Popworldcupjustice: Spain vs Chile

SPAIN V CHILE

Guest referee:
Nic Kelly —  Radio DJ, 2DayFM Australia

 David Barrull — ‘(La Voz) Como las alas al viento’ (The Voice)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJQEteByzBM

“David Barrull is the portly gent who ‘took out’ Spain’s version of The Voice – amazingly titled LA VOZ — in 2013. He was one of four con­test­ants in the first episode to make all four judges press their "QUIERO TU VOZ!” button, which I presume means I WANT YOU in Spanish. It could mean something sinister though. This thor­oughly enter­tain­ing racket is essen­tially everything you would expect from ‘classic’ Spanish music; the twanging of flamenco guitars, a near tribal choir of female voices backing up the brilliant chorus. Beards. Big man. There’s a bit between about 1:50 and 2:30 where he goes a little ‘off-script’ and starts wailing sense­lessly as if he’s having some sort of exorcism, which is a touch off putting. He needs to have a lie down and a glass of water after­wards because he loves a yell but overall this Espanoloballad is quite good, so well done Dave.”

 Juan Gabriel Valenzuela — ‘No Se Olvidar’ (The X Factor)

"'No Se Olividar’ means We Do Not Forget in Spanish, which is the language also spoken in Chile. Chile is a country that has The X Factor. The winner of Chilean X Factor is a man named Juan Gabriel Valenzuela and he is quite partial to a pair of white pants as you can see above. You’ll also note he has Emeli Sandé in his ‘high­lights package’ so it’s really great to see that while she may be ignored in the UK, Chile’s lapping her up. Now as far as white-panted Chilean pop people go, Juan is one of the better ones. His voice doesn’t match his body – you’d probably expect this baritone to come out of Dave above – since it’s coming from a smaller fellow and in a very strong manner. The judges look quite impressed. Vocally splendid but musically a bit of a drag, soz Chile. I can’t ‘award you a penalty’ or whatever the sports term is."

Nic's full time score:

Spain 3 — Chile 1

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