Ellie
Super talented triple threat
Tosh Wanogho Maud can do anything with his voice.Marisha Wallace would be fun!
Tosh Wanogho Maud can do anything with his voice.Marisha Wallace would be fun!
There’s absolutely no way he would have beaten Ukraine no matter what he sent.I said at the time I wished he'd sent Tiny Riot. I think he'd have won with that.
There’s absolutely no way he would have beaten Ukraine no matter what he sent.
A problem he's had throughout his career.Apparently there were some issues with Olly's mic or in-ears.
There’s been a lot of ‘bad luck’ relating to his performances recently. Quite the coincidence.Apparently there were some issues with Olly's mic or in-ears.
Will Olly's performance popularise cottaging among a new generation of British Zoomers?
Not the major factor, but combined with the uncompetitive song, and the off putting staging, the whole thing was a disaster. Not quite on Mae levels but not far off it.
Was he in tune though? He was better at the end, but it sounds to me like he missed the very first held note at the end of the opening line.
His vocals in the Final was decent but not one that would make anyone pick up their phone and vote. Going for a high energy performance and advanced staging was the right choice.
I’ve just listened again. I cannot agree that these are decent vocals. Outside of the last 30 seconds, they are shockingly bad.
Totally agreeI just don't really get the catastrophising by some people. It was a shakey performance of an OK song that didn't connect. They'll move on, probably get it wrong again, and then they'll turn in something good in 2029.
There's a lot to like about HIM. I've said before I think he's a good performer, and very charismatic. And I really like him in interviews.I never cared for Olly and I totally despised him in his duet with Kylie.
Yet, after watching this performance and some bits of his interviews, I've come to really appreciate him.
Almost certainly true - although it's also the case that plenty of people questioned his vocal ability from the very start.I imagine he’s by some distance the biggest name to actively want the gig in some time. That plus the production pedigree was probably enough to override any fears about his vocal consistency.
Let’s be honest, if we’d sent a Mae Muller level name with a strong voice and a mid song that finished 15th, and we heard we could have sent Olly Alexander with a song by Dua Lipa’s producer, we’d probably be calling for heads to roll at the BBC right now.
Agreed. Until this becomes the most important factor, this will continue to happen, regardless of good the song might be.But even if it was the bigger issue, the UK still chose to send someone with his vocal prowess. That is for me, a fundamental flaw in approach on our part.
Olly submitted a few songs (all of which were Danny L Harle productions), as did some other artists. Some had been approached by the BBC and others made the approach themselves. He apparently was not the only act on the shortlist who has had UK number one singles or albums.Do we know how the selection process worked? Was Olly in place before the song was chosen, or did it come as a package? I'm assuming it wasn't song first.
If I recall correctly, Olly's selection process didn't finalise before the song choice. I do remember hearing that he was approached and interested the same year as Sam Ryder but either pulled out or was declined due to lack of a suitable song. This year he had a lot of his own material ready to choose from. They had some sort of meeting with ESC producers and his own label where they listened through a bunch of songs. Dizzy was the one which stood out.Do we know how the selection process worked? Was Olly in place before the song was chosen, or did it come as a package? I'm assuming it wasn't song first.