I’m usually pretty excited every time I realize that were not in for yet another ballad, but this supposedly festive number does not live up to its promising title. This was one of those songs I really dreaded having to listen to again, this is perhaps the longest three minutes of this year’s ESC. When it gets to the chorus you’re expecting it to take off – but it doesn’t, it just stagnates and you feel so frustrate. Celebrate – or “sallebrate” as Daria Kinzer sings, is one of those songs that just has absolutely nothing to it – it’s not horribly bad, which is entertaining to watch, nor is it in any way good – it’s just painfully below average - the worst category of them all.
Daria is originally from Germany, her father is Croatian and after she won the Croatian national selections she decided to pack her bags and move to the fatherland. Probably a good idea – as Daria will have to leave Germany in shame after having made us suffer through this terrible song. Having a German participant will obviously be a plus for Croatia in Düsseldorf as she can charm the locals and the press, but of course this is not going to be enough to make any kind off impression on the European audience.
Much of the problem with this song though is the singer. Daria looks too mature and the song feels old, this number would have been a lot better with a younger and cooler singer. She’s not awful, she just doesn’t fit this song all. There is a ballad version of “Celebrate” – which is so much better than the party version – and it’s shame she’s not competing with that one. What’s cool about Daria is that she sort of looks like Celine Dion, and the song could very well have been one of miss Dions mediocre pop numbers – if only Daria had Celines voice this would have been something to look forward to.
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