Greece 1990
'Horis Skopo', performed by Christos Callow & Wave. Composition: Yiorgos Palaiokastritis. Lyrics: Yiorgos Palaiokastritis.
I doubt it will come as a surprise that the studio version of 'Horis Skopo' has a lot of pop synth in the mix (and it looks like it was filmed by Garth Marenghi). Neither will it come as a surprise that the Yugoslav orchestra struggled to replicate the sound.
There's one electric guitar that does one riff and an opening few bars as a nod to the pop, but the orchestra has made no effort here to try and fit a modern style with any panache. And I think that's reflected by Callow himself.
The whole performance feels falt, as if this is a run through to block out the camera moves… not the actual live performance going out across Europe. Callow's live vocals are missing the range that the studio version has, and there's no brightness or enjoyment in his voice.
When you know something isn't working, you know. And I think Callow knew that on the Eurovision stage, this wasn't working.
Points: 11. Placing: 19th.
