Monika Kuszynska will close out the Second Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with her ballad “In The Name Of Love”. Monika was internally selected by TVP and announced as the act for Poland on 9th March 2015. She chatted to us about her personal struggles, the message behind her music video and her hopes for Eurovision 2015.
She stressed the importance of telling Europe her story and Monika said she’s focused on her performance.
wiwibloggs interviewed Monika at the Eurovision PreParty Riga 2015 Press Conference in Latvia’s capital Riga.
@wut, apologies for the noise. We didn’t have a mic with us in Riga. I’ve added subtitles so hopefully you can follow the interview a bit better now. 🙂
If they stage this right, it could be #1. The trick is figuring out a way to show her story that tugs the heartstrings so well all of Europe is in tears (in a happy way).
Also, I think she relies on some parts of the “backing vocals”, which made me wait for her to clearly hear her vocals. The part where she kind of cracked was alarming, though. But not quite as alarming as Paula Seling’s performance in Amsterdam last year. She can still practice while there’s time.
the answer is simple: she wanted to get powerful and louder with the last part, but she couldn’t because the sound people are, well, LATVIAN, and made the music in her earpiece/stage speakers LOUDER – hence we can see her making mistakes when it comes to hitting the correct notes in the last part.
Monika had a problems with sounds. According to news she heard just scream.
agree, the performance was not her best, but she’s just delicate and not used to it. She will kill it in Vienna. Plus, I think she’ll also be in London and couple of other places, so she could practise.
there’s great potential in Monika and I’m sure she’ll show it in Vienna
the first performance might have been a bit off but with every new one things will get better and better for her
just give Monika some time to get used to all the Eurovision buzz
I’m so proud of Monika, I really am
Her live performance was a little shaky but I have every confidence she will slay in Vienna! Beautiful and so pure! So Meaningful too! ??????
POLAND THE DARK HORSE OF EUROVISION 2015
She seems really lovely… <3 The Miss Congeniality of this Vision 2015! <3 Her song is meaningful and pleasant <3 Hopefully Poland will manage to qualify to the final in Vienna.. <3 🙂 The 2nd semifinal is tough and harder than the 1st one.. I really can not imagine how it feels like to not be able to move your own legs… I feel extreme sympathy 4 people like Monika… Poland will have the great honour to host this year's grand finale of Europa League! <3 The Big Final will take place just 4 days after the grand final of… Read more »
can’t really hear a thing, cause of the crowd, but that’s not your fault. Thank you for doing these interviews, Wiwi? I do love Monika, she’s very natural, her voice is like velvet, she has a story behind her, plus she really is beautiful. I agree, that she might be this year’s dark horse!
Dark Horse Eurovision 2015 in Vienna;)