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Silent
Storm
CARL
ESPEN
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SECHUK
JURY
202.5
/
280 (72.3%)
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INTERNATIONAL
JURY
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NORWAY
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JURY TOTAL
108
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Amar
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A piece of my heart broke when I found out that Linnea didn't
win. Her charismatic presence and song would have been a strong
contender for a win. But, this isn't bad! With a little work on the
vocals and staging, it could definitely come together! A tad bit
depressing though...
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6.5
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Axel
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Really, really good.
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8.5
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Benedek
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Well
Norway
is a contender to the top 5.It is a very good song, very well
build and great singer.It will easy go to the final.
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9
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Douwe
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Norway’s song bears a resemblance to
the runner-up in the Finnish UMK last year (Mikael Saari - 'We
Should Be Through') Unlike Mikael, Carl has some vocal issues during
the performance of 'Silent Storm'. This is a beautiful, haunting
Scandinavian ballad and if the juries and televoters are looking for
an emotive song and an atypical performer this will go very high on
the scoreboard.
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9
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Elias
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Nice song but too slow. Carl's performance is not so confident.
It will be in the final but far from Top 10.
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8
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José
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Deep
and perfect. Winner alert for
Copenhagen
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This song will be boring for those that look for funny songs; this
is just a song for the soul that needs no customs, dancers or
flashing lights. Linnea you were my favourite of every song in any
national final you were perfect.
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8.5
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Mark
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This is a good song, I like the way it was sung with so much
emotion by a big man, but is it Eurovision? I don’t think so.
Should make the final though
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7
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Melissa
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One of the best ballads in the contest. Will certainly qualify,
and should challenge for Top 5 of the leaderboard. I cannot fault
this song, but his performance lacks confidence.
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9.5
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Octavio
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I think song is very beautiful and touching ballad,
reminds me Folk, indie rock music style. He is good singer.
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10
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Paul
C
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It's not a bad entry but it is really missing something. I cannot
see this entry winning the Eurovision, it is way too slow that it is
almost boring.
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5
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Pia
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zzzzzzz, I`ll take a breake, falling asleep ....
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4
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Roberto
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A classy ballad. Only a simple melody,
strong lyrics, a good voice and a lot of feelings. An incredibly
beautiful entry, sophisticated and charming, in its simplicity; it
doesn't need noises, oh-oh-ohs, repetitive melodies and so on.
Excellent choice Norge.
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9
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Roy
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Well before the contest, I heard that Carl will win. I liked the
title, SILENT STORM, reminded me of a big favourite from 95 (Lulluby
for a volcano,
Russia
). But this is not the same, it is so SILENT/
SOFT
, it makes me fall
asleep rather than sitting up and take notice. Totally harmless but
I really hope this won’t win. No matter how eager the Nordic
countries are about
ESC
, 3 wins in a row in
Scandinavia
will be overkill.
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6
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Samantha
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Minimalistic and understated,
beautifully performed by a guy who you can imagine would go home and
change the oil on his car after the NF was done. Gives it a
universal, relatable, "everyman" quality.
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8
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UNITED KINGDOM
JURY
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NORWAY
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JURY
TOTAL
94.5
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Andrew
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Very contemporary pop song but unlike
Belgium
I find it too sterile and formula. Almost guaranteed a spot in
the final but there are better ballads on offer this year.
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6
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Brian
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Pleasant enough but I'm not taken in by all the hype surrounding
this. Can't understand a word at the beginning. For me he takes too
long to get into the song
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6
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Danny
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This song
has seen levels of hysteria I haven’t seen since Rybak, however
this time I think it’s undeserved. It’s a decent song but for
me, Carl is just not a great performer. He can sing, but I don’t
see any charisma. I think it will do well, but it is not the
guaranteed winner that many people seem to think.
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5
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David
A
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And
tonight I’m going to be … Antony And The Johnsons. The only song
to pick up any chatter on the web before it was chosen so that
indicates something. The juries will love this and in the midst of a
lacklustre year it could either do fantastically well or bomb.
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5.5
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David B
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It has to
be said, this is undeniably a pleasant song. However, that's where
it ends. This just goes on and on, not amounting to much other than
being nice. A definite finalist but too miserable to win. Probably.
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6
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David
E
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Very understated. The power lies in its simplicity and I think Carl
will be right up there in the final shake-up. Not a runaway winner,
but a potential one.
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8
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Dean
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Superb. My favourite song of the Contest. The first time I heard
this I thought it was amazing. It might be a bit too dark and
introspective to win, but it's a high quality song that stands out
amongst many of the other, sadly, mediocre entries on offer this
year.
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10
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Eddie
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I love the song! It sounds like a
winner. It's such a well-crafted song. I just worry about Carl. He
has the voice but the performance is missing something and I don't
know what.
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9
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Gary
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There must be something about
Scandinavian sentimentality that I am missing. As with
Sweden
, this doesn’t come across as genuine to me. I find the vocals
insipid almost weedy and the image out of line with the feel of the
song. This is passing me by and vocally I’m seeing another Didrik.
Sweet all the same.
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5.5
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Matt
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A huge 'fan fave' and it is indeed
classy but is also a contender for the Mary Poppins "Stay
Awake" award.... it ambles along nicely and I have a feeling it
will do well but a winner? A lot will depend on the staging as
it could make or break it.
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7
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Nico
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Incongruously
fragile and touching. Would not surprise me if we stayed in
Scandinavia
for
a third year.
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8
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Paul
J
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I can recognise the quality and uniqueness of
this but really don’t like his voice. It’ll do well but I’m
not loving it – yet – could be a grower…
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6
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Sally-Ann
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Reminiscent of '90s
Ireland
, this heart-strings, swirling ballad will live or die on its
live performance, and will need the most subtle of staging for
maximum effect. A very strong contender overall.
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7
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Tristán
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Another large man singing a ballad in a high voice, though I
believe in
Belgium
's Axel more than I believe in Carl. A nice enough song, good
voice, but I don't expect this will do anywhere near as well as the
Norwegians think it will. If it makes the final, it will probably
flounder near the bottom.
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5.5
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