims]

Just watched the "Ay mama" performance. Wow, come through Bottom 5 in May.
I don't speak spanish, so everything about this is giving me "joke entry" vibes. After seeing the huge tit as a globe and them jumping around to a cheap beat I was just so disinterested. Is it a joke? Am I supposed to sit here and laugh because tits are supposed to be so funny? I'm confused. People will mock this to no end when this is how they will present this in May.

Well on the other hand "Yodel it" performed well so this could be Top 10 because people think it's hilarious.
Personally if Germany send something like this, I would be embarassed.

Chanel or bust. (I'm saying it because I think it's only between Chanel and Rigoberta at this point - I would prefer Terra)

 

[cegs5]

Although the televoting figures dropped compared to SF1, Semifinal 2 had better tv audience rating with 1 728 000

• 2012 - 'Eurovisión: Pastora Soler': 9,4% y 1.493.000
• 2014 - 'Mira quién va a Eurovisión': 9,8% y 1.722.000
• 2016 - 'Objetivo Eurovisión': 1.669.000 y 9,1%
• 2017 - 'Objetivo Eurovisión': 1.449.000 y 8,9%
• 2018 - 'Operación Triunfo 2017: Eurovisión': 3.086.000 y 23,6%
• 2019 - 'Operación Triunfo 2018: Eurovisión': 1.892.000 y 11,6%
• 2021 - 'Destino Eurovisión': 969.000 y 6,1%
• 2022 - 'Benidorm Fest: Primera Semifinal': 1.534.000 y 11,8%
• 2022 - 'Benidorm Fest: Segunda Semifinal': 1.728.000 y 14,2%

 

[rasmuslights]

Just watched the "Ay mama" performance. Wow, come through Bottom 5 in May.
I don't speak spanish, so everything about this is giving me "joke entry" vibes. After seeing the huge tit as a globe and them jumping around to a cheap beat I was just so disinterested. Is it a joke? Am I supposed to sit here and laugh because tits are supposed to be so funny? I'm confused. People will mock this to no end when this is how they will present this in May.

Well on the other hand "Yodel it" performed well so this could be Top 10 because people think it's hilarious.
Personally if Germany send something like this, I would be embarassed.

Chanel or bust. (I'm saying it because I think it's only between Chanel and Rigoberta at this point - I would prefer Terra)

I actually really like the song (ay mama) but the staging completely ruined it for me...
it should've been simple - her alone on the stage and some smart camera angles and lights and not a mess that we have now... everything from the vocals, to wardrobe, to dancers, to that tit globe to camera angles was wrong and very distasteful.

 

[HayashiM]

I don't get it, why is everybody so convinced that Rigoberta will win? Because she got one point more than Chanel in her semi? Both got the next highest mark in the demoscopic vote, so it could go either way there for both of them. The expert jury will probably think of what suits the european public the best as well... I'm not critizing your predictions, I just genuinly don't understand why it's such a given for some of you

It's by no means a given, but I'd say it is the most likely result.

Rigoberta has the better "starting position" because of the televote, where she most probably places 2nd behind Tanxugueiras (there were a lot more votes on the 1st night, and I'd say it's mostly because and for them), while Chanel will compete with Rayden for the 3rd place - that's a 5 / 8 points Rigoberta advantage. The jury is hard to guess (though they might have been afraid to rank Rigoberta lower after the backlash for tanking Tanxugueiras on the first night), but I'd count with a tight score and both ladies getting +/- the same thing. As for the demoscopic jury. Gonzalo won yesterday there, but he got the advantage of competing with a studio version on a night where everyone's vocals were abysmal - imo he won't benefit from that again, and it's gonna be between the two ladies. If the demoscopic goes for Rigoberta, it's basically game over, otherwise it depends on the juries.

So overall, I'd say it's something like 55%:35% for Rigoberta because of her televote advantage (the remaining 10% for Tanxugueiras as a dark horse).

 

[Steph777]

Personally if Germany send something like this, I would be embarassed.

Sorry, I don't want to be rude but Germany has sent MUCH WORSE than "Ay mama" (last year for example of ridiculous staging)

Ay mama is not a bad song