The Eurovision song contest 2022 has begun in Turin this morning with the first rehearsals of Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, The Netherlands and Moldova. And with rehearsals come problems as everything isn't (yet) perfect despite stand-in rehearsals and all that, which is very normal and adjustable. Apparently The Netherlands weren't happy with their stand-in for example but the bigger problem is the malfunction of the sun on stage that may have caused Lithuania to alter their staging. It looks like there's a problem with its motor that causes problems with the LED wall as the sun doesn't rotate all the way as it should and it may not be fixable.... We'll see. Ukraine has had different kind of problems as they have had to change their staging several times as Ebu has considered their ideas too political until they have come to an agreement what is acceptable and suitable for Eurovision.
And yes, the Green room is Green. There are 1700 individual plants in the arena!
(This photo from eurovision.tv)
Prior the first rehearsals Rai and Ebu also announced all the opening and interval acts for the shows and I will talk about them in a later post. Meanwhile enjoy this medley of photos from artists social medias etc of their activities the past 24h or so.
Guess whose luggage this is?
Zdob şi zdub & Fraţii Advahov performed their entry not on train but on a plane on their way from Chișinău to Turin, not București
Rosa Linn at the airport ready to take off. On a lane, not her house!
Citi zēni & co ready for Turin
Kalush Orchestra & support before leaving. Slava Ukraini!
Also Marius Bear & team gets the traditional Before photo.
Also MARO & co keeps up with the tradition!
Monika Liu loses her cool at the airport. Exciting....!!!
Ronela & her boys dressed up...
... and boys dressed down.
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