Semi 1 - 19
Greece
Kalomira
Secret Combination
Greece
Kalomira
Secret Combination
Alexander-NL:
Harrow:
In studio it's quite good, shame her squeaky voice is so obvious live, and that performance is ludicrous. Yet another Greece top 10 though I guess. 7/10
Lobo:
Listened to it once. Average song, average and uncharismatic singer... but she performed the song weirdly well..
ade:
Like the awkward gawky cousin of 'My Number One', this tries to be Eurovision by numbers, but the singer is leagues below Helena Paparazou and the song is far less instant, though probably lyrically head and shoulders above My Number One. Dreary. 3/10
Tore:
Greece is the only country that has been top 10 ever since the semi began in 2004. And with “Secret Combination” they will surely do it again. It’s a sophisticated, instant and danceable pop song with “hired” elements from bangla-inspired pop music. The only drawback is Kalomoira who hasn’t the greatest voice in the world to put it nicely. Chances of qualifying: 70%
Stefan:
Kalomoira is Paparizou #2 and producing a carbon copy of the 2005 winner will be good enough to make the final, but not good enough to win. Besides, there's quite some competition for her kind of song this year: 5/10.
Boog:
Haven’t I reviewed this one already? No I haven’t, that was Armenia (or possibly the Netherlands), this the Bronx meets Thessaloniki. ( Bizarrely the Greek delegation must have possessed the same knowledge I have about its two peers and yet chose the graveyard slot. Heavily dependent on the ‘secret combination’ hook as the lyric of the verse barely fits the music, on a head-to-head with the Armenian entry this would be sha* upon from a great height. I’ve always wondered why hot meals are served lukewarm in Greece. Personal Score out of ten (5) Winnschans (1%)
Merseymike:
The bouzoukis click into action and we return to the kebab shop. This makes last years entry sound like a work of art. Boring, boring. 4
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Once I found out they won’t be doing the shirt-lift-to-spell-love thing in Belgrade, I’ll be honest, this one dropped a few places in my list. lol It’s a great song and should make top 10 in the final all the same, but something as playful as that could catapult it into the higher half of that top 10. Now I’m not so sure. I still like her and her song though, however singing may not be her strongest point. Qualification is inevitable though.
9/10 (4th)
Harrow:
In studio it's quite good, shame her squeaky voice is so obvious live, and that performance is ludicrous. Yet another Greece top 10 though I guess. 7/10
Lobo:
Listened to it once. Average song, average and uncharismatic singer... but she performed the song weirdly well..
ade:
Like the awkward gawky cousin of 'My Number One', this tries to be Eurovision by numbers, but the singer is leagues below Helena Paparazou and the song is far less instant, though probably lyrically head and shoulders above My Number One. Dreary. 3/10
Tore:
Greece is the only country that has been top 10 ever since the semi began in 2004. And with “Secret Combination” they will surely do it again. It’s a sophisticated, instant and danceable pop song with “hired” elements from bangla-inspired pop music. The only drawback is Kalomoira who hasn’t the greatest voice in the world to put it nicely. Chances of qualifying: 70%
Stefan:
Kalomoira is Paparizou #2 and producing a carbon copy of the 2005 winner will be good enough to make the final, but not good enough to win. Besides, there's quite some competition for her kind of song this year: 5/10.
Boog:
Haven’t I reviewed this one already? No I haven’t, that was Armenia (or possibly the Netherlands), this the Bronx meets Thessaloniki. ( Bizarrely the Greek delegation must have possessed the same knowledge I have about its two peers and yet chose the graveyard slot. Heavily dependent on the ‘secret combination’ hook as the lyric of the verse barely fits the music, on a head-to-head with the Armenian entry this would be sha* upon from a great height. I’ve always wondered why hot meals are served lukewarm in Greece. Personal Score out of ten (5) Winnschans (1%)
Merseymike:
The bouzoukis click into action and we return to the kebab shop. This makes last years entry sound like a work of art. Boring, boring. 4
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