Hello everybody and all aboard to "Chev's Choice".
Here's the missing first half of my reviews of the Eurovision in Concert performances
in Amsterdam.
I lost some of the footage so I had to reshoot it, which is why I uploaded the second half
first that you can find up here.
So the biggest event in Amsterdam has happened where over 30 acts performed their songs.
And they seem to be the only ones that have a professional sound crew, so all the countries
sounded a lot better.
So let's talk about the countries that performed in random order and how they improved or decreased
their chances in the contest in my opinion.
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I wasn't able to be go to Amsterdam, but you find all the performances on Eurovisionary's
channel, which is what I'm basing my reviews on.
I put a link in the description below.
First off: Hungary I haven't seen them perform since their
national final.
You probably know that I wasn't a fan of AWS in the national selection, but since then
I've listened to the studio version a few times and started to like it a lot more because
it sounded more refined.
Unfortunately their performance in Amsterdam reminded me of why I didn't like it in the
first place.
I know this is a very subjective thing but I personally don't find any pleasure in
watching their performance.
It works in the studio version because you can actually hear the different elements,
but live it's all mashed into eachother and loses a lot of quality.
I will stand out for sure and I apreciate it for being differen and of course there
will be people that like this a lot.
But not me.
Malta: This is the first time that I liked Malta's
song actually because it was much more stripped back to what's necessary.
The chorus had a lot of power and the song has more space to come into focus compared
to the chaotic performance in Malta.
I still think it will be a close call whether she will qualify or not, but her chances just
got a bit better.
F.Y.R. Macedonia: I have to say her voice never sounded better,
not even in the studio version, where I found her voice quite annoying to be honest.
This is their first performance where I enjoyed listening to the full 3 minutes.
I don't know what they changed, but they should stick with it.
She felt a lot more comfortable and they seemed to enjoy themselves much more compared to
earlier performances.
If that's what we can expect in Lisbon, then I would be happy to see them qualify.
San Marino: I'm always sorry when I have to talk about
San Marino's song, because I don't WANT to be that negative.
But it's hard to compare this to all the other acts while staying positive.
It's just not on the same level as most of the other contestants.
Even if the song had been not as generic as it is, there's still the issue that everything
about the performance looks trashy.
The best thing about it is that they still seem to be enjoying their time, even though
they get a lot of critique from all sides.
I hope they can stay positive themselves and enjoy their journey while it lasts.
Finland: She had a full minute of intro music before
Saara Aalto even stepped a foot on the stage, while all the other contestants worked with
their 3 minutes.
Yes, it was a good entrance, but maybe a little narcissistic.
Anyway I'm not judging her on this but the performance that came afterwards.
I've said this a few times now.
I actually like her a lot more when she does these smaller performances where she can let
lose and improvise instead of the overproduced stagings that she did in X Factor or in Finland's
national final where she always loses herself because she has to focus on all the steps
and everything that happens around her.
Because she IS a great performer, but let her be her natural self.
So "yes please" to this but "no thanks" to the big production that we probably will
get in Lisbon.
Bulgaria: Like France we can't really judge this performance,
because Kristian Kostov joined in, so it's not comparable to what we will see in Lisbon.
I have to say, the song does sound great, their harmonies are always on point which
is the hardest thing.
The harmonies are definitely the most interesting part about this.
Everything they do, they do perfectly.
But I'm still missing something.
I hope that they bring in a little bit more motion in Lisbon, so it's not just 5 people
standing next to each other for 3 minutes.
I do think it can make it into the top 5 though.
Austria: His peformance in London is still my favorite
out of the three times that I've seen him now.
At the moment it lacks the power that the song needs to be pushed into what it could
be.
I know this is harsh, but right now he's still the background singer and not the main
act in my opinion.
I can imagine that it all comes together in Lisbon where I guess he will get his own background
singers.
I think this song could really benefit from bringing live instruments back to the stage.
This could work quite well with a real band playing live.
Albania: This was one of the performances I was waiting
for the most.
We haven't heard him perform this since the national final in December.
And I think he did everything right this time.
He looked the best he ever did, finally it didn't look like a disguise.
This is him and this is his voice.
It's probably the best male voice in the contest this year.
And that's his most powerful tool.
A lot of people are underestimating this song in my opinion, but with these high notes and
this energy he should be able to qualify despite the strong competition in semi final 1.
To me this needs to be in the top 10.
Ireland: I'm so glad we got a much more confident
singer for Ireland than last year.
Ryan knows and loves what he does.
There are very few ballads this year so I'm still hoping this will get enough drift to
fly into the final, allthough it's going to be hard.
But as long as they don't push a cheesy fantasy staging onto the song like they did
last year, I think it should be fine.
Because he's one of the acts that actually can benefit from the lack of LED screens.
He's going to be the best in a natural environment.
UK: First off I pull my imaginary hat to her.
If you haven't heard, Madame from Madame Monsieur was sick and couldn't perform in
Amsterdam for France.
So kind of last minute Surie stepped in and sang the english version of Mercy together
with Monsieur.
And seriously that's so beautiful to see, that the most important thing for them isn't
to win, it's just to make a great show and entertain us.
So I've got massive respect for her.
Unfortunately this doesn't improve her own song.
What it did show though is how great of a performer she actually is.
And I'm so sorry that her talent is wasted on such a mediocre song.
I wish her all the best in Lisbon but I even more hope that she will come back another
time with a better song.
Ukraine: I'm not going to talk about his English
this time.
I'm just pretending it's a fantasy language.
I'm really admiring the confidence of this young guy.
He's got more charisma than quite a few of his older opponents and so much power behind
his voice.
And the song itself is actually quite good as well.
It's catchy, it has a great melody and a great structure to stay interesting throughout
the whole 3 minutes.
I'm really enjoying this and I think he might end up on a good place in the final.
Sweden: I'm quite split in my opinion about Sweden.
On one hand it gets a little boring to repeat the same choreography over and over again,
but on the other hand it just works.
Benjamin gets more comfortable every time and I'm actually amazed how well his choreography
works without the light installation.
I wish we would see more diversity from him though.
So even though I enjoy watching and hearing him a lot, I'm kind of left with a slight
"meh".
But it's all coming down to Lisbon and of course the whole setting of his performance
is made for a big production, so it will do well for sure.
Latvia: I'm afraid this whole performance feels
like she's auditioning for a musical.
Every step is planned exactly and in contrast to Benjamin Ingrosso it feels too calculated.
It's all well made.
She sings well, the song is okay, but it lacks realness in my opinion.
So for me this is still a nonqualifier.
Denmark: Rasmussen's performances in Tel Aviv and
Amsterdam made it clear for me that the song itself isn't strong enough to work without
the visual support of the staging.
Or maybe it would be a strong song, but Rasmussen's styling just doesn't match the softy Disney
vibe of it.
I would expect something much more rough if I didn't know the song yet.
This doesn't yet mean that it's going crash in Lisbon, but for me it became clear
that the staging will be a critical part in its outcome.
At least he alone on stage doesn't work, no matter how well he sings.
Moldova: It's a song that I really love to listen
to on my phone.
It's so much fun and sounds like the epitome of Eurovision.
But sadly this doesn't translate onto the stage so far.
I'm glad they got rid of their cheap fake mirrors for Tel Aviv and Amsterdam, but the
majority of the performance is too stiff so far.
I love the parts where they start dancing and jumping and animating the crowd.
But the parts inbetween need more work.
So I'm still hopeful that it can qualify but of course it's not sure at all.
Lithuania: I don't think it's a good idea to send
a lullaby to the ESC.
Everything is just a little bit too nice and soft.
There's no edge and no power.
Even a ballad needs to be presented with energy behind it.
I'm sure the song could work well for a soundtrack but it's just too boring to watch
on a stage.
I'm sorry.
So that was the first half of my reviews for Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam.
What do you think of these acts?
Who are your surprises so far, positive or negative?
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