Silia Kapsis "Liar" REACTION [Cyprus 🇨🇾 Eurovision 2024 Entry]
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
- Alesia Michelle is a Eurovision blogger, based in the United States and has been covering the Eurovision Song Contest on CZcams since 2015. Check out her reaction now!
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The 68th Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Malmö, Sweden. Semifinals and finals will be held May 7th, 9th and 11th in Malmö Arena.
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After watching her perform live multiple times, she is qualifying and she absolutely deserves it, even being in the stronger semi.
well actually you said the same thing about Cyprus last year and they almost finished in top 10. So thank you. This means Cyprus will do extremely well.
No one remember last years song, though 🙄
lol
Hi Stan 🙏🏾 I appreciate you watching,commenting, and ensuring that my takes have nothing to do with clout or access and everything to do with MY OPINION.
I wouldn’t be able to continue if it weren’t for people like you ❤️
Also you might want to scroll down and see what everyone has to say. Y’all love pretending like I’m on an island of delusion.
This year is way stronger, though. I feel like there only maybe 3 songs I don't see qualifying, others have a lot of potential to go through. I have Cyprus in 12th place on my list 😊
As a Cypriot, I agree with you! The song is not strong by itself and heavily relies on what Silia will do on the stage. I guess it's a pure pop song but I hoped for something that sounded more modern and/or unique. I do really like Silia though, she's not just a Tiktok girlie, she's a professional dancer and she said she's been running on the treadmill to get her stamina up! Despite her young age, I think I trust her
For me, Poland, UK, Cyprus, Luxembourg are all in a similar "standard pop" song group.. Luxembourg for me is a bit in front since it is in French at least and I like that cascading bit a lot. But I worry for all these songs that they will get just buried and forgotten under all the craziness that will happen.
Replying to myself.. lol But I even forgot Malta.. and Malta, if polished, could be stronger than some of these.. IF polished :) But yeah, anyway, lots of these generic pop bops, so the votes might disperse.
@@MM-tz2bsI think Luxembourg has that the song is in French and Polane has the advantage that Luna has a define aesthetic, Malta and Cyprus are in danger here, we now that Sarah Bonicci doesn't have the best live vocals, and we dont know how Silia sings live while dancing, but anyways, we know that in this semifinal we are going to lose some good entries
@@umbreongamer4865 yeah, I could see that. I think if Sarah can train her vocal somewhat, it could maybe take away some points. But indeed in the current state, it is highly unlikely.
@@MM-tz2bs I think that she will improve but her song doesn't have something uniqe and with this amount of girly bops, she probably won't qualify, but who knows, maybe she surprises with the staging
@@umbreongamer4865 I kind of like it, at least I liked it better than Denmark which I completely forgot when talking about this generic pop group of songs haha
Alesia, I completely agree with you! And I may add that the issue isn't just the song itself. Sure, it's a generic pop flop, but the real problem lies beneath the surface. I am referring to the composer, Dimitris Kontopoulos who despite the fact that he was convicted of plagiarism by the Greek Supreme Court in 2023 , and Greece rejected the same song of his (LIAR) that year, a song that was originally written for Russia in 2021... he persists in sending it through another country this year!
I would never accept something another country said no to
@@AlesiaMichelle are you honestly replying to this guy? You should delete his comments. He is OBSESSED with Greek composer Dimitris Kontopoulos. Everyone in the ESC community knows that. He has even opened an account on X posting negative comments about him.
And most important of all : the song was not rejected in Greece , on the contrary it won the public vote receiving an average of 10,2 from 70 people. It was the 7 people from Greek tv that downgraded the song.
I love it! I think they are preparing a great performance as well. I think she will be just fine and of course some of us love these pop bangers and thats why we watch eurovision❤
I expected a formulaic girl bop from Cyprus and we got one. Tbh I like it better than I expected because I like the bombast. Purely based on the song, I would say this has a chance to qualify. However, you're right that there are so many big hitters already in the first half of the semi that I fear Silia is facing an uphill battle.
Amazing good luck Cyprus ❤
Idk I’m worried. I just feel like Cyprus is still stuck in 2018, and the further we get from Fuego the more dated it feels.
I really liked Ela from Andromache, but besides that entry, Replay, El Diablo and this are a little bit boring, and with al the pop girlies in the first semifinal, im almost sure this wont qualify, in my opinión Poland, Luxembourg and Malta are more entertaining, lets hope Silia stages this well
Yeah. No one can match Eleni Foureira from 2018. Although last year's entry was extremely good. Even Noa from Israel last year was accused of being similar to Fuego. So the Fuego legacy is so large that anything similar to it seems like a dwarf in front of it.
I don’t understand this how El Diablo, Broken Heart and Ela is the same as Fuego🤷♂️
@@umbreongamer4865 Malta is in the 2nd semifinal though
@@sav0001 I remembered that after i posted my comment, your right, she has more chances to qualify
This song was going to represent Greece last year but it came second after Victor's Vernicos song.. So It was never released publicly , but it was kept for this year's competition and was given to Cyprus by Kontopoulos. Time will tell if this move with Silia will be successful or not. Good luck to Cyprus
Liar by Melissa actually won last year but ERT cheated the system and picked Victor, god knows why. and then Melissa sued them and asked them to provide evidence of the whole voting process which later she found out didn’t make any sense cause a lot of them gave extra points (more than 12 points which was the maximum points) to victor….
Ευτυχώς τη γλιτώσαμε φέτος με την μαρίνα 😂
My problem is that she deserves better. The song sounds like something playing in the background of Selling Sunset or some dating show. The video is giving 2000s era Radio Disney. If Malena can do a Qami Qami in JESC of all places than Silia could've gotten an edgier track too
This.
Love Cyprus - a top 6 final result
It seems that you have not understood the recipe of Cyprus, like Foureira who did not show in the clip what Silia can do. It is not a video clip contest but a spectacle of a general whole! The fact that it won't make it to the final I don't even hear is funny! In May her appearance on stage will be super if we consider the sound of the song, her voice and her movement❤
I knew Eleni was qualifying and a contender in 2018 so try again. This type of Stanish behavior helps no one. You’re acting like you qualified in 2022 and it’s sad… I’m not going to sit here placating under the guise of NICENESS when I can be realistic and KIND about the huddles Cyprus will have to jump to qualify.
@@AlesiaMichelle that part.
Yeah, I'm worried about it since it's in the semi-final of death. Maybe they could qualify if the vocals are great, the staging feels right, and it's gonna be elevated on stage, and the singing sounds more dynamic. Would be great if she'll also had a backing vocalist.
I think it says enough that this song has been rejected by multiple delegations, it's just we've heard this before. I think Silia deserves a better track for her skills.
love this song very much its and bop i need this song in top 10 in the final love from netherlands
Remember the video clip of Eleni Fureira and her song Fuego… and remember her stage performance at the semi final….❤
🔝♥️💯🇨🇾
I think the beat sounds like tamtas replay sometimes, liar liar liar yeah-replay replay replay yeah
Oh yeah..., but that song was stronger.
My thoughts exactly. Very similar to replay. Still a nice song though!
She has stage presence, It will help her stand out❤ 🇳🇱
Oh god please no don't let Ireland be left behind 😢
Ireland is not that good
Cyprus’ entry is much better in my opinion, everything doesn’t have to be different to be good.
Ireland is definitely in trouble, the mainstream audience wont go for it like the fandom does. Being divisive isn't always bad but being TOO divisive can make it a different question. Cyprus on the other hand is basic as people say but in a good way. In the Blanka last year kind of way but a better song. Its easy to say who will qualify but I always want to ask the more important question, which 6 songs will the mainstream audience not go for as much? If you cant say 6 songs with absolute certainty then they are obviously in that risk zone. Remember for example that Luke Black only JUST qualified last year, this is more of a risk entry. There is an audience for this kind of dark artsy music but its a relatively small audience. Sometimes you can convince a mainstream audience but I find it hard to believe that this is the kind of song for that. It is getting kind of stacked in the 1st semifinal.. Ukraine, Croatia are obviously safe qualifiers in the 1st half, Cyprus now too I would say and Serbia could absolutely be a safe one too if they send the right song, a lot of people also seemingly love Lithuania.. In the 2nd half Slovenia are safe for me, very likely Finland too (unfortunately, I hate everything).. Iceland is safe because we almost know who will win there. Australia and Azerbaijan often serve quality but for the sake of it lets say 1 of them makes it (even though both could probably qualify). That puts us at 9 qualified songs and leaves us with contenders like Luxembourg and Moldova who lets face it, could easily qualify if they have a glow up at Eurovision + a Portugal that have a lot of interesting options in their selection but I'm not as sure who they will go for. A lot of people might disagree but I don't see Poland making it. The song just isn't made for Eurovision
I enjoy this, and I think it benefits from being in a more ~alternative~/musically diverse Eurovision year. In a lot of other years this wouldn’t stand out but to me this slays the direct competition from Luxembourg and Malta. That being said there are still more songs to come so I might like it less in a week lol
She can sing, there is a video of her singing a Whitney Houston song 'I have nothing' and she is good. I think this song is not vocally challenging cause she said there will be a lot of dancing on stage.
Cool
Tate McRae got famous from her youtube channel on which she sang covers and original songs as a teenager. Had no idea she was on a dancing show
Yes: So You Think You Can Dance.
@@AlesiaMichelle yep the kids one! She also won a major international dance award like 3 times.
with so many exciting entries this year, this feels like a nothing burger to me
If there's things certain in life, it's death, taxes, and Cyprus sending a dated pop song to Eurovision. But it works for them! They qualify and end up mid-table for the most part. I feel like they built up to and then hit the pop jackpot with Fuego (which was perfect, ngl) and will hammer at that strategy well past when it works for them and this song clearly is no different.
And it's a shame Andromache's Ela, the one pop song that I thought had something interesting and unique from them with local flair, not qualifying I think set back any hope of getting something different from them for a while.
This is like bejba but actually good.
Im still not sure like it’s inoffensive and well produced but it feels forced and inorganic in some ways… I feel like Cyprus are stuck trying to recreate another Fuego moment
Την λατρεύω την Κύπρο είναι κομμάτι της χώρας μου αλλά η Μαρίνα με τρελαινει
Agree this is going to be a hit or a miss. Depends on the live performance
Σιλια νούμερο 1!!!!!!! μετά την άδικη δεύτερη θέση της Φουρέιρα ελπίζω να δικαιωθεί η Κύπρος!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ πάμε δυνατά Σιλια!!!!!
In a 15 entries semifinal first/second half is not that important. Anyway I predict 6 from first half and 4 from second
But it is.
The statistics show we get more from the second half than we do in the first half when it comes to the televote. There were several videos and articles breaking this fact down last year because of the removal of the juries.
I’m not convinced, it’s a generic pop song that could’ve been out any time in the last twenty years or so, and it has a dance break (yawn)
Not fond of the styling, and not sure I entirely trust the Cypriot delegation with stage styling either - they’re hit and miss. It’s not likely to be in my wish list of qualifiers from this semi.
It seems that this song has been passed around a couple of delegations and passed on before Cyprus picked it up, and I can see why.
Alesia I am sorry but I cannot agree with you! Silia Kapsis is a multitalented girl 🌟 which she csn manage a lot! And as you have seen all these years Cyprus leaves nothing in luck about staging! So please wait until May to see that she will slay!
P.S. 2022 Cyprus artist was with no experience in such a big stage and stress was all over her! Silia in the other hand is expert so we can not compare different things. By the way I don't believe that semi final one is tough.
Where did I say she wasn't multi-talented? I said IF we didn't get a solid vocal we'd have a solid visual which is good. I said I HOPE she's getting her stamina up. I've said that about several performers this year: Croatia and Albania notably.
And you can disagree... but the majority of folks are saying the first semi is in fact TOUGH. So you're definitely in the minority on that take. So, "no" I am not CONFIDENT this will advance, BUT there are SEVERAL entries I'm not confident about: Poland, Ireland, Moldova, Luxembourg... they could all make it but I'm not CONFIDENT. I think that nuance is key.
@@AlesiaMichelle I didn't say you said she is not talented! That was just a comment of mine.
As for my opinion about the difficulty of semi final, that is my view and I don't pay attention to the others opinion but according to my experience to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Now, about Cyprus 🇨🇾, allow me to be confident due to the fact that I know the abilities of Silia Kapsis in dancing and singing, her stamina, her talent in general, and of course the fact that CyBC and its team likes to leave the element of surprise on stage so I have faith that they are not gonna let us down.
Thank you Alesia for responding to my comment! ✌🏻
"We've got a pretty formulaic.... song... layout." Alesia you could have stopped at "song" 😆
to me, this is different enough from any other previous Eurovision entry in the same category. a bit more refreshing.
Why do u think poland will Q?
Because they've qualified with less in equally challenging semis.
BUT! if it sucks live it'll be harder.
@@AlesiaMichelleI've been seeing videos of Luna singing "The Tower" live and honestly is really good, plus she has a defined aesthetic so im not worried about the staging, i hope it qualifies
@@AlesiaMichelleHmm! Make sense…however Iru from Georgia last year live was pretty good and stayed in the semi…idk!
I personally think if we are going with the feeling that from the 1st half only 4 will go throw…Poland is out! The song is just meh to me…
Two generic pop songs released from Cyprus & UK and I’m sorry but Cyprus is just so much better.
I like both
I wouldn‘t say that the UK is generic. It‘s just a throwback to 90‘s Pop/EDM. Cyprus however is generic. A typical girly pop song wrote for Eurovision
@@elvis9248 are you from the uk too? Ollys song is verrry generic here.
UK > Cyprus
(Not from UK)
You said you are realistic, then try to be for all the entries because you are living in a soap bubble that will break in May and find you surprised! I will send you a message in May just to confirm what I am saying, just like I did last year with your prediction about Andrew. 😅
You are living in a world where you aren't even listening to what I said. I said this would come down to the live performance. I didn't say it definitely wasn't qualifying so you can gloat all you want but you're to busy "stanning" to even pay attention to what I said.
@@AlesiaMichelle the only one who is gloating here is you 🤷♂️
@@christossavvides3466 " I will send you a message in May just to confirm what I am saying"
Gloat: contemplate or dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
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I'm clarifying that I said it'd come down to the live performance. You're accusing me of saying it is definitely not qualifying (false). And said you'd message me in May when I'm proven wrong... aka gloating that you were right. But the fallacy in all this is I didn't say it was definitely out after hearing the song and seeing the video.
@@AlesiaMichelle oh you kinda ate that hard.
This will definitely qualify
Nahhh… First Semi Final will not be that tough as other said like that ones (2018-1sf, 2019-2sf, 2021-1sf and 2023- 1sf), it’s kinda predictable. Firstly we thought that will be hard by which countries will participate in it, but now when Iceland, Australia fucked up, it’s really not strong please guys see semi finals in previous years, this one is not even close by toughness. Cyprus will deliever proper best staging for sure. She will easily qualify and she will also take around 6-8th place in that semi final. What will happen in the final? The right side of the table for sure.
No amount of dancing or stage performance,is going to elevate this average and generic heard hundreds of times before song to anywhere near the top of the scoreboard.
They may as well just get eleni foureira again,get someone to come up with a banger that sounds original and see if she can do a helena paparaziou as in winning on second attempt,win lose or draw put fuego to bed forever
Welp…
The mv feels SO dated to me, which makes me feel similar about the song. Idk, I just don't think it's very special
Same this same that etc - I’d wait for the stage thanks … lots will change
Let’s give it to Sweden again … cos Loreen’s was very original NOT
The lyrics is so basic pop girlish
That's cause it is pop girlish. Doesn't mean its a bad thing. Why has "different" become the new normal? (If that makes sense)
This should stay in semi 😏
This is a total miss for me. Can’t say anything else.
Wait for the staging. After all we are talking about Eurovision
@@MrNixtt Staging doesn't really matter if you don't like the song whatsoever
@@MrNixtt the song is still worth at least 60% of the total package. At least. There’s no staging in the world that would change my mind.
@@paulmartin1532 you don’t look like the target group anyways.
@@paulmartin1532 Staging plays very important role. How many times in the recent years we had "wow" songs and once the rehearsal's started flob hard and some so-so songs with a killer staging got elevated.
Top 10 for sure
This will likely look great on stage and be a deserved Q if she delivers. And simultaneously, it's one of my least favourite songs this year.
Staging will carry it but I really don't like the musical direction Cyprus is going in for ESC. For me this is the weakest girlbop this year and by far the worst girlbop that Cyprus has sent these last few years. Song has some arrangement issues which shows up with the extremely short chorus and the lyrics are just so badly written.
Baby Lasagna Croatia so good WoW❤❤❤😊😊😊
I just can not stand the lyrics, it‘s just too cheesy for me, also it sounds a bit dated 😬 Compared to this Loop and Fighter are much stronger I think
That’s because the composer is the master of dated songs 😂 Stefania-Last dance (Greece 2021), Demy-This is love (Greece 2017), Aysel- X my heart (Azerbaijan 2018), both of Sergey Lazarev’s songs (sorry but imo they were not good, the only reason they did so well was because of the singer’s voice), Sakis Rouvas- This is our night (Greece 2009) and so much more.. The only song of his that I liked was Ani Lorak’s Shady Lady but it was indeed 2008..
If Blanka qualified with the cheap arse song last year …
Worst song so far