The Latvian Final will be held on February 26th at the Juras Varti Theatre House in Ventspils. Before the final there were three semi-finals. The winner was be chosen in two rounds of voting , one to selects a top three and then a ‘superfinal’ to select a winner. Voting was an equal jury/televote split. The winner was Musiqq with "Angel In Disguise"
Surprisingly, I really, really like this, but I know that this is certainly not everybody’s cup of tea. Musiqq are two guys backed up with 2 male and 2 female backing singers. At the start they are both sat on stools - one sings the other plays the guitar. It all seems too predictable and normal. During the second verse the singer gets up and starts to be more engaging with the audience. His dancing is a little bit stiff and ‘white boy’ but he seems really into what he is doing. Then at the end of the second chorus the guitar player stands up to join him – AND STARTS RAPPING! The audience in the area seems to really take to this and the audience also seems really engaged with the song and performers.
The song itself is a kind of rocky pop song, which starts off quite slow and grows in the performance. The singers voice is actually quite rocky and has a nice rough edge to it and he also very good diction. The backing singers really add to the punch of the song. The chorus has a couple of hooks to it and you can find yourself singing it after just one listen. The rap is actually quite well though out and does fit in with the song and not just a gimmick.
The boys have now got a couple of months to perfect this song and although I feel the song is very good already, some time and effort could be used to make the visual performance much more professional and memorable. I’m not quite sure I like the outfits and they could be wearing something a little more contemporary and youthful. I don’t think they have to do much but anything to make the song stand out even more would really help.
SINGER – Musiqq
SONG – Angel In Disguise
MUSIC – Marats Ogļezņevs
WORDS – Marats Ogļezņevs
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