Semi 1 - 17
Romania
Nico & Vlad
Pe-o margine de lume
Romania
Nico & Vlad
Pe-o margine de lume
Alexander-NL:
Harrow:
Battling Belgium strongly for the worst song of 2008 prize. Even before Nico 'attacks'. 0/10
Lobo:
Haven´t listened to it.
ade:
A pretty boy singing what sounds like a sub-Italian pot boiler of a song. Goes exactly where you expect, I suspect this one will have many fans and grab many votes. An early bet for me, or so I thought. Then *she* appeared and it all went so very wrong. Her unappealing harsh voice dragged the whole thing down from a possible victory into thedepths of the barrel. Oh, and she looks like his mum. 3/10
Tore:
Romania is responsible for one of the most classic ballads this year. And it’s like being back in 1994 when Norway and Sweden were battling it out in the male-female ballad duet department. This will do well with the juries, but with a great draw being the first ballad in the second half of this semi it won’t be difficult for the Romanians to qualify with the televoters either. Chances of qualifying: 70%
Stefan:
A pop-opera entry by a powerful male singer, that should certainly apply to lots of middle-aged female voters. And then the shouty Italian bits by a rather untalented lady kick in. Don't know what to make of its chances, 4/10 from me.
Boog:
Oldies will heave a sigh of relief as a mellow tenor voice soothes away the memory of the heavy metal entry. A rhapsody unfolds which whisks you away to land of make believe. The relief is short lived as a velvety, romantic, luscious rendition gives way to a strident woman with a karaoke voice, and (thud!) you land back on planet earth. Even that most welcome of sounds, that of the Italian language, doesn’t compensate for her tortuous attack on an otherwise wistful melody Don’t get me wrong; I do know why this has to be, as no male soloist has won since Toto ( and Johnny the Logan before that!). The Italian and Romanian languages do both work well in this kind of song, and I think the Italian restaurant community in Brussels is more likely to vote for this than the San Marino entry. Personal Score out of ten (8) Winnschans (2%)
Merseymike:
With Italy not entering, this makes an acceptable substitute. A very typically Italianate dramatic ballad – not sure if the tempo change works, but they sound good together and it’s a welcome respite from the frantic noise of the past three entries. 7
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Nico annoyed me at my first listen. Now she doesn’t. To me it’s just your average cheesy ballad, it’s just a bit too cheesy for me. But so was Bonaparti. And what I don’t like is that the ending could have been much more impressive, it’s now a bit naff to me. Still, I just have a feeling this duo will do quite well in this semi, though I can’t say I’m too sure they’ll do that well in the final.
4/10 (33rd)
Harrow:
Battling Belgium strongly for the worst song of 2008 prize. Even before Nico 'attacks'. 0/10
Lobo:
Haven´t listened to it.
ade:
A pretty boy singing what sounds like a sub-Italian pot boiler of a song. Goes exactly where you expect, I suspect this one will have many fans and grab many votes. An early bet for me, or so I thought. Then *she* appeared and it all went so very wrong. Her unappealing harsh voice dragged the whole thing down from a possible victory into thedepths of the barrel. Oh, and she looks like his mum. 3/10
Tore:
Romania is responsible for one of the most classic ballads this year. And it’s like being back in 1994 when Norway and Sweden were battling it out in the male-female ballad duet department. This will do well with the juries, but with a great draw being the first ballad in the second half of this semi it won’t be difficult for the Romanians to qualify with the televoters either. Chances of qualifying: 70%
Stefan:
A pop-opera entry by a powerful male singer, that should certainly apply to lots of middle-aged female voters. And then the shouty Italian bits by a rather untalented lady kick in. Don't know what to make of its chances, 4/10 from me.
Boog:
Oldies will heave a sigh of relief as a mellow tenor voice soothes away the memory of the heavy metal entry. A rhapsody unfolds which whisks you away to land of make believe. The relief is short lived as a velvety, romantic, luscious rendition gives way to a strident woman with a karaoke voice, and (thud!) you land back on planet earth. Even that most welcome of sounds, that of the Italian language, doesn’t compensate for her tortuous attack on an otherwise wistful melody Don’t get me wrong; I do know why this has to be, as no male soloist has won since Toto ( and Johnny the Logan before that!). The Italian and Romanian languages do both work well in this kind of song, and I think the Italian restaurant community in Brussels is more likely to vote for this than the San Marino entry. Personal Score out of ten (8) Winnschans (2%)
Merseymike:
With Italy not entering, this makes an acceptable substitute. A very typically Italianate dramatic ballad – not sure if the tempo change works, but they sound good together and it’s a welcome respite from the frantic noise of the past three entries. 7
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1 comment:
Ciao vi posso consigliare un sito dei romeni in Italia
Romania in Italia
Tutto in italiano
http://rumeni-in-italia.blogspot.com
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