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Post by italix on Jun 3, 2017 21:40:13 GMT 1
@ : wouldn't have tried it but good luck ^^ Not a fan of Diam's or hip hop/rap music, I suppose? Using a rap song is always quite risky if people don't understand the lyrics. And in this song especially because there are a lot of cultural and political references that can be understood only by French people. You need a very catchy chorus if you want to "sell" a rap/hip-hop song, and for that, this song was better in my opinion: I already sent several female rappers/hip hop singers on this forum (Valentina Tioli, Priestess, Wazzy...) and more are coming soon and I have thought about the option of using Diam's (one time when I randomly drew Cyprus in a contest on YT and here because I knew that she could be used by Cyprus and France) but: 1) I was not confident about her potential in this kind of contest - and more confident about other singers that I may use during the 5th decade. 2) She is a bit far from my references in rap (French rap is a bit like US with West/East coast, styles from Paris and Marseilles are quite different). 3) Diam's has changed a lot. She stopped her carreer, became muslim (not islamist, fortunately) and rejects her past as a singer - she says in this interview that she would never show her songs to her daughter because she thinks she was too "vulgar". For these reasons, I decided not to use her for .
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Post by mimisthesc on Jun 3, 2017 22:15:34 GMT 1
Not a fan of Diam's or hip hop/rap music, I suppose? Using a rap song is always quite risky if people don't understand the lyrics. And in this song especially because there are a lot of cultural and political references that can be understood only by French people. You need a very catchy chorus if you want to "sell" a rap/hip-hop song, and for that, this song was better in my opinion: I already sent several female rappers/hip hop singers on this forum (Valentina Tioli, Priestess, Wazzy...) and more are coming soon and I have thought about the option of using Diam's (one time when I randomly drew Cyprus in a contest on YT and here because I knew that she could be used by Cyprus and France) but: 1) I was not confident about her potential in this kind of contest - and more confident about other singers that I may use during the 5th decade. 2) She is a bit far from my references in rap (French rap is a bit like US with West/East coast, styles from Paris and Marseilles are quite different). 3) Diam's has changed a lot. She stopped her carreer, became muslim (not islamist, fortunately) and rejects her past as a singer - she says in this interview that she would never show her songs to her daughter because she thinks she was too "vulgar". For these reasons, I decided not to use her for . I guess you're right about the fact that there should be a catchy chorus actually. However, that's why I used the word "experiment" after all. I've read the lyrics carefully because even if I can speak and understand French, it's kinda hard to understand all of the things in the lyrics and indeed, there were some things she refers to which I couldn't get at first but then I just looked them up and found out they were about political stuff mostly. Thanks for sharing this interview by the way! I knew she had actually become a Muslim but I thought she just decided to stop making music, not that she even rejected her past. Interesting to hear!
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Post by ferrygraf on Jun 3, 2017 23:24:25 GMT 1
Austrian entry for Edition #34:Some players who've taken part since the beginning might remember this group and their "Happy Birthday" song
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Post by тнєяσиттi95 on Jun 3, 2017 23:55:06 GMT 1
Finland
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Post by Hyunzales on Jun 4, 2017 9:13:48 GMT 1
Hungary returns with Dj Szatmári feat. Jucus - 100 évet várnék Time from: 2:33
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Post by fabbi on Jun 4, 2017 10:20:55 GMT 1
I do. Not in a good way tho.
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Post by ferrygraf on Jun 4, 2017 20:27:50 GMT 1
I do. Not in a good way tho. *cries*
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Post by Laurinda on Jun 4, 2017 21:27:23 GMT 1
Submissions are now closed!All spots have been claimed China is taking a break, while Netherlands and Czech Republic didn't manage to get in this edition. On the other hand Slovakia, Hungary and Denmark are returning. Welcome back Recap will most likely be out tomorrow.
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Post by Gilberto on Jun 4, 2017 21:57:22 GMT 1
The host entry
Dulce - Aún lo Amo (I still love him)
Timeslot: 2:44+ Pic:
Also I think I'm allowed to say that the city I picked is Mazatlán, my home city
This is a beautiful touristic place whith a very, very beautiful beach, and it's so amazing that the college where I study at is just, by walking, 5 minutes away from it!
This is a picture I took of the sunset some time ago, I have tons of pics so it was very hard to pick one
So I hope you have a great time this edition in Mexico!
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Post by Laurinda on Jun 5, 2017 15:39:01 GMT 1
The edition in Mazatlán is now starting!Voting deadline is in 12 days, 16th June!✦ Images✦ Playlist✦ Website
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