The Spanish Final was held on February 1st at the TVE TV
Studios in Villaviciosa de Odón ,
Madrid
The song is a very commercial, radio-friendly and
contemporary pop song with a very repetitive chorus. The verses are actually
very forgettable but the chorus does have a lingering quality about them. The
bridge though it the star part of the song, although she needs to either change
or turn down her backing singers. Barei’s stage presence is very energetic and
friendly and she seems to want to interact with the crowd while singing. The
performance value of the song was very low and will need some beefing up. She
also needs to stop it with the chicken dancing – very embarrassing. Her outfit
was a little odd but suited her personality. The backing singers were a little
bit loud and distracting but that can be sorted. Barei has an OK voice although
you do have to really listen - partially due to the speed of the song, and
partially due to her accent – although the latter is not bad at all, for a
Spanish speaker.
Barei (real name Bárbara Reyzábal) is a singer and
songwriter who has been in the business for over 10 years. She has had little
commercial success in terms of sales but has had some prominence on youtube and
as incidental music on screen. She sings and writes mainly in English and has
penned songs for other Spanish artists such as Malu and Edurne. Her style is
very upbeat and fresh and is definitely something different stylistically for
Spain to send to Eurovision This song was already number 1 on the itunes chart
in Spain before the final which bode well for a national final victory.
This in many ways is a positive step for Spain but does
need a bit of TLC applied. It must be added that studio sound on the night was not good and the staging was very minimal. If both can be remedied this could be a good result. The song is really upbeat and catchy but also will
go huge in the hall (especially in the instrumental parts of the chorus – I can
already see everybody singing ‘la-la-la-la’ back to her!) She has great
charisma and energy and I hope that the performance in not changed too much.
Yes, she needs to hit her marks better
and needs to really get that energy down the camera lens but she also needs to
keep that freshness. In a weird way, although it does not *sound* Spanish it
somehow encapsulates a vibrancy that feels very Spanish indeed. Terrible title,
but a great tune.
ARTIST – Barei
SONG – Say Yay!
MUSIC - Bárbara Reyzábal, Rubén Villanueva, Víctor Púa Vivó
LYRICS - Bárbara Reyzábal, Rubén Villanueva, Víctor Púa Vivó
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