Eurovision 2024: Malta’s first rehearsal!

The acts from the second semi-final take the stage today for their first rehearsals for Eurovision 2024. Sarah Bonnici from Malta kicks off today’s rehearsals, since she is set to perform first on the Semi Final, on May 9th. The singer represents her country with “Loop”, a highly upbeat track that showcases her dancing abilities.

Who is Sarah Bonnici?

Sarah has had vocal lessons from Miriam Christine, who was Malta’s Eurovision entry in 1996, performing In A Woman’s Heart at the Contest in Oslo. Miriam encouraged Sarah to take part in competitions herself, and from there she went on to take 3rd place in Malta Junior Eurosong in 2009.

Sarah has a star-studded songwriting team for Loop, and has also been part of the artistry. Linnea Deb and Joy Deb are well-known in the world of Eurovision, having written Måns Zelmerlöw’s Heroes which won the Contest for Sweden in 2015. Michael Joe Cini, known as Micimago, co-wrote Malta’s 2023 entry for The Busker, Dance (Our Own Party). And for Kevin Lee, this will be his 5th time working behind the scenes at the Eurovision Song Contest in some form or another. They’re joined by Leire Gotxi Angel and Sebastian Pritchard-James, who started as street performers and have now racked up over 9 million streams on their tracks.

The Rehearsal

The main dancing routine is largely the same as in the music video, other than having been polished up a bit in places. BUT the dance break has had a rework – it still has the flip, but with added shirt removal by the four male backing dancers, and also…blindfolds. There’s a very impressive salsa-style shoulder lift.

Costume-wise, Sarah is in a sparkly silver bodysuit, and THE CUBES are getting their first LED action of the day. Not that anyone will be looking at the graphics – this is QUITE the show.

PYRO UPDATE! Fireworks during the big note in the bridge before the final chorus, and a big firework finish. We are now fully awake.

Malta first rehearsal at Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

 

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The official Eurovision account on TikTok shared a short clip of Malta’s rehearsal, which you can watch below:

@eurovision Malta’s @Sarah Bonnici has got the m-m-m-moves #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision

On Thursday, May 2, Malta will have its second rehearsal. This is when we will get a better look at Sarah Bonnici’s performance on the Eurovision stage, as the official TV snippet will be released.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Maltese Eurovision 2024 entry!