Another mask has fallen and this time it was the Dandy who came out. After one of the competition’s weakest performances, it was perhaps no surprise, but it was, on the other hand, a real surprise that it was actually Maud Angelica Behn who hid inside the Dandy. Very cool! Then it is also natural that the nerves got the better of us today. Maud Angelica deserves praise for being involved in this. Now it really starts to approach the final phase of this amazing competition and next time we are actually in the semi-finals. If this had been a football championship, then. In any case, only four celebrities remain to be picked from each other, so stay tuned and don’t miss this autumn’s most unpredictable adventure! Headless Zombie! The Zombie: “24k Magic” – Bruno Mars Watch here, yes. Now Zombien has really stuck to the concept. Traditionally, you have to remove the head to kill a zombie, so perhaps the celebrity is extremely pessimistic about surviving the evening? Anyway, a very elaborate invention, even if the song selection is boring, especially for the competition’s best vocalist. Haven’t lost anything on the voting front in the last week, at least. I still think it’s extremely difficult to guess which celebrity is now one head poorer, but I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for Bilal Saab or Sondre Mulongo Nystrøm. Huldra’s best performance Sounding a little more shaky in the verse today, Huldra, but thunders away on the chorus with the confidence of a bear in the honey store. Here, there is no doubt that the song facilitates more life and noise than the insanely scary costume can fulfill. Here it becomes stagnant and tough, more dressy for a 70s power ballad. Nevertheless, I think this is Huldra’s best vocal performance so far in the competition, and am now completely convinced that this is a professional singer. If not, there really is a good hidden talent going on! The wolf on wild roads The wolf: “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran An oracle told me that Daniel Kvammen can hide inside the wolf. It’s not the worst suggestion I’ve heard, but would Kvammen choose a tacky Ed Sheeran song? Maybe it’s a deceptive maneuver, and the voice sounds quite similar? But the wolf with leopard details is starting to get on my nerves, and now he has also lost much of the unmade charm that has been the Wolf’s crutch throughout the competition. When we know what this guy can offer, this must be said to be a weak effort. Unfortunately. The Dandy jazzes up Britney Dandy: “Oops, I Did It Again” – Britney Spears Here we’ve jazzed up Britney’s immortal classic, granted. It could have gone really wrong, but this turned out quite successfully, didn’t it? The Dandy continues his obsession with the 1920s. I’m not too fond of the aesthetics, but at least it’s done to the fingertips, right down to the annoying floss hats. Trembling and horror. Anyway: The Dandy also has some way to go on the vocal performance, so I suspect this isn’t a pro. Could it be Maud Angelica Behn? Rabagasten can rap! Rabagasten: “Lonesome Traveller” – Paperboys Yes, then it’s Pølsa’s turn again. Very Pølsa song choice, and a complete stir on stage, as is often the case with that trickery there. Typical Pølsa to learn to rap like this too. Delivers incredibly well, despite the fact that he mixes barn dance and hip-hop, a combination that should never occur. The mask is, for the occasion, covered in farmyard tropes and shares loosely on hay bales, huff. I think the naive and stuck-on happiness that radiates here is the best hint, and then you can’t land on anyone else but Øystein Pølsen Pettersen. A hundred percent. Bad night for Ulven Ulven: “Blu (Da Ba Di)” – Eiffel 65 This is the high priest of meat songs, so it supports the theory that there is a rather funny guy inside Ulven. But now Daniel Kvammen has to be retired, because as weak as this he will not be able to perform, regardless of whether he makes up his mind or not. This is simply impressively bad, even if Ulven gets a good drag from a bit of filter and chorusing on the chorus. Choreographically, he is as classic a Christmas party as ever, so there is not much new to be gained here. No, this was a bad night for the Wolf! Uninspired Hulder Huldra: “Somewhere over The Rainbow” – Judy Garland Huldra wants to calm the mood in the studio quite considerably. Here she is about to lull the panel to sleep with an almost sacral interpretation of “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. Through the glowing robot eyes that Huldra has strangely had fitted, perhaps in a scandalous research experiment, one can glimpse an uncertainty and nervousness in the voice. This is an artist who is not so used to balancing between high and low notes, and by far thrives best in powerful choruses. No and no, this was boring. But never completely terrible, thankfully! Boring song choice Rabagasten: “Shake Ya Tailfeather” – Diddy/Murphy Lee/Nelly So it’s time for more of the same from Rabagasten. Some half-assed rap with limited dance moves. Here, it is difficult to get anything new out of the cerebral cortex, that is. Sometimes this fool sounds a little younger than Pølsa, but this is such peak Pølsa behavior that it can’t be anyone else. An incredibly boring song choice adds nothing to Rabagasten’s Saturday evening either, so now it’s time to get that mask off! Nervous Dandy Dandy: “Young And Beautiful” – Lana Del Ray Now, at least, the dandy has chosen an artist who wears the noir/moulin rouge scheme she has decided on. Put on some great clothes too, which give the costume even more life. Struggles with phrasing, but it can also be nerves. Clearly a bit shaky here, Dandyen. She probably didn’t get that much singing training up through. The dance moves are about as impressive as an expensive bottle of whiskey at a child’s birthday, and with that the celebrity loses a lot of their charisma. The nerves got the better of me tonight, unfortunately. Strong Zombie The Zombie: “Life Is a Highway” – Rascal Flatts Starts to suspect more and more that this is a Swede. Clearly I have heard this tone of voice from some semi-integrated sweet brothers. The head is still not sewn on, which means that the zombie’s certain death is sealed. But dead or alive: Zombien is still the competition’s clear best vocalist and is never close to being dethroned with this interpretation of “Life is a Highway”. Perhaps not the most challenging song for a guy who masters the upper notes, but then there are no missteps to trace here either. It can hardly be more absurd than hearing this banger from “Cars” performed by a headless zombie. What are we doing here?
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Maskorama 5 November 2022 – song by song – Reviews and recommendations
