Semi 1 - San Marino

Semi 1 - 04

San Marino

Miodio
Comice

Alexander-NL:

I go back and forth on this one! I think with the right staging, lighting and vocal arrangement, I could really turn out to love this. However we’re dealing with a first-timer here and I just doubt everything will come together that well. Right now, it’s an OK song that even though it has grown on me tremendously, somehow is missing something that I can’t quite put my finger on. Not a bad debut, but I don’t see it surviving the semi. 5/10 (25^th)

Ade:
Hardly the most imaginative way to burst onto the Eurovision stage. I
can't think of enough ways to express 'dull', this song does them all. 2/10

Stefan:

Such chickens, the RAI guys. Instead of daring it themselves, they send their colony to be slaughtered on the spot. The entered song is the strongest contender for last place in the semi, why did they bother? 5/10.

Lobo:

Depeche Mode's rejected track from "Exciter". I guess i should more or less liked it, but i don´t. Won´t qualify in one million years.

Tore:
Another tiny little country makes their debut in ESC. San Marino are sending a young male band with an OK, but very forgettable ballad. And being the third slow entry among the first five is a major drawback as long as you don’t deliver a more interesting entry. Chances of qualifying: 5%

Harrow:
Nice debut effort, am delighted it isn't just another Switzerland fanwank 7/10

Frank:

Ah, the sound of sealions mating in the night!

Boog:
Sticks out like a sore thumb for all the right, but unfortunately, also all the wrong , reasons. A laudable debut for La Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino and set to receive a warm welcome. I am biased on a number of levels and I’m sure that won’t surprise you. I find Joy Division heartwarming, just so you know where I’m coming from! I can’t get enough of this morose, atmospheric, self-indulgent whinge, although this certainly isn’t a classic from their repertoire, and oozes more than a little pretention. I also love the Italian language in music, but have to say (whisper it) it’s not suited to this kind of music. It’s rare I ask for a language change in an ESC entry, but I’m doing so this time, for this, and one other song. ( more of which later). Work commitments don’t permit me ever to attend semis, so I’m afraid I’m going to be disappointed that I won’t see this on the big night. My only hope is a groundswell of support for the ‘underdog’. San Marino has nice postage stamps.
Personal score out of ten (7) and Winnschans (0%)

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