March 5, 20187 yr I'm kinda the opposite to you guys :lol: I thought I'd like the performance more as I watched it more but I'm seeing Rob's point more watching it again and again. I wouldn't go as far as doing a Cascada, but there definitely is something missing to make it click as a whole package with the performance. It's all well and good being a massive pop stomper that the gays adore but it has to click on stage, because there's 200 million people watching and a majority of them will be hearing it for the first time.
March 5, 20187 yr I don't think enough about this stands out for it to win, honestly. She'll need 'Heroes' level staging to capture people's imagination, in my opinion.
March 5, 20187 yr Agreed this is now low top 10 at its very best but extremely glad they picked the best song!
March 5, 20187 yr I can see this doing a Dance Alone now! I love it but her Semi is going to be a bloodbath so she will need to try and do something to get noticed
March 5, 20187 yr I can see this doing a Dance Alone now! I love it but her Semi is going to be a bloodbath so she will need to try and do something to get noticed I too loved Dance Alone but I think there's vast differences. Jana was an inexperienced performer, which came obvious on stage, the staging was terrible and the song isn't as strong as Monsters. I do get the anxiety though but I'd like to think they will have something spectacular for staging and she will close the semi final.
March 5, 20187 yr I can see this doing a Dance Alone now! I love it but her Semi is going to be a bloodbath so she will need to try and do something to get noticed As if!
March 5, 20187 yr The semi is going to be a bloodbath BECAUSE Saara is in it and hogging all the votes *.
March 6, 20187 yr Given this a proper listen finally and, no, I don't see a win but I see a very respectable performance for Finland, much better than they normally do, and there's no chance of this being left in the semis, surely! cue massive egg on face for all bar Cam if it does happen but I don't expect her to flub this at all.
March 12, 20187 yr Okay, I've actually already changed my mind after watching this performance at the Lithuanian final. OxaMpD0DUzA Honestly, part of the main reason why I felt like it fell flat at UMK is because the sound mixing was awful, much like how it always seems to be in the UK selection. The staging was also really limp - THIS however, worked much better. Lots of colour, I like the red, the outfit is infinitely better, it's not trying to do too much but it's lending itself better to the energy of the song. I'm not saying they should replicate that staging, nor do I think they will, but for me it's a definite step in the right direction - it looked more Eurovision stage lending and less "X Factor by Brian Friedman".
March 12, 20187 yr Author Yes the red worked really well last night. Keep the beginning of the UMK staging and when its time for the cloak to come off use the Lithuanian red staging. I think that would work really well in Lisbon. The neon in UMK just did not suit the song at all.
March 12, 20187 yr Yeah, the neon HAS to go for me, it's the biggest 'no' of it all. The UMK final look (and the two female dancers) was just so cheap and kinda... lowest common denominator of what "futuristic" and "spacey" looks like.
March 12, 20187 yr Great to see she's trying out new looks and also plugging away, it helps Lithuania is in the same semi. God I love this track - it's easily my 12 pointer for 2018.
March 12, 20187 yr That performance was SO much better! I genuinely had winners vibes from it. All the other times I've felt it as "a contender" but that time I felt "Winner" from it. So much more polished and tbh, I really think that staging would work really well on the ESC stage!
March 13, 20187 yr Finland are clearly putting everything into it this year: there's no way they wouldn't polish it all before Eurovision.
March 13, 20187 yr With several recent entries climbing high in the odds this has slipped outside the top 10 at around 26/1, or an astonishing 50/1 on Betfair. Worth a bet? Edited March 13, 20187 yr by BillyH
March 13, 20187 yr Keep in mind there are no screens behind Saara on ESC stage but still that was an improvement
March 13, 20187 yr She has a big UK announcement tomorrow at 9am! Her last announcement regarding the UK was about a Dan Wooton exclusive so hopefully this one will be some sort of TV promo. Possibly a performance on Saturday Night Takeaway?
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