Second rehearsal - Ukraine

Time for me to take over the torch and do some blogging! 

Currently watching the Slovenian press conference (attended by about 7 people) but soon it's time to see what Ukraine will give us on stage.

And we're live!

The postcard has a cute robot drone flying over some city where images of Kalush Orchestra are superimposed over lawns and walls and whatnots, accompanied by cutesy music. 

The performance starts off with the sun actually looking like a sun, as the camera zooms in on the stage where all six guys are lined up in a row.  That first shot looks really pretty. Then as the beat kicks they all start moving and jumping around and it goes a bit messy. Overall quite similar to what we've seen in the NF performance. Though the outfits seem oddly uncoordinated. Two of the guys are wearing what looks like the result of Cousin Itt and a German flag having a baby. 

Vocals: The rapping is fine. The singing is a bit rough. But not in a way that I think will bother viewers too much. 

Colours: Orange. Lots of orange light. 

What's new: The intro from the NF version is cut, so the song starts with the chorus just like the Spotify version. 

Is it live: Well, yes and no. The singer and the rapper are obviously live, but the chorus uses pre-recorded backing vocals quite extensively. Not enough to hide a couple of missed notes. But then again, in a song like this it surely doesn't matter a whole lot. 

Will it qualify: Surely. Will it win? Who knows. It doesn't come across as something that'd win a regular year, but rather potentially be mid top 10. And in a year like this, maybe that will be enough. 

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