Poland 2018 • Gromee ft. Lukas Meijer - "Light Me Up"

amazing a type of song that I always wanted in ESC

Salvador is shooketh

nice with a bit of diversity with EDM songs in the competition, but this one is rather... mediocre?

I don't hate this song at all, the production is nicely made, and the chorus isn't the mess that most EDM songs has nowadays, but that's probably it?
Lukas' vocals aren't that strong for this song, and it makes the song drop in power, and Lukas' trying to make the audience join in by screaming "jump" and "hey" is really forcing it, and if you really have to do that instead of letting your song do it for you, then it really shows that the song isn't that powerful for the audience. It's a contest, not a concert.

Another thing about EDM songs is eurovision is that - 9 times out of 10 - the performances never work, and it always becomes some sort of a mess on stage, this song including.
Two backing singers on one side, Gromee on the other, a guitarist next to Gromee, and then the lead vocalist standing infront of a mic with another guitar.
Later, Lukas just starts walking around the stage with his fellow stage members, but in a casual way, like if he was on a concert instead.

Also, the song doesn't really stand out as EDM song. Light Me Up honestly just sounds like your-regular-basis EDM song, nothing differentiates it to other songs of the similar genre.
What would make a viewer wanna vote for this, except for people who solely like EDM songs?

On the other hand, this definitely isn't a 100% non qualifier, but I can see it struggle to push through in the end.
At least make the staging look interesting, and then we can talk about potential, but right now, it's a no from me.

It's passable