After making
us dance with Quero Ser Tua, it seems that Portugal has grown up a little with
Leonor Andrade’s song. It is darker, less cheerful and won’t make you dance.
They are completely different, and although at first I just went through it
with no special emotion, now I really like Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa.
First of
all, I must say I love non-English entries in Eurovision. Listening to other
languages is something I really like about the contest, and I think it is something
that shouldn’t be lost. For this reason, I find Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa more
special than if it was sung in English. The melody is fine, with some pop-rock
attitude, but it lacks that growing part that could make it even better. Although it gets better and with more energy on the studio version, I see
Leonor trying to deliver more emotion than the song actually lets her and I don’t
like it. It sounds really good, but you don’t get surprised by anything in the
whole song, at least in my opinion. It’s not a random ballad to add to the
list, but I wish it was a little bit more of everything, something made really
to shine in Eurovision stage.
The thing
is, I like the song and I find it kind of warm. I like her voice, I like her
style and as a whole it is a nice entry, but I’m afraid this won’t go through
its semi-final. In the end, it’s not a risky entry, and I think that’s what
countries like Portugal must go for in
Eurovision in order to reach to the people.
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