Fresh from the first run through of the final, with a chance
to see and hear how the songs all work in running order and against one
another, some are coming up whilst others are getting lost. The draw isn’t the
most exciting start, and it’s only really when the grannies come on that things
get going, which may be a worry for the casual viewer. Once it dews though it’s
cracking. I’m very sorry to say that Italy isn’t quite as promising as it was,
and Nina’s frock, which is silver and cut high on one thigh isn’t working. Fear
not though, On Europeans, we have sent a message to her right hand man and
suggested it’s changed pronto. If she does and it works we’ll pop in a bill for
our commission.
Stand outs for me are Cyprus, as it’s come up so much – Ivi looks
great and this is fun; Sweden, which has the real feeling of a winner as Loreen
slumps down to get snowed on; and Spain which was electrifying as Pastora hit
that long note – it’s a real wow moment, and a Spanish win is really – finally –
a possibility I think. Serbia sounds great especially with its draw and Ukraine’s
placing could see her slip into the lead too. Those of the bigger songs that
didn’t really work included Turkey which sounds flat after Sweden, and Germany,
which sounds flat after Spain, and whilst I think the home song is great and
wonderfully well sung the projections they do onto her frock are a strange
distraction and the addition of a wailing man is just incongruous. And of
course, even with an early draw we still can’t really discount the grannies,
though I don’t think this will actually be enough to win, but they will melt
many a heart as the performance is extremely well staged.
So, what will it be? We’ll know in the early hours of Sunday
local time. I might be asleep by then, I’m exhausted! There’s a party in our
hotel this evening, the OGAE party moved from EuroClub due to ongoing
discussions about the music policy. It appears the EuroClub organisers aren’t
keen on a blanket, or even majority Eurovision playlist, which is a
particularly odd thing for a fan club party and a blow to those who have
travelled the distance without access to EuroClub via accreditation. The move
to our gaff, and in the open air, somewhat precludes me having an early night,
however...
Oh, and there is a small problem with my ticket for the live
show: they are issued with names and passport numbers for security, presumably
because all the president’s men will be in the good seats, an mine has the
wrong name on. I’m hoping to have it in my possession tomorrow, and would like to
publicly thank the OGAE UK team who have been so patient in dealing with
ticketing issues. You’ve done a great job guys!
Monty x
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