The Georgian song was revealed on 11th March with the video release on youtube. Back in January, Georgian broadcaster GPB announced their chosen act and that the song would be revealed at a later date Going to Vienna, and hoping to be the first act to win both adult and junior Eurovision competitions, is the group Bzikebi with "On replay".
The video chops and changes a number of different settings, outfits and dance routines. The male of the trio, Giorgi, seems to take the lead with the two girls, both named Mariam, are mostly flanked either side. There is a lot of very precise and rather unusal looking choreography, usually with a bank of dancers behind them. The production is very polished and contains a lot of short snippets from one setting or viewpoint then changes to another.The song is an uptempo dance song, all in English, but there is a lot of la-la-la and dum-dum-dum filler. They sing about the ability to live in the moment and wishing that good times could continue or be relived at a moment's notice. The song is coincidentally reminiscent of of Cyprus' "Replay" as well as Sweden's "Unforgettable" and "You are the only one" by Sergei Lazarev.
The trio are professionals who have - believe it or not - been working as Bzikebi for almost 20 years! I expect their show to be slick and very polished. It will be interesting to see how far they are leaning into the choreography and if they opt for hand or headset mics. They could tone down some of the moves to ensure the vocal is clear but could push the visual as the main audience pull. My fear is that the show could come across as cold and clinical and I hope that they will interact or at least acknowledge the audience.
ARTIST - Bzikebi
SONG – On replay
WRITING/PRODUCTION CREDITS – Giga Kukhianidze, Liza Japaridze
No comments:
Post a Comment