Does Iveta Mukuchyan's "LoveWave" have what it takes to make the Eurovision finals?
Armenia is always a little hard to track when it comes to the Eurovision Song Contest. Sometimes thy go pure pop, other times they go very message-driven, and sometimes they stay out of the contest entirely((which, given the political situation over in that region, was a smart choice that year)). What does this year's entrant, Iveta Mukuchyan's "LoveWave", hold in store?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7m3wOGhEvE
It's all very dramatic, but does nothing for me. Iveta's elocution has me scratching my head over the lyrics of this - I know the song's in English, but I'm not sure I'd be able to tell if I was listening from across the room. The song structure here is also interesting - it never quite resolves into a standard verse/chorus structure and has a weird spoken intro. Non-traditional is fine - goodness knows Aminata's "Love Injection" brought the atypical to the top 10, but I'm not sure this song has the same kind of power. It's definitely got drama, and a good performance could kick it all the way to the finals, but I'm not sure we'll be heading to Armenia in 2017 based on this song alone.