he Croatian entry was revealed on March 9th via HRT’s public radio station HR2. A few days previously it was confirmed that that Nina Kraljić will perform for them in Stockholm, The song is called “Lighthouse”.
This is an atmospheric song with more of a whiff of “Only Teardrops” about it. It almost has a slight Celtic sound about it. The verses are very predictable in terms of tune and lyric but her delivery has an interesting twist to it. I would describe it as “Ellie Gouding – if she could actually sing” The chorus, however, is slightly disappointing from a lyric standpoint. She needs to sing along with the chorus rather than trilling over the top of it, she does so in the last chorus and has much more impact. The last chorus also has a key change.
Nina is no stranger to singing competitions. Back in 2009 she auditioned in the Croatian version of their “Got Talent” show. She got to the final but only made it to 10th place. Six years later she re-appeared on Croatian TV screens, popping up on “The Voice - Najljepši glas Hrvatske.” She joined Jacques Houdek’s team – a singer known in Croatian national finals circles. She reached the finals and won the series.
As a radio presentation, it offers no clues at all as to performance style or how she can sing this live. The style of the song is very individual and really suits her interesting voice. The title of the song suggests something sea worthy or something involving revolving, pulsating lights. This song really fits that ‘neo-folk’ genre that she has made her name and could be a breath of fresh air on the night. She also has a striking look and with the right dress she could look amazing. My fear is that she won’t be able to do all the warbling and note changing on the night and will therefore lose its special sparkle. I really hope this does well as I think this song is something special but with even just an ok performance it might not be enough. This should do enough to qualify as it is different to everything else in the top half of semi 1. Should also be a jury favourite so will get a sizable amount of votes from them. I find this song very appealing and hope it does well.
ARTIST – Nina Kraljić
SONG – Lighthouse
MUSIC – Andreas Grass, Nikola Paryla
LYRICS – Andreas Grass, Nikola Paryla
This is an atmospheric song with more of a whiff of “Only Teardrops” about it. It almost has a slight Celtic sound about it. The verses are very predictable in terms of tune and lyric but her delivery has an interesting twist to it. I would describe it as “Ellie Gouding – if she could actually sing” The chorus, however, is slightly disappointing from a lyric standpoint. She needs to sing along with the chorus rather than trilling over the top of it, she does so in the last chorus and has much more impact. The last chorus also has a key change.
Nina is no stranger to singing competitions. Back in 2009 she auditioned in the Croatian version of their “Got Talent” show. She got to the final but only made it to 10th place. Six years later she re-appeared on Croatian TV screens, popping up on “The Voice - Najljepši glas Hrvatske.” She joined Jacques Houdek’s team – a singer known in Croatian national finals circles. She reached the finals and won the series.
As a radio presentation, it offers no clues at all as to performance style or how she can sing this live. The style of the song is very individual and really suits her interesting voice. The title of the song suggests something sea worthy or something involving revolving, pulsating lights. This song really fits that ‘neo-folk’ genre that she has made her name and could be a breath of fresh air on the night. She also has a striking look and with the right dress she could look amazing. My fear is that she won’t be able to do all the warbling and note changing on the night and will therefore lose its special sparkle. I really hope this does well as I think this song is something special but with even just an ok performance it might not be enough. This should do enough to qualify as it is different to everything else in the top half of semi 1. Should also be a jury favourite so will get a sizable amount of votes from them. I find this song very appealing and hope it does well.
ARTIST – Nina Kraljić
SONG – Lighthouse
MUSIC – Andreas Grass, Nikola Paryla
LYRICS – Andreas Grass, Nikola Paryla
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