I've got a lot of reading of ppl's comments to do, but I promised some Voting Master commentary, so here's what I got ( and it's what I saw + some opinions, so take it as you will
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Thoughts on Semifinals: Guys, I submit my votes VERY early now so that I won't be tempted to ever "cheat" the system. Thus I was kinda disappointed in NQing tbh because I was a border-qualifier until either the 2nd-last or last vote, and it's easy to blame a potential qualification on the replacers not voting for you
But there are a TON of border-qualifiers in SF1 (
,
,
, etc.) and
ended up getting the last spot. They placed 25th, so it wouldn't have been all that graceful for Canada anyways. We mourn in our defeat of curling AND NNMC
- This was in a good spot to qualify until the last day of voting too
- This had a chance for a while!
- This was border-qualifier too until later in the voting
- Should've qualified tbh :/
- After the change to the ROTW vote, this was going to be awkward since you had a LOT of pts in ROTW, but hardly any in the semi. That changed later, but this must have been a very either-you-like-it-or-hate-it type song
SF3 had a lot of border-qualification, too.
barely made it in tbh, and
got help from a few 12's.
- This is a tragic story, Martin hinted at it, but we basically had to reevaluate how we count votes DOWN TO THE MOST 8-POINT SCORES because of how many 45-pt scores there were in ROTW in SF3. There was a large possibility it was going to affect whether or not you qualified... Then, the last vote came in and changed that, so it was an easier decision. But I was just going crazy on the last day... GAH!
Thoughts on FINAL: - I'm so sorry Francisco
... behind the scenes we were actually waiting to see if this would be nil points. It was that way until the 35th set of votes, and then the additional four came late. I don't know what you anticipated, but it's an interesting accomplishment
- Why this placed 29th: MY LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- See above. Snuck into the Final, really
- Low qualifier in SF3, a very interesting song but not unexpected placing (in my opinion)
- I'm actually sad this placed this low, it was middle-table for a while
- YOU STOLE MY SPOT jk i gave you points in SF1
- My
I think... but understandably not everyone's cup of tea, the instrumentation can drone on a bit (Also, where are you??!)
- Towards the top of my list. I tend to give Turkey a lot of pts when others don't... though I expected higher placing than this after getting 4th in SF1. It's an interesting song construction and song topic!
- 22nd is pretty good for a host country AQ tbh
- I lament for all those who fell under the spell of this song and gave it 12s. But songs like this... you either LOVE it, or HATE it. It's reflected in the scoring grids
- This actually got points from quite a few ppl, but they were low points. In lots of contests there always seems to be a song that does that
- Hard to qualify without an MV. The power of her voice is worth pts alone
- Even if this happened to be the song for ESC, according to us forumers, there's 17 other songs that would do better, so take that into judgment
- Fernando's MVs are always blocked in my country, but he's another example where the voice alone is worth pts
- A bit overrated imo. But you're making the Swiss proud regardless!
- Surprised it didn't actually place a bit higher
- I understand the love for this. Not my thing - but I like to see the "rarer" countries do well. After all, we've been to
Malawi before!
- Their best placing, I believe? I can't remember if you got higher with
... but I love Svala
- This was in 2nd place for a while, actually... and I was thinking "Wow, people's taste in music is surely drifting toward more avant-garde stuff lately!" And then it came back to reality
but this is still a respectable finish
- Should've been in Top 10 but got locked out due to luck of the points... The placings of 15th thru 8th were so close!
- The only song in this group that is charting in the
USA... It's good! Welcome back to Top 10 lYfE
- Meh? See Monaco's comment
- My
- I also couldn't watch the MV but I understood why this got 1st in SF3. That it didn't compete for the top spot in the Final is actually a bit more surprising to me, but this is your best finish in a while! So congrats
- I think you found your successful artist
- This is honestly surprising to me. They've won other contests, I guess, so their music industry is possible for this. But still! A hearty congrats for 6th
- Alright, so here begins songs I don't understand
... this was in 3rd and 2nd for a while, but the 3rd through 5th placings are all very close. Props to bringing asian pop vibes into our world!
- Honestly, the biggest mystery in this edition is right here... This song is SO UNLIKE anything we've ever voted Top 5, but people seem to love this indie rock-pop tune! If I had to cite a potential change in people's music tastes since one year ago, I would use this song. VERY interesting to me
- During the last couple days I was texting Martin going "OMG you're in 2nd place! ... with a MALE lead vocal
" because, let's be honest, we have a lot of female singers. He had been Top 10 for most of the voting, and fluctuated between 2nd and 6th until the end... but now he gets to plan a national selection for an AQ! So cool, congrats sir
- WELL THEN. I think the forum would've erupted if you had won tbh, given you weren't able to vote ... and this song was as low as 13th at one point. The last couple of days it kept climbing... and climbing... and then for a brief moment you were on top... So 2nd is a major accomplishment, but I think you're becoming the old
of NNMC in that you'll get most 2nd places
- My
- deserved. Save for a brief couple of moments in the last day, you were always leading, and you had the lead outright through your semi as well. I'm glad you didn't quit the contest and stuck around just enough to experience the feeling of victory. I look forward to seeing where we go in Korea! Make sure to include some Olympics and PRK jabs
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And that's all I got. I may add to this if I remember anything super-interesting from the last couple of weeks, but otherwise I gotta start searching for my next entry.