REACTION: "Worst" Eurovision Semi Final Performances

ESCSerg put together a video ( • Eurovision - Top 50 Mo... ) that is a countdown of Eurovision songs from 2012 to 2019 by the percentage of dislikes on Semi Final live performances on the official Eurovision KZbin channel (Eurovision Song Contest). Watch Alesia Michelle, your favorite American #Eurovision Blogger review and react to these entries.
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[@louisr4555]

I feel sad every time I see “I won’t break” performance, I hate the fact that people wasted her dream and that she didn’t feel confortable. She was rejected once in 2017 with a beautiful and honest song, and then in 2018 the song didn’t look like her that much, backing vocalists singing over her and the mountain thing feels so disrespectful

[@raymondkaumoana715]

Agreed. Those backup vocalists were terrible and put her performance down. Her song was very catchy, but she was accompanied by lambs in the live performance.

[@sharkfinn4]

Agreed. She was shafted hard. The song was really good, in my opinion, and she deserved to preform it with the focus being on her.

[@leendertjanw7540]

I did not like this song and performance, but she really touched my heart in the interval video, looking out over the Atlantic...

[@Marzi29]

Did you see her rehearsal videos? Unfortunately, the backing vocalists singing over her was sorely needed. Her voice is not strong enough for this song. Her vocals in the rehearsals were catastrophically bad. So they had the backing vocalists do all the leg work.

[@Barista.Nathan]

This was basically the songs that A: Had big bum notes B: Had atrocious staging C: Were GREAT studio cuts that flopped live D: Were controversial

[@joseuribe9726]

Except Armenia 2017 which is there only because of Azeri fans

[@Barista.Nathan]

@@joseuribe9726 Still vaguely fits controversial. National rivalries fit here, imo.

[@spoodnty]

@@joseuribe9726 I think that song being on this list was my biggest surprise. It's fucking lit!

[@onyxtopaz7998]

so basically every entry from san marino is on this list it feels like

[@sav0001]

Except for the other 2 Valentina performances (Crisalide-my favourite and Maybe).

[@Saturinus]

@@sav0001 I was just gonna say "except Valentina's two good songs". XD

[@baktom]

Thank you for the Eurovision content! Uh, it's like a breeze of a fresh air into my lock down reality.

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Yay!

[@freshlypainted]

lol “not jenny b”

[@benjeffery7829]

Eye Cue (FYR Macedonia) - one of my all time favs but was painful to watch the staging :/

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Actual PAIN.

[@iwillexplain6802]

I agree with you 100% 😢

[@arashikawai]

in fact I still think is the best entry Macedonia brought, but staging... :(

[@fabriziodambrosio86]

Yeah but the song was pretty cool especially the raggae version

[@olympicsongcontest7117]

Who wrote this? Ralph Siegel, probably.

[@manuelneyer212]

It's actually true

[@joseuribe9726]

It’s a list of most disliked semi performances, wether or not they qualified. For example I might dislike the semi performance of Australia 2017 but I love his finale performance.

[@onyxtopaz7998]

i think it's rude to put his only bad moment in the recap

[@esciveta5507]

@@onyxtopaz7998 Yeah...

[@esciveta5507]

@@onyxtopaz7998 realy rude

[@Agju]

@@onyxtopaz7998 its a video about "disliked" performances and that might explain WHY its so disliked

[@Agju]

yeah i was about to say that but decided to see if someone else had already said it....ESC page uploads Semi-Final and Grand Final performances

[@tom_4546]

Your reaction to Australia 2017 was iconic haha 😂

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Thank you for the comment! You should subscribe. :-)

[@WoutJanWesterhof]

The studio version of I Won't Break is lowkey such a bop. I had no expectation for the live performance and she deserved better, but I still listen to it in a regular basis!

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Yeah the song is really underrated. Thank you for the comment! You should subscribe. :-)

[@escserg6731]

Thank you for the reaction) Yes, it's all about semi final performances from Eurovision youtube channel, another video is all about final performances. These songs was ranked by percentage of dislikes: (dislikes/(likes+dislikes))*100%. Yes, I know this is not a decisive indicator and I actually like the most of these songs, especially all the "trashy, WTF" ones, I'm such a person, I like diversity. I say "no" to any song very rarely, from all of this I hate maybe only Belgium 2012&2014 and Russia 2018 (it was all about politics in 2017-2018, they did it on purpose to make Ukraine guilty that it "didn't let a poor disabled girl perform", I live here and understand it). So, all that bunch of dislikes is from Russians themselves. The same video about finals makes less sense just because people almost don't dislike final performances (unlike semi final performances and rehearsals, eurofans' community is much more toxic than usual people that watch it on TV), so from 50 to maybe 20 place has like 10-15% of dislikes, it's nothing. This video about semi finals is actually much more interesting than one about finals but it has gained much less views( I did it just for fun, I was interested by how these statistics would look, I didn't expect so many viewes) Thank you all again)

[@croissant_1117]

Your reaction to Euro Neuro is the best 😂😂 Like, oh my god what am I watching right now? 😂😂

[@rayjaygee]

I'm still butt-hurt about Eye Cue's hot mess staging and dodgy vocals. I wore out the studio version leading up to the show...Someone needed to be fired after that dumpster fire.

[@elaychscrazyworld4173]

It tried something different, but I never felt it would be anything, and wanted that country to send a better song (they did next year). And that opinion was formed from hearing the studio version. It meant that I went out to do the bins rather than watch the song when the otherwise awesome heat took place.

[@kieranedmunds2936]

2:31 OMG I remember that when he was singing it "BREATHHHHLESSSSLYYYYYY"😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@craigsomer]

Probably my favourite video of yours love it!

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Oh yay! Share it :-)

[@SeanAHarding]

Great to see you, missed your videos

[@chdimas]

So happy to watch your videos :)

[@Agju]

People must really love UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France if none of their semi-final performances are in the top 50.... lol

[@Granuaile1]

The ‘big 5’ don’t participate in the semi finals as they automatically qualify for the final because they are the main ESC financial contributors.

[@Agju]

@@Granuaile1 r/woosh

[@Granuaile1]

@@Agju ????

[@Agju]

@@Granuaile1 its a subreddit for people who missed a joke. My original comment was making a joke about none of the Big 5 being in the video (hence the 'lol' at the end of my comment). I'm very aware of the Big 5 Rule. :p

[@Granuaile1]

@@Agju Sorry! Just being slow on the uptake!

[@yolk2288]

We need your videos during this horrible time☺️

[@AlesiaMichelle]

I need y'all!!!

[@samonadelilah1822]

I love this kind of video's

[@Debanize]

I've missed my girl. You are glowing good!

[@wonderlandian8465]

Loved the reaction Alesia! I think that the video was made solely based on the difference of the like/dislike on the youtube videos

[@devetitricetvrtine5446]

This makeup on you is wonderful! Please put that lipstick again, its so beautiful.

[@heppolo]

Your reactions are insightful

[@AlesiaMichelle]

I try.

[@nilerra8181]

Love these kind of videos and reactions! Lowkey Serhat deserved that final. still 4th in televote for San Marino is pretty big I guess so it was deserving.

[@Barista.Nathan]

I appreciated Jenny B's energy tbh. If she wasn't given the worst Iggy Azalea-esque white girl bars I've seen in a while I think she could do something fun.

[@AlesiaMichelle]

I don't ever need to experience Jenny B again HAHAHA

[@a.s.1659]

hey just wondering, will you be reacting to national selections this year? Albania's songs just released and there are some BANGERS

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Maybe with Eurovision Hub :-)

[@ImStevan]

They made the vid based on sf performances, regardless of whether they qualified

[@pogodziej]

9:52 A little correction: It wasn't translated. I was written in English originally. They made an Albanian version later, I think. She said in one interview something like "It's in English because that's the language it was originally written in." Which, may I say, a lose-lose situation. :\ They made it at like some "How to write a generic Eurovision song" class in the UK, too. So I heard.

[@DJFalcoOfficial]

Austria 2012 is a major guilty pleasure tbh same with San Marino entries and Montenegro 2017

[@emmybm15]

I saw another version of this list which had the finals and it is to do with the most disliked videos and the % ratio of the likes/dislikes *EDIT* Just read the description 😅❤

[@abbyroed]

WHY! DID KZbin JUST NOTIFY ME TODAY OF THIS VIDEO!!! 👏👏👏👏 GET IT TOGETHER @KZbin

[@bryanng8599]

I think the video is made based on the like and dislike ratio on their official video which is why some of the more popular songs such as Iceland 2019 and Armenia 2017 made it on the list.

[@thecrookedcap]

Curious to know what songs would have made the list if auto qualifiers were included. I'm thinking a couple of UK ones (anyone but Lucie probably), one or two of the bad German songs, and of course, Do it for your lover from Spain. That was the bum note to end all bum notes.

[@Saturinus]

"That was the bum note to end all bum notes." LOL

[@PK-xr1gb]

They basically compared the percentage of dislikes on all the semi final videos because not all songs have videos for the finale. Loved your reaction. Definitely some good songs here!

[@rickhunter3930]

We lol'd at many of your reactions because we had many of the same ourselves.

[@Ro-qk2bn]

Glad you like the Netherlands' Walk along, most people like it but say the staging and styling killed it.. Missed opportunity 😬

[@eclectic505]

13:48 lol I watch esc live with my dad and when he heard it he absolutely LOVED it, might be just that montenegro is our neighbor who knows lol and it was his winner together with hungary and belarus at top. so weird :D

[@odhranhorgan7954]

I think he based the songs on the list by the percentage of dislikes they had

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Yes... that's in the description :-)

[@odhranhorgan7954]

@@AlesiaMichelle oh apologies i thought because you sounded confused during the video why certain songs were on the list. Great video none the less i actually love so many entries that appeared on this list shocked blanches city lights never made it though because that semi final performance was rough

[@esclad]

The order of the top 50 is based on their dislike percentage. It keeps increasing.

[@Agju]

yeah, not surprised Conchita got dislikes....i remember Turkey bitching and moaning about that one even though they hadn't participated in two years lol

[@escamante9785]

This video is looking for every single semifinal performance, it didn't matter if they did or didn't qualify, it's EVERY SINGLE SEMIFINAL PERFORMANCE by the ratio of likes they had That means that hatari is here bc they're performance has a lot of dislikes, not bc they did or didn't do great Hope I cleared it

[@Sam-bt3wq]

1. The video is ranked after the percentage of dislikes on the videos I think 2. "Chain of lights" was written by German songwriter Ralph Siegel, who also wrote "ein bisschen Frieden", Germanys first winning song 3. "say na na na" is the best song Eurovision has ever seen let's be honest. Idk but I really love this song it makes me smile whenever I hear it its just sooo good.😂

[@AlesiaMichelle]

1. Yes. It's in the description of the video LOL 2. Noted :-) it's terrible. 3. Say Na Na was fun but it belonged in NOBODY's grand final. :-D

[@mond_mit_aussicht]

You really didn’t even put the link of the original video in the description?

[@AlesiaMichelle]

You couldn't just search for it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLIc6l-a7-eeas

[@yanisp.4892]

lol I agree with you on every song !! 🤣

[@AlesiaMichelle]

**HUGS**

[@fabriziodambrosio86]

I realised only now its eurovision time again already

[@mmprando7207]

What was Georgia 2016 doing in this video lol that's pure class

[@oisin25]

What's wrong with me? I liked at least 60% + of these. 😂😂😂 I dont think jamala is haters, it is one of my least favourite popular songs, and lets not get into it borderline being against the rules? She performed it really well though. I'm surprised Sweden didnt get a few haters.

[@sharkfinn4]

I will fight for Woki mit deim popo until the day that I die. Gourmet trash perfection.

[@Copyrightbreaker22]

Armenia is going to go hard political in 2021 and I'm all in for it. Are you going to react to the little once that are able to have their Eurovision?

[@Emilyfreeman234]

Where did you get that info

[@Ron4T1]

How on earth can you include Armenia 2017? Vocally and visually it was a perfection.

[@brock988]

I disagree with Conchita. I think it was THE song. I also love how Conchita keeps on transforming as an artist as well

[@Oscar-Green]

It was the song but a few people still have an issue with the whole gender thing (not me, just certain people, not mentioning who but you can work it out).

[@TheFreeGreenChannel]

They were all semi-finals entries with the biggest percentage of dislikes (no matter if they passed or stayed in the semis), I guess. P.S. when you're waiting the whole video for Russia to come and slay... When you cannot win the contest for the few years with all of your stage performances and professional vocalists, why not to send the worst entry ever and to reach the top from the other side.... 🙈🙈

[@emanueledelferraro4979]

I'm so ashamed, but I vote for Say na na na, but: I really like the vibes; serhat is so funny; I'm Italian and I want San Marino to make into the final

[@brock988]

*who wrote this* GIRL SAME REACTION

[@lookmydreamscomeblue]

😍

[@iwillexplain6802]

Ugh!!! San Marino's 2019 doesn't deserves to be in Final really. We really lost good songs on that.😔

[@sav0001]

I was shocked when it qualified and even more shocked that it was top 4 in the semi and top 10 in the final. Guess people really love to vote for their meme songs.

[@iwillexplain6802]

@@sav0001 so disappointing... and that's coming from me who's not even from Europe, 😅.

[@theresnogoingbackk]

@@sav0001 maybe people just really loved say na na na???? I did for example

[@Beckford4000]

Please leave Claudia alone. I usually hate Malta in ESC, but "Breathlessly" really touched me and I really cannot understand why she's getting so much hate.

[@esciveta5507]

San Marino is symbol of this video

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Hahaha

[@raymondkaumoana715]

Armenia 2017 shouldn't have been in this list. Artsvik was amazing! I'm glad I'm not the only one that loves Fusedmarc. I'm one of those people that likes Montenegro 2019. Lol

[@sharkfinn4]

The "I'll catch you while you're-" guy from Montenegro 2019 deserves a shout out. I didn't like the song, but I liked that guy.

[@Emilyfreeman234]

I feel so sorry for yulia she was treated so unfairly be her delegation and esc fans 😭😭 I won’t break had an amazing message. But got stuck with shitty backing singers

[@escxiongmao2100]

you sing walk along better than the actual singer 😭😭 great vid though!

[@AlesiaMichelle]

HAhaha thank you! You should subscribe. :-)

[@Debanize]

And by the way, DEMY is LOVE

[@amnesicofandelaire2393]

listen i don't know who are you but i loved you a lot omg subscribing NOW!!!! i laughed a lot hdgfhgs

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Amnesico FandelAire thank you so much. Glad to have you joining the MIX 🤗😂

[@esciveta5507]

Am i only one who realy love Switzerland 2016 😂

[@esciveta5507]

AND I REALY LOVE I WONT BREAK

[@AlesiaMichelle]

I like both of these songs.... Live they were shakey but I think the studio tracks were dope.

[@esciveta5507]

@@AlesiaMichelleyeah

[@tadaspaskevicius7231]

On the San Marino 2015 entry: 'who wrote this song?' The funny thing is that it was written by one of the best Eurovision composers of all time Ralph Siegel. The problem is that he and his style just aged... And aged badly... :(

[@Agju]

Tulia almost made it...i think they lost by like two points? So yeah, i don't think it was that people didn't appreciate it, just that NOT QUITE ENOUGH people showed up for it. Although there is the theory that Belarus' (?) jury votes were tabulated wrong and Poland would've qualified had that been fixed

[@Agju]

@Rebecca Woolf I'm not sure which jury it was but I know there was that theory (and Belarus was in Poland's SF)

[@theresnogoingbackk]

It's not a theory, it's true

[@diekommentarekommentiererin]

1:55 Nooo, my winner 😔 2:40 Deserved 3:27 This too 4:30 He sounded like a cat 4:44 Well, it's a controversial song so not surprised it's here. You either love or hate it. I belong to the latter. 7:00 Deserved 7:50 Ew 8:12 But the most dated entry won... 8:20 I thought that was the note everyone was talking about, but actually it's 8:28 8:37 Not surprising either. It's like Iceland 2019, very polarizing. 9:05 Nooo, another winner 😔 9:20 Deserved 9:36 And again, controversial entry (and winner) 10:36 Aaand there's another of my winners. 11:06 DESERVED! 11:40 And again: Deserved (songwise, of course) 12:13 Can't disagree with this either. 12:40 She had her chances. It's enough. 12:47 Deserved 13:28 Not that the semi final was good (it wasn't), but this really shouldn't have gone further. Neither should have Portugal. 13:36 This really isn't that bad though 14:08 Russia 😔 Portugal 2017 should have been in this. Worst song ever!

[@leendertjanw7540]

I agree with you on a lot of things! I do not like the one entry that is here from my country, the Netherlands 2015. I thought this song was boring, and Trijntje has absolutely no charisma on stage whatsoever. I must say that I think Switzerland 2016 is probably the worst of all :-)

[@sito7186]

Armenia 2017 is pure perfection

[@vilkopoljak7370]

Couple of things to say regarding this list and your statements: Most of them were cast at the exact moment when they were released so if a song sucked or you didnt liked it, it will definitely have a high dislike Russia 2018 feels like they didnt even try and i know when Russia tries, so i will call BS on Russias delegation The three most controversial winners have a high dislike ratio what a surprise, although on Austria 2014, great perfomance but it wasnt the best song (on my rankig its nr. 12). Georgia has an interesting collection of songs and for i like them more than Azerbaijan cause they like to take risks (also Georgia 2014 my guilty pleasure, i liked it more than Russia and Iceland that year). Most of my country hates Slavko more than Rambo, mostly becasue we expected that kind of perfomance from Rambo so it was a given, while Slvako competelly and utterly sucked (not to mention he is an egotistical jerk).

[@joseuribe9726]

I liked Jenny B better than Jessika tbh. She had an even better singing voice.

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Oh HEEEEEEELLLLLLLL NO. :-P

What .. i loooved georgia 2014 😏🤣

[@VICKY08TZ]

Completely disagree about Montenegro 2016 -- such an underrated entry ! Love this song 🎸

[@ESCStroopwafel]

Hatari should have been higher on that list, but I guess it being there restores at least a tiny bit of faith I have in humanity

[@AlesiaMichelle]

Hahahaha #SHADE

[@arenaleiterrockoausmarmori9707]

Poor Juliya 🇷🇺 She should get another chance with a team that supports her and doesn't work against her...

[@escadler4149]

Unpopular opinion: I thought 2015 was the best Eurovision year!

[@shawnverbonac5971]

How dare you, Montenegro 2012 was my number 1

[@Dylantheballer123]

What

[@caiocesar6002]

please react to albania's fik: if you want to do only the fan favourites they are: anxhela peristeri era rusi mirud inis neziri enxhi nasufi

[@brock988]

Macedonia 2018 SO disappointed with the staging. The song was so so promising and they ruined it

[@Beckford4000]

How was Iceland's "Our Choice" not in this list? The song is toe-curlingly cringeworthy.

[@kludiiih1553]

Yeah im one of the people who actually likes heaven :)

[@megnaroz2418]

San Marino 2019 deserved to qualify...I actually liked the song...Denmark stole place for other songs not San Marino

[@AlirioAguero2]

Yeah, these are just songs with highest percentage of dislikes, regardless of author's personal taste or their (lack of) success in the contest. As for *my personal taste*, here we go: 50. Catchy, but nonsensical. 49. Musically interesting, lyrically ''so bad it's good''. 48. Nice, but mediocre in delivery. 47. Actually in my top 3 of 2016. Love it! 46. Admittedly, I like it. Dated, but beautiful. 45. Weird. Okay... 44. Not bad, but too monotone. 43. Uff... not a bad song, per se. Given the right context (a villain in a Disney movie, for instance). This way, it was terrible. 42. A textbook ''so bad it's good'', much like many Sanmarinese songs. 41. Too repetitive for my taste. 40. I feel like it goes nowhere. 39. I like it. Kinda cute, but heavily out-cuted by Cyprus. 38. Not bad, but somewhat generic. 37. My runner-ups of 2019. Epic! 36. No! Creepy lyrics and too loud and repetitive music. 35. Awful staging, but very interesting song. 34. Hmm... I kinda feel it, but it's also a staging mess. 33. Love it! Top 10 of 2018! :) 32. I did not like it. Felt desperate. 31. Calming and original, but too monotone. 30. Another guilty pleasure. Not as good as Lipstick. 29. Bad attempt at a guilty pleasure. Too repetitive. 28. He tried to be sarcastic and to send trash. He did it... proving the point? But it's still bad. 27. Song has ''so bad they're good'' lyrics, but stale staging. The result - middle of the road. 26. Another bad song from San Marino. Jenny B ruined it. 25. Very cute and good. A deserving qualifier. 24. Admittedly dated, but I liked it. I like these West End type of songs. It's just that Omar wasn't the right performer for it. He was stoic and mature, while the song is about a (younger?) wide-eyed man who goes to see the world. 23. Exactly the opposite from 24. A good song, but Isaiah was way too young to deliver this convincingly. They should have switched songs. 22. I am on the edge with this one. It was far from my winner, but I appreciate the originality and her energy. 21. A definition of a semi filler. 20. A mediocre pop track with a weak live. 19. I secretly like this one in a guilty pleasure sort of way. 18. A good song, but not the best one from 2014. 17. Alesia's quotes word by word. 16. I really liked it. 15. A hard pass. 14. A good song with a poor staging. 13. Very mediocre in delivery. She just wasn't convincing. 12. Weird. I still don't know what to think of it. 11. Cheesy and weak. 10. Pure noise, sorry. My last in 2015. 9. This was terrible and poorly done. 8. Oh, I love it! Powerful stuff! 7. One of the ultimate ''so bad it's good songs''. 6. Uff... easily my last place in 2012. 5. Uff... easily my last place in 2016. 4. Song is cute in a cheesy was, but this vocal performance was... urgh! 3. Very weak. My last in 2019. Not terrible, though. 2. Odd, but not bad. 1. Perhaps the worst vocal performance of the decade. My last in 2018.

[@brado1912]

you look so much like AOC in this video

[@origo1165]

IMO in 2019 it should've been Estonia (he couldn't even at least properly sing live and the song sounded like a poor soundalike of songs in style of Avicii...like, WTH did it even qualify? bc of the guy's looks? XD) and Cyprus (Belarussian girl performed her uptempo way better... XD) to NQ and Poland and Hungary to qualify... (and from that 2nd semi: Lithuania and Romania to final and Denmark and maybe Malta OUT - Danish song was so sugary sweet that it was way too much...it'd fit better in some sweets advert than here XD) I think there must be one sing about which people are, like, "why this even qualified?" and for 2019 this was San Marino XD Well...at least he managed to sing better than Madonna XD (not joking, there were some comments that even he managed to sound better than her in the final XD)

[@jean-baptistechopin1799]

I think he ranked these songs based on the percentage of dislikes. So as not inherently bad songs got a lot dislikes because they were controversial, they got their way to the list. This is why Austria 2014 and Israel 2018 as Ukraine 2016 are on this list.

[@AlesiaMichelle]

... Did you read the description? :-) :-P

[@seankeeney7087]

First

[@florazabeli5691]

Neta should be no. 1 of the worst songs ever!!!!!!! and then Jamala!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awful...................