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1st Rehearsal Croatia

Albina sings in English, but also in Croatian. She does this on a background of pink and blue laser beams. The dance and the stage are fine. Vocally, there is still some work to be done, especially the high notes still sounded very impure In Cooperation with     Eurovision Artists Photo Credits:

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1st Rehearsal Norway

Just like during the National Final, TIX is dressed in a long white cloak and wears wings and is cuffed in chains. The dancers portray the demons and are dressed in black, including black wings. Vocally, he comes across as weak and nervous, which he probably fully realizes himself, as

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1st Rehearsal Cyprus

Elena Tsagrinou starts her act lying down dressed in a silver-colored dress. Lots of dance and visual effects (causing her to drop her microphone). She is surrounded by red and mirrors on which graphics are projected. Vocally she is stable, except for a big slip-up. In Cooperation with     Eurovision Artists Photocredits:

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Recap First Rehearsals Day 1

Today we have watched the first rehearsals of day one. In our opinion Lithuania (The Roop) and Russia ( Manizha) stood out. Sweden and Slovenia also did well. Australia is hard to judge, as there was no Rehearsal live in Rotterdam. North Macedonia and Ireland have some work to do. In

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First Rehearsal Ireland

Expectations were high after the announcement of a spectacular staging. For the time being, the whole thing comes across as a bit messy. Lesley Roy, dressed in green, also failed to live up to expectations vocally. There is work to be done for Ireland. Given the look on her face

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First rehearsal North Macedonia

The act starts dark, sober and static. Later some fireworks and lights will be added. Vasil is dressed in black. Most striking of the whole act is the luminous star on his shirt. Vocally it is fairly stable, although it is occasionally out of control. In cooperation with Eurovision Artists Photo

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First Rehearsal Sweden

At the beginning of this month, Tusse suffered from voice problems, after a surgery. Fortunately he now seems to have less problems with that. The act is, as usual with Sweden, almost the same as during the National Final. Tusse is wearing a red sleeveless suit, long black gloves, with

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First Rehearsal Russia

Manizha starts the act in an huge dress, and steps out of it. At the end, the background fills with a kind of Zoomsession, with, ofcourse…all (Russian?) women. They turn to the screen to show their respect. Manizha comes across as confident and vocally strong. In cooperation with Eurovision Artists  Photo Credits:

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First Rehearsal Slovenia

Ana Soklič is alone on stage, completely dressed in white. Behind her a kind of galaxy has been projected, stars and then the earth. Finally, there are several pictures of beautiful places on earth to see. Ana comes out alone from behind her microphone and walks a bit when the

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