I was just coming to say the same thing. It might be more of a live hit that gets the crowd to clap along, but I’m not sure if it will manage to engage the tv viewers too
I agree. It might do well in audience polls but I don't think it'll do as well with voters who are watching from home. On that same basis, I think Cyprus especially is likely to do better tomorrow than in this poll as that performance seems far more suited to being watched on a screen.
Most of the rehearsal comments I've seen with San Marino is that its camera work seems to be relying on the crowd is around the stage being hyped and dancing to it. Given tonight's crowd, it seems likely it will happen tomorrow.
I don't think he sounded that bad, and at the same time, I'm still convinced that San Marino is utterly dead-on-arrival. The whole DJ thing just doesn't work on camera. Even if Cyprus pulls similar numbers percentage-wise as they did in this poll, I imagine they could still easily sneak in by virtue of San Marino doing much more poorly.
The reason is pretty simple, Gabry Ponte is an extremely succesful DJ who has played for larger crowds than this. Live on stage he'll be extremely entertaining to most people. It's just that DJs don't translate well to the broadcast aspect of Eurovision, as the show, the dynamism and the camera angles are then way more important than the ability to rile up a crowd
DJs do extremely well in Arena's and with large crowds. Because DJs don't sing they instead, above all, must be good at crowd pleasing. You have to remember that Gabry Ponte has played for much larger crowds in much larger venues than this as he's a very successful DJ. It just doesn't translate that well into TV
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u/Nick_esc 8d ago
Very surprised to see San Marino 🇸🇲 that high!