Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2014 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted: 2014-05-12, 22:14
(IMO) Austria won because the song was the exact oposite of what people expect of a drag act. We've had drag acts in Eurovision before: Verka Serduchka, DQ, Sestre, and appart from Verka, they weren't much successful. Their songs were gimmicky, trashy and caricatural. Conchita did everything the opposite: the song is a ballad, very James Bond style, the staging was perfect and very effective (the moment when the fire wings appear in the background is wow), the singing was excelent, the lyrics and the message of the song, Conchita was looking very diva-like and glamorous.
For winning Eurovision you need to have the whole package and Austria and the Netherlands are the countries that had the package this year. Lowering the Conchita's act down to just her beard is looking at things very superficially and watching the contest with only one eye and ear.
Btw, Rise like a phoenix is number 1 on the Russian iTunes chart
For winning Eurovision you need to have the whole package and Austria and the Netherlands are the countries that had the package this year. Lowering the Conchita's act down to just her beard is looking at things very superficially and watching the contest with only one eye and ear.
Btw, Rise like a phoenix is number 1 on the Russian iTunes chart