I should be in the shower and almost left for work but
instead I’m enjoying Kalliopi. She’s avoiding the sat-down-stood-up at the
piano cliché and opting for a more straightforward rock performance. It has the
effect of highlighting her voice (and the strings in the first part seem to be
particularly nicely emphasised) but does present the slight problem of what
should she do with herself? A bit of moderate arm waving and a typical rock
chick in-profile head-back scream at the big note it seems. She’s a big
personality with a big voice but I don’t know if this is going to be enough to
edge it in this very tough line-up from so early on. It will be a shame if she
doesn’t, and on balance I’m glad she hasn’t gone gimmicky, but I’m not so sure
about her chances.
Monty x
why does she have to do "something with herself"? Isn't good singing enough?
ReplyDeleteOh it is, and she's very, very good at that, but I just think that she needs something to help her stand out because of there being so many equally good songs and performers around her. But perhaps they will over-egg their own puddings and she'll just be left looking simple and classy. I really do hope she gets through, she's definitely one of my favourites.
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