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SuRie & Jess Glynne on The Graham Norton Show

May 11, 2018 — Leave a comment

Just realised that I hadn’t blogged for a while for here’s my latest. Caught a performance by our Eurovision entry, SuRie, the other day performing her song Storm, and I have to admit that even though it was a very good song with edge, coolness and that Eurovision sound to it unfortunately I didn’t find it that favourable and found it to be somewhat forgettable if I’m going to be honest with you. For me, a lot of this is that a lot of the songs that you hear on the Eurovision Song Contest just seem to be about love, which if I’m going to be honest just seem to get a little bland after a while. But that’s just me with my opinion but feel free to disagree, but in a respectable manner if you please.

Now I haven’t heard from this lovely lady in a while but was glad I saw her perform again, and she’s got what I can only describe as a power-house of a voice. I’ll Be There, the new song by Jess Glynne just an incredible song in it’s own right and one that I just can’t get bored of even if I was to listen to it on repeat for 30+ minutes. Though she hasn’t been in the music scene for many years she’s slowly gaining momentum and she’s got one of the most incredible voices since Adele and Etta James. She’s that good. Jess is a whirlwind of a talent and her performance alone are magnetic. All you need is just her, a few musicians and she can quite simply command the stage.

Eurovision Song Contest: You Decide UK Entry

February 9, 2018 — Leave a comment

It’s that time again in which the UK will vote on its singing representative, who one chosen to represent the UK in this years’ Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. Now I openly admit I’m not a huge almighty fan of the Eurovision but even I have to admit I’ve got something for a weakness for it (when quickly flicking back-and-forth between that and Glastonbury which I much prefer anyway, just saying). Now, this year we’ve got six new artists to choose from, and so far, there seems to be some potential.

This years’ (lucky?) hopefuls

Asanda: Legends

A solo artist who has been on UK TV before on Britain’s Got Talent back in 2013, she’ll be performing her new song Legends. Legends has a mixture of tribal beat, infectious rhythm and energy that just fuses together with very little effort and as far so solo artists go Asanda’s just amazing.

Goldstone: I Feel The Love

An all-female trio consisting of Rhiannon, Helen and Aimee who between them all have experience both acting and singing both on TV and stage who’ll be singing their song I Feel The Love. It’s exactly 3 minutes long and it’s fast-paced, energetic and upbeat from the start and the girls voice fuse together effortlessly.

Jaz Ellington: You

One of only two male solo artists in the six who is also a talented old-school soul-singer who’s got one amazing voice will be performing his song You. Seriously though he sounds really good and You makes for great listening pleasure.

Liam Tamne: Astronaut

The second of our male solo artists and West End Star who’s performed in numerous hit musicals such as Wicked, Hairspray and Phantom of the Opera to name but a few. A guy with an incredible who who’ll be putting his acting talents aside to sing his song Astronaut. Liam has got an incredible voice that captivates your attention and his entry song makes good listening.

Raya: Crazy

This woman is practically the jack-of-all-trades where the performing industry’s concerned as she’s got numerous talents; singer, dancer, vocal-coach and DJ, and to top it off she’s performed in some of the top clubs around the world. She’s also an accomplished actress to. Raya will be singing her song Crazy. It’s just under 3 minutes long and the song itself is both catchy, fresh and has that upbeat feel to it.

SuRie: Storm

Out of all of our six hopefuls she is the only one with experience in the Eurovision itself having appeared way back in 2015 as a backing singer for Loic Nottet and Blanche last year (small world). SuRie has much singing experience under her belt and will be performing her song Storm. It’s just a second over 3 minutes long and sounds very soothing and her voice glides through the song beautifully.