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Το διάβασα πριν λίγο...

Αλλά μετά συμπλήρωσε με βουρκομένα μάτια ...αλλά η πρώτη μου αγάπη ήταν 'Ελληνας  δε τον ξέχασα ποτέ για αυτό θα ψηφίσω Ελλάδα!

Dress Rehearsal - Semi Final 2

LATVIA
The Latvian postcard shows Justs on top of some tower. Then he's in the streets of Riga with his guitar. And then on a skateboard. Eventually he starts playing a piano and smiles into the camera as the letters forming LATVIA appear.

Justs changed his oversized t-shirt to black from the marroon he had before. The rest of the outfit is the same - black leather jacket and ripped jeans.Vocaly he is nailing it and a good applause from the room. Qualifier.

POLAND
The Polish postcard has Michal in various locations in Poland. The theme seems to be spring, and we see a lot of spring flowers and happy people in parks. There's also a squirrel eating a nut.

We've chosen the red jacket it appears. The camera angles appear to be mainly the same. Vocally it was going strong but there was a bad note right before the last chorus. No one is really paying much attention to it but don't discount it.

SWITZERLAND
Rykka (who'se blonde) is on top of a Swiss mountain. Then she's ice skating and eventually goes indoors (lucky for her, she didn't look like she was wearing very warm clothes). The theme is clearly snow, ice and the Alps.

The off-putting vapour is still there. Vocally this is getting worse - the first verse is being sund in a key lower than it should be. The hair is back to being curly. The song itself we're getting so used to that it is quite bareable but for the people at home watching it for the first time, this will not be the case. The pyro curtain at the end is not enough to save it.

ISRAEL
The Israeli postcard starts with Hovi out walking a dog in the Tel Aviv beach front. Then he goes bowling and ends up posing with a bowling ball before we're taken back to the beach where the letters appear forming the word ISRAEL.
 
The face on the stage floor has been slightly changed, as have the camera angles for it. Hovi is dressed in the same attire we saw in the rehearsals before - as are the acrobats in the hula hoop. Vocally impressive, visually attractive, there is a slight issue in one of the camera angles where you see a stage hand helping the acrobats since the back of the stage is lit due to the pyro curtain. Hopefully this gets sorted before tonight.

BELARUS
The Belarussian postcard of course has.. a wolf? It's quite possibly just a dog though. Ivan is out in the woods, but then goies into town (possibly Minsk) where he meets lots of people (and a baby) and gives them flowers. Are these supposed to be the people who later appear on stage with him as holograms?

First false start. The song didn't commence but we need to relisten to the cue music.

The holograms which should be behind Ivan being infront of him are still off-putting. Ivan is wearing the same garmets as in the second rehearsal. Vocally he is getting better until the bridge before the final chorus where he cannot reach the notes he needs to. We still do not understand the baby (or most of what is happening on stage).

SERBIA
Sanja's postcard features her first inside a cinema, and then she's on top of a hill next to the Danube. Then she's in a school writing something on a blackboard. The postcard didn't seem to have any particular theme, except maybe showing us that Sanja is an intellectual person.

Well, it appears Albaniagate did not affect the stage presentation for the song. We still have red, black and more black. Apparently some lights have changed but not noticeable to all. Vocally Sanja is delivering well. No doubt that this will sail through to the final.

IRELAND
The theme for the Irish postcard is first football. Nicky puts on football trainers and then plays some football inside a large football stadium. Then he moves on to a vinyl record store where he plays some music. He's pretty well dressed in the postcard. But worse is to come...

Ironic that a song called "Sunlight" has quite dark staging. Some of the angles chosen do not give anything to the song. In the second chorus, Nicky is "playing" with the camera but it just looked like he was being attacked by Greta's shadows which we cannot see. Vocally not the best however stronger than we've seen him yet. Still wouldn't advise to put money on him.

FYROM
Kaliopi is leaning against a lamp post in front of what looks like some newly constructed ancient monument. Then she's inside a museum with old pottery and artefacts. (Are they supposed to be from the ancient Macedonia? Scandalous) Eventually she's in a tourist souvenir shop until the graphics appear on screen.

Kaliopi is floating on molten lava - or at least that's what it seems like - wearing the dress from the rehearsal on Saturday. She belts the song out with the performance of a diva - she has been holding back up to now. Even the high note is pitch-perfect. We may have dismissed this earlier due to the strength of the semi final but it could just come through and pull it for Macedonia.


LITHUANIA
Donny has decided to first take us to church, and then let us join him with his wife and child at Trakai as they are by a pond feeding the ducks. Last but not least he ends his day with playing basketball.

Keeping the bad hair, he decided for the white jacket which we commentated earlier was the least bad of the ones he had. This gets removed during the "oh oh oh" moment, just before he does his jump through the smoke. This leaves him in his slim-fit black t-shirt. Also another good vocal performance, and the diaspora will help it along without a doubt.

AUSTRALIA
Dami is in a tunnel inside an aquarium and tries to interact with the fish. Then on her way home it's raining quite heavily so she goes to a greenhouse and takes selfies with koalas. (Did they run out of kangaroos?) Eventually the rain stops so she heads to the beach. And then the sun sets and we see a big bridge and the graphics appear on screen.

They have helped Dami with the ill-timed hand-movements by making the circles larger. They also made them more conspicuous. The moment where Dami needs to get off the pedistal is counteracted with the camera angle which is a long aerial shot so you can't really see her. Vocally flawless she receives a major applause in the room. Possible winner of the semi final.

SLOVENIA
ManuElla takes her black poodle out on a biking trip by a river and then goes to drink some unidentified beverage together with a bunch of teenagers in school uniforms around a round table. To end the postcard she shows us her skills as a majorette, as she's doing a baton twirling choreography along with a bunch of other people.
 
Coming after Australia this feels a bit missing. ManuElla is ok vocally but the backing vocals seem to be off and the gymnast just seems to be standing on stage for most of the time he is in shot. Unfortunately not enough oomph in this to draw much of the voting public to dial for song number 11.

BULGARIA
Poli's postcard shows her in a cobble stone street in some old village. Eventually she finds a tattoo artist and gets a tattoo and then goes on a wild car drive with her three girlfriends (who are possibly her backing singers?) and end up in the mountains. Lastly she's in a square somewhere where a bunch of children are running around her feet. (They are possibly not her backing singers)

Poli is owning the stage. Vocally she is on point and has not made any errors. There is a bit of heavy breathing in the break before the ending chorus which adds to the suspense of what is to happen next. Cue the lighting of her LEDs and the chorus commences. Out come the backing vocals and we have a party on stage. See you on Saturday!

DENMARK
The Danish boys invite us to their apartment (they clearly all live together) where they first pose on their balcony and then serve some croissants and play the guitar. Eventually they go on a bike ride. Only one of them is wearing a helmet while the other two clearly prefer to ride together without protection.

Johannes still seems to be having issues with his in-ear. He at least has learned not to throw the mic stand down with his over-enthousiasm. It is likely that this year will be the first year no Scandinavian/Nordic country will be in the final (apart from the host).

UKRAINE
Jamala is in the streets having fun with some people and then goes into a bakery to make chocolate cakes. Then she takes us to some village and gives us her best smile before the graphics appear.

Jamala is wearing her navy-blue dress. Vocally flawless, she manages to give all her emotion into the song. Leaving goosebumps and a large applause. I would possibly scratch my comment of Australia, this is also a big contender for the win.

NORWAY
Agnete has at least not turned down being part of her own postcard. She's driving a snow scooter across northern Norway and then lits a bonfire in the evening. Next morning she's dressed in a traditional Sami outfit and is joined by the whole village. Nobody can possibly miss the fact that she's from the North.

Agnete was doing quite well but failed at the last hurdle. The last verse was very weakly performed. If any of the Scandis qualify it would be this one but it is not very likely to.

GEORGIA
Nika Kocharov and the Lolitaz are rehearsing together somewhere in Georgia. To take a break they go outside to have a barbecue in some park, and we finally see a view of the city from some hill as the letters appear to form the word GEORGIA.

Although everything including the kitchen sink has been thrown at this, it strangely is growing on a lot of people. Is this because we've been through it so often that we are now oblivious to it or is it actually that we were too quick to judge it? Georgia is always one of those countries who do well with weirdness (well, apart from Joker). Wouldn't be surprised if we see it on Saturday to be honest.



ALBANIA
Eneda's postcard shows her running around the Albanian countryside with a little girl (possibly her daughter) and we see images of flowers and vinyards.

The performance begins and she's in the same peach-golden fin-dress as before. Her hair is straight and parted in the middle, and seems to be shorter than it was before. Vocally there's some notes that aren't quite 100 %. Not sure if it's mainly Eneda herself or if it's the backing singers. They all seem to be slightly off-pitch a lot of times. But the stage is gorgeous and complements Eneda's look perfectly. Still, the most exciting thing visually is probably one of the backing singers who has a dress with huge Mickey Mouse-ears on her shoulders.



BELGIUM
Laura's postcard mainly shows her being bouncy in various locations. No specific theme or red thread.

Bouncy, bouncy Laura. She has grown extremely since when we saw her in Antwerp all those months ago. She is no longer the shy girl of before, but a confident young woman who knows how to grab the audience and make them dance with her. The staging, lighting and choreography is just screaming qualifier.

Η Ουκρανία με τα πλάνα σκηνοθέτη...καλή.

Πολύ καλό αλλά λίιιγο περισσότερο καταθλιπτικό απ'όσο θα έπρεπε, κατά τη γνώμη μου.

Gresk Einherjar έγραψε:Πολύ καλό αλλά λίιιγο περισσότερο καταθλιπτικό απ'όσο θα έπρεπε, κατά τη γνώμη μου.

entelws omws! enw mou aresei meta apo ligo me kourazei tosi katathlipsi. akoma psifizw armenia k russia.

Gresk Einherjar έγραψε:Πολύ καλό αλλά λίιιγο περισσότερο καταθλιπτικό απ'όσο θα έπρεπε, κατά τη γνώμη μου.

Ομολογώ πώς η κίνηση της έχει κάτι από τη χάρη της Γωγώς Τσαμπά!
Μακάρι να έμενε εκτός (λέμε τώρα) , πέρασε το Αζ χθες ,μια Τουρκική συμμετοχή αρκεί!

PS: Τα καημένα τα Τουρκά... στήνουν όλο αυτό τόσους μήνες και έρχεται η Iveta και τους γ@μ*^$# με ένα μόνο πλάνο!!! ΚΑΡΜΑ!

Δεν πρόλαβα να το δω...

Πάντως η Ουκρανία μου φαίνεται πολύ υπερτιμημένη... το ΕΣΣΔ έχει ήδη δυο δυνατές συμμετοχές, Ρωσία και Αρμενία, επίσης είναι και η Λεττονία που θα πάρει το κάτιτις της έτσι και περάσει (που θα περάσει).
Επιμένω ότι στην υπόλοιπη Ευρώπη η Ουκρανία θα πέσει βαριά! Η Jamala έχει φωνή που είτε αρέσει πολύ είτε καθόλου, το τραγούδι είναι λίγο σαν μοιρολόι, η σκηνική παρουσία είναι λίγο καταθληπτική... δεν ξέρω...

Mastiha έγραψε:Δεν πρόλαβα να το δω...

Πάντως η Ουκρανία μου φαίνεται πολύ υπερτιμημένη... το ΕΣΣΔ έχει ήδη δυο δυνατές συμμετοχές, Ρωσία και Αρμενία, επίσης είναι και η Λεττονία που θα πάρει το κάτιτις της έτσι και περάσει (που θα περάσει).
Επιμένω ότι στην υπόλοιπη Ευρώπη η Ουκρανία θα πέσει βαριά! Η Jamala έχει φωνή που είτε αρέσει πολύ είτε καθόλου, το τραγούδι είναι λίγο σαν μοιρολόι, η σκηνική παρουσία είναι λίγο καταθληπτική... δεν ξέρω...

δεν συμφωνω sorry...H Jamala tha einai top 3 for sure....

EVfan έγραψε:

Mastiha έγραψε:Δεν πρόλαβα να το δω...

Πάντως η Ουκρανία μου φαίνεται πολύ υπερτιμημένη... το ΕΣΣΔ έχει ήδη δυο δυνατές συμμετοχές, Ρωσία και Αρμενία, επίσης είναι και η Λεττονία που θα πάρει το κάτιτις της έτσι και περάσει (που θα περάσει).
Επιμένω ότι στην υπόλοιπη Ευρώπη η Ουκρανία θα πέσει βαριά! Η Jamala έχει φωνή που είτε αρέσει πολύ είτε καθόλου, το τραγούδι είναι λίγο σαν μοιρολόι, η σκηνική παρουσία είναι λίγο καταθληπτική... δεν ξέρω...

δεν συμφωνω sorry...H Jamala tha einai top 3 for sure....

Οτι πάρει από τους ψευτοκουλτουριαριδες των επιτροπών και τη Τουρκική ψήφο ...δε φτάνει για 3αδα, μη ξεχνάμε είναι η Αζερα στο τελικο! Δε νομίζω να δουμε άλλη γυναίκα στη 5αδα πλην της Θεάς και της Κορεατισσας(ίσως)!

Κάτι τέτοιες σαν τη Jamala στο χωριό μου τις λέμε κλαψομούνες... με το συμπάθειο κιόλας!

HOLA έγραψε:

EVfan έγραψε:

Mastiha έγραψε:Δεν πρόλαβα να το δω...

Πάντως η Ουκρανία μου φαίνεται πολύ υπερτιμημένη... το ΕΣΣΔ έχει ήδη δυο δυνατές συμμετοχές, Ρωσία και Αρμενία, επίσης είναι και η Λεττονία που θα πάρει το κάτιτις της έτσι και περάσει (που θα περάσει).
Επιμένω ότι στην υπόλοιπη Ευρώπη η Ουκρανία θα πέσει βαριά! Η Jamala έχει φωνή που είτε αρέσει πολύ είτε καθόλου, το τραγούδι είναι λίγο σαν μοιρολόι, η σκηνική παρουσία είναι λίγο καταθληπτική... δεν ξέρω...

δεν συμφωνω sorry...H Jamala tha einai top 3 for sure....

Οτι πάρει από τους ψευτοκουλτουριαριδες των επιτροπών και τη Τουρκική ψήφο ...δε φτάνει για 3αδα, μη ξεχνάμε είναι η Αζερα στο τελικο! Δε νομίζω να δουμε άλλη γυναίκα στη 5αδα πλην της Θεάς και της Κορεατισσας(ίσως)!

Σωστά! Ξέχασα την αζέρα!
Πιστεύω ότι η θεά στο τ/β θα σκίσει, πέρα απο την μεγάλη αρμένικη διασπορά θα πάρει πολλούς βαθμούς και εκτός διασποράς, όπως επίσης απο το υπόλοιπο Σοβιέτ (πλην του Αζερμπαϊτζάν βεβαίως)! Μένει να δούμε πως θα συμπεριφερθούν οι επιτροπές εκτός Σοβιέτ... Πιστεύω ότι τα βαλκάνια θα την τιμήσουν.

HOLA έγραψε:Κάτι τέτοιες σαν τη Jamala στο χωριό μου τις λέμε κλαψομούνες... με το συμπάθειο κιόλας!

Όχι μόνο στο χωριό σου!

Σπόιλερ:

To Aζερμπαϊτζάν δεν υπάρχει περίπτωσει να κόψει βαθμούς από την Ουκρανία, μη τρελλαθούμε. Ζήτημα είναι αν θα μαζέψει ασσόδυα από τις πρώην ΕΣΣΔ όπως το 2014, κανα 10άρι από την Τσεχία και τις γνωστές αλλαξοκωλιές με Μάλτα και Άγιο... 16η όπως η Αδάμου θα είναι το ταβάνι της!

Συμφωνώ ωστόσο για την Ουκρανία στα υπόλοιπα που είπε η Μαστίχα και δεν νομίζω πως θα απειλήσει για νίκη το Σάββατο. Αυτό που είδα στα πλάνα μου φάνηκε βαρύ και καταθλιπτικό.

Εξακολουθώ βέβαια να περιμένω την Ουκρανία τριτοτέταρτη και μετά τον ημιτελικό χθες, θεωρώ το μεγάλο φαβορί για νίκη την Αρμενία.

ΑΝ η Ντάμι απόψε είναι όπως την περιμένω, το βραβείο θα παιχτεί μεταξύ Αρμενίας-Αυστραλίας-Ρωσίας.

Gresk Einherjar έγραψε:To Aζερμπαϊτζάν δεν υπάρχει περίπτωσει να κόψει βαθμούς από την Ουκρανία, μη τρελλαθούμε. Ζήτημα είναι αν θα μαζέψει ασσόδυα από τις πρώην ΕΣΣΔ όπως το 2014, κανα 10άρι από την Τσεχία και τις γνωστές αλλαξοκωλιές με Μάλτα και Άγιο... 16η όπως η Αδάμου θα είναι το ταβάνι της!

Νομίζω ότι φέτος η Αφωνίδου θα πάει καλύτερα απο την Dilara, είναι και το τραγούδι τέτοιο... Η υπνηλία της Dilara δεν παλεύονταν ούτε με 15 τόνους πετρέλαιο!

Εννοείται πως εύχομαι να κάνω λάθος!!!

Nαι το πιο πιθανό είναι να πάει καλύτερα από την Ντιλάρα, αλλά σίγουρα δεν θα πλησιάσει καν τις υπόλοιπες σοβιετικές (ουτε καν την Λεττονία) σε τελέβότινγκ και επιτροπή - θεωρώ.

Gresk Einherjar έγραψε:To Aζερμπαϊτζάν δεν υπάρχει περίπτωσει να κόψει βαθμούς από την Ουκρανία, μη τρελλαθούμε. Ζήτημα είναι αν θα μαζέψει ασσόδυα από τις πρώην ΕΣΣΔ όπως το 2014, κανα 10άρι από την Τσεχία και τις γνωστές αλλαξοκωλιές με Μάλτα και Άγιο... 16η όπως η Αδάμου θα είναι το ταβάνι της!

Συμφωνώ ωστόσο για την Ουκρανία στα υπόλοιπα που είπε η Μαστίχα και δεν νομίζω πως θα απειλήσει για νίκη το Σάββατο. Αυτό που είδα στα πλάνα μου φάνηκε βαρύ και καταθλιπτικό.

Εξακολουθώ βέβαια να περιμένω την Ουκρανία τριτοτέταρτη και μετά τον ημιτελικό χθες, θεωρώ το μεγάλο φαβορί για νίκη την Αρμενία.

ΑΝ η Ντάμι απόψε είναι όπως την περιμένω, το βραβείο θα παιχτεί μεταξύ Αρμενίας-Αυστραλίας-Ρωσίας.

 προτιμω μαλτα βουλγαρια στην 4αδα κ οχι ουκρανια! ουκρανια ουτε καν τριτοτεταρτη.

E εντάξει δεν λέω τι προτιμώ, αλλά τι προβλέπω.

Gresk Einherjar έγραψε:E εντάξει δεν λέω τι προτιμώ, αλλά τι προβλέπω.

egw pali oti protimw lew..