A preview of Eurovision

[mtbc]

The Eurovision Song Contest has come around again and this year we paid attention to the two semi-finals. The first was striking in how many performers don't sing well. The second had a few decent singers but I wasn't wholly convinced by the selection that was put through to the final. Ireland's entry was pleasantly fun but it was also light. I was surprised that entries like Georgia's didn't make it through, given those that did. I suppose we'll see how the final goes on Saturday. Regardless, it was all quite an introduction to Hazel Brugger.

Comments

[thewayne]

A lot of people think they can sing, and want to sing, but only can if they have a studio and auto-tune.  Live performances don't lend themselves to that device, which is why so many are lip-sync'd.  That might be where everything falls apart.  IIRC, the Les Mis movie used a lot of of the cast from the Broadway play, which means people who can really sing!  They're used to belting out to the back row.

[mtbc]

The live performance aspect is indeed an interesting point. The UK entry seemed to improve from the semi-final to the final (though good vocal performance couldn't save it).