Nobody is suggesting that. But there should be wider sanctions on Israel similar to South Africa (a state which was a little less reliant on western approval!).
And given that Ukraine probably got a sympathy vote in the public vote, without which, we could have come first.
), and I think they also got 'nul points'.It's possible he couldn't sing very well on the night. His normal stuff certainly doesn't sound auto-tuned, and he's done plenty of live singing before without issues. He's a talented if slightly annoying singer who had an indifferent song, awful staging, and probably wasn't really feeling it on the night.Am I alone in thinking that Olly Alexander could not sing - I believe he usually relies on Autotune which is (rightly) banned in this competition. His voice was weak, and you could hardly hear the words, and the production was distracting (maybe that was deliberate?). To win in future we need someone with a good voice, someone who can tour Europe beforehand to whip up interest in our song, and a decent song.
(Olly is not the only one who could not sing - does anyone remember Jemini a few years back singing off-key and blaming feedback in their ears (sabotage anyone
The singing felt rather weak compared to Sam Ryder, that's for sure.And given that Ukraine probably got a sympathy vote in the public vote, without which, we could have come first.
Am I alone in thinking that Olly Alexander could not sing - I believe he usually relies on Autotune which is (rightly) banned in this competition. His voice was weak, and you could hardly hear the words, and the production was distracting (maybe that was deliberate?). To win in future we need someone with a good voice, someone who can tour Europe beforehand to whip up interest in our song, and a decent song.
(Olly is not the only one who could not sing - does anyone remember Jemini a few years back singing off-key and blaming feedback in their ears (sabotage anyone
No, it isn’t just you. I thought the same when he did the “honorary” performance at the first semifinal on Tuesday too, it started off sounding incredibly out of tune.
Yes i thought the visuals weren't bad (though easily forgettable compared to the others) but the singing was very weak.
It was said online in some places that his in-ear monitors malfunctioned or the radio pack for them fell off or something, so it's possible he couldn't hear the backing track well or at all.
That was the semi-final, the pack for his radio mike fell off so he had to finish holding it in his hands.
Yes, we are talking about the semi-final. It was misreported as a microphone pack in some media; hand-held microphones don't require a body-worn pack as they communicate directly with a base station.
Certainly the "experts" who choose the UK entry should be let go.
Fair enough. I've never much enjoyed it, but he's never seemed noticeably bad. I've never been especially engaged with whether singers hit all the notes though.
Apparently it was an internal job by BBC Music this year. The last few years they've partnered with production companies. But the same company managed to pick Sam Ryder (2nd) and Mae Muller (25th).
So nul points to BBC Music...!
They still did better than last year...
TaP management did those 2 years, originally it was an only 1 year deal that got extended after the first year's success. Last year suffered from a boring song, forgettable/non-existant staging, and a performer who didn't have the vocal strength on stage.
It's a lot of work but can rocket careers, as it did for Maneskin.
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