The tiny principality made its debut in the 2008 contest, where they sadly (and undeservedly) came last. After a 2 year break, they are making a comeback to the contest. Senit, a well known Italian singer of Eritrean origin, was announced as their singer a few months back but March 11th saw a special programme broadcasted to announce and present her entry called “Stand By”.
The programme consisted as a small interview finished with a prepared video clip of the song – so no live performance. The song is a mid tempo ballad with a kind of retro feel to it, almost Beatles like. The song is quite pleasant and goes by inoffensively, but with little drama. At times the background of the song swamps the vocals, evening a recorded track. I feel that a more stripped back and minimalist track would have made her voice really stand out and the words of the song more meaningful.
I feel that the song, if performed well, could gain some points but I feel this song will be swamped by some of the bigger songs during the semi-fanal. I just hope that another ‘failure’ does not mean another 2 year wait!
SINGER – Senit
SONG – Stand By
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