Oh Jesus. There was so much hype behind this. So many Tik toks and appearances and excitement. And for three minutes we ended up with that as the end product. Disappointed, underwhelmed and annoyed is how I feel when I am watching this back. But it's not all bad news.

The first third of the performance is good. It has a decent introduction to the song. The big screen to start the game was great. The big Akylas running behind him as he performed was very attractive. The mirrored tunnel was too short and would have been good to reappear. The 'Elena Paparizou' moment with the strings was good. Good backgrounds to show more candy crush games and the graphics where it is all around him and on the ground were clever. The scooter was annoying but well within the theme of the song. All fine so far.

This is where it falls apart for me. Clearly, he went to the end of the catwalk as a diversion (big prop) and it felt unnatural and rushed when he made his way back to the main stage. Here we meet three people: a mother, a statue and a gold man representing wealth. I don't get how these people fit into the song and the performance. Part of the game? understand the gold man, but the other two. It again felt rushed and awkward having them do the dance and go running down the stage. Blah.

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