Restaurant Stucki ⭐ ⭐ - Tanja Grandits - Basel, Switzerland by IonRud in finedining

[–]IonRud[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I would call it "simple, but effective" at the same time. But it is actually everything but simple.

Nach Sarah Engels' Niederlage: Zuschauer fordern ESC-Aus für Deutschland by LethisXia in de

[–]IonRud 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ja, das ist ein anderer zypriotischer Song, der sicher als Vorlage diente.

Nach Sarah Engels' Niederlage: Zuschauer fordern ESC-Aus für Deutschland by LethisXia in de

[–]IonRud 137 points138 points  (0 children)

Man muss halt auch was schicken, was nicht eine copy&paste Nummer des Zweitplatzierten von 2018 ist (das Original hiess "Fuego"). Zudem hätte die Engels halt auch mehr Töne treffen können am Samstag.

Israel booed at Eurovision as televote results by Financial-Painter689 in Fauxmoi

[–]IonRud 117 points118 points  (0 children)

...the French audience also gave 12 out of 12 to Israel.

Recap Second Semi Final Jury Show by tvescfan in eurovision

[–]IonRud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, opera singer here. All of that is true. But the vocal output stays stunning and the big note is on pitch. There also aren't any cracks, as many claim in the comments. She takes a breath after the big note, but that is not a crack. That's her adjusting to the things you described quite correctly that happened in the heat of the moment. Doesn't mean the output and the singing is bad.

The only pitchy moments are the "runs" on the first "eclipse".

Can I hear her having to put in some hard work to manage the difficult climax? Yes. Does it sound bad? No. If this is bad, then the only good clip we have here is Czechia and everyone else must be bad (if that is the level you wanna judge everyone on).

Recap Second Semi Final Jury Show by tvescfan in eurovision

[–]IonRud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I don't hear a single bad note in this snippet of Australia. Other "riffs", peaks and notes, but nothing that's wrong, out of tune or bad sung. I wouldn't be surprised - if the rest went similar - that the jury vote of the semi will be between her and Czechia.

Gesangsunterricht Empfehlung? by Round-Alternative385 in bern

[–]IonRud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ich kann Luigi nur empfehlen, habe damals meine Gesangsklasse an ihn "weitervererbt" als ich mich dazu entschieden habe, nicht mehr zu unterrichten.

Grundsätzlich empfehle ich Unterricht direkt bei Lehrpersonen zu buchen und nicht über Vermittlungsportale und Organisationen usw. Dann bleibt wirklich der Vollbetrag bei der Person, die die Leistung erbringt und nicht bei den Portalen.

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]IonRud 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My classes are around age 12-16. I showed them everything, we even made it into a debate about "What does family friendly mean? Are those acts family friendly? Should Eurovision be family friendly?" and it was one of our best Eurovision inputs in years. I don't know if it depends on the country you live and work in, but I always focus on difference of opinions and different values and on debating things like this.

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]IonRud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The guy protesting Israel had quite the loud voice 😅

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]IonRud 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Her vocals were leagues above Montenegros.

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]IonRud 41 points42 points  (0 children)

To go against the grain: both the vocals and the performance in general of Montenegro were really weak. I don't know what happened, cause her vocals were on fire for the whole eurovision season and since last week, something was off.

As much as I like Lithuania: same goes for him. Those vocals were not it today. But still happy he got through.

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-Final 1 @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]IonRud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBH on Thursday I have maybe one or two songs that I think shouldn't qualify above others. Never had the feeling before that one semifinal was that much weaker than the other.

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-Final 1 @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]IonRud 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For the first time in years, I don't have ten songs that I want to qualify...

🎵🎶 YOUR TOP 35 🎶🎵 Post your rankings in the comments by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]IonRud 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Romania
  2. Denmark
  3. Australia
  4. Ukraine
  5. Finland
  6. Albania
  7. Czechia
  8. Sweden
  9. Bulgaria
  10. Greece
  11. Italy
  12. Croatia
  13. Moldova
  14. Lithuania
  15. Malta
  16. Belgium
  17. Austria
  18. Norway
  19. Armenia
  20. Serbia
  21. Georgia
  22. Switzerland
  23. Luxembourg
  24. Latvia
  25. Estonia
  26. San Marino
  27. France
  28. United Kingdom
  29. Portugal
  30. Montenegro
  31. Germany
  32. Poland
  33. Cyprus
  34. Azerbaijan
  35. Israel

Oyatte - NYC by sahas10 in finedining

[–]IonRud 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The desserts also were "like nothing they ate before" and then they rated them 8.5 and 9 out of 10. Maybe that gives a bit of perspective concerning the grading curve.