It’s official. Loreen’s Eurovision hit “Euphoria” simply shouldn’t be covered at X Factor competitions throughout Europe.
After Julia Plaksina in Ukraine and Antal Timi in Hungary, it was Iulia Manolache’s turn to massacre “Euphoria” on X Factor Romania. Combining Plaksina’s lackluster English and Timi’s questionable vocal abilities, Manolache delivered a performance that was an offence to both the poetry and the melody of the song. The ridiculous back-up dancers, stolen from a 1980s Bonnie Tyler video, deserve special attention: they somehow manage to make a contemporary song seem dated. Bless the YouTube user who captured Iulia Manolache’s “performance” and subtitled the messed-up lyrics for our full entertainment. She’s not going u-u-u-u-up. She’s going oh-oh-oh-oh-ohhhh.
Girls, we understand that you love the song (who doesn’t?), but please stop trying to cover it if you ain’t got what it takes! Do we have to start a petition? What makes Manolache’s cover even more embarrassing is that she performed it the same night that Loreen graced the X Factor Romania stage. As usual, she brought the house down with “Euphoria” and “My Heart Is Refusing Me”.
Bogdan Honciuc is the Romanian correspondent for WiwiBloggs.Com. He lives in Transylvania.
Iulia is the best!I love Iulia! She has a good voce! <3
Not the worst, of course. She has a good voice, but need to work on the pronunciation.
I am glad to report that Iulia’s reign of terror came to an end. She was eliminated from the contest on Saturday.
I prefer Rachel’s version (junior songcontest) the best, the KID did it way better the these adults together!
If you had to choose, Wiwi, which one of these 3 girls did the best cover of Euphoria?