Eurovision 2022: Sweden’s First Rehearsal!

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Today is the fourth day of rehearsals in Turin and now it’s the turn of the countries that are competing in the second half of the Second Semi Final to take over the stage!

Next up on stage for their first rehearsal is Sweden and Cornelia Jakobs with the song “Hold Me Closer“.

Who is Cornelia Jakobs?

Cornelia is a singer, songwriter, and this year’s winner of Melodifestivalen. Jakobs began her recording career as part of the RedOne-produced girl band Love Generation, who released their self-titled debut in the summer of 2010. Sadly, the group lasted just three singles in the fickle world of pop.

Undeterred, Cornelia launched a solo career in 2018, and has been busy releasing singles, performing to sell out crowds across the country, and working on her first album.

With a father who is a famous rockstar in Sweden, and a grandmother who is a composer, music has always been a fundamental part of this pop star’s life.

The Rehearsal

Cornelia’s staging has remained the same as it was in Melodifestivalen. The same circular projection screen prop is used, plus she wears the same outfit and is barefoot on stage.

Below you can watch a small clip from Sweden’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

@eurovision The right TikTok at the right time! It’s @Cornelia Jakobs intimate and intense first rehearsal on the #Eurovision stage! #Eurovision2022 #EurovisionTikTok ♬ original sound – Eurovision

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

Her moves and the camerawork are intuitive, making it one hell of an intimate and intense performance.

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

The second Swedish rehearsal will be held on the 6th of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for the Swedish entry.

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Eurovision 2022: Here is the First Rehearsal of Belgium!

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We are on the 4th day of rehearsals here in Turin and now the countries competing in the 2nd half of the 2nd semifinal are taking the stage! Next one for its first rehearsal is Belgium, with Jérémie Makiese and Miss You!

Who is Jérémie ?

Hailing from Antwerp, Belgium, Jérémie is an artist with a voice so impressive, he won the 2021 series of The Voice Belgique.

Makiese’s talent for belting out a ballad was spotted at a young age by his parents, both of whom come from a musical background. His voice was put to use in the local church choir (instilling a lifelong love of gospel music), before he moved on to professional vocal lessons at school.

The Rehearsal

Jérémie appears on stage in a silver jacket and accompanied by four dancers, uplifting the Belgian appearance. Certainly, it’s one of the most “cool” participations this year.

Below you can watch a small clip from Belgium’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

@eurovision @jeremiemakiese.off feels emotional as he takes in every moment of this effortlessly cool first rehearsal 💯🇧🇪 #EurovisionTikTok #Eurovision2022 #Eurovision ♬ original sound – Eurovision

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

The 2nd Belgian rehearsal will  be held on 6/05, where we’re going to have a much better idea of the participation.

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Eurovision 2022: The First Rehearsal of Montenegro!

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We are on the 4th day of rehearsals in Turin and now the countries competing in the 2nd half of the 2nd semifinal are taking the stage! Next one for its first rehearsal is Montenegro, with Vladana and Breathe.

Who is Vladana?

Vladana Vučinić was born on 18th July 1986 in Titograd, Montenegro. She began her singing career in 2003, where she featured on a national karaoke television show, and released her debut single “Ostaćeš mi vječna ljubav” in the same year.

Vladana is no stranger to competing, having participated in Montevizija 2005 as a soloist, and in 2006 alongside Bojana Nenezić. They advanced to Evropesma-Europjesma 2006, Serbia and Montenegro’s Eurovision selection show, where they placed 15th in the final. In 2009 she released her first English single “Bad Girls Need Love Too”.

The Rehearsal

Not so much information from the official site. Vladana wears a blue dress with a particularly bright circular disc on the back. The lighting that has been chosen is really impressive, highlighting the overall appearance, while Vladana  nails the song.

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

@eurovision Breathe! Because Vladana’s powerful voice will take your breath away! 🇲🇪 #EurovisionTikTok #Eurovision2022 #Eurovision ♬ original sound – Eurovision

The 2n Montenegrin rehearsal will  be held on 6/05, where we’re going to have a much better idea of the participation.

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Eurovision 2022: Here is Poland’s First Rehearsal!

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We are on the 4th day of rehearsals in Turin and now the countries competing in the 2nd half of the 2nd semifinal are taking the stage! Next one for its first rehearsal is Poland, with Ochman and River

Who is Ochman?

Krystian Ochman was born in 1999 to a Polish family in Massachusetts, United States. He moved to Poland as a teenager  in Katowice, where he studied at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music

In 2020, he auditioned for The Voice Poland, which he won and joined Poland’s Eurovision 2016 representative Michał Szpak’s team.

After his victory on The Voice, the singer released his debut single, Światłocienie. The song got off to a great start, clocking up over 300,000 streams on Spotify in its first week alone. More hits followed, and in November 2021, he went on to release his self-titled debut album.

The Rehearsal

Ochman appears in a black suit and four dancers in black clothes and masks, while the fringing gives an ethereal feeling and movement on stage, as if ghosts are circling Okman. Perhaps it is similar to the video-clip? This scene is combined with  flashing lights.

At the same time, the song harmonizes both with the watery graphicsin the background and with the waterfall that exists on the stage.

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

@eurovision Let the water carry me away 🌊 ⚡️ @OCHMAN first rehearsal had amazing lightning and water effects 🇵🇱 #EurovisionTikTok #Eurovision2022 #Eurovision ♬ original sound – Eurovision

The 2n Polish rehealrsal will  be held on 6/05, where we’re going to have a much better idea of the participation.

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Greece: Watch Stefania and Amanda perform Last Dance together!

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Through the morning show of Alpha, Super Katerina , exclusive footage was broadcast from the  special show of ERT  Amanda, on the way to Eurovision.

In the video we watched , we saw Amanda’s meeting with our last year’s representative Stefania .

Amanda meets Stefania at Silia Kritharioti‘s studio and they talk about Stefania’s experience at Eurovision 2021. Also, Stefania gives her advice to Amanda but they also sing Last Dance , with which Greece returned to the top ten after nine years.

Watch the video:

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Eurovision 2022: Romania’s First Rehearsal!

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The next country to have a go on their first rehearsal for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is Romania and WRS with the song “Llámame”!

Who is WRS?

The beatmaker from Buzău began his artistic career as a dancer; performing on stage with Romanian pop icons such as Inna, and being hired as a house dancer for both Romania’s Got Talent and The Voice of Romania.

In 2015 he joined boyband SHOT for a short while, before moving to London to hone his craft as a songwriter and solo act.

In total, the Romanian recording artist has released 10 singles, 3 collaborations and is currently working on his forthcoming debut EP, Mandala.

The rehearsal

WRS is in wet look sparkly trousers and a red frilly shirt that comes off at the end to reveal a silver sequinned vest – our first outfit reveal of the competition! His male backing dancers are wearing tops so short it looks like they’re each wearing a Speedo as a t-shirt.

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

This ticks lots of Eurovision boxes – great dancing, fabulous costumes, lots of different musical influences and a proper party tune. Incidentally Llámame means ‘call me’ in Spanish. Call us, WRS – there’s a Euroclub dance floor in Turin with our name on it.

You can watch a small clip of Romania’s first rehearsal in the TikTok video below:

@eurovision HOLA MI BEBEBÉ! @wrs is bringing all the Romanian energy to the #Eurovision stage! #Eurovision2022 #EurovisionTikTok ♬ original sound – Eurovision

The second rehearsal of Romania will take place on Friday 6th May and we will have a better idea of ​​what we will see from WRS on the stage.

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EBU: “The sun will remain in the same place in all 40 songs, to ensure a fair competition”!

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The European Broadcasting Union gave its first statement, on the technical issues that have been created, with the stage of Eurovision 2022 .

Speaking to the Danish broadcaster, DR, the EBU referred to the issues that have arisen and are affecting the scene, for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.

The statement given to DR states that:

During the technical tests in Turin, the production team has experienced challenges with how long it takes to adjust the “sun” to different positions in the time between the different performances. Together with the host station RAI it was therefore decided that the sun will remain in the same position during all 40 songs, to ensure a faircompetition for all participating countries.

The creative director of the Danish participation Birgitte Næss-Schmidt, explained that the sun has two sides . One side has lights on it, while the other consists of LED screens and that the sun is currently adjusted to have the lights facing the audience.

As a result, some countries that were going to use LED screens in the sun had to make last-minute adjustments to their performance.

In addition, she added that at the last minute, the Danish delegation was asked to make changes in the appearance of The Reddi, as they can not as an organization support what has been requested.

We were told that the stage did not work, three days before our first rehearsal. Fortunately, we had chosen not to use the turntable itself in advance, because we did not think it worked optimally, so it has been fairly simple for us to adapt our performance

Birgitte Næss-Schmidt

We remind you that stand-in rehearsals  were held with great difficulty and several missions expressed their dissatisfaction with the material they received from the rehearsal of their participation. The technical issues addressed by the missions may therefore include the malfunction of the sun’s structure.

Added to all of the above there were problems in countries rehearsing on the first day of rehearsals, as of Latvia and Lithuania

Source / Photo: DR / EBU / NATHAN REINDS

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Eurovision 2022: Estonia’s First Rehearsal!

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The third country to have a go on their first rehearsal for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is Estonia and Stefan with the song “Hope”!

Who is Stefan?

Stefan is a singer and songwriter, whose music has become something of a staple on Estonia’s airwaves over the past few years.

Stefan’s parents moved all the way from Armenia to Viljandi (in the south of the country) where they opened a restaurant and raised the aspiring singer.

His big break came in 2018 when he finished third in Estonia’s Eurovision preselection contest, Eesti Laul, as part of the duo VAJÉ with the song Laura (Walk with Me). He followed this up with another 3rd place finish in 2019, and made the finals again in 2020.

The rehearsal

It’s Estonia’s turn on stage, with Stefan singing Hope. Stefan is a big star in Estonia, where in 2020 he was voted the country’s sexiest man of the year. No information on who the current sexiest man is, but we’ll try to find out.

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

This song definitely has a country vibe, but to our ears there’s a bit of Måns Zelmerlöw and Aviici in there too. These are a few of our favourite things, so we’re all good.

Below you can watch a small clip from Estonia’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

@eurovision @stefanairapetjan using the WHOLE STAGE 🏃‍♂️ during is first rehearsal for Estonia 🇪🇪 #EurovisionTikTok #Eurovision2022 #Eurovision ♬ original sound – Eurovision

The second rehearsal of Estonia will take place on Friday 6th May and we will have a better idea of ​​what we will see from Stefan on the stage.

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Eurovision 2022: North Macedonia’s First Rehearsal!

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The second country to have a go on their first rehearsal for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is North Macedonia and Andrea with the song “Circles”!

Who is Andrea?

Andrea is relatively new to the world of pop, but her journey has gotten off to a flying start. It was during her younger years living in New York that she developed a keen interest in the gospel, soul and R&B music that surrounded her.

When her family moved back to North Macedonia, she enrolled in Skopje’s Faculty of Music Arts, the country’s leading music school, where she enhanced her burgeoning songwriting skills by learning to play guitar and piano.

The rehearsal

This is a really classy, stripped-back performance from Andrea – she’s alone on stage, dressed all in black, supported by nothing more than pulsing graphics and dramatic lighting.

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

She also uses the lift bridges over the water feature as graphic screens, which is only the second time we’ve seen them used this way so far – Moldova was the first. It’s really impactful, and the staging definitely gives Andrea’s powerful voice space to shine.

Below you can watch a small clip from North Macedonia’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

@eurovision Dressed all in black, supported by nothing more than pulsing graphics and dramatic lighting, @Andreamusic20’s first rehearsal on stage was very impressive! 👏🇲🇰 #Eurovision #Eurovision2022 #EurovisionTikTok ♬ original sound – Eurovision

The second rehearsal of North MAcedonia will take place on Friday 6th May and we will have a better idea of ​​what we will see from Andrea on the stage.

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Eurovision 2022: Ireland’s First Rehearsal!

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The first country to have a go on their first rehearsal for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is Ireland and Brooke with the song “That’s Rich”!

Who is Brooke Scullion?

Irish Alt Pop artist, Brooke has been making waves for her ferocious vocal delivery and dance worthy anthems. Rising to fame as a finalist of The Voice UK 2020, she wowed the judges and viewers with her show-stopping performances. Having duetted with Ella Eyre and been mentored by Grammy award-winning coach/singer Meghan Trainor, Brooke is closely following in the footsteps of these strong female artists.

Brooke won her spot to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2022 after a show stopping performance of “That’s Rich” on RTE’s Late Late Show Eurosong Special – she will represent Ireland at this year’s contest in Turin in May.

The rehearsal

Brooke had brought our first fabulous outfit of the day – an electric blue ensemble that includes hotpants with a chiffon overskirt. Chily for Ireland, but perfect for Italy.

It’s a confident performance that makes great use of the floor projections and overhead camera rig, with four backing dancers and a playful dance routine. It’s also a a strong vocal performance – Brooke has a really distinctive voice that sounds great in this big arena. A fun start to the day.

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

The second rehearsal of Ireland will take place on Friday 6th May and we will have a better idea of ​​what we will see from Brooke on the stage.

Below you can watch a small clip from Ireland’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

@eurovision @Brooke Scullion absolutely loving life as she takes the stage for Ireland’s first rehearsal 🇮🇪 #EurovisionTikTok #Eurovision2022 #Eurovision ♬ original sound – Eurovision

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