With lots of blue and purple graphics that remind you of the disco of your youth, with glittering suits in purple and silver and with the song “Øve oss på hinanden” you are completely back in the 80s. miss, with singer Jesper Groth halting the rehearsal. Soon the duo started
No Duncan Laurence act with a piano for Swiss Gjon’s Tears. He stands on a scaffold of white stone (or just styrofoam). Dressed in black trousers and a black glittery blouse, he sings his song. In the background we see black and white graphics. The vocals are perfect: Gjon hits
The color that Samanta Tīna and her backing vocals wear is green. It is remarkable that the backings wear the same mudguards they had when they won the national final last year. In the background, we see golden graphics that are a cross between a snake print and a turtle
The Finnish band Blind Channel performs with in the background, on the LED screens, images of the band itself, but then upside down. Because they sing about a middle finger, the band members have painted their middle fingers red. Furthermore, the band mainly presents itself like a rock band usually
The number 1 at the bookmakers last year was Victoria from Bulgaria. Could she make it happen this year? The staging can at least be called special: optimal use has been made of all visual possibilities, making it look like Victoria is sitting and later standing on a rock in
Just like Hooverphonic, the Portuguese band The Black Mamba makes few concessions and presents itself as a band. The first verse and chorus are presented entirely in black and white, after which the sober graphics turn out to be blue. It is music you have to love, the performance is,
Smoke and a wind machine accompany Anxhela Peristeri during her performance. A lot of red and black make it clear that this is Albania, in addition to the fact that Anxhela sings in her own language. Anxhela surprises with her strong-voiced ballad, perhaps one of the best of the festival.
Tornike starts out in the dark with only a spotlight on him. During the song there is more color in the graphics: initially clouds and stars, then also beautiful orange sunlight. Tornike does not move throughout the song. Vocally he presented the ballad perfectly. The Georgian entry, which has gone
Today the third day of the rehearsals started, 9 countries performed for the first time on the Eurovision stage. As a tradition also this year the accredited press (in the press center and via live stream) were be asked to give their votes for the best act. Do you agree??
Today we have watched another 9 first rehearsals at Day 3. In our opinion Greece, Iceland and Austria impressed the most, all in a completely different way. Greece because of the graphics, Austria because of the vocals, and Iceland because of the typical but outstanding performance. Most dissapointing rehearsals: Estonia