'OT' Gala 10: Kiki and the honor of Spanish tomatoes

Although the title of this chronicle sounds like a novel by Colette set, instead of in Montigny, in the Mediterranean orchard, it is the summary of what has been this atypical week in Triumph operation. Atypical because rarely has a nominated contestant reconciled such fiery and diverse support. To Chiara, Kiki for your very loud fandom, Irene Montero, among many others, has supported her and Risto Mejide, Aldi and AliExpress, Lola Índigo and Mónica Carrillo. Some used social networks, others like the duo Marlena took advantage of their 30 seconds of self-promotion at the Benidorm Fest to support her, there was even an initiative financed through crowdfunding that put a “Save Chiara” on the neon lights of Times Square. An impetus and a twinning between opposites similar to the one that this week has united those who came out to avenge the honor of the national tomatoes, dragged through the mud by the former French minister Ségolène Royal. Pedro Sánchez classified them as “unbeatable”, “spectacular” added Cuca Gamarra, “the tastiest in the world” declared José Andrés in a counteroffensive reminiscent of the best times of The vegetable war, from La Trinca. How wonderful it would have been to choose it as a group song and at the same time claim the quality of our nightshades and the origins of the creators of Triumph operationJosep María Mainat and Toni Cruz. Win win.

Unfortunately, instead of “Where you allez con este truck, donde vous allez grandisim cochon”, the girl intoned We Are Young, by Fun and Janelle Monáe, a generational anthem that celebrates youth and Carpe Diem, but it doesn't say anything about raf or kumato.

To remain in the Academy, Lucas turned to I Don't Want To Miss a Thing, by Aerosmiththe main theme of Armageddon. Singing of excessive literality, the staging consisted solely of the Uruguayan singing around a supposedly sleeping woman and something that was presumed romantic bordered on the sinister and, more than just Sleeping Beauty, It referred to burundanga, which added to Sara Montiel's Dior-like filter with which they blurred the already young, beautiful and smooth Lucas, was more disconcerting than the sequence between Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler and the shaped cookies. of animal.

Chiara also signed up for the rock attitude and resorted to You Oughta Know that Alanis Morissette dedicated to her ex-boyfriend Dave CoulierUncle Joey Forced parents. She did what she could, she even played the guitar to score points, but the Canadian anthem is a mane song – the Alanis of the nineties was 50% rage and 50% hair – and the Menorcan song, which like Lucas She also took advantage of her time in the contest to get a makeover, she was missing both ingredients. Even Almácor knows that visual effects do not make you win or lose, but the strange aliens that accompanied her performance will not have helped her either. Tribute to Slender Man? Mr. Burns bringing us love?

The reality of Naiara

Yes, he accompanied the staging of Naiara, who made his own Desperate by Rosalia between bumper cars and without the wardrobe malfunction who played tricks on him at the first bus pass. Although we continue to see Maña on stage, she is no longer in the contest, she is on the tour, on her own, on the Naiara World Tour, most of the contestants are a project, Naiara is already a reality.

Less energetic was the delicate I don't need you anymore, from the Galician Sen Senra, with which Martín fought to get a place among the three direct finalists. Acting after a force of nature like Naiara is never easy, nor is it easy to remember if Paul appears behind you, now Paul Thin —what a great name for an adult film actor—, someone capable of improving any subject, yesterday he did it with him Paenmorar, by Paula Cendejas.

And from a recent song to a classic from the eighties, Juanjo faced a tour de force vowel with Take On Me from A-ha, one of those songs so familiar that they seem simple until you confront them in karaoke and discover that Morten Harket was much more than denim, Great hair and Magnum look.

On the way to becoming a classic The worldby Pablo López, one of the most covered artists in O.T. and the best example of how little the jury's grievances and your final position in the contest matter. Ruslana once again demonstrated her ability to adapt to all styles and that's more than the rest of his teammates can say. As for performances, the gala ended with the It's over, by María Jiménez, who Bea transformed into a great guy. If only the quality of the voices were measured, it would be the undisputed winner, also if patience in the face of random judgments by the jury and systematic mistreatment by the costume department were valued, but in O.T. there is as much or more of reality what of talent and that part has never favored her. Her vocal ability is prodigious, yes, but the performance of the former Auryn Dani Fernández showed that even with a voice more unpleasant than scratching a blackboard with your fingernails, you can succeed.

Contrary effects

The first high point of the night came when the results of the voting to save one of the nominees were revealed, a duel for which eight million votes were received, “a nonsense” in the words of Chenoa. Lucas has no ads on the midtown New Yorker but he has a tank top, and that was enough to show the lack of reliability of social networks, what is a shout in X or in Meta is barely a whisper in the three-dimensional world and the Uruguayan prevailed, obtaining 67% of the votes. “A nonsense” at this point in the contest that leaves a question in the air: has the crushing support for Chiara caused an effect contrary to the desired one?

This week the jury did not have the capacity to nominate, but to save two contestants, they valued not the performance of the night, but their career, so it was not a surprise that after not being nominated even once Naiara and Juanjo became the first two finalists, nor that the teachers sent Paul to the final—he and Naiara were going to improvement—while the others attended singing initiation. Now the public will have to choose between Lucas, Bea, Martín and Ruslana. Ukraine's assessment was the one that most outraged the audience. After 11 galas in which he combined performances worthy of both a The voice As in the entrance tests to the Cirque du Soleil, it received the worst score from the jury. There were cries of tongo, but the blood did not reach the river because Buika knows how to handle beasts. How much she was missed at the Benidorm Festhow much the seriousness of O.T. in the face of the mess that was at times the TVE format. If Amazon Prime Video wants to consolidate its product, it only has to watch the third edition of the Benidorm Fest and not repeat any of its mistakes.

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