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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:05:43 GMT 1
 EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Welcome back dells, to Episode 11 of Daniel's Song Race Season 8.
This week, our queens had to write verse lyrics and star in the music video for my new hit single "European".This has been the last challenge of the season, which is why we considered your run this season aswell, my queens. At the end of this episode, we will find out who of you moves on to the Finale and who is going home. |
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:09:09 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS We are starting with Alinka Tcheps (Sylwia)!
Ika:
Oh how I've always loved my icon, the flavour and the talented Alinka Tcheps. Your personality truly shone through in this season, I could feel so many aspects here had that perfect Alinka touch, like, you surely are going to be a queen that is remembered and you are going to become a STAR, mama. But not for some of your song choices, because those were CHOICES. Like seriously... what were you thinking there? Some of the worst songs I've heard this seasons... however, they always made me laugh!! You've also managed to serve the flavour though, "Lathi", "Onomatopoetry" and "Ebony" were your best by far. And I was not expecting Alinka Tcheps to spit bars more than Marta spits out children. I could feel that you were nervous about your lyrics, but you gave us an iconic piece. I would even say it's one of the best lyrics this week! There were some drawbacks, you didn't utilise a rhyme scheme to its full intent, and the last line of the verse really could have done more. I also wish you would have given visual directions so I could feel your personal touch. Regardless of what happens this week, you will ALWAYS be on my mind!
Neda:
Miss Alinka let me first talk about your progress over the season. You came into this competition as an underdog, none of us really knew what you were going to serve us but you've definitely done a good job. You started strong and have been pretty solid throughout, with some personal highlights being your Talking Body remix in week 4 that snatched us all, but Ebony in week 8 was also an excellent choice. You've definitely done yourself proud over the course of this competition!
Moving onto your verse, I think you did a really good job. You were shady but not too shady and as a whole had some really solid and enjoyable lyrics. It wasn't necessarily a groundbreaking verse, and your last rhyme kinda kills it a bit, but I think you did great.
Vicky:
I can't believe I am saying this but.. you had the best verse out there tonight. So good, lyrics on point. Maybe this is the plot twist of the season.
I had mixed opinions on your entries throughout the season. While you served us with several great songs, some of your choices were questionable. But you definitely deserve a spot in this top 5.
Thank you, Alinka.
Up next is Marta Barta!
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:11:59 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Moving on to Marta Barta (CHAE WITH A C)!
Vicky:
I love that you kept your true accent in your verse, it made it funny. Only if the lyrics were on par to that. I found it kind of weak other than the accent, which is the only reason I probably found it quite funny.
You definitely were a great competitor from the first week. You were pretty consistent throughout the season, I have to congratulate for you that.
Neda:
From the very first week of this competition you have been a complete force to be reckoned with, rarely submitting anything less than fantastic. You may only have one win to your name on the official records but you have often been my personal favourite, and looking back over your submissions there are so many excellent choices - the highlights for me are Dancer in week 6 and La Loba in week 10, which really showed how much you have grown across the season. You've taken all of the critiques on board across this season and really progressed, you're a well deserved contender, congratulations mama.
As for your verse, lyrically it was rather messy and I think it needed refining in order to be a really brilliant verse. It's clear that you prioritised humour and entertainment over the more technical requirements of this challenge like... fitting the song and rhyming... but if that is what you did then you did a great job of it because this was the funniest verse for me. The visuals you created really elevated it too, so while the words may not have been top notch, I still think you did a good job with your verse.
Ika:
Well well well, if it isn't the girl who was doing the Marta Barta as she was being Marta Barta'd by Marta Barta, it's Marta Barta herself. Let's talk about your run this season. You had some hits, for sure, but even though you have the highest Dusted or Busted, you never had a way to fully make yourself stand out with your songs. Instead, it was your vibrant personality giving us some quality entertainment. Let me focus on your songs though... your best songs sonically were "Torpedo", "Supreme Beings" and "Water". Your piss poor quality songs only came in the early weeks. I really think you could have pushed even further in the competition, like, only one win despite being the highest in the DoB? Nonetheless, you still gave me talent. Onto your verse this week. It was very cute, I'll give you that. You had your moments, you were trying to give us a mini-visual icon. For me, you didn't go all the way, and I feel like you could have pushed it even further, maybe you could have given us a creative dance break or something. All in all, good good job! And let's be real, we all know you're a bottom ass slag
Thank you, Marta.
Up next is Potissa!
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:14:06 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Next up is Potissa (jara)!
Neda:
When you started out in this competition you weren't really a contender, and you sent what I think was the worst song of the season in week 2 which we will brush over and talk about no further. Your comeback has been commednable, peaking with Ocean in week 7 which was an overall season highlight not just from you but from everybody. I haven't always been a particularly big fan of your entries, but I have to commend the way you've managed to redeem yourself and become one of the leaders of this wonderful pack, rounded off by a great ball showing last week.
For your verse, I appreciated the way you made everything fit into the song, you had your rhymes and it never really had a ropey moment, it was a very consistent verse. I did feel it was a little generic in comparison to the other verses? The second half did slap but there wasn't anything else that really stood out to me from this verse as opposed to all of the others, in your words or in your visuals. It was a good verse but not a GREAT verse for me.
Vicky:
Your verse tonight, quite brilliant I have to say. You played to your strengths and it was quite iconic I just say.
Your run throughout the season was admirable with the growth you showed. You had a rocky start but you went to become one of the contenders for the crown. Your entries my dear.. very servilicious I have to say.
Ika:
I said at the beginning of the season that you'd either be an early boot or a Top 4 contender. And after you gave me fucking Trixie Mattel Video Games, I personally wanted to chuck you out of the season myself. Like that was the BIGGEST choice any queen made this season, and that alone makes me think of you in a negative light. But then, you managed to turn it around. You got three, all very deserved wins, and excluding those, the likes of "Istanbul", "Stefan" and "Bosorkanya" were more highlights. I'm not going to lie, you did hiccup towards the end a little bit, with the Line dirge and whatever that "Run" song was. All in all though, you managed to establish yourself in this competition, always ready to pipe it up and give us a classic one liner. I think we learned a lot of your personality this season, and I'm happy to see into this Now, your lyrics, I'll be honest girl, they were indeed lacking a bit. There was nothing bad about them, not at all, it was on a similar level to the other queens... but in comparison, I felt that this fell the most flat? The OOP in your song was great, and you had some good visual concepts, but for me I think that if you hired a ghost writer, it would have been much better. Just kidding x No but, I was glad to see you do your best, and there's always time to improve your drag. Just don't fuck it up girl, and your track record and musical talent will speak for itself.
I think I'm in a good mood today, Daniel, I really do.
Thank you, Potissa.
Moving on to Reed Acted!
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:16:20 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Next up is Reed Acted (αndreas)!
Vicky:
Let's talk about your verse.. it was really good, I loved the reads to the fellow queens. Also, yes we need justice for Miss Sativa Grahams.
You were one of my favorites throughout the season. You almost never had a bad moment for me and despite not getting your deserved wins several times, you are definitely deservedly in the top 5.
Ika:
I love how you are a girl that can get very wordy, despite not speaking at all, given the fact that you've given us THOSE entries. And before you think that's a negative, I've only actively disliked like one or two of your entries this season. You've managed to give me some serves though... like Zebra Katz, "Land of Wolves" and "Pale Yellow", they truly were a positive MOMENT for you, you gave it to the competition, and you DEVOURED it up. The other weeks though, it kind of just feel like you faded into the background though. Which isn't the worst thing, but it just made it hard for me to remember some of your pieces. Your song, I was positively impressed! Your visuals truly elevated the story you were trying to give, the way you dragged me was good, I lived for it a little bit. I think out of the five queens here, you gave the most classical interpretation of how a verse is supposed to be, following the structure, using it wisely, and giving us visuals. BUT, some of the visuals had some inspiration for sure, which I can recognise as you following the creative input. So well done on giving us an all-in-all great show! I'm hopeful for your future, but I really want you to grab this moment and PUSH. I don't want your career to die five minutes after the show ends girl... You want to be the talk of the town for years to come.
Neda:
I think it took us a while to really SEE you in this competition. The first few weeks you were here it kinda felt like you were just coasting by, sending decent entries that were enough to get you safe and high but not really rocking the boat enough, until maybe week 7. That was when you started delivering consistently higher standard entries, and since then you definitely stepped up your game and you've earned your place in this top 5 with some great songs (I think my favourite is ullagit but Zenit Dance is still that ROBBED bitch).
I really enjoyed your verse as well. It wasn't a perfect verse, it was a little ropey in places, but I enjoyed your reads of the other queens, I enjoyed the reference to the mistreatment of Sativa Grahams, and none of it ever felt forced. Visually you put on a great show, and as a whole I think you may have given us the best all around verse and performance. Fantastic work.
Thank you, Reed.
Last but not least, it's Shirley Sixchins!
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:18:29 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Good evening Shirley Sixchins (Ste)!
Vicky:
I found your verse pretty ok. It wasn't something that I thought I would remember the next day.
As for your run, it was a pretty solid one. Despite your early elimination, you returned and you proved your worth of going all the way and I'm glad you did.
Neda:
I think you're the only queen in this competition who I don't think has ever sent something that is straight up bad. You started this season absolutely phenomenally, being my personal favourite for the first two weeks (those first three songs were SO good and up there with my season highlights). You bounced back from your elimination really well too with a gorgeous piece. It did get slightly ropey in the middle, but as a whole you've been a wonderful queen and an asset to the competition, actually managing to stand out very well amongst your competitors with some riskier, left field entries that I have very much enjoyed.
Your verse was pretty good too! You made an dramatic entrance and gave us another enjoyable show. I would've liked to have seen a little bit more personality in it, but that's more me trying to find something to split everybody apart because everybody did a great job with this song - it was still a lot of fun and I enjoyed it. Great job
Ika:
Oh my god... Shirley.... SHIRLEY, when you entered this workroom, you came in and did not give us a SINGLE lie. Week after week after week, you gave us fucking DESSERT on the Heather trot. From "Hu Man", "I'm Not In Love", "Night Watch", and many more classics that all the girls will be talking about in years to come. You were probably my favourite queen this season sonically. Even your bad songs weren't too atrociously bad, but when you come to serve us all a meal, best know it that we are paying ATTENTION, for the girls are going to be slaughtered. Now, let's talk about your song :slight_smile: It was alright, it was cute, you definitely had moments, but you could have pushed it even further I think. There isn't a lot to necessarily critique, but in parts, I feel that a simple rephrasing or reworking of the visual would have pushed it much further. Your drags could have done more to make me truly gag. Perhaps a duet with the GC herself is on the cards?
Thank you, Shirley.
Dolls, you have not made it easy for me, but without further ado, I have made some decisions.
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:25:21 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS This is the final stretch dolls. Based on this week's challenge and your runs throughout the season, aswell as my talks with the judges. I have made my decision.Marta Barta (CHAE WITH A C )You have consistently delivered and there is only one word left for me to say.Ten.Condragulations, you are the winner of this week's challenge!.
You have won a tattoo of my face for your forehead, and you are moving on to the Grand Finale. Condragulations doll, well done. |
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:28:34 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Reed Acted (αndreas )You have been under the radar and you have made it all the way.You are safe.
Condragulations doll, you are also moving onto the Grand Finale. |
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:29:42 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Potissa (jara)We have tasted the flavour of your Potica and we couldn't ever get enoughYou are safe.
Condragulations doll, you will be moving on to the Grand Finale. |
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Post by Daniel on Mar 4, 2021 22:32:01 GMT 1
EPISODE 11 · RESULTS Alinka (Sylwia ) and Shirley (Ste )You have both served with your verses, but in the overall rankings, you have not been on top of the tableI'm sorry my dears, but you are both up for elimination. |
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