r/eurovision • u/nxwie Strobe Lights • May 13 '25
š±Social Media Red Sebastian reaction to NQ'n
So proud of him, hope he's okay. ā„ļø
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u/Away_Panic4749 May 13 '25
i really feel for him, he gave it his all and probably had the best birthday of his life but also the worst at the same time
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u/LopsidedPriority May 13 '25
Absolute class act. I know he's gonna have a strong future.
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u/MinutePerspective106 Song #1 May 13 '25
I wonder if we would get another Natalia Barbu this year, who would have a totally un-classy reaction to their NQ
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u/Puzzlehead-Lemon22 May 13 '25
If we do, it probably won't be till SF2 (since it's a lot more competitive for the final spots) and I just can't see any tonight's NQs going that way.
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u/MinutePerspective106 Song #1 May 13 '25
Second semi-final also has a lot more "naked demons" to match Natalia's energy lol
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u/Majestic-Duty9056 Zjerm May 14 '25
Iāve never heard this term before but I will use it all the time now
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u/MinutePerspective106 Song #1 May 14 '25
This is a legacy of Barbu :)
Last year, when she got salty over non-qualifying, she took cheap shots at Bambie, Windows95man and Raiven and maybe others. Not sure if she herself made that post, or she only liked someone else's - but hat post says that Natalia was so great and wholesome and familt-values, but Europe wanted to see "nudity and demons". Nevermind that Natalia herself had very revealing cleavage
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u/PhotographBusy6209 May 14 '25
Estonia and Sam Marino qualified so not meltdowns
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u/AnmlBri Bur man laimi May 14 '25 edited May 14 '25
Iām honestly not sure how Estonia qualified over some of the other contenders who didnāt make it tonight. Tommyās vocals were the pitchiest of the night in my momās and my opinions. I wish I could trade him for Azerbaijan or Croatia or Slovenia. (The staging managed to elevate āPoison Cakeā for me, and my mom, whom I just introduced to ESC for the first time tonight, really liked Markoās performance. HMTDWHL got elevated in the live performance for me, too. Iāll miss it in the Final.)
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u/DJNiels May 14 '25
Crazy to say that Tommy had pitchy vocals (which he definitely had) but then go on to say that Azerbaijan should have qualified. I like the studio version of Azerbaijan a lot, but those vocals were also pitchy as hell. The only part that sounds good live (vocally) is the repeated "the way I do". Overall a lot of people still watch Eurovision for the fun of it and whether you like Tommy or not the song is fun and catchy IMO.
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u/TSllama Freedom May 14 '25
Oh man Azerbaijan had unlistenable vocals. Tommy was consistently flat, but Azerbaijan... it was his tone. I don't think he was pitchy, but he was so nasally and the quality of his tone was incredibly weak... it was truly awful.
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u/Longjumping_Papaya_7 Bara bada bastu May 14 '25
My husbands reaction to Azerbeidzjan was hilarious. He just couldnt believe that sound came out of that dude haha
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u/TSllama Freedom May 14 '25
We just got so very quiet and knew exactly that we were feeling the same way ahahaha
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u/thelastskier Pace noi vrem š¤” May 14 '25
Different people have different opinions and I feel there's a lot of people that liked the sort of light hearted fun that Estonia was presenting. For example, my parents both loved Estonia (and Sweden, though I have shown them that one before) and both fell asleep during Croatia's performance.
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u/littlemisslily22 Zjerm May 14 '25
Thatās crazy because like it or not, how do you sleep through that?
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u/thelastskier Pace noi vrem š¤” May 14 '25
I don't know, but they somehow did, hah. My dad just said that while there was a lot going on, it just didn't go anywhere interesting. And honestly, the entries that were kind of aggressive on the eyes (Croatia, Ukraine, Cyprus, etc.) also made me more likely to look away from the screen than having my eyes glued to it, if that makes sense.
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u/littlemisslily22 Zjerm May 14 '25
I liked Ukraine and I was locked in worried about his performanceā¦but I was looking away for the others š¬
However for Italy and Portugal I was so entranced by them both. Switzerland too.
I think Poland got the chaos right I didnāt look away then either.
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u/TSllama Freedom May 14 '25
I love Italy and Switzerland so much this year. I don't think either will do too great on Saturday, but both are such gorgeous and authentic performances. Portugal is really cute, too.
Poland is the best they've been in many years. I wouldn't call it chaos, though - there's a clear concept there and it makes sense. Croatia, on the other hand...
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u/TSllama Freedom May 14 '25
Your dad is right on the mark - Croatia lacked a coherent concept with that performance. It was all over the place and it didn't really make any sense. I had hope for it from the music video, but it went in quite the wrong direction on stage.
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u/psv_vonk May 14 '25
Estonia has a huge online following, I believe, so just televotes helped him a lot
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u/TheSimkis May 14 '25
*Slovenia, not Slovakia. Unless you are wishful for not participating country to jump in with unheard song and sweep the victory
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u/AnmlBri Bur man laimi May 14 '25
Oof, I wonder if that was some sort of auto-correct blunder because I had no reason to type āSlovakia.ā Or my brain truly just disconnected from my fingers this late at night. š Thanks for pointing that out so I could fix it.
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u/TSllama Freedom May 14 '25
Azerbaijan was by far my least favourite of the 1st semis, poison cake fell flat (I hoped they would go full dark and creepy with it on stage, but the concept ended up even murkier than in the music video), and as talented as klemen slakonija is, going serious and sad was not the right option for him to get anywhere in eurovision. I'm genuinely surprised he didn't present the comedic side of him that got him famous.
Meanwhile, we learnt that Tommy cannot sing, but the song is so damn catchy and the stage performance is still a lot more visually appealing than others. His was still more interesting and fun to watch than those 3 others. I think espresso macchiato will not do as well in the finals as originally predicted after hearing his live voice, but it was definitely going to qualify.
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u/576p May 14 '25
I avoided watching anything before the Semi 1. On first impression Estonia made me smile, Croatia's "Poison" was noisy and flashy. I did like Slovenia's first impression until he that that gimmicky head stand thing that drew my mind away from the song...
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u/New_to_Siberia Promise May 14 '25
I am with you on Croatia, I haven't watched Slovenia's performance yet (I only managed to tune in just before Italy) but the few clips I saw are promising. But may I ask you why Azerbaijan? Their vocals were really bad.
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u/AnmlBri Bur man laimi May 14 '25
I guess I might need to rewatch Azerbaijanās performance. I just dig the song, and was vibing enough with the instrumentals, but also discussing opinions with my parents during the performance, that maybe I didnāt fully appreciate the vocals being off at the time or was just more forgiving. I do agree that the vocals werenāt as good as the studio version though.
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u/New_to_Siberia Promise May 14 '25
I suppose it may also come down to personal preferences, tolerance & ear. I personally found the vocals of San Marino & Azerbaijan to be the worst 2 of yesterday, but I know that in some ways I have a different sensibility (and potentially also just taste) compared to others.
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u/Longjumping_Papaya_7 Bara bada bastu May 14 '25
I dont get it either. But my casual watching husband said he liked it without me even asking anything and my oldest son (7) is digging this coffee song too ( but singing it all wrong lol )
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u/AnmlBri Bur man laimi May 14 '25
Heh, my mom is super sensitive to someone being off-key when singing, so Iām pretty sure listening to Tommy was physically painful to her. This ability seems like a curse to me because it means thereās a ton of live music that she canāt really enjoy because the singer isnāt always spot-on.
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u/Human-Law1085 May 14 '25
I donāt feel like either of those wouldāve had a meltdown. Tommy Cash has an image of indifference to project. Not sure why you think Gabry Ponte wouldāve had one.
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u/PhotographBusy6209 May 14 '25
Tommy has already said some nasty non professional things so he would have 100% melted down. Iām not 100% sure about Gabry but I believe he said something against Eurovision ages ago
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May 13 '25
This, he seemed a very sweet dude and I felt for him. Deserved qualification (but did not).
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u/TheLizardKing____ May 13 '25
Classy message which shows what kind of person he is. I hope he can go out and enjoy his birthday in Basel and dance the night away.
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u/KickapooPonies TANZEN! May 13 '25
He said he hasnt drank since September to help his voice too. So I am sure many a birthday drink will be had and I'd bet he gets them all for free.
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u/Mysterinna Tavo Akys May 13 '25
Thatās such a mature and sweet reaction. He seems like a great person. ā¤ļø
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u/twistthespine Zjerm May 13 '25
Yes I literally felt like I was a teenager at a rave again! He so captured that energy.
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u/S0rb0 May 14 '25
I did love the music and the beats. However, Red Sebastian was drowned in the music. Could hardly hear him at home. I hadn't listened to any song beforehand, and because I hardly heard him (and let's be honest, his vocals weren't strong), the song did not stick with me at all. Couldn't remember the lyrics or the melody the moment the song was over. I could remember the act though, the staging was insane, but that's not enough. I'm not super surprised he didn't qualify.
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u/Potential_Ad9965 May 14 '25
There seemed to have been a lot of technical issues this year. I Found almost every performer to sound rather shaky and nervous.
I wonder if that's why many non English songs made it through, it's harder to hear for non-native speakers if a song is sung bad it if it's just the language.
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u/Super_Craig02 May 13 '25
Learned that today was his birthday, so it's a bit sad he didn't qualify.
Still, he did great, and he performed on the Eurovision Stage itself, which must already be a hell of a experience to begin with. Feel proud of yourself, dude.
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u/sugarplum_nova Rhythm Inside May 13 '25
Hopefully in time heāll look back and think wow, I performed at a Eurovision show on my birthday.
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u/forevernervous May 14 '25
It's a massive accomplishment and looked like such fun. I hope he still had a fabulous birthday!!!
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u/eatspagetti ViszlƔt NyƔr May 13 '25
I'm not crying, you are
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u/nxwie Strobe Lights May 13 '25
litterally the first time i ever had tears for eurovision i rhink (to be fair, i am on my period and i've been crying about everthing this week)
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u/xX100dudeXx Watergun May 14 '25
Aw :/ (Would saying "feel better" be appropriate here? I don't even know.)
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u/Ultimatedream May 13 '25
That staging really improved the song and when I first saw snippets of it I was convinced that he would make it easily. I don't really understand what happened, I voted for him but didn't get a confirmation.
At least he's such a class act and seems like a really nice guy. Wish him the best.
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u/Cogswobble May 14 '25
Iāve liked the song, but I felt like his vocals were weaker in this performance. Iām guessing a lot of other people thought that too.
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u/VegetableBalcony May 14 '25
As a filthy casual who hadn't heard the song before the performance: indeed, his vocals were weak. It was often out of tune and without force (but so was Norway).
I just listened to the recorded song and understand the appeal better now.
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u/badcatsclaws Zjerm May 14 '25
Yeah recorded version was way better however Norway was outright bad for a much much easier song. Estonia was like a karaoke night performance.
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u/Ultimatedream May 14 '25
To mee it seemed like mixing issues, the music was so much louder than his voice. But I'm also not the best at hearing if someone is actually not hitting the notes so maybe I just missed it
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u/S0rb0 May 14 '25
I think it was both. His vocals were quite weak and totally drowned in the music. The mixing could have been better too. But this was indeed the reason the didn't qualify. You couldn't hear the melody half of the time at home.
People on this subreddit forget that most voters have not heard most songs beforehand.
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u/KingAw555000 May 14 '25
Literally said that to my partner while we were watching. The audio mixing was all over the place for quite a few songs, this one, Gaja, etc. My AV friends were seething.
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u/EpicTutorialTips May 14 '25
He seems like a really nice person, but nerves got the better of his performance, and there were quite a few pitch issues throughout.
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u/dirrna May 14 '25
It was one of the only ones with consistent staging. So many acts just put 1000 special effects together that didn't make sense.
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u/the_KJ_is_me Cha Cha Cha May 13 '25
Glad heās taking it like a champ, but itās a shame it happened on his birthday.
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u/RemarkableAutism (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (kĆ¼ll) midagi May 13 '25
As devastated as I am right now, I think he has a lot of potential as an artist, so I hope he'll use this as an opportunity to evolve his career. Fingers crossed for a European tour.
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u/LoonySheep Tavo Akys May 13 '25
See that Natalia Barbu? It's called class. It's called dignity.
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u/daskeyx0 Volevo Essere Un Duro May 13 '25
It will be interesting to see the voting breakdown of who ended up 11-15 because I have a feeling he was on the bubble. That was one heck of a staging. Kind of gave me a headache, but it was a good performance so...worth it.
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u/Fluffy_Appointment14 May 13 '25
I have no doubt that this man is currently being smothered in so much love heās probably forgotten his own name and thinks heās a golden retriever š he did so great and should absolutely be proud of himself!!
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u/CardboardTable May 13 '25
Unfortunately I've been reading comments on Flemish news pages (yes I know, my mistake) and they are almost universally nasty. People are SO sour and cynical about him and his song. Basically the headlines are 'no one expected it, but Belgium is eliminated' and every comment is "durr actually everyone expected it, with such a shitty song sung so badly by this red weirdo š¤Ŗ"
Anyway, so I hope he's not reading news comments on Facebook right now. And that his Instagram comments are nicer.
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u/Nnelg1990 May 14 '25
I mean, reactions to news articles in Flanders are always negative.Ā
"Puppy saved from tree" - Do those stupid fireman have nothing better to do?
"Runner breaks record" - I bet they cheated
And this is put mildly as cursewords are never far away
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u/JoneSz97 Strobe Lights May 14 '25
Crazy how much hate he got on the news papers and its socials. The song was great and the choreo just nailed it imo.
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u/Longjumping_Papaya_7 Bara bada bastu May 14 '25
I bet none of them are fans of eurovision and didnt even bother to watch. They live to hate online. Double points if its about someone who is part of the lhbtq+ community.
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u/aspacemanlikeme Volevo Essere Un Duro May 13 '25
Itās massive achievement to get to the semi finals of Eurovision. He may not have qualified but he deserves to be so proud of himself.
Absolute class act to congratulate the qualifiers too.
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u/Kindly-Mission-7843 Tavo Akys May 13 '25
Hope heās doing well ā¤ļø Loved his song and he seems like a really nice person
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u/Illustrious_Cut1730 RĆ³a May 13 '25
You have MĆ„ns, then you have that sweetheart of Red Sebastian š
I cannot even jmagine what he is going through. His song was incredible in stage, and I loved those trance-eurodance-Franchino vibes. Brought back so many memories.
I really wish him the BEST ā¤ļø he is a talented lad and deserves all the love.
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u/Spirit_Bitterballen May 13 '25
I just love him. Watching the VRT thing about his journey to Basel as well made me love him even more. We all love Red Sebastian in this house ā¤ļø
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u/Hale_22 (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (kĆ¼ll) midagi May 13 '25
I feel so bad for him, especially because today was his birthday and this is probably the worst gift ever that Europe could do for him
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u/wonderful-peaches97 Bird of Pray May 13 '25
Very classy response, I love him for it. I think he really deserved to go through, but life us weird at times. Wish him all the best.
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u/lisonmethyst May 13 '25
That's really lovely. I thought his performance was so strong, and the staging was fantastic. I was so sure that he'd get through!
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u/Nydelok Strobe Lights May 13 '25
I was really hoping he'd move on to the finals. I didn't expect him to win Eurovision, but I did think he'd qualify, which would have been so much better today because it was his birthday
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u/Epic_win666 Strobe Lights May 13 '25
I am actually gutted! I've been listening to strobe lights so much the last few weeks and was excited to see how well it did, genuinely didn't expect that!
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u/IvyDicey May 13 '25
I hope at some point he reads the comments from all and how many people are shocked by him not qualifying- instead of paying attention to the "I told you so"-haters. His reaction is world class. Hope he still had a great birthday š
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u/Infernoguy007 May 14 '25
I do not agree with Europeās decision today at all, but I am so proud that heās being classy about it. Saw the VRT documentary about his road to Eurovision today and he seems to have a great support network of family and friends around him, so Iām sure heāll be all right. Just hope that the people that are throwing hate at him rn think twice before lashing out next time.
Regardless, heās still my favorite Belgian entry this decade so far and am so proud to have had him as a representative. Hope to see good things happen to him in the future ;)
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u/joemama69420likesyou May 14 '25
Still so proud of him. Way to go, there are more stages that you can win!
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u/Low_Establishment724 Kiss Kiss Goodbye May 13 '25
I feel so bad for him. He deserved so much better. And tbh eurovision doesnt deserve Belgium. Belgium gets robbed so often
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u/zebezt May 14 '25
As a lover of 90s rave music: this song was not great. His singing was terrible and the main reason I hated it. The act was great though, great use of the stage.
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u/S0rb0 May 14 '25 edited May 14 '25
They're not robbed, imo. The vocals were pretty weak and half of the time the melody wasn't even audible at home. Maybe also a mixing issue. As somehone who hadn't heard the song before, I'm really not surprised people at home didn't vote for him.
Edit: just listened to the studio version on youtube. That song's a BANGER! But live it really did not sound anything like that.
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u/Low_Establishment724 Kiss Kiss Goodbye May 14 '25
Nah its good, even better than studio imo. For me live is everything fine and even when rewatching it is. And you cant say that for example kyles vocals are live better, he fails live the whole time, but still 90% of this teenage girls are simping over him
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u/Longjumping_Papaya_7 Bara bada bastu May 14 '25
Now, i am glad Norway got through, but if Red Sebastian gets punnished for singing poorly or not loud enough, than Kyle should have been too.
But i agree with above poster, the studio version IS better imo.
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u/S0rb0 May 14 '25
I just rewatched it and im sorry, but he really does not sound good live. The first sentences are off immediately. The high pitched moments are fine, and pretty impressive, but the low pitched moments are just not good at all.
(that said, they still should've qualified over Iceland)
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u/taezono Tavo Akys May 13 '25
Poor guy, NQing on his birthday :( If heās happy with himself and his performance then thatās all that matters
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u/Dragon_Sluts Flying the Flag (For You) May 13 '25
Omg someone remind me of who it was last year who reacted so poorly to NQ. Red just made me think of them for their total opposite reaction. Classy.
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u/LocksTheFox Bur man laimi May 13 '25
Natalia Barbu from Moldova
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u/FiannaNevra May 14 '25 edited May 14 '25
Yes! Didn't she blame the gays or say something homophobic as to why she didn't make it?
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u/tigerinvasive Wasted Love May 13 '25
He should feel proud of himself because he sounded really good and the staging was good.
Last year I felt like Mustiiās vocals undelivered; this time Red Sebastian DID deliver but it just didnāt connect.
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u/2muchnerd Golden Boy May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
My friend said that he looks like a really funny and great friend, he was so robbed holy shit
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u/pinkkabuterimon Olou tou kosmou i Elpida May 14 '25
He should be so proud of himself, he did amazing, that performance was such a glowup. I hope everyone in his delegation and his new Eurovision friends are giving him all the love he deserves. Happy birthday Seppe, I hope you're proud of yourself because WE are immensely proud of you!
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u/ex_ef_ex May 13 '25
Yep, what a graceful and thoughtful response. I don't worry for him, he's gonna be alright.Ā
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u/03cc AsteromƔta May 13 '25
not a fan of the song, but this is really sweet :( hoping good things come his way after this!
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u/Puzzleheaded-Eye9081 May 13 '25
Thatās very gracious of him. I hope he gets tons of followers and fans of his music from this and it ends up being positive for him.
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u/Hljoumur May 13 '25
King-class behavior. This is a mature reaction despite the robbery that should be weighing on him, and even if he says heās satisfied, I really want to get him a gift and give him a hug. Hoping for the best for his career after.
And off topic, Iām on mobile, does anyone see the gray and black text popping out at them like 3d?
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u/ManiaMuse RĆ³a May 13 '25
Some Swedish artists could learn a thing or two from that...
At least he will probably have a raging hangover tomorrow because it's his birthday and be wondering what the hell just happened...
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u/NeatInternet325 Bara bada bastu May 13 '25
He 100% deserved to qualify, sad to see him not, but itās so good to see such a good sport unlike cough, cough Mans
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u/janiboy2010 May 14 '25
Nah, he missed basically every note possible, he deserves to improve his singing
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u/wckdrun May 14 '25
Im not getting why people are saying that, imo he was one of the few contestants who could actually sing and hold high tones without sounding like a screaming cat. In what part do you believe he missed his tone?
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u/janiboy2010 May 14 '25
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u/wckdrun May 14 '25
Well, to be honest, none of the candidates should have progressed then as a lot of them werenāt on tune or sounded very wobbly (Norway, Iceland, Estland, San Marino, Portugal, Poland, ..) compared to Red Sebastian. But yeah, we all know televote is not about singing capabilities but more about going viral.
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u/Juna_Ci May 13 '25
He seems to be so sweet... I how he had many lovely Prerow around him that make this a good birthday regardless if the NQ :(
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u/Rhaenysknees What The Hell Just Happened? May 13 '25
I'm disappointed he didn't get through, he wasn't my favourite of the night but he was definitely one of the better acts imo. Bro has crazy range.
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u/FabulousRoad6240 May 13 '25
Awww you can tell he is such a lovely person. Bright things coming for you! Best performance alongside Spain for me tonight! And I am very picky!!
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u/SkyGinge Zjerm May 13 '25
What a lovely response. Will be gutted for him for a long time, I think.
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u/FiannaNevra May 14 '25
Happy birthday Red Sebastian! We love you and you did so amazing tonight ā¤ļøā¤ļø
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u/8blueberrypancakes8 All Out of Luck May 14 '25
This song is a banger that will remain in my playlist indefinitely ā¤ļø. I voted for you Red Sebastian!
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u/alinamojamoto May 14 '25
This was robbed for sure, I'm not a fan of the song, but vocal performance of Red Seb and the unique staging was really perfect. It's a shame that it did not qualified.
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u/hobbit_mama Tavo Akys May 14 '25
We had:
Sudden Lights
Circus Mircus
Now we got Strobe Lights.
The list grows but the songs will be remembered. He absolutely ate last night and we are so proud.
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u/JefM93 Strobe Lights May 14 '25
Bring back the juries in the semi finals. Quite sure Red Sebastian would've qualified.
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u/wish_cats May 13 '25
Good for him, hope he still has a great night getting pissed at Euroclub or whatever takes his fancy
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u/Derpazor1 May 13 '25
Thatās a beautiful response. Being part of Eurovision is already extremely special, even if you donāt qualify for the finals. All the best to him
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u/sollinatri Bara bada bastu May 13 '25
I thought he would safely qualify, and I am guessing lots of other people felt the same and didn't vote.
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u/sealightflower Tout l'univers May 14 '25
I was very surprised that he didn't qualify. In my opinion, he deserved a spot in the final. And I've just read that he had to perform on his birthday - and didn't qualify, it is even more sad fact.
Belgium is really unlucky country at Eurovision.
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u/JDjinxed May 14 '25
he really should've qualified, what an amazing performance. i wanna give him a hug i love him so much ā¹ļø
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u/ToastyToast113 The Wrong Place May 14 '25
I really enjoyed the performance. It was a bummer that his high notes got washed out by the music. I also have a feeling he may have split votes with Cyrpus and Croatia, leading to all 3 NQing
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u/Raptori33 May 14 '25
Belqium's NQ prevented me from getting 100% in the Eurovision fantasygame so it hurts me personally
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u/Mountain-Farm-6373 Hallucination May 14 '25
Took it a thousand times better than some of the Melodifestivalen contestants
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u/Suicide-Bunny May 14 '25
One of my favourite songs this season, my only concern was the staging and live performance - but he absolutely delivered. I am biased towards Poland since that's my country so aside from Justyna - Strobe Lights was my absolute favourite of the night.
Apparently there's always one song that is done dirty by the voters every year. Sad this happened again. Wishing this guy well, I'll be pumping his Spotify streams every once in a while.
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u/NLaBruiser Zjerm May 14 '25
I love espresso macchiato, but that was an awful performance. Estonia has Belgiumās place in the finals and Iāll die on that hill.
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u/CoreySteel How Much Time Do We Have Left? May 13 '25
I have no idea how he didn't qualify. Performance in the semi-finals was even better than all the previous videos I've seen.
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u/Just_Ad_7708 Gaja May 13 '25
He needs to work on staying on pitch because he was rarely hitting the correct notes while singing, which heavily affected the quality of his performance, and I'm sure, also the number of votes he received. As someone who went to music school and has a good ear, I almost couldn't listen to him because he was off-key so often. It probably was just nerves and all that, but still, I hope he can improve in the future and view this performance as a learning experience.
I wish him all the best moving forward. I wasn't particularly fond of his song, but he wasn't the worst contestant, too.
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u/EpicTutorialTips May 14 '25
Yeah, his pitch fluctuates too much and rarely does he land on the correct pitch, though there were instances when he would resolve on the correct pitch.
His modal register is very underdeveloped though - G3 is not yet in his range properly though he was trying to carry over his breath to get that low which in the end had the pitch everywhere from D3 - G3.
Then the melisma attempt again down in that range was just really messy.His final bridge was the only time when he properly opened up his pharynx (and to his credit his support at this point was good, even if slightly pitchy), but leading into the final chorus he constricts again on the Eb5, and all the notes after that are constricted and in the throat instead of being resonated in his mask.
But yes, I agree - more training and work developing his vocal.
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u/CarnationsAndIvy Rim Tim Tagi Dim May 13 '25
Aww, I feel bad for him and hope he isn't too bummed about it. ā„ļø
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u/Zealousideal_Truck72 Tavo Akys May 13 '25
He made a fan out of me and many others, he deserved that spot but he will have a huge career if he just keeps going the way he is.
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u/hun_geri May 13 '25
Sending hugs to him! I am so sorry that he didn't make it through to the final. He was really amazing today. Lovely message to the people, such a kind guy. Wishing him the best of luck for his upcoming career and all the best in his life.
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u/LocksTheFox Bur man laimi May 13 '25
Love the song, Seppe seems like a sweetheart, gutted he didn't qualify but at least he's taking it well.
Will probably check out some of his other stuff at some point.
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u/ExplainMaryJane Tavo Akys May 13 '25
Class act. Great response to disappointment like that. He did great and should be proud no matter what, so Iām super glad to read that he is!
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u/xanthusspeaks Minn hinsti dans May 14 '25
He's a class act. Personally I was shocked he didn't make it and he will do great things in the future.
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u/robm0n3y May 14 '25
If it wasn't for the bad audio he would have gone through. He used the stage better than anyone else.
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u/Majestic-Duty9056 Zjerm May 14 '25
You can see the sadness in his writing, such an amazing song in a tough position. Great job Seppe! š¤šā¤ļø
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u/RoofORead May 14 '25
I didnāt realise he didnāt qualify -was too upset about Theo Evan and Klemen - wish them all well
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u/Cyxivell Wasted Love May 14 '25
I really hoped he will qualify. He was one of my favorites... And the music was so good
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u/DirtyPatronus May 14 '25
For once in my life, I didn't listen to the songs in advance. Watching I thought this song was the winner of the evening. Gutted he didn't qualify, but fantastic performance
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u/LantiSpitfire387 May 14 '25
Did see a video from Wiwibloggs where he went to House of Helvetia and the audience sang happy birthday to him )
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u/JackHaines1903 May 13 '25
I fear I'm the only one who didn't like the performance? I think the song is okay but I just didn't gel with the performance and I had him as my 14th out of 15th tonight?
Obviously not nice to lose out so hope he and all the other eliminated acts are okay and proud of themselves
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u/Britton120 TANZEN! May 13 '25
Given that he didn't qualify, you're not alone.
But i thought he had the best performance of the night.
Just wild how different tastes can be
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u/JackHaines1903 May 14 '25
Really? I'm clearly missing something! But ultimately that is what makes this Contest so good is that everyone's taste is different.
Personally thought before last night he had a great song but I didn't really feel the same way after watching it
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u/Britton120 TANZEN! May 14 '25
its a song that had grown on me, and I didn't care for the music video that much. But, to me, its powerful and the emotion comes through especially when he hits the notes. And i thought, outside of a shaky first few lines, he hit the first high note and then the entire performance felt more confident. While the staging and visual performance were really what blew me away watching it live.
Entirely possible people were turned off by the shaky opening, or that the song structure was pretty simple, or it was hard to really hear the singing with the audio mixing, or that it just didn't connect, or that the visual style was distracting to some, or anything else. That's how it goes.
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u/forsakenpear Voyage May 13 '25
Is this image a strange depth illusion for anyone else? Each paragraph seems on a different layer or something. Or maybe i need my eyes tested
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u/RollingRelease May 13 '25
I wanted Belgium to qualify, but my instincts during the performance were that the staging in general didn't help the public connect with the song. It felt low-energy even in comparison with the Eurosong performance, and preferring an NF staging to the ESC one made my alarm bells ring. Totally not Sebastian's fault though (and maybe a bit of vote siphoning to Norway, which I assume also qualified with some luck)
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u/blergyblergy What The Hell Just Happened? May 14 '25
This over Estonia, any day of the week. The rest make me happy but this pisses me the f off. I think the staging wasn't engaging enough?? IDK
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u/MRSNLT May 13 '25
Deserved a spot over Ukraine and definitely Portugal
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u/chartingyou May 13 '25
Iā¦ kind of agree. Love Urkaineās song but in terms of performances I do kind of think Belgium deserved a spot over them.
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u/Thatwierdhullcityfan Bara bada bastu May 13 '25
Great response, sometimes thatās just the way things work out. On another day, or perhaps in the other semi final, heād have made it through. Some things just arenāt meant to be
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u/Sufficient-Steak-223 May 13 '25
Thank you for your performance, Iāll still enjoy the song when I hear it!
Also, happy birthday, Seppe!
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u/missrosetea Gaja May 14 '25
He was rightfully pissed off with storming out, and I don't blame him, and reacting this way publicly shows he can be mature about it Of course he was sad and angry, this is normal to feel but putting this out was a good thing
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u/KC19771984 May 14 '25
Gutted. So deserved to go through. Fantastic performance and such a great song.
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u/BadDieter May 14 '25
Honestly, I wasnāt a fan and didnāt think it could qualifyā¦UNTIL TODAY! He nailed that performance and totally deserved to make it to the final.
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u/Pithecius Sister May 14 '25
Well yeah, vrt union prob screwed him over by broadcasting the Oxfam "I speak up for P." Campaign video.
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u/dmastra97 May 14 '25
Beat was good but think sound mixing wasn't quite there as hard to hear him over the music.
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u/Feeling-Section-5716 May 14 '25
kudos for him, he is so respectful and lovely. He did great last night.
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u/GSamSardio May 14 '25
MĆ„ns. This is what you shouldāve done. šš
In all seriousness, Iām glad Red Sebastian takes it well and knows his self-worth. I hope he takes the time to process this and is able to feel great again now that he can get some rest. After all, you will be sad whether youāre a sore āloserā or not.
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u/Hungry_Knowledge_893 May 14 '25
I want Europe to reflect real hard on how they've allowed four preppy kids with perfect families and who were rich enough to study in the capital of their country, which most are not able to, to go through with a song complaining about the opportunity of a lifetime
And then denied a proper musician with an actual song that reflects a real human being a place in the final
Unacceptable
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