Pre-rehearsal bias check 🇮🇹: for me quite overrated, with both singers capable of more. Not expecting any significant changes on stage, and a comfortable lower top 10 result.
BLANCO is here!
The postcard takes us over Turin, which makes it the best postcard I’ve seen so far, with the two cuties waving at us from a tower in the city.
The stage is dark and atmospheric with some white lights that go crazy as the song builds. It ends a bit calmer as the two face each other and serenade.
BLANCO is in white and Mahmood in black, but both are wearing too much clothes and do not take anything off in the first run-through.
Vocals are understandably not there yet, it’s early and it’s not an easy song to sing.
Mahmood is in heavy conversation with the crew. He’s a pro at this by now.
Somebody is whistling the chorus between takes incessantly, showing how that chorus can get into your head quite easily.
Second run-through:
The acapella start is very pretty, but feels a little odd as BLANCO slowly creeps up upon Mahmood as he sings.
There’s no real choreography, just the two walking around. BLANCO starts his verse seated on the piano (which is being played by somebody else).
It definitely feels like this is lacking something ‘special’ to make it a contender, but then I’ve always felt this. I think the outfits have made it more awkward like L’essenziale.
The final run through injects a big blue background on the final chorus which brings some much-needed life to it, but up until then the staging doesn't really fit the song or accentuate the charisma of its performers.
They're definitely going to need more work on the vocals, especially BLANCO, and while Mahmood's seem to be on point, they're still harsh to these ears.
Verdict: wouldn't surprise me to see this come about 12th, this will be the 'flop' fan fave for me.
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