Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Andorra, Switzerland, Turkey

Andorra:
Singing at least partly in Catalan ... good.
Kinda like what they're doing with the stage.
A very teenybopper performance. May appeal to the younger demographics ... but not much to the grownups, I think.
The song is really catchy. Andorra's best ever IMO.
The crowd in the Olympic Arena were pretty enthusiastic. Yeah, I can see that. But not sure it'll be remembered for long enough.

Switzerland:
A song lacking in personality, IMO.
Nothing wrong with the song. But it's not very original. There's nothing much to it either way.
Bye bye, Switzerland.

Turkey:
OK ... um, what? What's up with her voice??
She sounds really different from how she sounded in the national final. Or maybe it's vice versa. ;-)
The presentation is different too. Not sure it's better ... but it's certainly memorable. ;-)
Catchy song, and, um, striking outfits. *cough*
This song will definitely be both seen and heard on Saturday. No question. It has now entered the hindbrain of every audience member, and will receive votes accordingly. ;-)

2 comments:

nona35 said...

Andorra: Forgettable song and indifferent presentation!
Switzerland: Nice song lukewarm on stage. I'd prefer this than Israel though!
Turkey: The singer looked tired or something and I expected a better presentation but the song is very catchy!

Leisha Camden said...

I liked the Andorran song myself, but it obviously never stood a chance. :-) I agree that the Swiss entry ought to have gotten through instead of Israel. As for Turkey, they screwed up a bit on the presentation, I think - ie the Russian TV people did - the red background was so bright that you could hardly see Hadise and the dancers. But you can't keep a good beat down! :-D And on Saturday they had fixed it.