Eurovision 2019 rehearsal thread (1 Viewer)

On the other hand, Spain please change this:

 
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Chingiz :horny:
 
Pleasantly surprised by the UK clip. It still won't do much but seems like a massive improvement from the national final.

 
Seeing lots of Conchita comparisons for France on account of how powerful and emotive the performance is. I'd be fully up for Paris 2020, but I think the song itself isn't actually strong enough to win.

It's SUCH an open contest this year.
Obviously Netherlands are the overwhelming favourites by the bookies, but will people really vote in big enough numbers across the board for it? Sweden I can see doing huge jury numbers, but again will it get the televotes - especially from the East.
 
wurst said:
Seeing lots of Conchita comparisons for France on account of how powerful and emotive the performance is. I'd be fully up for Paris 2020, but I think the song itself isn't actually strong enough to win.
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Yeah, the message is nice but I think the song's still a dud.
 
Having reminded myself how Denmark smashed the televote last year with their RATHER RESTRAINED Viking performance, I’m now predicting Georgia to qualify and end up doing SURPRISINGLY WELL in the final :D
 
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wurst said:
Having reminded myself how Denmark smashed the televote last year with their RATHER RESTRAINED Viking performance
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Did they? Just looked it up, I'd forgotten that. And sadly the revised vote reveal system this year means that nuggets like that will be much harder to spot :(
 
David_5000 said:
Did they? Just looked it up, I'd forgotten that. And sadly the revised vote reveal system this year means that nuggets like that will be much harder to spot :(
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Yeah! Denmark had a big televote in both semi and the final, which leads me to think had they Game Of Thrones'd it up a bit more they could have been a more serious contender.

Having watched back 2018's voting, my favourite bit I COMPLETELY MISSED on the night was the Russian jury giving Moldova 12 points for a song written by Philip Kirkorov, with Kirkorov is clearly sat with Moldova :D NOT DODGY AT ALL RUSSIAN JURY
 
Bilal's vocals do seem stronger than they were in the National Finals, so I feel quite positive about what she can pull out of the bag. I'm also happier with the wig.

I do not understand why they needed Chingiz to sing the whole chorus in a falsetto. I get the impression that his timing is off in it - maybe it's too hard to sustain.
 
I *really* don't think Georgia are going to do anything. There's no entry point for it if you don't understand the lyrics or the style of music. Denmark last year had loads more going for it (Game of Thrones, catchy chorus, singer who doesn't look and sound like the Demon Barber of Fleet Street).
 
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I *really* don't think Georgia are going to do anything. There's no entry point for it if you don't understand the lyrics or the style of music. Denmark last year had loads more going for it (Game of Thrones, catchy chorus, singer who doesn't look and sound like the Demon Barber of Fleet Street).
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For my NEXT prediction: The soothing sounds of Latvia to win :disco:

In unrelated news, Iceland seem to be the big 2019 UK press story with a full features on The Guardian and BBC News.
 
And something similar with France and QOL Bilal :disco:

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He was fine but I’m still worried for him.

If there’s any justice Australia will win this semi.
 
Turns out the Netherlands are another act unhappy with the producers - they wanted close shots to make the performance intimate, while the producers keep putting in wide ones to show off the stage. And there's been a week long palaver about a custom lamp design, but I think that's sorted now.
 
I love how everyone, fans and delegations, is freaking out about the wide stage shots. And to be fair, KAN seems to be rather... intent on keeping them regardless of whether the artists look like ants getting swallowed by the stage. Moscow was one of the ones that went all in with the wide, too, but they had an incredible stage -- this year's is ok but hardly the second coming.
 
I guess Australia will benefit if the producers are so obsessed with wide shots.
 
Heaven forbid you’d make the performances about the performers and not the stage
 
David_5000 said:
Turns out the Netherlands are another act unhappy with the producers - they wanted close shots to make the performance intimate, while the producers keep putting in wide ones to show off the stage. And there's been a week long palaver about a custom lamp design, but I think that's sorted now.
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I'm still surprised at HOW outspoken some delegations have been about production issues this year. Malta did a press conference that felt more like a therapy session* :D



*May be hyperbole
 
Netherlands odds shortening again; I guess they had a good jury show.
 
Talking of DISGRUNTLED, I'm enjoying this vocal assessment blog :D
https://www.escdaily.com/jury-rehearsal-semi-2-esc-2019-vocal-assessment-of-all-the-songs/

On Ireland:
"Sarah McTernan is quite the opposite of that: she looks uncomfortable the entire performance...This is not the only time Sarah slides: she almost falls off one of the chairs…"

On Romania:
"It is worth noting that the 12 points she received from two foreign Eurovision vloggers in the jury were highly controversial at the time..." :D

On Malta:
"The biggest issue remains Michela’s appearance on stage. She’s not in control of her act the way Mans Zelmerlöw was in 2015, and she does not give jurors a comfortable, professional feeling..."
 
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