Czech Republic Benny Cristo First Rehearsal Eurovision 2021
Czech Republic’s Benny Cristo “Omaga” — Eurovision 2021 first rehearsal
Oliver: The look is great. Benny’s rocking a bleach blonde buzzcut and a gold sequin bomber jacket. Coupled with the psychadelic colour splash graphics, there’s a happy-go-lucky vibe to it all. Unfortunately, the performance falls flat. He’s joined by four dancers and there’s lots of movement on stage, but there’s no standout moment commanding attention. Not the strongest vocal performance, either — Benny mumbled a lot. However, there are some pleasant vocal flourishes in the final chorus which add a dynamic element to the song’s otherwise repetitive melody. It all needs amping up if the Czech Republic want a shot at qualification.
Padraig: Benny seemed to be just going through the motions, especially during the earlier run. While there was lots of movement, Benny lacked energy. The LED is pleasant if unspectacular. It incorporated the kaleidoscope effect from his music video, but doesn’t have the same in your face impact as Ukraine’s psychedelic onslaught yesterday. Benny himself looks very charming in his glittering gold jacket, complete with a red rose on his chest. And indeed, by the end of the last run through we saw a glimpse of the charismatic performance we witnessed in the music video. More of that please!
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my boi slaying as per usual
I really love the song and the accompanying music video, but this leaves me underwhelmed. Random people dancing a random choreography in front of a random backdrop. People will forget about this in seconds.
Disappointing staging/performance. Benny is better than this. I think it’s a NQ.
If there’s any justice in this world, this will qualify.
It looks casual and unambitious as the song sounds. It will feel more natural than most performances and this may bring some viewers to their side. The early running order maybe required something else though.
Bringing us the summer vibe!
The joke here is that some people still think he’s gonna flop
This reminds Switzerland 2004
I don’t know why, don’t ask me but this song is my guilty pleasure, when am in my car this song sounds sooooo good on blast mode and to just cruise around..
Love him and love the song..
Unbalanced colors and vocals. The worst of all…luck of energy. Need huge dose of improvement. Possible (unfortunatelly cuz is my 3rd place) NQ.
OMG… What has he done with this beautiful dredlocks…
I like the perfomance although the song is a litte bit monotonous.
Visuals look good. I’m sure he’ll find his flow and with practice + audience he’ll find that charisma during the liveshows.
Would love this in the final! Diversity!
The blonde hair really suits him.
He’s so cute
Sorry the dreadlocks were so much better…