Initial thoughts: things can only go uphill from here after that 💤 from Montenegro, so here's hoping Jérémie can liven things up a bit. Not sure, though, if I approve how he spells my name.
His postcard is cool, he's all smiles and beckons the viewers to join him, which I think is a nice touch and puts the viewer in a good vibe before it starts.
First & second runs: the starting background is all glittery effects with lots of blues, which blend to orange as the tempo picks up. Jérémie is in his tinfoil jacket and flanked by 4 dancers in black, who seem very serious and protective stomping around him. He's vocally perfect and has a very engaging stage presence. The likely pre-recorded gospel-ish backing vocals are very prominent in the otherwise live sounding vocals. Not sure it works that well with this song, but it won't be a detractor. The stage lighting is spectacular for this and a perfect match to the song.
Side note unrelated to this song in particular: the live vocals aren't meant to sound studio-level perfect and no one expects them to be, so this idea of pre-recorded backing vocals seems silly and out of place to me.
Third run update: he stopped after the first few seconds because he's hearing someone in his ear piece.
Qualification: 👍 odds see this in the middle of the qualifying pack and I'm inclined to agree.
Since the RTBF was in charge of the selection this year, it should be Royaume de Belgique, not Koninkrijk België. Or both. Why do people on this website always forget that Belgium, just as Switzerland, also speaks French?
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