Today another set of semi-finalist had their very first 30 minutes technical rehearsal on stage: Finland, Israel, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Australia and Cyprus. The useless drama with the kinetic sun on stage continues when the cancer of fandom attacks designer Francesca Montinaro's and her atelier's social media accounts, and the Italian organisation in general. I have no words. In the fact is if no one said anything about it most likely no one, but the direct delegations, noted anything as how can you judge something you haven't seen? Does it make any difference? No.
Finland is yellow and black as expected and The Rasmus look like human bees among big black balloons and energetic rock'n roll performance. Add smoke and pyros and the whole of Finland is praying also for strong vocals from Lauri when due. Judging the Tiktok hiring a backing singer might have been a clever move.... Hope he won't catch cold running all around sweaty and half naked! Fingers crossed.
Israel brings to this semi what Albania does in the first one: eye candy for the gaydom worth every penny. Michael and his dancers are in all white but one, the choreography and vocals are on spot. If only the song was there, too....
Serbia is the weird one this year and it will be interesting to see how far it carries them.I suspect the great audience will find it too strange and the fandom will be outraged once again for their pet doing poorly. This said the performance is apparently what it is: a lot of hand washing and towels flying. Like she admitted herself it will distract the general viewer from the message she wants to bring. It is what it is. I hope she brought a lot of moisturizer as all that hand washing and all these rehearsals..... Biti biti biti....
Azerbaijan rolls on the stage quite a big props and also a contemporary dancer to interact with Nadir. Add lights and clever camera angels, as eurovision.tv tells and that's what you get with a lot of money. His vocals are great, the song isn't. And what I hear he admitted he'd rather sung something else. I understand completely.
Georgia brings on stage the surreal world they live in. I was a bit worried, I have a soft spot for this song and it seems they have nailed it with staging too. Weird stuff again but maybe more direct than Serbia's for a first time general viewer and voter?
Malta dusts off Gina G's disco ball dress, rolls on a grand piano and uses the B stage with her four dancers and belts out the rather unoriginal tune and title for a zillion times.
San Marino did it. The eurovision.tv sums it up: "So, where to start? Achille Lauro in a sparkly mesh body stocking, luxury feather boa and cowboy hat and boots? The bonus fur pom-poms? The final chorus sung whilst riding a red velvet bucking bronco? This is glam rock, but make it COUTURE. I’m not sure the Eurovision stage has ever seen anything like it, to be honest. We need a lie down." Looks like Achille didn't disappoint. Add tons of pyro and smoke et voilá! I'm in love already! All of sudden Serbia and Georgia seem very normal....
Australia next and I forgot he is here, too. Another fake fur alert! Following Achille isn't easy task but he has gone for tons of white fabric a lá Princess Diana on her sad wedding day and has also brought props on stage: stairs. Add that silvery mask and the television viewers are surely wondering at this point what an earth they are watching......
Cyprus goes all Afrodite on a shell and it all seems so obvious now. Of couuurse! Unlike Valentina Monetta's this one maybe accommodates both her and her singers and even is a home for graphic projections. She's like a Greek goddess and its all very fitting. Love!
Photos as always from eurovision.tv
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