SWEDEN 2012 - Loreen - Euphoria

[alca]

^ Hang on! I'll PM Boström about it!

 

[LalehForWD]

Sweden Press Conference 2012-05-16, Loreen and Christer Björkman by ESCKAZ live in Baku

edit:
I find it almost impossible to hear what they're saying.

 

[MakDok]

What do everyone think about the added violin sounds in the song?

If you haven't noticed it just listen to the instrumental part more carefully, it's very obvious they've changed it. :?

 

[wittgenstein]

i really liked the violins. it added somehting more.

 

[LalehForWD]

What do everyone think about the added violin sounds in the song?

If you haven't noticed it just listen to the instrumental part more carefully, it's very obvious they've changed it. :?

I thought so too, you can hear it very clearly in the first video (e.g. from escxtra.com), when the snow is coming and she lie down. But then I listen to Euphoria Instrumental version and it's there as well but weaker. I think we shouldn't trust the unofficial videos so much, the sound can be very different from reality. It's of course possible that they indeed changed the sound.

Anyway here is 1st rehearsal 2012-05-16 from escxtra.com

 

[FilipFromSweden]

I am a bit worried that this is going to be a bit.. i don't know how to explain. I have only seen rehersals (wich is not the same as when the real show is. Thanks to all cameras, sound, and all the practice) but it feels like swedens odds should get a bit higher. But i think other countrys rehersal is not better.

 

[LalehForWD]

i really liked the violins. it added somehting more.

You mean the little string section she had at for example Voice of Finland? I loved them too.
Loreen's Dreamteam

 

[FallenAngelII]

You know, I think that even if Loreen took a 3 minute nap on the stage, she would pass to the final with flying colors and win anyway. It won't matter how she'll perform, people will vote (and a lot) for her. I think she'll receive more than 450 points in the final. No, not overrated at all

That would require an average of 11 points from each voting country besides Sweden. Not gonna happen. But I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a landslide victory.

 

[LalehForWD]

Still the best - the first version of Euphoria (Melodifestivalen semi in Växjö)

 

[Somebody]

Still the best - the first version of Euphoria (Melodifestivalen semi in Växjö)

This is THE best version.

 

[moop]

Still the best - the first version of Euphoria (Melodifestivalen semi in Växjö)

im honestly beginning to get a little worried, i dont get how she thinks, she had perfection in the swedish semis but after that she's started messing around with the vocals doing wierd pitches and like making the vocals more complicated. it smells of either hubris or insecuritiy. björkman needs to just grab her shake her around and tell her 2 focus on repeating the first swedish performance.

dont get me wrong its still one of the top 3 songs in the competition, but it still bothers me.

 

[MakDok]

Agreed. It's like she wants to do "new" things (vocally) every time she performs it, but it doesn't sound better.
Just stick to the Växjö performance 100% ffs.

 

[LalehForWD]

Another sweet little interview: Loreen speaks to escXtra.com 2012-05-16

 

[LalehForWD]

Interview with Ausben Jordan (Dancer of Loreen) - American views on ESC (2012-05-16)

 

[LalehForWD]

Ausben Jordan praises Loreen, which is kind of expected but do it in such an earnest way I believe him. Interesting what he says about the choreographer Ambra Succi

Inspired by Memoirs of a Geisha

 

[LalehForWD]

Loreen - Euphoria (geisha dance version)

 

[LalehForWD]

Dedicated Youtube channel: LoreenDailyorg
and their Loreen Daily fan site .

 

[LalehForWD]

Azerian TV interview with choreographer Rennie Mirro about the dance act.

 

[drhierbas]

Hi everyone, first poster from Sweden!

Loreen herself will deliver the day of the semi-final. However, this production is really nothing compared to the swedish semi-finals and the big final. First, the sound mixing yesterday was horrible, really crappy. It must have been an intern or something doing that. The reverb effect was turned on for so long the echo started to sound around in the arena. He or she didn't even bother to correct it for the 3-4 rehearsals that are on youtube. Really bad and one starts to wonder if this is just a setup for Italy to win. More so, the additional singers are way to loud in the sound mixing and on top of that they weren't allowed to use the snow machine on stage which is really weird when Eric Saade could blow up a window! And when using snow only in front of the cameras that couldn't be seen. Seems like the production don't want her to win or is just giving her a hard time.

For all I care, give Sweden the production each year bc we'll be able to arrange it pro-style.

Me personally I don't like Mr Björkman but I'm hopeful that he will take care of all this otherwise the things named above will stop the best Swedish song in ESC since ABBA.

However, I do love the new lighting esp the moving stars/snow.

 

[LalehForWD]

^ Hi drhierbas,

I agree about the background singers. They have not added anything to the act so far. We'll have to wait for the 2:nd rehearsal to see for sure. I expected a mega voice orgie and a divine crescendo.