The fourth day of first rehearsals delivers us the goods of the remaining semi-finalist, including favorites Bulgaria and Switzerland and of course the underdog Finland that I like to think will do a lot better that fandom thinks at this point. Photos and videos as always from eurovision.tv
After today's rehearsals Bulgaria, Finland, Portugal (+5), Denmark (+2), Latvia, Albania (+2) moved up in odds while Georgia went dowm (-2). Otherwise Sweden continues to drop and Ukraine to climb. Also Belgium, Moldova, Australia, Ireland, Czech republic, Poland go down and Slovenia, Estonia up.
Georgia's Tonike Kipiani
kept it all simple for his staging. In the dark stage only lights on
him sitting on a box and writing sin both English and Georgian on
him, the smoke and the backdrop. Apparently all was fine enough so in
the third run through he felt relaxed enough to play with his voice
and sing the song and not only in various voices just to annoy the
euroboys. Extra points from me for that!
Albania's Anxhela
Peristeri continues the trend of white/silver short glittery dresses
but her staging is all play with light and shadow, smoke and colors
in perfect tune with the music. Vocally perfect and full of energy.
It seems they did it all right.
Portugal's The Black
Mamba uss the trick familiar from the national final starting with
black and white before turning into colors, the backdrop seems to
work and the colors. Looks like also Portugal got it right this time
and all is forgiven they adopting to sing in English. Then again, I
always said this could be a shock qualifier.
Bulgaria's Victoria, one
of the favorites, offers us starry skies, a rock in the sea where she
sits on with a photo of his father in this staging that underlines
the melancholy of the song. With sand falling from the sky. Time sand? Or its it a truck platform and road construction? All this one seems to already pretty
perfect. Generally it seems the break has been good for most if not
every country and they really have thought over the stagings and all
have invested in them. Well, most of them anyways....
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