#Aija

[svenskkaktus]

I gave up on finishing the first panel as an illustration and went back to what is my comfort zone - doing silly sketches ✨

[spooderoo]

I know we're all upset (understandably) that finland came second, but can we jus talk about latvia for a second???

Aija, by sudden lights, is one of the most gutwretching, emotional, sweet songs of all time, theres a whole reddit post that perfectly analyses why this song is such a masterpiece: https://reddit.com/r/eurovision/comments/138rnye/lullaby_catharsis_an_aij%C4%81_analysis/?

I was so crushed when it nqed and fucking SOLO made it through.. how did bejBa make it over a masterpiece???

And the worst part is that they didnt qualify by THREE POINTS.

THREE. POINTS.

This eurovision hurt my soul so many people were screwed over man

[arabela25]

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 countdown: 21 days left!

Aijā - Sudden Lights, Latvia 🇱🇻 [x]

[truelovesuggestion]

please, don't wake up, wake up... The Hunger Games (2012), dir. Gary Ross // Aijā, Sudden Lights

[escmingo]

Eurovision fans be putting their children to bed with Aijā by sudden lights because it's a lullaby

[borisbubbles]

Eurovision 2024: #24

24. LATVIA Sudden Lights - "Aija"28th place

Decade Ranking: 68/116 [Above Malik, below Andrea]

So you know who were kind of boring? Yeah... 😬

Ya sorry gays, I tried! I tried to like "Aija", but it's just not for me. It barely passed me by in Supernova (Discord Friends: "omg sudden lights are great and should win supernova" / Me, with genuine confusion: "which one was that again? 😐 :checks: Oh, i have that one bottom three. 😁") and idk. I liked Supernova 2023 and to me Sudden Lights were firmly in the "Sang some words for three minutes" category. Slow and anemic isn't my game. Especially for a rock entry, wtf? I watch Eurovision for the thrill, not to be put to sleep.

Still, it seemed that Latvia were on to something. "Intimacy" and "Has Great Vocals" aren't the most exciting characteristics on a slow song, but they provided the bare bones for a potentially engaging entry if done right. Besides, I am a great sucker for underdogs and storylines where they overcome all the odds stacks against them. Latvia hadn't qualified in a televote since Justs. As a rare non-embarrassing and non-hopeless Latvian act, Sudden Lights felt like they could make it through. With at least eight acts in the Semi that deserved to be eliminated more (oh, 2023) and arguably the best male vocalist in the contest, their first Grand Final since 2016 was just within grasp!

Except, they didn't qualify and that made me realize that my first impression of "Aija" was the correct one. Don't get me wrong, I don't think Latvia deserved to be eliminated, but... I also don't think they specifically deserved to not be eliminated either? All Latvia needed to be was "not boring", and they failed. This talk about "Aija" secretly being "a hidden gem" just really isn't true, beyond the fact that Andrejs can sing really well. "Aija" spent three minutes building up to a to a BIG VOCAL and then staged it like this:

and dimmed the volume of Andrejs's mic on top of that??

When it came down to the wire, Latvia ran into their old troubles of failing to adapt their staging to a bigger podium (how on Earth is this still an issue?! It's been an ongoing problem since Line!!!!) which meant the intimacy they were aiming for never fully came across, and well, there goes their main USP if I'm honest. I'd wish Latvia luck for 2024, but honestly, this non-qualification proved Latvia's issue is one of skill and not luck, and that is something only they themselves can amend.

THE RANKING

Everyone not elimated made it to ~Very Mild Like~ hooray! The Harsh Words continue though.

[idiotlittleme]

The best way to deal with bad reviews

[jcamilov06]

Sudden Lights - Aijā 🇱🇻

..don't cry, I'll try to say the right words at the right times

[outlying-hyppocrate]

listening to aija. having thoughts

[denjixpower]

Latvia not qualifying for the final had me crying! Love you Sudden Lights❤❤🇱🇻🇱🇻

[things-things-bd]

Alright, it’s the end of July and I’m still having thoughts about Eurovision. So here is one thought I’ve been having.

I feel like Sudden Lights was really under appreciated. Not only did they not qualify with (in my opinion) the best song in the entire competition, I feel like their fan base is way smaller than what I expected. Maybe I’m just terrible at finding other fans.

Either way, listen to Aijā and their other songs.

Lately I’ve been especially obsessed with Backwards in Time, but really all their music is amazing.

I hope that the PED will soon subside.

Love you guys <3

[spooderoo]

Sorry guys actually latvia won eurovision

(Also i really like the beatles reference its so slay of them)

Sorry guys :( better luck next time sweden

[tobyscove]

you still think we live in a world so beautiful

you see,

i think i don’t believe in this stuff anymore

[aijamisespava]

I think I revealed my top 2 for Eurovision 2023

Seeing the Eurovision talk on here and I'm over here like.......

It would be so chaotic if Latvia just won the whole thing. Or Serbia. I could literally go either way.

I'm saying this for one reason and one reason only and that's that they're my top 2. As in I literally have them on my Spotify playlist with MULTIPLE listens each. And they're the only 2 songs on my playlist atm that are going to ESC (more will be added I just want to wait until all the songs are out...its just these songs have glued themselves to my mind so I tried but couldn't resist).

There's also the fact that Serbia's song this year made the soundtrack to my WIP in the rough draft phase.

Okay wow that was a lot more than I wanted to say my bad.........

In conclusion, my top 2 is Aijā 🇱🇻 and Samo Mi Se Spava 🇷🇸 and I want them to go far.

[notesofseptember]

Don't cry

I'll try to say the right words at the right times

[rinn-mayy]

Headcannon: Due to her xenophobia of Americans, Aija doesn't trust mfs named "Hudson"

In her opinion it's one of the most american names someone could be named.

She often gets the mental image of the color white upon hearing the name. That or y'know.. Seiyo.

She feels the same about names such as Becky, Brittany, Cindy.

She just can't understand what american people are thinking in giving their kids these Starbucks order names.