Semi 1 - Slovenia

Semi 1 - 08

Slovenia

Rebeka Dremelj
Vrag naj vzame

Frank:
Namen, Samen, bitte auch mit Damen. Semi, Amen, well it’s not a drama.

Harrow:
Nice song but growing a bit tired of it so try not to listen to it too often. If it aint right it is wrong! 9/10

Alexander-NL:

I’m probably expected to like this. Well, I’m so sorry to disappoint you. Too easy. You’re not winning me over with some “Ta-ta. Ta-ta. Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta”. And then when you’re holding your breath for it, it doesn’t have a key change!! So it’s simple AND boring. And what that tells me is that even if I, lover of all things middle-of-the-road and poppy, don’t even like this, how on Earth will Europe vote this into a top 9? I’m not buying it.

2/10 (42^nd)

Stefan:
As usual, Slovenia is sending some real trash - just this time (maybe I lowered my standards?), I like their entry. It's a bouncy little ditty that won't leave a lasting impression, but brings a smile on my face nonetheless: 8/10.

Boog:

For the next 35 entries I have no access to internet / vids etc so my judgment of the visual impact of the performers will be even more compromised than usual. If that’s possible!) A very promising start which engages very well provides the foreplay which will appeal to viewers who have traditional expectations of what constitutes an ESC entry. The verse builds up well too, but the tum-ti-tum see-saw chorus disappoints (although, for British readers, it’s possible to do the ‘slosh’ to this rather satisfyingly.) Not quite as disappointing, tho’, as the ‘bridge’ which stutters into life. (Either that or my mp3 is faulty.) An opportunity missed, as they say. They tell me that Ljubliana is the new ‘Prague’. Also is ‘EO’ the shortest MB nickname?

Personal Score out of ten (6) Winnschans (0%)

Tore:
A typical Slovenian entry. “Vrag naj zame” or “Heavy weather” is a bouncy poppy number that fails to be anything but a run-on-the-mill song in the end. It’s quite likeable while listening but it also lacks something extra that will make most people remembering it at the end of the voting day. Chances of qualifying: 40%

ade:
One of the most (Eurovision) traditional of the songs on offer this
year. Reasonable chorus and she's a pretty girl, though it loses its way
towards the end, when any stand-out song ought to be building to a
massive finish. If they stick to the staging from EMA, they're sunk. It
sends across the message that those behind the song lack confidence in
it and need to distract the viewer. It sits in the ropey schlager box,
not helped by her raspy voice. 5/10

Lobo:
Listened to it once (in English). Ridiculous.


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