Excited! I did not know who to vote for, but once I've seen their performance - this is what the Eurovision is. Well done, I hope they will elevate this even more for an actual contest!
The show took place at a subway station 90m below the ground, running on emergency generators during a blackout after a massive missile attack by terrorist state ruZZia. Glory to heroic, resilient, creative, and musical Ukraine!
We are Ukrainians with steel hearts, we are unbreakable, and this song will represent Ukraine in a worthy way at the song contest. Tvorchi are incredible!💕🇺🇦
@@ShanesEurovisionReview I'm also looking forward to it. And I won't miss this opportunity to watch it live, because because of the war in my native country, I had to move to Great Britain, namely to the city of Liverpool. I want to immerse myself in the atmosphere of Eurovision.😊💕🇺🇦
TVORCHI proves that the deep message (about Azov Steel defenders, nuclear danger etc) can be sent to the World in a modern song without crying, but in a confident way.
Honestly the show was great. Told you to watch the songs video it brings it to life but my goodness it shows that Ukraine has diverse thinking. I wish them well. ☮️❤️
For me there weren’t any bad songs or bad performances. The winners I think had the best staging, again not that the rest were bad. A few of these songs are going in my playlist… can I just say that the intro (postcard?) to the first performance, Moisei, who’s in the army, made the situation Ukraine is in very real (not that I speak Ukrainian, but the power of those images). Kudos to Ukraine for trying to bring some normalcy to their lives and showing their strength through this contest and doing it so well. 💙💛
I need to catch up with the live show today to see how the others did. Oh so Moisei is in the army? Wow ok! I had assumed some of these acts were in combat...will be interesting to see the intro video now. As you said...even from this three minute video...the fact they pulled this off is incredible and testament to the Ukrainian spirit and will right now. Its inspiring! 💖
ruclips.net/video/iAVzFK50cFI/видео.html That's Moisei's youtube channel. On the 24.02..22 he was in Odesa getting ready to perform a concert. At 4 a.m. the war started. So he and some other musicians volunteed to protect his country! He brought the violin with him everywhere. You can watch the video of him performing in Kherson btw
We Ukrainians wanna try something different other than ethnic and folklore music, and Tvorchi are the perfect choice to show the diversity. They will totally go for a revamp, so this is just a concept for now, and it's good. Also, Jerry and Krut were not bad live, but vocally... let's say, not that much on point. Thank you for your reaction🇺🇦💓
After their slick music video I was unsure whether they would be open to a revamp...after a music video you always assume it's the final version but I agree with you...there is room to improve this song even more - adding some extra backing vocals or another level of production in the chorus will elevate this song further for sure. I respect Ukraine's choice to go for a different sound this year! I really want you to bring the same ideas from this staging...please....I love the staging/concept! 💖
@@ShanesEurovisionReview Ty! Actually, even one of the juries this year, Yulia Sanina said exactly the same about chorus after their performance, so I think guys would listen to all commens about improving it.
All the best to Tvorchi in Liverpool. The whole performance was 10/10. Because I will listen to it quite a few times until may it will probably grow on me. I'm also interested to see if they will revamp it.
When I saw the result Karmen I did think "well the performance" must have been good then....because I was not expecting this. Turns out the performance was GREAT!
Hi Shane. The song is not my cup of tea, I really miss the lyrics in Ukrainian 😭 I think that now more than ever they should claim their freedom with it. My most sincere respect for the wonderful show that they gave us considering their precarious situation. They really are made of other stuff, singing and putting on a show while missiles fall above is heroic. Hopefully next year Ukraine can hold its ESC representative election in peace and that the invaders will leave in shame for all the crimes they have commented on. Slava Ukraine 🇪🇺♥️🇺🇦
I watched the RUclips stream, absolutely incredible what the producers put on. The only time you could really tell that it was in the basement (or closed off part) of a metro station was when during some of the interviews you could hear the sound of a train passing in the background. Love the staging for this performance, my issue is that the verses and pre chorus are stronger than the chorus itself. The chorus needs a boost of some kind, maybe more backing vocals. It's still catchy though
You're right it is catchy! Yeah I totally get what you mean...the verses and the part AFTER the chorus are awesome....the chorus does need a bit more of a punch! Its good...but yeah there is room for some improvement in this area to make it pop more!
I totally agree, I think the staging and performance won them the competitiion. It wasn't on my radar either, I thought it was gonna come down between Jerry and Krut, but when TVORCHI performed I was gripped and they shot up in my ranking. I love the whole atmosphere of their performance. I also wonder if Ukranians who voted are aware they've sent a couple of ethnic songs the past couple of years and wanted to send something different to show their diversity. I think it's placement in the Grand Final totally depends on it's staging, it could come top ten or bottom ten depending on that. So excited we have our first Eurovision song of 2023! (And very surreal to be watching Vidbir from where I live in Liverpool!)
As you said....it's position will depend on staging! There are some amazing concepts in this small performance. they have the right ideas in my opinion...they will just have to make them grandeur for the Eurovision stage in May 2023. Greetings to you Ruby in Liverpool :-)
You're right! I knew I would vote for TVORCHI even before I saw their iconic performance. I'm usually all for authenticity and ethnic music, but songs like this are underwhelming this year. Except maybe Krutь, who had both song and staging powerful, but it's just not for Eurovision. As for Jerry Heil, I love her but I didn't like her song at all. It sounds like a broken record, banal and vapid. After all, it would be nice to do something stylish, minimalistic and modern for a change. So TVORCHI all the way
this is actually quite surprising. and I think 2023 could become the year of surprising national final winners, after France's Junior Eurovision 2022 victory and now this.
The national selection quality and show was really fantastic! I agree with you Tvorchi wasn't really on my radar after the studio version but it really grew on me after the live performance and I really enjoy it now. I love how Ukraine always sends such different genres and styles of music of high quality.
I can't believe it, I was expecting a Jerry Heil win! The song has quite a good hook and is definitely growing on me, whoever said it gave them Belgium 2022 vibes is spot on. I had it as my 8th favourite out of 10, but I do still like the song. The performance/staging was great and elevated the song. (I watched the performances later) Ukraine is already in the final so they could have gone for a riskier option. I would have gone all out and chosen Oy Soundsystem/Fiinka (for the potential as I gather the vocals weren't up to scratch) to win. On the other hand though maybe a more radio friendly entry is the right way to go down to aim to get a good result but not win? I wonder if it will be lost in the mix once we have all the songs. Lights off was consistently the favourite when we only had three songs last year but ended up in the bottom of the leaderboard, so who knows? It is Incredible that Vidbir went ahead at all, so big respect for that as they could have just internally selected the entry which would have been understandable considering the circumstances. Congrats Tvorchi and good luck from UK!
After seeing all the live performances today it has massively gone up in my top 10! Theres still more that could be done with the chorus - production wise - so hoping for a revamp in 2023 :-)
@@ShanesEurovisionReview A revamp is needed definitely but I fundamentally like the song. If it turns out to be a bad year song wise, this will probably be up there in my ranking, but if it's a good year who knows? Estonia's really serving this year (please choose Ollie/Sissi/Bedwetters!) so I'm cautiously optimistic but that might hurt Tvorchi. We also have Fikmas coming very soon, so who knows.
Hahaha I think this video was slightly sedated due to how unbelievably tired I was. I am about to go and watch yours and Amers video now! By the way - YAY your back posting on RUclips. We missed you!!!! Can't wait for our first Eurovision Tea together!!!! Xxx
Thank you for the reaction. Ukraine is different, it is not only authentic folk songs. It is important for us that the world hears us. Russia is trying to blackmail the whole world with nuclear weapons. we will win. Democracy will win
Almost all the performances in Vidbir were really good. A bit surprising given where it was taking place; in between acts you could clearly hear trains. This will be both Krutь and Heil's last Vidbir appearance. I thought they both did spectacularly well and hope they both can find success beyond Eurovision. This wasn't on my radar either, sounds too much like the music here in the states. But the Ukrainian people have spoken. Good luck Tvorchi.
As you said...the Ukrainian people have spoken...with national finals it is always hard being an outsider assessing decisions because we are not on the ground and we are unable to catch the feeling and the moment this song creates in Ukraine. You are right what you are saying...it does feel very American pop Rnb esque...but twitter seems to be informing me Ukraine wanted to move away from sending a folk sounding song this year...so I respect that decision. 💖
@@ShanesEurovisionReview насправді в Україні дуже багато разчарованих та роздратованих цим вибором на відборі. І одна з претензій до переможців - що вони схожі на американські гурти і не мають своєї якоїсь відмінності. Вони нічим не вирізняються і не запам'ятовуються. У нас в Україні зараз прямо цілі битви в соцмережах в обговореннях відбору, так що не кажіть що це вибір всього українського народу
Ukrainians wanted to show that we have not only folk songs, but also modern ones. Also, this song has a deep meaning, because it is dedicated to the OZOVSTAL fighters ("STAL" in Ukrainian is steel). Also in the song, there is a reference to the Ukrainian response to the Russian warship ("middle finger up in the air", which is painted on the Ukrainian postage stamp), and a stupid thoughtless threat from our neighbor with a nuclear disaster. We want to be seen not as someone who is always whining and asking for something, but as someone who has the courage to speak the truth out loud and say "don't stand in my way"
I didn't expect them to choose a song with English lyrics. Without the beautiful Ukrainian language.... Missing. Maybe they didn't want to refer directly to the war (?). This isn't my cup of tea. But the man has a beautiful voice. My fav 2TONE 🥰 Emocional performance 💙💛
The stage, in my opinion, represents much more than just ordinary lighting, considering Russia’s terroristic threat to attack Ukraine with nuclear weapons.
And "heart of steel" is a reference to the heroes of Azovstal (AzovSteel) who defended Mariupol and whose last base of resistance was the steel plant with a very deep bomb shelter after ruZZian occupiers bombed and shelled to the ground Mariupol and the plant.
I have an idea why chorus is not like that, at first when you expect scary events it’s coming closer and you’re waiting in horror but in reality you goes threw it calm
from my perspective as one of the Ukrainians who voted for Tvorchi in Vidbir: i didn't want another song about war that would make our hearts bleed once again. i can't listen to Krutь's song without tears, this is very deep and it hurts. and when i listen to Jerry's song, i feel pain and hatred towards russians as well. i can't stop thinking about everything they did to us, while listening to these songs. and i think it's similar to my fellow Ukrainians. we face this every day of our lives, unlike you non-Ukrainians. we deserve to have something different, "heart of steel"-ish. that's why Tvorchi is the best choice. their performance was awesome and stylish (the visuals, omg!). the music is my cup of tea, and i see a lot of symbolism in the lyrics, every line has its meaning. also, they were not trying so hard to be cool on stage. they were cool. and we felt that. i think Tvorchi deserve to represent Ukraine with this song. Ukrainian music is not only folk, ethnic elements and sopilka, you know. we already had that three years consecutively, now just as everyone is expecting a dark ethnofolk track about the trauma of war we throw a curveball with some modern polished uplifting soul-pop! Ukraine always brings the unexpected 😁 thank you for your reaction, Shane! hugs from the east of Ukraine 💙💛
this song feels like it's about the current mood in Ukraine and at the same time for Ukrainians. To me its message is that Ukrainians are strong, fearless and will resist. And a message for Ukrainians - continue resisting bc you are strong and fearless. real good choice.
Hi Shane! I agree with everything what you said. This song is ok, but the performance was the best! Unfortunately the song is sooo forgetable. This morning I tried to recall this song and couldn't. It was completely out of my head. I watched also Fiinka, Jerry Heil and Krut and none of this performances was outstanding. Fiinka struggled with live vocals unfortunately. As a performance it was full of energy and colorful. My favourite was Krut.
Most numbers were really good, but I think the Ukrainian public wanted to send something more mainstream. I saw a few comments about being able to more than folk. I didn’t expect it to win but I don’t mind it. It’s a little like the junior.
Thanks for the comment regarding a feel/want in Ukraine to send something a bit different other than folk this year. It definately helps with the bigger picture of understanding the result. As you said...like JESC22....surprised but respect the result i.e. I understand why it won :-)
First of all Shane, I think it was very inconsiderate of your friend to have their birthday on the same day as Vidbir 🤣 But I hope you had a lovely even nonetheless 😁 "Heart of Steel" was always a song I enjoyed, but felt it lacked something to make it come alive. Now the staging definitely helped to elevate it. I would say it was probably the best-staged song of the evening. The verses of the song are also great. But the chorus just feels rather 'flat' compared to the rest of the song. So I am hoping a revamp is done to give the chorus more 'oomph'. Because at the moment the chorus is just ever so slightly bringing it down into 'slightly generic' territory. Still, it was a great show and I am still very much in love with Fiinka and "Dovbush" after her performance on Saturday 😍
I'm surprised this song won. I actually quite liked it but I had written it off on the basis of assuming Krutь, Jerry or perhaps Fiinka was going to win the selection (mostly the first two). When I first listened to the songs, my favourites were this one, krutь and Demchuk (also fully aware that Demchuk's song in particular is very generic and could be heard in Melfest or mgp 😂). In terms of this song, the opening instrumental reminded me of the Weeknd the hills or starboy and the singing I felt was somewhat like Usher. I really liked how it felt unique and modern for Ukraine to send a sound like this because even though I don't necessarily think they always send traditional sounds to ESC, I very much associate them and expect them to send traditional sounding songs so in that regard, this is a nice change of pace. The staging, I think is really cool, a bit reminiscent of Mans Zelmerlow which I loved when I first saw that. I do think this song is perhaps in need of a revamp just to make it more polished, and perhaps more impactful sonically as atm, people aren't as gripped by the song as they are the staging. They are in a great position now where they have plenty of time to revamp the song and make the visual package even more impactful. I wasn't a huge fan of the styling, I liked the heart embroidery on the shirt which I'm assuming is symbolic of the title and references the bravery and resilience of Ukrainian people. The styling I think should be straightforward enough to improve on. Overall, pleasantly surprised Tvorchi won, was more so expecting (and would've been as contented) with Krutь winning and then ofc Jerry was a favourite. completely forgot that Ukraine are automatic finalists so they dont need to worry about qualification. Its extremely early days given that this is our only song so far but in terms of placement, in its current state I see it perhaps mid to top of the right hand side of the scoreboard but I fully expect it to be more competitive once its revamped. Also massive props to everyone who organised the show, the set looked brilliant and ngl, put selections like the German and Irish one's last year to shame because it looked so professional and put together, just shows you that other countries shouldn't have excuses about staging an nf.
Listened to the song a lot before it won, so not as much of a surprise to me, but since this is the first song for Eurovision Ukraine will have PLENTY of time to revamp if there are any problems. Staging-wise, this doesn't need much work.
In my opinion, Ukraine wanted to show something more to the mass audience and at the same time not what is expected of it. Plus, a song with a hidden connotation for the world and a little hidden reminds of what they asked for at the last Eurovision show about the Azovstal plant. Where many people unfortunately died (
this stage is a metro station, because it is necessary to protect the participants from rocket attacks, and all this was powered by generators due to Russian shelling of Ukrainian power plants
I agree it’s visually convincing and he gives a great vocal. But the song itself feels a bit half-baked. It needs another verse (currently only 2:42 long) and a stronger ending. But lots of potential here and major props to Ukraine for pulling off the show!
😐😐😐😐😐😐 Credit where it's due, they staged it really effectively and he really sells it. I can't really fault their performance of it. I just wish I could listen to the song without my eye twitching a bit. haha. Vidbir did a fantastic job staging their acts this year, especially under the circumstances. There were only a couple of songs that I felt were let down by the staging. The rest were all really well done.
I need to catch up with the others today. As you said the singer really sells this song and I loved the ideas in the staging. Completely elevated this song for me. As you know...I did not rank it highly going into last night's performance. That's why I guess we need to always remember Eurovision is not just a song contest....it's a show! Also reminds us outsiders can win national finals if they are able to capture a moment on stage!
ok just a quick correction, Ukraine is defending itself from ruzzian aggression. this was not a war that Ukraine started or wanted, this is ruzzia showing its true colours. I was personally hoping Jerry Heil or Krut would win.
Staging definately sells it for sure! The sound won't be for everyone for sure...but that's a performance I want to watch again. I can think of a couple of Eurovision songs I don't listen to but I love watching - Iveta 'lovewave' - Armenia comes to mind :-)
As someone said - Belgium wants its song back 😂 It was in my bottom 3, if not very last. Sorry, not vibing with it, find it very boring actually, nothing much is happening trough out the whole song, just a flat line. But, good luck Ukraine. Moldova was my dead last last year and look how that turned out :) (btw, thanks for deleting that comment yesterday, I reported that guy)
Message me on social media next time when there are comments that you do not like. I am very pro free speech, as long as those comments ae not hurtful! I will always take down comments if they are offensive.
@@ShanesEurovisionReview I agree. But in all other cases there's way for improvement. In this case everything is perfect....and sterile. It's the 1st year when about my country nobody uses word "unique".
@@nemonihil2952 The uniqueness will have to come from the staging I think....you are right...production wise it's not breaking boundaries which we have recently come to expect from Ukraine BUT after watching it again a few times this morning: 1) His interaction with the screens behind him is captivating - I seriously think bring these exact screens to Liverpool and repeat this sequence 2) The use of yellow and gas masks to draw on a nuclear theme is super clever - I love the gas masks actually - whilst there was allot yellow and black at Eurovision 2022 (finland for example) this colour scheme and 'toxic' imagery works with the production of the song so well 3) the dancers and choreography is on point. If someone told me before they were going to use dancers I would have been nervous....but their masks, outfits, choreo and their interaction with the screens was slick and drew your attention in I think the performance sells this song. I really don't want Ukraine to change much for Liverpool - the core ideas are there....just make it bigger for a bigger stage!
Visuals are awesome Rick....I think the general consensus now is the song needs a bit of reworking....I still think this has potential to do well if they build that chorus! Thank you for the kind words ☺️🙏
I am really sorry to hear this! I can't even imagine what it must be like for bombing becoming part of your daily routine. As you said, the fact Ukraine pulled this show off is testament to the spirit in Ukraine right now ♥️
At first I was disappointedd, because I wanted Kruth to win. But I did not like Kruths staging, Also Fiinka did not convince me live. It looked like she was imitating (mocking about) hip hop singers. And Jerry Heil.... Her performance did not catch me.... Now I´ve got over it. I like heart of steel, not loving it. Shane, we are both losers 🙂, because we were absolutely sure a woman will go to Liverpool and represent Ukraine.
So what do you think of the winner of Vidbir 2023 and Ukraine's representative of Eurovision 2023? Let me know in the comments below 👇 ⬇
Disappointed. Krut was a way better.
Surprised but happy as I like the song.
@@Oliver_S Good to hear 💖
Excited! I did not know who to vote for, but once I've seen their performance - this is what the Eurovision is. Well done, I hope they will elevate this even more for an actual contest!
@@Valerie-s6n I'm glad you are happy with the result Valerie 😀 💖
The show took place at a subway station 90m below the ground, running on emergency generators during a blackout after a massive missile attack by terrorist state ruZZia. Glory to heroic, resilient, creative, and musical Ukraine!
As you put it beautifully....heroic resilient and creative! I could not put it better myself! 💖
We are Ukrainians with steel hearts, we are unbreakable, and this song will represent Ukraine in a worthy way at the song contest. Tvorchi are incredible!💕🇺🇦
Can't wait to see Ukraine and UK come together to host Eurovision 2023 next year :-)
@@ShanesEurovisionReview I'm also looking forward to it. And I won't miss this opportunity to watch it live, because because of the war in my native country, I had to move to Great Britain, namely to the city of Liverpool. I want to immerse myself in the atmosphere of Eurovision.😊💕🇺🇦
@@ПолінаЯремчук-д2м I hope the UK and Liverpool are treating you well 💖
TVORCHI proves that the deep message (about Azov Steel defenders, nuclear danger etc) can be sent to the World in a modern song without crying, but in a confident way.
Agree 100%
Now I have been made aware of this link - you are absolutely correct!
Honestly the show was great. Told you to watch the songs video it brings it to life but my goodness it shows that Ukraine has diverse thinking. I wish them well. ☮️❤️
You absolutely did Caroline. From. Your suggestion I watched the music video! You called it Caroline. Well done 👍
For me there weren’t any bad songs or bad performances. The winners I think had the best staging, again not that the rest were bad. A few of these songs are going in my playlist… can I just say that the intro (postcard?) to the first performance, Moisei, who’s in the army, made the situation Ukraine is in very real (not that I speak Ukrainian, but the power of those images). Kudos to Ukraine for trying to bring some normalcy to their lives and showing their strength through this contest and doing it so well. 💙💛
I need to catch up with the live show today to see how the others did. Oh so Moisei is in the army? Wow ok! I had assumed some of these acts were in combat...will be interesting to see the intro video now. As you said...even from this three minute video...the fact they pulled this off is incredible and testament to the Ukrainian spirit and will right now. Its inspiring! 💖
ruclips.net/video/iAVzFK50cFI/видео.html That's Moisei's youtube channel. On the 24.02..22 he was in Odesa getting ready to perform a concert. At 4 a.m. the war started. So he and some other musicians volunteed to protect his country! He brought the violin with him everywhere. You can watch the video of him performing in Kherson btw
@@ShanesEurovisionReview Cherry on top of the pie, Kateryna from Go_A was co-hosting.
@@SCOOTER.FOR_LIFE Thank you for posting this :-)
We Ukrainians wanna try something different other than ethnic and folklore music, and Tvorchi are the perfect choice to show the diversity. They will totally go for a revamp, so this is just a concept for now, and it's good.
Also, Jerry and Krut were not bad live, but vocally... let's say, not that much on point. Thank you for your reaction🇺🇦💓
After their slick music video I was unsure whether they would be open to a revamp...after a music video you always assume it's the final version but I agree with you...there is room to improve this song even more - adding some extra backing vocals or another level of production in the chorus will elevate this song further for sure.
I respect Ukraine's choice to go for a different sound this year! I really want you to bring the same ideas from this staging...please....I love the staging/concept! 💖
@@ShanesEurovisionReview Ty! Actually, even one of the juries this year, Yulia Sanina said exactly the same about chorus after their performance, so I think guys would listen to all commens about improving it.
@@edelwoodtree thank you for telling me about the jury comment....I would not have known this! Thank you 💖
Not what I was expecting from Ukraine but I wish you all the best of luck:)
So that you understand, these performances took place on the pseudo stage of one of the metro stations🙌🏻. It commands respect.
Completely demands respect Mariana! 💖
They gave the best visuals of the night. Hate to admit, this is a grower and im kinda not upset that they won.
Now watching it on stage with these visuals it's DEFINATELY a grower!!!!
All the best to Tvorchi in Liverpool.
The whole performance was 10/10.
Because I will listen to it quite a few times until may it will probably grow on me.
I'm also interested to see if they will revamp it.
When I saw the result Karmen I did think "well the performance" must have been good then....because I was not expecting this. Turns out the performance was GREAT!
Hi Shane. The song is not my cup of tea, I really miss the lyrics in Ukrainian 😭 I think that now more than ever they should claim their freedom with it. My most sincere respect for the wonderful show that they gave us considering their precarious situation. They really are made of other stuff, singing and putting on a show while missiles fall above is heroic. Hopefully next year Ukraine can hold its ESC representative election in peace and that the invaders will leave in shame for all the crimes they have commented on. Slava Ukraine 🇪🇺♥️🇺🇦
We all hope for this Alejandro 💖💖💖
I watched the RUclips stream, absolutely incredible what the producers put on. The only time you could really tell that it was in the basement (or closed off part) of a metro station was when during some of the interviews you could hear the sound of a train passing in the background. Love the staging for this performance, my issue is that the verses and pre chorus are stronger than the chorus itself. The chorus needs a boost of some kind, maybe more backing vocals. It's still catchy though
You're right it is catchy! Yeah I totally get what you mean...the verses and the part AFTER the chorus are awesome....the chorus does need a bit more of a punch! Its good...but yeah there is room for some improvement in this area to make it pop more!
I totally agree, I think the staging and performance won them the competitiion. It wasn't on my radar either, I thought it was gonna come down between Jerry and Krut, but when TVORCHI performed I was gripped and they shot up in my ranking. I love the whole atmosphere of their performance.
I also wonder if Ukranians who voted are aware they've sent a couple of ethnic songs the past couple of years and wanted to send something different to show their diversity.
I think it's placement in the Grand Final totally depends on it's staging, it could come top ten or bottom ten depending on that.
So excited we have our first Eurovision song of 2023! (And very surreal to be watching Vidbir from where I live in Liverpool!)
As you said....it's position will depend on staging! There are some amazing concepts in this small performance. they have the right ideas in my opinion...they will just have to make them grandeur for the Eurovision stage in May 2023. Greetings to you Ruby in Liverpool :-)
You're right! I knew I would vote for TVORCHI even before I saw their iconic performance. I'm usually all for authenticity and ethnic music, but songs like this are underwhelming this year. Except maybe Krutь, who had both song and staging powerful, but it's just not for Eurovision. As for Jerry Heil, I love her but I didn't like her song at all. It sounds like a broken record, banal and vapid.
After all, it would be nice to do something stylish, minimalistic and modern for a change. So TVORCHI all the way
@@amaranth7612 It's really nice to read someone super excited about their entry! I'm glad your happy with the result Amaranth 💖
@@amaranth7612 ❤️
this is actually quite surprising. and I think 2023 could become the year of surprising national final winners, after France's Junior Eurovision 2022 victory and now this.
Very surprising 😯
As you said two big surprises on one week...this and France at JESC 22!
Guy, chill
We , Ukrainians , don’t won’t to send Folklore third time again. So I’m so happy that’s they won Vidbir 👏🏼👏🏼
I thought I was chill haha. I was just surprised. I totally get it though...with Ukrainians want to send something different. Makes total sense 😁😃 💖
@@ShanesEurovisionReview ❤️
Thanks for the response, with love from Ukraine 💗🇺🇦
My pleasure. Thanks for a great show, despite the horrors Ukraine are going through right now. 💓💓💓💓💓
@@ShanesEurovisionReview Thank you, we appreciate your help and support all the time 🫂🙏🏻❤️
@@yuliias9483 💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you from Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤
Of course ❤️
Oh, my Ukraine 🇺🇦 Love you ❤️💙💛
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The song is great. Guys did really a great job 👏🏻💙💛
Soooooo much better live in stage! The performance sold it for sure ☺️
Мне нравится песня. Мы, как раз, можем позволить себе экспериментировать. 🥰🥰🥰🇺🇦❤️💙💛
Ukraine have experimented in the past and it has paid off - done well - so looking forward to see how this does in May 2023 :-)
The national selection quality and show was really fantastic! I agree with you Tvorchi wasn't really on my radar after the studio version but it really grew on me after the live performance and I really enjoy it now. I love how Ukraine always sends such different genres and styles of music of high quality.
There is no denying the performance elevated this one 100% Shreya. 😊 💖
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I can't believe it, I was expecting a Jerry Heil win! The song has quite a good hook and is definitely growing on me, whoever said it gave them Belgium 2022 vibes is spot on. I had it as my 8th favourite out of 10, but I do still like the song. The performance/staging was great and elevated the song. (I watched the performances later)
Ukraine is already in the final so they could have gone for a riskier option. I would have gone all out and chosen Oy Soundsystem/Fiinka (for the potential as I gather the vocals weren't up to scratch) to win. On the other hand though maybe a more radio friendly entry is the right way to go down to aim to get a good result but not win? I wonder if it will be lost in the mix once we have all the songs. Lights off was consistently the favourite when we only had three songs last year but ended up in the bottom of the leaderboard, so who knows?
It is Incredible that Vidbir went ahead at all, so big respect for that as they could have just internally selected the entry which would have been understandable considering the circumstances. Congrats Tvorchi and good luck from UK!
After seeing all the live performances today it has massively gone up in my top 10!
Theres still more that could be done with the chorus - production wise - so hoping for a revamp in 2023 :-)
@@ShanesEurovisionReview A revamp is needed definitely but I fundamentally like the song. If it turns out to be a bad year song wise, this will probably be up there in my ranking, but if it's a good year who knows? Estonia's really serving this year (please choose Ollie/Sissi/Bedwetters!) so I'm cautiously optimistic but that might hurt Tvorchi. We also have Fikmas coming very soon, so who knows.
Go to bed big guy 😂, love seeing you back again, look forward to chatting on the next Eurovision Tea ❤
Hahaha I think this video was slightly sedated due to how unbelievably tired I was. I am about to go and watch yours and Amers video now! By the way - YAY your back posting on RUclips. We missed you!!!! Can't wait for our first Eurovision Tea together!!!! Xxx
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I like this song
Thank you for the reaction. Ukraine is different, it is not only authentic folk songs. It is important for us that the world hears us. Russia is trying to blackmail the whole world with nuclear weapons. we will win. Democracy will win
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Thanx for your reaction. It was very pleasant to hear❤
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Almost all the performances in Vidbir were really good. A bit surprising given where it was taking place; in between acts you could clearly hear trains.
This will be both Krutь and Heil's last Vidbir appearance. I thought they both did spectacularly well and hope they both can find success beyond Eurovision.
This wasn't on my radar either, sounds too much like the music here in the states. But the Ukrainian people have spoken. Good luck Tvorchi.
As you said...the Ukrainian people have spoken...with national finals it is always hard being an outsider assessing decisions because we are not on the ground and we are unable to catch the feeling and the moment this song creates in Ukraine. You are right what you are saying...it does feel very American pop Rnb esque...but twitter seems to be informing me Ukraine wanted to move away from sending a folk sounding song this year...so I respect that decision. 💖
@@ShanesEurovisionReview насправді в Україні дуже багато разчарованих та роздратованих цим вибором на відборі. І одна з претензій до переможців - що вони схожі на американські гурти і не мають своєї якоїсь відмінності. Вони нічим не вирізняються і не запам'ятовуються. У нас в Україні зараз прямо цілі битви в соцмережах в обговореннях відбору, так що не кажіть що це вибір всього українського народу
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Ukrainians wanted to show that we have not only folk songs, but also modern ones. Also, this song has a deep meaning, because it is dedicated to the OZOVSTAL fighters ("STAL" in Ukrainian is steel). Also in the song, there is a reference to the Ukrainian response to the Russian warship ("middle finger up in the air", which is painted on the Ukrainian postage stamp), and a stupid thoughtless threat from our neighbor with a nuclear disaster. We want to be seen not as someone who is always whining and asking for something, but as someone who has the courage to speak the truth out loud and say "don't stand in my way"
I missed all the subtle references to the conflict. Thank you so so much posting this and informing me 💖
Ayyyyy we love Shane's Eurovision Review reactions 😍😍😍
I'm about to head over to your channel to watch yours!!! Seems most people were watching it live last night....I'm VERY late to the visit party 😞
I didn't expect them to choose a song with English lyrics. Without the beautiful Ukrainian language.... Missing. Maybe they didn't want to refer directly to the war (?).
This isn't my cup of tea. But the man has a beautiful voice.
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Apparently there is allot war refer nces just subtle. The comments on this video are educating me. I think a bit of Ukrainian somewhere may be wise! 💖
The stage, in my opinion, represents much more than just ordinary lighting, considering Russia’s terroristic threat to attack Ukraine with nuclear weapons.
And "heart of steel" is a reference to the heroes of Azovstal (AzovSteel) who defended Mariupol and whose last base of resistance was the steel plant with a very deep bomb shelter after ruZZian occupiers bombed and shelled to the ground Mariupol and the plant.
Yeah the war symbolism is there and is on point...it matches the darkness of the production!
I had NO idea 😮 that passed me by. Thank you for writing this!
@@natastudyN Thank you for conveying the meaning of the songs that the boys put on. It is important to convey this to foreigners as well
@@yuliias9483 Agreed :-)
I have an idea why chorus is not like that, at first when you expect scary events it’s coming closer and you’re waiting in horror but in reality you goes threw it calm
from my perspective as one of the Ukrainians who voted for Tvorchi in Vidbir:
i didn't want another song about war that would make our hearts bleed once again. i can't listen to Krutь's song without tears, this is very deep and it hurts. and when i listen to Jerry's song, i feel pain and hatred towards russians as well. i can't stop thinking about everything they did to us, while listening to these songs. and i think it's similar to my fellow Ukrainians. we face this every day of our lives, unlike you non-Ukrainians. we deserve to have something different, "heart of steel"-ish. that's why Tvorchi is the best choice.
their performance was awesome and stylish (the visuals, omg!). the music is my cup of tea, and i see a lot of symbolism in the lyrics, every line has its meaning. also, they were not trying so hard to be cool on stage. they were cool. and we felt that. i think Tvorchi deserve to represent Ukraine with this song.
Ukrainian music is not only folk, ethnic elements and sopilka, you know. we already had that three years consecutively, now just as everyone is expecting a dark ethnofolk track about the trauma of war we throw a curveball with some modern polished uplifting soul-pop! Ukraine always brings the unexpected 😁 thank you for your reaction, Shane! hugs from the east of Ukraine 💙💛
Thank you for writing this! It is amazing to read this perspective and totally understandable! ❤️
this song feels like it's about the current mood in Ukraine and at the same time for Ukrainians. To me its message is that Ukrainians are strong, fearless and will resist. And a message for Ukrainians - continue resisting bc you are strong and fearless. real good choice.
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Hi Shane! I agree with everything what you said. This song is ok, but the performance was the best! Unfortunately the song is sooo forgetable. This morning I tried to recall this song and couldn't. It was completely out of my head.
I watched also Fiinka, Jerry Heil and Krut and none of this performances was outstanding. Fiinka struggled with live vocals unfortunately. As a performance it was full of energy and colorful. My favourite was Krut.
Hey ESC KEENYAH!!!! I'm gutted I could not follow it live last night....I will catch up with the other performances today! Xxx
@@ShanesEurovisionReview I was at work till 9 p.m. so the first thing I did coming home was watching all the performances on youtube 😂
@@esckeenyah Your love and passion for Eurovision is awesome!! Xxxx
@@ShanesEurovisionReview thank you ❤️
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Most numbers were really good, but I think the Ukrainian public wanted to send something more mainstream. I saw a few comments about being able to more than folk.
I didn’t expect it to win but I don’t mind it. It’s a little like the junior.
Thanks for the comment regarding a feel/want in Ukraine to send something a bit different other than folk this year. It definately helps with the bigger picture of understanding the result. As you said...like JESC22....surprised but respect the result i.e. I understand why it won :-)
Listen another song from TVORCHI ! they hamy many many cool very cool songs
I will definately catch up with their discography over the next few weeks 💖
I like it very much, happy it won
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Thank you for your impression) I like the band name "TVORCHI" - "are creative".
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First of all Shane, I think it was very inconsiderate of your friend to have their birthday on the same day as Vidbir 🤣 But I hope you had a lovely even nonetheless 😁
"Heart of Steel" was always a song I enjoyed, but felt it lacked something to make it come alive.
Now the staging definitely helped to elevate it. I would say it was probably the best-staged song of the evening. The verses of the song are also great. But the chorus just feels rather 'flat' compared to the rest of the song. So I am hoping a revamp is done to give the chorus more 'oomph'. Because at the moment the chorus is just ever so slightly bringing it down into 'slightly generic' territory.
Still, it was a great show and I am still very much in love with Fiinka and "Dovbush" after her performance on Saturday 😍
I'm surprised this song won. I actually quite liked it but I had written it off on the basis of assuming Krutь, Jerry or perhaps Fiinka was going to win the selection (mostly the first two). When I first listened to the songs, my favourites were this one, krutь and Demchuk (also fully aware that Demchuk's song in particular is very generic and could be heard in Melfest or mgp 😂).
In terms of this song, the opening instrumental reminded me of the Weeknd the hills or starboy and the singing I felt was somewhat like Usher. I really liked how it felt unique and modern for Ukraine to send a sound like this because even though I don't necessarily think they always send traditional sounds to ESC, I very much associate them and expect them to send traditional sounding songs so in that regard, this is a nice change of pace.
The staging, I think is really cool, a bit reminiscent of Mans Zelmerlow which I loved when I first saw that. I do think this song is perhaps in need of a revamp just to make it more polished, and perhaps more impactful sonically as atm, people aren't as gripped by the song as they are the staging. They are in a great position now where they have plenty of time to revamp the song and make the visual package even more impactful. I wasn't a huge fan of the styling, I liked the heart embroidery on the shirt which I'm assuming is symbolic of the title and references the bravery and resilience of Ukrainian people. The styling I think should be straightforward enough to improve on.
Overall, pleasantly surprised Tvorchi won, was more so expecting (and would've been as contented) with Krutь winning and then ofc Jerry was a favourite. completely forgot that Ukraine are automatic finalists so they dont need to worry about qualification. Its extremely early days given that this is our only song so far but in terms of placement, in its current state I see it perhaps mid to top of the right hand side of the scoreboard but I fully expect it to be more competitive once its revamped.
Also massive props to everyone who organised the show, the set looked brilliant and ngl, put selections like the German and Irish one's last year to shame because it looked so professional and put together, just shows you that other countries shouldn't have excuses about staging an nf.
Listened to the song a lot before it won, so not as much of a surprise to me, but since this is the first song for Eurovision Ukraine will have PLENTY of time to revamp if there are any problems. Staging-wise, this doesn't need much work.
As you said - staging wise - it does not need much more work! :-)
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Two very unexpected results over the past few weeks- First France winning Junior Eurovision now this 😂
Right?????? I'm loving the drama haha 😆🤣
I love this! I just wished they sung it in Ukranian
A Ukrainian part would be great for sure ☺️ 💖
In my opinion, Ukraine wanted to show something more to the mass audience and at the same time not what is expected of it. Plus, a song with a hidden connotation for the world and a little hidden reminds of what they asked for at the last Eurovision show about the Azovstal plant. Where many people unfortunately died (
I forgot kalush orchestra mentioned the Azovstal plant live on stage at Eurovision. Your correct. Great point! I had never thought of it like that!
I am surprised that it won but I do like the song and the performance was good so I do not mind.
Exactly 💯 - despite watching it in the early hours of the morning I was a little stunned by how good the performances was!
Відносно bonce мені сподобалося
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It’s like the baby sister of a Weeknd song
this stage is a metro station, because it is necessary to protect the participants from rocket attacks, and all this was powered by generators due to Russian shelling of Ukrainian power plants
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"TVORCHI" means "CREATIVE" in Ukrainian
I did not know that! Thank you for posting this :-) 🇺🇦
It's the "Wednesday" style 😎
As in the netflix program? 💖
I agree it’s visually convincing and he gives a great vocal. But the song itself feels a bit half-baked. It needs another verse (currently only 2:42 long) and a stronger ending. But lots of potential here and major props to Ukraine for pulling off the show!
yeah the juries were hinting that it needs more work too
Hopefully we will see a revamp soon 😁
As you say....lots of potential for sure....but yeah.... production wise....I hope this is not the final version!!!
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Credit where it's due, they staged it really effectively and he really sells it. I can't really fault their performance of it. I just wish I could listen to the song without my eye twitching a bit. haha.
Vidbir did a fantastic job staging their acts this year, especially under the circumstances. There were only a couple of songs that I felt were let down by the staging. The rest were all really well done.
I need to catch up with the others today. As you said the singer really sells this song and I loved the ideas in the staging. Completely elevated this song for me. As you know...I did not rank it highly going into last night's performance. That's why I guess we need to always remember Eurovision is not just a song contest....it's a show! Also reminds us outsiders can win national finals if they are able to capture a moment on stage!
ok just a quick correction, Ukraine is defending itself from ruzzian aggression. this was not a war that Ukraine started or wanted, this is ruzzia showing its true colours. I was personally hoping Jerry Heil or Krut would win.
Tvorchi had the best staging of the night, although I was still surprised it won. I like the song and its meaning but the chorus lets me down
Chorus will get a revamp for sure! As you said...the best performance of the night :-)
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Musically, this is not for me. Staging is very cool but I won’t be listening to it.
I echo that too
Staging definately sells it for sure! The sound won't be for everyone for sure...but that's a performance I want to watch again. I can think of a couple of Eurovision songs I don't listen to but I love watching - Iveta 'lovewave' - Armenia comes to mind :-)
Is not a bad track, but not my favorite... Sure
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As someone said - Belgium wants its song back 😂
It was in my bottom 3, if not very last. Sorry, not vibing with it, find it very boring actually, nothing much is happening trough out the whole song, just a flat line.
But, good luck Ukraine. Moldova was my dead last last year and look how that turned out :)
(btw, thanks for deleting that comment yesterday, I reported that guy)
Message me on social media next time when there are comments that you do not like. I am very pro free speech, as long as those comments ae not hurtful! I will always take down comments if they are offensive.
Absolutely strange result...🤦
Strange for sure...but once I watch the other performances it may make more sense :-)
@@ShanesEurovisionReview I agree. But in all other cases there's way for improvement. In this case everything is perfect....and sterile. It's the 1st year when about my country nobody uses word "unique".
@@nemonihil2952 The uniqueness will have to come from the staging I think....you are right...production wise it's not breaking boundaries which we have recently come to expect from Ukraine BUT after watching it again a few times this morning:
1) His interaction with the screens behind him is captivating - I seriously think bring these exact screens to Liverpool and repeat this sequence
2) The use of yellow and gas masks to draw on a nuclear theme is super clever - I love the gas masks actually - whilst there was allot yellow and black at Eurovision 2022 (finland for example) this colour scheme and 'toxic' imagery works with the production of the song so well
3) the dancers and choreography is on point. If someone told me before they were going to use dancers I would have been nervous....but their masks, outfits, choreo and their interaction with the screens was slick and drew your attention in
I think the performance sells this song. I really don't want Ukraine to change much for Liverpool - the core ideas are there....just make it bigger for a bigger stage!
@@ShanesEurovisionReview thanks a lot for your support, Shane❤️
@@nemonihil2952 Vocally these guys and Oy Sound System were the best. Their live performences were insaine and amazing!😍
The visuals are amazing but the song will be a skip on my Eurovision playlist.
PS - You look very handsome in this video.
Visuals are awesome Rick....I think the general consensus now is the song needs a bit of reworking....I still think this has potential to do well if they build that chorus!
Thank you for the kind words ☺️🙏
Today Russia bombed Kyiv with iranien kamikaze drones..😢 probably to punish Ukraine for being able to put up a good show even in the bombshelter.
I am really sorry to hear this!
I can't even imagine what it must be like for bombing becoming part of your daily routine. As you said, the fact Ukraine pulled this show off is testament to the spirit in Ukraine right now ♥️
At first I was disappointedd, because I wanted Kruth to win. But I did not like Kruths staging, Also Fiinka did not convince me live. It looked like she was imitating (mocking about) hip hop singers. And Jerry Heil.... Her performance did not catch me.... Now I´ve got over it. I like heart of steel, not loving it. Shane, we are both losers 🙂, because we were absolutely sure a woman will go to Liverpool and represent Ukraine.
Hahaha I was CERTAIN a woman would represent Ukraine next year! :-)
The song is not very strong...I wanted Ukrainian motifs.
After winning Ukraine always sends something for bad place, funny how nobody says that vocal is poor
I did not think the vocals were poor! I thought they were good.
Are you deaf? The vocals are literally perfect
@@amaranth7612 I could not hear any issues with the vocals!
Everyone Knows Ukraine will win again I bet you Ukraine will win again
It is hard to see until we have a few more songs where Ukraine's song stands amongst the pack for 2023 :-)
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