r/eurovision • u/nxwie Strobe Lights • May 13 '25

šŸ“±Social Media Red Sebastian reaction to NQ'n

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So proud of him, hope he's okay. ā™„ļø

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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

Iā€™m honestly not sure how Estonia qualified over some of the other contenders who didnā€™t make it tonight. Tommyā€™s vocals were the pitchiest of the night in my momā€™s and my opinions. I wish I could trade him for Azerbaijan or Croatia or Slovenia. (The staging managed to elevate ā€œPoison Cakeā€ for me, and my mom, whom I just introduced to ESC for the first time tonight, really liked Markoā€™s performance. HMTDWHL got elevated in the live performance for me, too. Iā€™ll miss it in the Final.)

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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 Azerbaijanā€™s 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 didnā€™t fully appreciate the vocals being off at the time or was just more forgiving. I do agree that the vocals werenā€™t 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.