The song representing Cyprus premiered on 8th February with the first play on TV during a news broadcast as well as its release online. Back in November, CyBC announced the name of their act and that the song would also be internally selected. Going to Vienna is Antigoni performing "Jalla" (More)
The video mirrors the encapsulation of the music - modern production values with traditional rhythms, instruments and heritage. The music and lyrics take inspiration from 'tsifteteli' - a popular style of dance which incorporates Middle Eastern rhythms and movements which appears in the choreography. Antigoni and friends are dressed in a contemporary fashion while around them many of the village folk are dressed more conservatively and traditionally. The song is in a mix of English and Greek. A few days later she performed the show live during the Greek selection. She sang live, was accompanied by 4 dancers and the word "Jalla" was prominent on the backdrop for a lot of the performance. The song seems to be trying to carry on from where "Zari" left off while also incorporating the "Fuego" vibe in the dancing and outfits.
During the live show, the audience seemed to be enjoying the act and clapping along. The song is not breaking new ground, the chorus is overly repetitive and the performance itself needs tightening and polish. That said, enjoyed the live show much more than I expected based on the vagueness of the video clip. Antigoni's live outfit did not really work, especially while dancing, but I feel cohesion between her, the dancers, the backdrop and the addition of some traditional themes could strengthen the package.
ARTIST - Antigoni
SONG – Jalla
WRITING/PRODUCTION CREDITS – A Buxton, C Kallona, P Kalpos, K Lupa, C Mullally-Knight, D Nikolaou, T Qua
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