Eurovision 2024: Family Show of the Second Semifinal- Live Commentary (Updated Live)

The family show of the Second Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 has just begun. The family show is the afternoon show before the live broadcast that starts at 21:00 CET, where the artists perform once again their entries. The Family Show is more financially convenient, identical to the live one for families and takes place earlier on the same day of the Semifinal. EurovisionFun will be watching all the shows live both at the on-site press centre in Malmö and at the online press centre and will be commenting on the full performances of the 16 participating countries and France, Spain, and Italy.

This year we will watch the automatic qualifiers perform their entire songs as part of the Semifinal.

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So stay tuned to this article as we update it with all the details, preparing you for what you will see in the Semi-Final today May 9th, at 21:00 CEST.

The Show

A video shows us the presenters in the dressing rooms and then they start singing Tattoo, with slightly changed lyrics, lying on tanning beds. They then come on stage in a different outfit from the First Semi-Final and welcome us to the Second Semi-Final. We see the board with the 16 competing countries and the phone numbers.

The competition part

Malta

The first to take the stage today is Malta! Sarah is the best to open the Semi Final! An amazing show and perfect vocals! Malta has many possibilities to be the suprising qualifier!

Albania

Next is Albania. Besa is on the stage! A totally elegant performance but with a weak song! No possibilities for qualifying!

Greece

MARINA is here! The best performance for Greece so far! Marina was on fire with the best vocals! A sure qualification for Greece.

Switzerland

Nemo keeps the new outfit from yesterday’s rehearsal. They climb up their platform in the beginning of the song. During the rap part they get up and down the platform. Minimal lighting and visuals. Vocally they are really good despite the song being very demanding.

Czechia

The staging is full of red colours, and Aiko alongside with her five dancers represent the 5 stages of grief in a breakup. Lots of pyro during the whole performance and before the bridge, we see on the screen behind her a video of couple fighting before we get to the last part of the song. Vocally she was really good.

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France (not competing country)

A very chic performance with excellent vocals. He starts laying down on the floor as the camera approaches him. The lights are light blue and after the bridge they turn white with lots of smoke on stage. Slimane is having his signature vocal moment far away from the microphone.

Austria

A performance full of energy that takes us back somehow to the sounds of the 90’s. Intense rave photorhythms throughout the song for Kaleen. Kaleen tries to combine intense dancing and vocals.

Denmark

Saba starts on a podium and scatters shiny sand. The light focuses on her eye and, as the camera pans out, we see her white outfit. The fog on the floor can also be seen in the chorus. In the second chorus, it looks like that the sand is being scattered from her hands and a figure identical to the singer appears on the LED screen. On the bridge, the leds go dark, the spotlight marks her heart and it beats with her rhythm.

Armenia

There is a whistle in the beginning of the performance. Afterwards she approaches a staircase-like structure which is placed in the middle of the stage and where the orchestra is standing. During the song she is going up and down.

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Latvia

Dons starts behind the round structure with the blue armor. Very stable vocally as if you were listening to the audio, but the appearance is equally static. There are LEDs on the floor as if he is walking on a ladder, while a tree forms behind. Purple lights. Nothing more, nothing less.

Spain (not competing country)

We start with the familiar staging from Benidorm but on a larger scale. The dancers take off their clothes just like in the national final. We also have fireworks in the second chorus. In the final chorus, everyone climbs onto the sofa structure and there is a shot from above and at the end the singer climbs to the top. Big applause for Spain.

San Marino

It’s the second consecutive entry in the Spanish language in this semi-final. The lead singer appeared without make-up. We start with a close-up of the singer, led in pink and black and paintings like a forest with trees and wolves. On the bridge the dancers have a skeleton outfit that glows pink.

Georgia

Nutsa in her gold-orange outfit raises the temperature tremendously in the Malmö Arena. She starts on a pedestal while a circle forms behind her. Four dancers make their appearance with a lot of smoke. In the LEDs we see her face, but also a solar eclipse. Many fires with duration and an impressive dance in the dance break. On the bridge she jumps onto the dancers and they lift her into the air. In the finale, she ascends the podium again and the dancers kneel before her. Georgia is ready to break the elimination streak that began in 2017.

Belgium

MustIi is dressed in white and walks into a circle of microphones. where dry ice is ejected. On the bridge he comes to the front of the stage and opens his garment to reveal his chest that is covered in gold dust. Vocally he is doing really good.

Estonia

There are a lot of similiarities between the performance on the Eurovision stage and the stage of the Estonian national final. This entry is full of dance and energy something that is conveyed to the audience. Will they manage to bring the Baltic State back to the final?

Italy (not competing country)

Undoubtedly one of the most favourite entries of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. The LEDs are full of trees tha creat a forest in the shades of gold and red. The Italian representative has all the potentials to bring Italy into the top five again, is vocally flawless and receives a big applause.

Israel

Eden is surrounded by her four dancers on a circular structure in the middle of the stage. There is a lot of dry ice and on the bridge of the song the lighting changes to gold and on the leds we see a sun that gradually aligns with the circle. Vocally was once again great. There were again mixed reactions from the crowd, both applause and disapproval.

Norway

Norway returns to their native language after 2006 with Gåte and their entry “Ulveham”. The staging is almost identical to the one of the Melodi Grand Prix. Vocally was really good, mysterious atmosphere and nice shot changes. The leds transport us to Norwegian landscapes, with water and scenes from nature, which fit the message of the Norwegian participation perfectly. Big applause in the press centre.

The Netherlands

Now it’s time for the one of the big favourites not only for the first place in this smei-final, but in the the contest overall. Joost is on stage with two dancers and his friends, one of whom is dressed as a blue bird. On the LEDs there are images like a 2000s 3D video game and photos of food and sights from places accross the European Continent. Big applause here from the audience.

A recap of the songs follows

Interval Acts

The biggest sing-along in the world! People from across Europe are on the screen as Helena Paparizou takes the stage to sing her iconic “My Number One”. Petra Mede is in the crowd singing alongside with the audience. Next is Charlotte Perelli who is singing “Take Me To Your Heaven”, followed by Sertab Erener and “Everyway That I Can”.

The second and last recap of the songs.

Now we are seeing an ABBA tribute, considering this year marks 50 years since their victory.

Petra is doing an act, where she is singing about Sweden and Eurovision. Charlotte Perelli joins her.

The results

These results are neither valid nor real, but they come about in order to serve the rehearsal’s purposes.

The green room is behind the stage and the LED wall opens so we can see the contestants behind it. Martin Osterdahl executive producer of Eurovision Song Contest 2024, declares that he is happy to see that we now have a valid result!

Here we have a big change, as the 16 competing acts stand on stage, without their delegations, waiting for the result. The camera shows them one by one, as the presenters announce the qualifiers. After the first 5 qualifiers are announced, Alesha interviews them backstage and then we learn the 5 remaining qualifiers.

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