John Stanton, Euovisionary.com 18 February, 2012
Former winners Estonia started the quest for Eurovision glory tonight, as 10 songs competed in the first of two semi-finals, in readiness for the grand final of Eesti Laul on 3 March. How did tonight's hopefuls fare?
Estonian broadcaster ERR's television channel ETV again televised tonight's show from the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn. Our host Piret Järvis welcomed us and explained how the selection would work: five songs will proceed from tonight, and will be selected by a 50/50 mix of jury and televoting. She would interview each act after they'd performed, wearing a differnet outfit for each one.
Onto the songs:
Janne Saar - Fight for Love (Janne Saar, Carola Madis) - Janne's song was very dance-orientated. She was in a black crop top and black trousers. Her five female dancerrs were all in black tracksuits. She wasn't quite hitting every note, but this was a good opening song. It was all highly choreographed and got a big cheer from the crowd.
Erasmus Rotterdamist - Kuu pääle (Paul Daniel, Jürgen Rooste) - Named after a medieval philosopher, this band took the pace down a little. It had elements of a 1970s supergroup about it, with the heavy reliance on the drums. The members of the band were all dressed quite distinctly, with the lead guitarists in a red military tunic. After the brief instrumental break, the song slowed down even more. It finished with the lead singer hitting a high note. Not your traditional Eurovisio song, but who knows.
Mia feat. IMTB - Bon Voyage (Vahur Valgmaa) - In contrast to the last song, this featured more choreography. Mia was in a short cream dress with a wde black leather belt. Once the beat kicked in, this immediately stood out. By themiddle of the song, a male vocalist had joined in, harmonising well with Mia. We also had a dove on stage. This was very well performed, and tey obviously enjoyed themselves.
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