t’s so magical, it’s so beautiful… It’s a miracle – Romania 2014
I don’t think it’s even fair to call this a guilty pleasure at this point, as the 2014 Romanian entry, Miracle by Paula Seling and Ovi, has become one of the true joys of my life. After a 3rd place finish in 2010, the duo is back – more iconic than ever - even without the clear pianos and pyrotechnic tricks.
As a song, Miracle is a competent, mid 2010s Eurodance song, but with lyrics so laughable it’s hard to believe it was written before AI was there to produce such nonsense. As a live act, it turns into a perfect mix of everything both being so awfully right and so perfectly wrong. How this was ever conceived or approved by a whole country’s team I will never understand. It truly is a miracle.
From the opening holographic trick shot, to the apparent zero chemistry between the two, to Paula’s hand choreography that somehow gets less and less vigorous with each pass until it’s just a defeated hand sweep, to the Ovi heartlessly and randomly banging on a nonsensical circular piano, to Paula’s high note as she sinks to her knees, to the money shot as they embrace at the peak of the chorus with a circle cam even though it is apparent they have zero chemistry – it’s a mess. But just like a dream come true, it’s so beautiful (no one will ever know), it’s a miracle.