Victoria "Growing Up Is Getting Old" | Bulgaria Eurovision 2021 Reaction 

Thank you for the lovely reaction, Deban 🤎 Sending all my love!

I could listen to deban speak for hours. Full of experience and a fount of wisdom

Probably the winner 🏆 .... SOFIA 2022

Such a beautiful and magical entry, the message spread behind Victoria's entry is relevant and very important and, overall, listening to this feels like we're living a fairytale again. *Orchestrally, the song is marvellous, an utter representation of art in its purest form and the instrumentation is extraordinary.* Maybe even more than last year... And Victoria chose this because she believed it was for the best, due to the song's relevance to humanity's struggling days. It is absolutely top-5 worthy. Incredible :) 🇬🇷❤🇧🇬

This song has been one of my biggest growers. Now I’ve taken time to properly listen to it it gives me goosebumps every time. A beautiful song.

She and Bulgaria definitely deserves to win!

Bulgaria and Romania are the best this year Vote for this too songs

The past year of suffering 2020 has definitely made us all grow up ... Not just with one year ... Spiritually much more ... After such a stressful year of growth, we all need warm relaxing chamomile tea, if I have to use Deban's metaphor. Victoria brings us this peace and she brings us back to where we feel safest - there where we are loved ...

There is a Japanese term: Mono no aware. It means basically, the sad beauty of seeing time pass - the aching awareness of impermanence. These are the days that we will return to, one day in the future, only in memories.

Cool reaction. Victoria is just amazing!!!

VICTORIA Winner this year ! I love you all and good luck !

Debannnnn I love you SO much. A teddy bear makes it to Wiwibloggs and I'm living. Also, so incredibly in love with this song ❤️❤️❤️

My winner this year. Her voice is angelical. ❤️

Generalmente no me gustan las baladas, pero esta canción me llegó al corazón, espero que Victoria ocupe un buen puesto en la final ❤️

This song manages to be quiet and loud at the same time, sparse and layered orchestrally and vocally, and singing soft but powerful enough fill up any space. Her song last year was one of the ones compared to Billie Eilish, like Roxen from Romania, but I think that description definitely is more suited to Roxen. Victoria and her music sound much more like Lana del Rey, thuogh her vocals have a much higher tone. The harmony backing vocals that increase in intensity as the song builds to a climax create an effect almost like a canvas that is slowly being filled in with more and more details by a paintbrush of many colours. This wasn't my top choice for Victoria to bring to Rotterdam (and I think it's a shame "Tears Getting Sober" will never have an opportunity to compete), but this song, with its wistful nod to enjoying growing up but simulataneously missing that innocence she once had when she was younger, pulls at the hearstrings, and the video does a great job at framing this in a vintage look that still feels modern. Watching Victoria perform this at her mini-concert when they revealed the song Bulgaria would send, however, shows there is work to be done on the song. The background vocals need to be tighter, the arrangement needs a bit more direction, but most of all, Victoria's vocals need more confidence. Even singing in a breathy, quiet way to achieve the same effect in the beginning of he studio version makes her voice sound weak and pitchy. It's not till the end of the song as she lets her voice take its rightful place in the choir of voices behind her does she feel comfortable enough to let her vocals shine. Perhaps some coaching before the contest, or a slight change in the arrangement, culd do wonders in making her sound more self-assured. To be fair, at the beginning, she's not supposed to feel on-kilter and settled in, but there is a difference between being able to get that across by proper vocal technique that's well-supported and gives off an effect than to let your voice hang on the barest of points of your breath. That being said, the song is stunning and deserves to do well in Rotterdam with many predicting a top 5 finish. If she can give a strong performance and be firmly in control, while still showing her vulnerable side, there's no reason that this can't do very well.

LOVED seeing you do a solo reaction video, Deban. You're always the best of the pair when you are doing a reaction with someone else. This song is so beautiful and so enchanting. Victoria's voice is incredible as always. I have to say it is not "Tears Are Getting Sober." It would be almost impossible to touch that song for me. I love that they allowed artists from last year to come back; unfortunately practically none of them have a song that is as high of a caliber as the one they had last year. This is a song that really grows on the people that didn't fall in love with the first listen. I can't imagine this not being in the Top 10, and hopefully Top 5. Bulgaria ALWAYS sends such quality songs. The staging for this is going to be incredible; Victoria wouldn't allow anything less for a song she loves so much.

Beautiful song and great words of wisdom, Deban. 🙂👌

the best song so far !

I think this song will do very well in Rotterdam, top 5 is definitely possible!

Juries will LOVE it and I definitely see a big televote potential as well

yes ❤️ I love this top 5

I'm 38, and I still have my teddy bear, too, sitting on a shelf. ☺

Aww can't wait Deban Deban

By the way, this is my favorite song this year.

"ok.... here's the thing...." You should register it in your name Deban!!

I think after this year... we could really use a song like this. Dance songs are fun, but something emotional like this or the Swiss entry could really provide some resolution after this year.

Deban...one of your best videos to date. And what a debut for Polo. Is he going to be part of the WiwiJury?

Support your favorite in the competition in month May for me Victoria is the real winner this year!

Victoria smiling at the tv should be a meme

Oh the bear🥺

Deban ❤️❤️❤️

Hi Polo, it's nice to meet you

Everyone likes a song, they say they like it a lot, and when it's time to vote, they don't do it and they don't support their favorite.

That orange wall fits you just right dear. Welcome to the Netherlands (there is still hope) 🟧🟧🟧🇳🇱🟧🟧🟧

❤️❤️❤️

Sofia2022🤎🫀

Polo is ADORABLE

Love her voice and Eurovision aside the song is so wonderful and she's one of my fave singers of the competiton, BUT true though take it from me growing up is getting old and not sure i want an Eurovision song to remind me of that.

I like tears getting sober more

Okay Deban, now we definitely need to know how old are you 😩! Was "nearly pushing 60" from another video a joke or not?

Marvin Dietmann is also doing Austria, Spain, Estonia, Croatia Cyprus and Czech Republic’s staging...... he clearly doesn’t pick the countries he thinks will win ☠️

Hello Polo

William:Chucky is coming :D :D

This is a very atmospheric song so i don't really know how this will do, will it do better with or without audiene. This is really a question mark for me. I like the song, but i liked her last years song better.

Wait Deban I thought u were younger than 40...

This will benefit if there is to be no audience in Rotterdam.

I feel this is potentially the most over-hyped song this year. It’s good but not a winner in its current form. It could be top 10 but could also flop big time if the mood and energy is not perfect.

Technically and vocally she is on point, but on the other side this song is sooooo bland and not my personal cup of tea unfortunately.. 🥲🥲

I’m bored. Sorry 😒