Maja Keuc has been called the Christina Aguilera or Anastacia of Slovenia, and she became a 
household name in her homeland when she finished second in the Slovenian version of Got Talent. And no doubt does Maja have talent, her performance is impeccable and her combination of real talent and real beauty is quite rare these days, so at least it is nice to get a conformation of that you can actually have it all.
The song however feels very unnatural, it is one of those ready-made instant Eurovision songs, which is not that bad tasting; it just has no soul. There is big drama going on in this number, but whatever it is that Maja is feeling up there, it doesn’t transfer into your living room. I’m not moved by this at all The whole number feels like a poor version of a something you’ve heard a thousand times before, and it doesn’t bring anything new or special to the table.
In the ESC it is important to stick out somehow, either by having a really great number or something really terrible or stupid that people will remember when they’re casting their votes. Having something that is ok is probably the worst mistake you can make in the ESC, and I’m afraid Slovenia has fallen into that trap this year. This is just one of the many power ballads in this year’s contest, and unfortunately I think it will sink like a stone in the sea of ballads.
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