Norway's second rehearsal was pure perfection. I still think this will win.

 

Ireland's staging was a bit better yesterday. The colours in the backdrop aren't as vibrant/tacky, so that's a plus. :D

OH MY GOD.

 

Just caved in (I'm so f***ing WEAK ugh) and watched a couple of rehearsals including Moldova's. Clearly Top 5-ing this thing and doing an Albania by getting their best finish ever this year. AMAZING. *.*

Not watching any rehearsals this year and haven't followed any of the blogs! I want a total surprise with every performance :D

I f***ing love Esma. Going to be a moment and a half on 16th *.*

A hot mess, more like!

A hot mess, more like!

 

I agree (:o)

Shut up your just jealous.

OH MY GOD.

 

Just caved in (I'm so f***ing WEAK ugh) and watched a couple of rehearsals including Moldova's. Clearly Top 5-ing this thing and doing an Albania by getting their best finish ever this year. AMAZING. *.*

Getting your best ever finish is 'doing an Albania'...why exactly?

Albania got their best finish ever last year.

Yeah I know. Nations tend to have best ever finishes at some point.

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Well, Mr Patronising, I think it's fair to notice that these two nations' history in Eurovision is pretty similar.

Nice to see Bonnie has some very unique staging in her performance, the only time I've seen that "satellite" stage lift someone up in the air and it could look very effective! :D

 

 

Cascada's performance looks amazing with the firework waterfall in the last chorus and the walk to the "satellite" stage! :wub: The graphics on the backdrop look very effective too! :cheer:

 

 

The semi final 1 dress rehearsal that the juries vote on will begin at 8pm BST, so it will be interesting to follow live commentary on that!

The semi final 1 dress rehearsal that the juries vote on will begin at 8pm BST, so it will be interesting to follow live commentary on that!

 

 

Where can we find the live commentary?

Where can we find the live commentary?

 

I always use ESC Xtra for rehearsal commentary. :D

Possible advantage for Belgium in the jury vote as they are performing for a second time after technical problems in the first performance.

Yes, contrasting. Vote-grabbing? No. It's a bland number in the middle of the circus, it'll be largely ignored by everyone.

:D

 

(OK, I'm sorry I'm sorry, but I just COULDN'T resist! :D)

Cascada's rehearsal looks and sounds fantastic! If this was in the second half it could've definitely been a winner, but I fear that with the possibility of opening the show it will ruin those chances! I hope it does go top 5 though. Even in this rehearsal you can hear the people in the arena clapping along and a massive cheer at the end! :wub:

 

The jury final is happening now! ESC Xtra's commentary says that Cascada was vocally perfect :cheer: but Bonnie's vocals were quite shaky and a couple of misplaced notes early on, but in the end it was ok. Emmelie sounded very good too apparently and only went slightly off-key in parts. Also, Azerbaijan is still being said to be one of the most likely winners.

Been listening on the live stream, Cascada was VERY good. Margaret and Zlata were brilliant too. The stream went dead for Bonnie so only caught the last minute or so, to be honest all I could hear was the backing singers.