I confess: this is my favourite entry this year. Do I think it’s going to win? Of course not. I’m not even entirely sure if it’ll progress past the Semi-Finals, hence why I’m previewing it now.
Loïc here is essentially a male version of avant-garde Australian singer-songwriter Sia. Don’t believe me? Then check out his incredible cover of Chandelier, which Sia herself praised on Twitter.
A recent winner of The Voice Belgique, Loïc is just 18 years old – which makes his slick professionalism even more impressive. And in case you couldn’t tell from the Chandelier film clip, he’s also a trained dancer – and has some particularly edgy moves planned for the stage in Vienna.
Rhythm Inside is catchy and modern, and it wouldn’t even sound out of place on Triple J. And that’s part of the problem – it’s probably too “good” for Eurovision. Will drunken audiences votes for this, or will they find it too austere and weird?
Regardless, it’s my number one pick and I’ll be up at 5:00 am tomorrow to watch SBS’s live broadcast of Semi-Final 1 so I can vote like mad for it.
