Armenia's supergroup Genealogy have just had their first rehearsal. When I watched the video and song a couple of months ago for the first time, I was really worried about the group's ability to connect together, especially since they are all coming from different places in the world.
I have to admit now having seen their first rehearsal, that Genealogy have in fact really made sure there's plenty interaction between the group members. Each of them are wearing black traditional Armenian costumes, with two of the girls wearing a beautiful piece of head jewels.
Vocally once again, there's no fault in any of their notes, and they all connect well with the cameras. The dark purple and pink apricot tree forest backdrop works beautifully too in the beginning, but the big presence of long shots staring at the floor, depicting a busy pattern and clock are taking away the emotional connection, which should really be the aim here.
For me personally, the backdrop on the floor, a rotating spiral first, and then a whirlwind in which the group is standing in the centre and then the world map from which each member are going to walk to their respective continents, are just too distracting right now. My suggestions would be ditch the busy spiral pattern, have the whirlwind moved to the backdrop and avoid the long floor drops.
Still some work to be done for Armenia, but certainly not one to rule out;
Sept Points!