Showing posts with label semi-final 1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label semi-final 1. Show all posts
Friday, May 17, 2013
My brief thoughts on each song from the first semi-final of Eurovision 2013. Overall, a bit of a dud to be honest. A bit disappointed.
1. Austria: White. Shiny pants. Sounds pretty good. Bit of a meh 'inspirational' song though.
2. Estonia: B&aW camera work. Pretty, singing lovely. Gorgeous white babydoll dress, just hangs (pregnant). White again. Or cream? Love it. Dreamy with the fog, romantic.
3. Slovenia: Ooh, great start. But her voice isn't great. Like the dance beat and the bird inspiration with the top though. Black leather.
4. Croatia: Opera group of men. Harmonious enough, nice voices. One good looking. But not grabbing me. Yes Sam, boy bands ARE getting older.
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6. Russia: A Swedish-written song. Really nice. Flowing maxi again, this time a dusty pink with cream lace sleeves.
7. Ukraine: One of top three favourites. Fairytale theme... hm. Maxi dress, but tight wiht fishtail. Tall man on stage, 8foot. Good voice, but not that impressed by the song.
8. The Netherlands: Former Dutch Alanis Morrisette. Sounded alright but didn't really go anywhere.
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10. Lithuania: Hottest guy so far. Leather jacket, scruffy hair. Like. The song? A bit 80s actually. OK.
11. Belarus: Small, hot Eastern bloc chick in a tiny shimmy dress. Europop... but not that great.
12. Moldova: Epic gown with mega pleated shoulder, great swept up do. Epic. Don't mind this. Like the effects that make her dress change.
13. Ireland: Leather jacket again. But his hair is much more groomed. So pretty. Irish dance... hello.
Euroclub beats, tribal drums and hardcore leather... wow. Commendation for the bold attempt to mash all #SBSEurovision loves.14. Cyprus: In Greek. Another maxi, with lace. She's gorgeous. And this is a REALLY good entry from them. Lovely.
— Katina V (@Katiinkaa) May 17, 2013
15. Belgium: Liked it, although his face was uber expressive with bushy eyebrows. Lyrics, crazy dancers, a smatter of dubstep.
16. Serbia: Kawaii! Japan comes to Eurovision. A bit of fun but again, not too great.
And that was it. Went way too quickly!
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MONTENEGRO miss out. ROBBED.
CYPRUS miss out. Unfortunate.
Not terribly impressed here.
To see my (and other) tweets from the night, check out my Storify timeline:
Until tomorrow lovelies.
Friday, May 25, 2012
From the top, this is my first Eurovision online - and the Twitter feeds from #SBSEurovision viewers are just hilarious. But a quick wrap-up of the songs...
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Montenegro - Euro Negro by Rambo Amadeus - everything ending in -matic and lines like "monetary breakdance" and "change to refinance", this was RANDOM. Loved his interview comment to Julia: "I don't suppose I have any fans in Australia... maybe one. Hello."
- Rated 60 per cent on SBS Eurovision immediately after the song
Iceland - Never Forget - I usually like Iceland. Cool epic violins, but the guy's stare was just uber scary. Ended with a pyrotechnic bang.
- 62 per cent
Greece - Aphrodisiac - She's as hot as Helena Paparizou... and the song was alright! Loved the little tastes of Greek dancing there... Think she'll do well. If Sakis Rouvas offered her a job she must be good.
- Missed rating. People were more concerned with her costume...
Latvia - woman struggled with tight dress and heels a bit. OK. Thought Julia got it spot on with her "canteen mums" analysis.
- 67 per cent
Albania - Oh oh. Oh oh oh. Oh oh. Weird dreadlock bun and Gaga-inspired for a soft ballad are not good fits. Can hold a note alright though.
- Missed rating
Romania - Mandinga - One couldn't get on stage (only six at a time). Satin undies. Warbling. Lots of wind. Made Greece's dress look tame.
- 58 per cent
Swtizerland - Unbreakable by Sinplus - Nickleback but turns into a real rock sound. Like U2. Vocals like World Idol winner's back in the day. Hottest guy award goes to the lead.
- 69 per cent
Belgium- Would You by Iris - At 17, young. Not good. Wavered, nervous maybe.
- 59 per cent still though. Hm.
Finland - Nar jag blundar - Mullet dress, someone tweeted a suggestion she'd gotten confused with being Scottish. Realised Finnish language sounds really strange, hypnotic.
- 61 per cent
Israel - Time - Upbeat, got a 70s look happening. Hebrew and English. Lol at Sam's David Mathieson remark.
- Ooh, only 27 per cent.
San Marino - The Social Network Song - Pretty much, if you wanna be seen by everyone... go on YouTube. Or Eurovision to log into a glittery laptop on stage. As you do.
- 45 per cent
Cyprus - La La Love. almost Lena-like with a weird deep voice. Short skirt and glitter themes continuing. But it was good from them for a change. Go default team two!
- 63 per cent
Denmark - Should've Known Better - Julia and Sam LOVE this girl. And while the sailor thing's a little weird she's good. Can sing. And play guitar. A mix of Jewel and Michelle Branch. Artiste. I like.
- Better than the 56 per cent
Russia - Party for Everybody - Influenced by Rihanna? WOW. Just turned into a total dancefest on the stage. I just wanted to baboushka them, fit one inside another.
- 81 per cent. My God.
Hungary - Sound Of Our Hearts by Compact Disco - Not much white by this point, disappointing. This is a safe song, but better than some of what's been up already.
- 44 per cent
Austria - Trackshittaz - Yes, that's what they were called. Inspired by rappers such as Eminem and Lil Wayne but it's club rap. Like what Pitbull might sound like in German. There were pole dancers and his hat fell off for not being able to see through all the strobelights. Rave.
- 38 per cent
Moldova - Lautar - Folky. As to be expected from somewhere in the east at least once. Uhh, the flapper music was okay? He could hold a note too, and it was more bearable than Albania.
Ireland - Jedward's Waterline - As someone tweeted, confusing but fabulous. Space Gaga suits, crazy hair rivalling the Swiss man's, waterfalls. Liked it. Wet ending. Excellent.
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Albania is the shock of those that got through. Greece AND Cyprus through too though so I'm happy, although I freaked out for a minute there. Disappointed Switzerland missed out. WOAH and Jedward went nuts with cartwheels. At 2am local time, I don't know how they managed that.
God, what fun that was. Seeing a snippet of Germany in the Big Five preview has me excited too. Ohhh, the next two nights I'll still be beside myself. Stay tuned for my wrap-up of semi-final two same time tomorrow.
If you need more Eurovision for the brain, read through my reflective blogs. Look for the 'My decade of Eurovision' tag! And let me know what you think, about those or this year, through here or on Twitter (@Katiinkaa) :D
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