“Dutch Eurovision Duo Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper Adapt Their Song Before Semi-Finals”

The Dutch Eurovision Song Contest duo Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper have adapted the Eurovision song. In the new version, a tone and a half higher has been chosen. Nicolai and Cooper sang the song Burning Daylight in the new way in the program Khalid & Sophie.

According to broadcaster AVROTROS, the original version of the song can be sung in a raised position in the semi-final on May 9 and no rules are broken. At Khalid & Sophie, Nicolai and Cooper sang an acoustic version of the song, with strings and backing singers.

Watch the performance here:

The duo also talked about their two previous live performances that were widely criticized. Broadcaster AVROTROS, which organizes the Eurovision Song Contest in the Netherlands, also rightly called criticism of the performances. “We really want to do well,” said Mia Nicolai Khalid & Sophie. “Of course it affects you if it doesn’t work out the way you want. And you also know from each other: we can just do this. Why is this not working?”

“It’s very crazy,” Cooper added. “I am a musician because I am a lover. I think music is the most beautiful thing there is. I want to share that. When that fails twice for whatever reason, and people fall for it, it hurts. “

According to Cooper, solutions have been sought after the two false live performances. The duo found out that they had been “fighting” with the song for the past six months. “It’s very difficult for our voices to perform. And you won’t find that out if you do it in a safe training environment.”

They then sat down with a producer to see how the song could be modified. “We kept looking until it was right,” he said. “Everything is one and a half tone higher, so you can approach things differently with your voice. And that means that it is now suddenly singing, instead of shouting and fighting.”

AVROTROS director Eric van Stade said that the two maligned performances were intended to see how things would go for the two. “We let them practice on purpose and we have seen that things are not going well yet,” said Van Stade. “We now know what is wrong, the whole of the Netherlands has seen that. The creative team that has been working for a long time now continues, precisely on those points to get the vocals right. And with only one goal: to give a good performance in Liverpool to put down.”