Kenya's Song Race · S1 E5 · Results

[Chante™]

Eurovision Fest · Episode 5

Welcome back
As always, before we start, remember that we're not here to judge your taste in music. Everyone's entitled to their own and it's all subjective. We are only here to judge the choices you make as they relate to this competition and the challenges put before you.

If we call your name, please step forward:

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Azora Rivers

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Gigi Welplade

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Bitta Pill

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Cher Noble

You represent the tops and bottoms of this week.
The rest of you are safe. You may return to the back of the stage

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JUDGES

Chante™ / alexeh / Julian

COMPETITORS

Wys / jhr0953 / agni / Apostolis / Wysteria / Ste / Logan / Queen of Mean (Inactive) / Josh's Tattoo (Inactive) / alex(a)bg / ukraineofcourse

VIEWERS

Daniel / Lux / justin05 / Argüello / ~Rethnas~ / 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚛✌︎  / George J.

[Chante™]

Gigi Welplade (Ste)

Kenya: When I saw you take the UK, girl I was worried for you. But damn you delivered. Miss Imaani was the perfect choice. It has the 90s feel, but it's such an enjoyable song regardless. I was grabbed hook, line, and sinker. In my humble opinion, you sent the best esc song this week. If you told me I'd be saying this in reference to the UK at the start of the week, I would've said you are crazy. Way to go

Your nf song was my least favourite from you this week, but this decided to be camp, and went full in on the camp. It's not for me, but this was it.

Lazarus :chefskiss: That's all I have to say



Addison: I really really love that you went into this week with a concept and a theme that shaped all of your entries - showing off exactly what the UK could be bringing to Eurovision this day. I am actually 1/16th English from Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, London so I really felt a close emotional connection to your set. I think you actually picked the best possible UK Eurovision entry, it's just such a banger that really embodied how fresh and exciting British entries have the potential to be, while also not being the obvious choice at all.

Your NF entry was giving gorgeous British camp and she was throwing her entire Michelle Gaylussy into that performance it really was something to behold. And again, it was quite an exciting and unexpected choice, not the obvious route at all but still super effective.

Personally I've never been that keen on Lazarus especially among some of the later British entries, but I TOTALLY get why you picked it as a representation of how interesting the British music scene can be, and has been at NVSC, so I can't really dock you too many points for that. All in all I think you did another brilliant job this week!


Olivia: While some other queens chose strong countries and served mediocrity, you picked a mediocre country and served amazing entries.
UK 1998 is one of the best and most unique British entries. Because it was in the same year as Diva, it seems to have been a bit forgotten in the last 24 years, so I appreciate that you sent it.

Your NF entry sounded like a mess and I mean that in the best way possible. I felt entertained by this bop and I think it should've won the selection. It's also a quite original choice, in my opinion.

And your NVSC song is also an amazing choice. Of course choosing a good song for this category wasn't as hard I'd say, since the UK is much stronger in NVSC than in ESC, but it was a great choice regardless.


Daniel: Your face kind of seems familiar...
Anyway, wow what a great set of songs??? Nothing to be said really other than I had to take some of the other queens' rankings a bit down after I've seen what you had send. You didn't go for the obvious and went for the 90s with your ESC entry. I don't understand how this didn't win. I have never heard your NS song. Not the best vocals but what a BOP. I am getting Dida Ritz mama. And Lazarus, of course a whoppa. Well done doll.

[Chante™]

Azora Rivers (Nns)

Addison: Let me get the bad out of the way my darling. KEIINO?? At MY party? Naur naur naur you read it wrong my love you read it so wrong. This is not HALLOWEEN. This is not HOUSE OF HORRORS. This is KENYA'S. SONG. RACE. I don't wanna see any fuckin KEiiNO do you understand me?? LEARN FROM THIS!!!! I mean Norway is a bit shite at Eurovision anyway let's face it but there is still better you could've done here trust and believe me!! And I say this out of love because I do love you and I want all of the best things for you. Pls never do this to me again. ❤️

Your other choices were nice though! I Can't Escape kinda got lost for me last year but listening again I think it's quite gorgeous, better than anything they have offered us this year for sure and DEFINITELY better than that Tix mess! Nice choice here!

And Dynasty has kinda aged better than I expected, I loved it at the time and really like that you went far back into Norway's NVSC history as a lot of entries this week were from the last 10 editions or so. Was it the best song you could've picked for Norway? Absolutely not, but nonetheless I think this was a nice enough choice, it's just a shame that your Eurovision pick dragged you down so much.


Olivia: This was quite rocky, I'm afraid. Let's start with your Eurovision entry. I think the term "aged like milk" is very appropriate here. In 2019, this was one of my favourite entries and I still quite like it but... I'm just so sick and tired of Keiino in general. And Norway has other amazing songs that could've been chosen, so going for this very recent, very hyped (by Eurofans at least) entry seems a bit cheap.

I Can't Escape was a cute choice. It was one of the better song in that MGP edition, but that doesn't mean a lot unfortunately. Overall I'm not mad at the song, although I feel like there's some wasted potential again.

Dynasty is another choice that was lovely but not amazing. I didn't like the song when it first came out and it grew on me over time, but not enough for me to stan it. It's just nothing special really and sounds a bit outdated. There were better choices for all three of your categories and I find it disappointing that you picked some of the most basic/generic entries for this challenge.


Daniel: Keiino is an obvious choice of course but still amazing in my eyes. I might not have paid enough attention for your ESC NS entry but I literally have never heard this before. It's cute though. Norway in NVSC has so many bangers really. You went for kind of a good song, but there was more to give. All in all, I see potential in you, you should make use of it.


Kenya: I'm gonna come back to the esc song cause I have a lot of words, and I want to start with a positive comment. I Can't Escape is a type of song I'd listen to in my spare time. I won't be with her, but it was nice enough.

Your NVSC song was a bit of a risk, but it wasn't worth it. It went nowhere, it was flavourless, and I was bored.

Now, I'm gonna have my RuPaul H&M moment here. You literally sent one of my least favourite esc songs. Ever. It's bland without being exciting. The joiking gimick wore off after the semis. It literally does nothing to the bland pop instrumental. And to make it worse, it's another obvious pick from you. 4 of the 5 weeks so far you've went with the easy, obvious choice. If you aren't going to bother putting in an ounce of effort into finding a more unique entry, then why are you still here? I hoped what I said last week would've lit a fire under your ass, but clearly it did not.

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Cher Noble (Agni)

Olivia: I don't know whether to be horrified by your song choices for Ukraine(!!!) or impressed by the nerve. First of all, Gravity... Cute? But you really looked at all the entries that Ukraine, one of the strongest ESC countries, had to offer and picked Gravity? It's not a bad song but it's definitely a bad choice for this challenge, as the song 1) aged quite a lot and 2) was never on the same level as Ukraine's other entries.

Now the very big problem is that Gravity was actually your best entry of the week. The NF song must've been a bad joke from you because I thought you were a queen with taste, an alternative diva, but then you serve us this washed up eurofan-favorite? Naur.

And then we get to your NVSC entry and I'm thinking "ok Ukraine in NVSC is actually not one of my favorites, so Miss Cher will have a hard time I fear". And I think even with that expectation I overestimated you, because this must be one of, if not THE worst entry that Ukraine ever sent to NVSC. It's just all around obnoxious, annoying, whatever you want to call it. It was just bad. I'd congratulate you for taking a risk but I'm not sure whether this was a risk or a deliberate attempt to get eliminated. I was really rooting for you to pick up some steam and land in the top, because I think you have amazing potential, but these three songs are just not it.



Daniel: You absolutely served it up girl. I am getting side eyed by these other judges af but girl, all 3 are favourites for me. Ukraine 2013 was one of my top favourites, Tayanna should have won and that Ukrainian NVSC entry is one of the best they ever sent. Good luck on surviving though because these queens are not having any of it.


Kenya: First of all, Gravity? Really? Of all the works of art that miss Ukraine has served, this is the best one you could find? I'm sorry but this was a piss poor choice. It's not bad but there's so much more it could've been

Tayanna was a great choice for a ns flop. It's a very nice song, and honestly, even if I stan Ukraine 17, this outsold.

Now... why the hell did you choose this? It's obnoxious without doing anything. The fact that KATYA ZAMOLODCHIKOVA of all people made a parody of this song and it is so much better than this is a sin. Pharoah also brings absolutely nothing to the song but ruins it. I want to applaud you for the gall it took to do this for a nation that has so many serves, but I am just baffled. I was rooting for you. We all were rooting for you.


Addison: Baby I gotta pull you to the side or something because what the hell are you doing?? You said you were looking to represent powerful Ukrainian women but I did not see any of the sort on this particular platter. I saw old maiden type of entries what are you doing love. Are you listening to the songs you are presenting to us? Gravity was possibly your best pick of the three and even that was verging on abomination. It was so bad why did you make me listen to this again. Did I hurt you? Please PM me so we can resolve our differences or something because I feel insulted and hurt. 😦

And then you went and sent the worst NF song I've ever heard in all of my lives and all of my existences. I Love You by TAYANNA? Are you JOKIN me??? Please just like read the last few sentences of the first paragraph you have put me through stress and distress and dismay with these songs.

Boom Boom was comparatively okay! It's a... bizarre choice for Ukraine but I GUESS I can understand the angle you were going from here. It flopped in its edition for a reason though and doesn't hold up against most of the other NVSC choices this week. Please... idk do something about this you gotta up your game or play a different game or idk. Prayers.

[Chante™]

Bitta Pill (Jhr)

Daniel: Hi queen, apart from Volte-Face, your entries were giving, honestly.
We all know that I am an absolute stan of MEMA and there is no words but TEN.
I want to comment on how you have chosen your country last and did THAT.
Good job, you are one to watch!


Kenya: Telemoveis was the perfect choice this week for an esc song. It was such a serve, it stood out, and I stan it. Even if this was kinda obvious as a choice, it was one that worked out.

VOLTE-FACE is so good. Finally someone else who appreciates this serve. I love FdC because it gives us so much musical diversity, and this is a song that you can only hear in FdC. Way to go on that.

And Fole(go) is just such a work of art. All in all, I literally have 0 complaints. You served. Keep this up, and you'll be incredibly hard to catch


Addison: I wasn't quite as enamoured with your entries as my fellow judges were, but I can still respect them all as good picks with clear intent behind them which I felt was lacking in a lot of queens' selections this week. I like Telemoveis and I think it was a pretty good, albeit fairly unexciting, choice for Eurovision song. A decent enough effort in that regard.

Your NF song was probably my favourite of your three entries, both in terms of song quality and how fresh it felt. It wasn't quite as good as I thought it would be, but I still enjoyed it a lot and I think it summarised Portugal at Eurovision really quite well.

I didn't enjoy your NVSC entry particularly though. Generally I think picking something so recent is always going to be a risk unless it's an absolute standout among the country's repertoire and for me this doesn't stand out as one of Portugal's best at all. I understand it, I've just never really liked it and I feel like there were better songs out there that would've really elevated your selection of songs. With all of that being said I don't think you did a bad job at all, and you definitely floated these other girls' boats, so good job!


Olivia: Once again, you snapped my dear.
Telemoveis is one of my favorite entries of the last few years and definitely should've qualified to the final. You choosing it was maybe not the most unexpected choice ever, but still a very good one.

I wasn't familiar with your NF song (or many other FdC songs really) but it was a lovely choice too. Probably the weakest of your three entries but that just shows the quality you provided this week.

Your NVSC entry was another fantastic choice. Again, a pretty recent entry, but another underrated one. I gave it a lot of points in NVSC and I'm happy to do the same in KSR. Thanks for sending it!

[Chante™]

Results

Gigi
You took the UK at ESC and did something great with it

Bitta
Você nos mostrou o sabor português que precisávamos

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Bitta

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We couldn't truely decide on which one of you deserved the win. Therefore, you will both participate in a song off for the win. 

[Chante™]

Results

Azora
Du gjorde flere kardinalfeil denne uken

Cher
Мани́жа тепер заздрять українки

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Cher and Azora

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Both of you are up for elimination