Eurovision 2017: Latvia

Finally, I'm at the end of the First Semifinal and Latvia will be closing out the song contest.  They've been having a renaissance at Eurovision over the past few years, and Triana Park are hoping to help their country qualify for the third straight year.

Triana Park   "Line"

God bless them.   They have been trying to represent Latvia in Eurovision since 2008 and they made it on their sixth attempt.

With the placement at the end of the semifinal and their unique sound will allow this to sail into the final,  That's great for a country that couldn't qualify for years--consistently being at the bottom of their given semifinal.

Even though this is going to easily qualify, I hate the song.   My dislike of the song comes down to the lead singer.  There should be an energy brought to the song and a charismatic lead vocalist can do that.  Agnese Rakovska doesn't seem to have that charisma.   Throughout her entire performance, Rakovska is disconnected from the audience.   When you combine that weakness with the slight, pitchy vocals in the performance, it makes me not warm to the song.