Wednesday 4 May 2022

Republik Österreich

Postcard: drone, castle on the coast, nice landscaping, castle at night and band image on wall. Have to be honest, was expecting something a bit more sophisticated or creative than this, especially from a Sanremo/Eurovision powerhouse like RAI.

First run: starts with Lumix standing with Pia in an illuminated circle yelling "what's up Eurovision, are you ready to party? Come on stand up!". Both he and Pia are totally selling this with their energy and chemistry. The staging is very slick, nothing complicated with lots of lights and the circle prop illuminated in red and white (flag pride?) blending in perfectly. Pia's vocal towards the end decided to go rogue, but it doesn't matter, they're so energetic and full of fun and you can tell they enjoy performing together. The audience in the hall will eat this up!

Second run: her vocals in the second run were much better. You can hear Pia interacting with the production at the end, she's so polite and sweet with every comment.

Sun's behavior: 🌞 on its best behavior and works seamlessly with the circle prop and the rest of the lights. You really can't even tell it's there which in its given situation is the best you can hope for.

Qualification: 👍 no way in hell this misses the final. Yes I know, going out on a limb with this prediction, but after train wrecks like Albania and Switzerland and no hopers like Slovenia, Bulgaria and Denmark I think it has very decent chances.


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