Eurovision 2024: Watch the exclusive TV footage from today’s second rehearsals!

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The fifth day of technical rehearsals for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö is now over, and the preparations are heating up. Following their first technical rehearsals, the 15 countries competing in the first semi-final took the stage of Malmö Arena for their second round of rehearsals.

The second rehearsals allowed the delegations to iron out any issues from the first round of rehearsals and gave the artists a greater sense of security and comfort on the Eurovision main stage.

We know very little about what this year’s artists have prepared for the Eurovision stage because accredited journalists are not permitted to watch both the first and second rehearsals. The EBU has just posted a recap of today’s rehearsals on YouTube via the official Eurovision channel. More precisely, we’ll get to see the exclusive TV footage of today’s rehearsals.

The countries that had their second rehearsals today were the following:

  1. Cyprus
  2. Serbia
  3. Lithuania
  4. Ireland
  5. Ukraine
  6. Poland
  7. Croatia
  8. Iceland
  9. Slovenia
  10. Finland
  11. Moldova
  12. Azerbaijan
  13. Australia
  14. Portugal
  15. Luxembourg

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Eurovision 2024: Luxembourg’s Second Rehearsal!

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Last but not least to come up on stage for her second rehearsal is Tali representing Luxembourg with her song “Fighter“.

Who is Tali?

The 23-year-old Tali Golergant was born in Israel, where she spent the first five months of her life. After another four years in Chile and seven years in Argentina, the young musician went back to Luxembourg where she lived with her family in Limpertsberg for a total of ten years. In high school, she was a proud member of the school choir.

Meanwhile, the holder of a Luxembourgish passport has ventured across the Atlantic to New York City, specifically to the northern reaches of Manhattan. There, she cultivates her career as a musician. She also concurrently pursues her ambitions by studying Musical Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College.

In 2021, Tali released her first EP named ‘Lose You’. Last year, the Luxemburgish representative also featured in the song “Carry Me Home” with American singer-songwriter Max Bartos.

The song Tali will sing in Malmö is called “Fighter”, which is sung in French and English.

The Rehearsal

We have BONUS CUBES on stage, providing a frame for TALI and her five dancers. She’s in a black bodysuit, and all her dancers are in different red outfits. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi. Also like how their performance rotates to perform to each side of the audience – it really works with this stage configuration.

Luxembourg Second Rehearsal 2024. Credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

Also PYRO UPDATE – smoke, flames AND fireworks. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi.

Luxembourg Second Rehearsal 2024. Credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

After all today’s second rehearsals a recap video will be published on the official Youtube channel! Stay tuned!

The Dress Rehearsal for Luxembourg and the rest of Semi Final 1 will be held on the 6th of May.

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Luxembourg: Details revealed about the past collaboration with San Marino for Eurovision!

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New details have emerged about a potential partnership from nearly a decade ago that would bring Luxembourg to Eurovision 2015.

Ahead of Eurovision 2015, there were reports that Luxembourg and San Marino were to team up for an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Thierry Mersch gave an interview to Luxembourger Wort explaining more about how he almost represented San Marino and Luxembourg on the Eurovision stage:

“A member of the ESC delegation from San Marino TV contacted me and at first I wasn’t sure whether he was serious at all. The idea was for two European microstates to come together for a unique project.”

Then there was a discussion about cooperation, which was sparked by the then Minister of Culture stating her agreement to regarding the return of Luxembourg. New details revealed:

“The song was already decided, I already had a duet partner. Since the organizers did not want to support this unique project alone, Luxembourg was supposed to contribute 50,000 euros – and that ultimately failed.”

It is not known who the duet partner would be, nor the song that was to be performed. San Marino participated in Eurovision 2015 represented by two previous participants of the state in Junior Eurovision. Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola and the song  “Chain of Lights”.

Luxembourg returns to the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Malmö after a hiatus of 31 years represented by Tali Golergant and the song “Fighter”

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Eurovision 2024: The schedule of the fifth day of rehearsals (Wednesday 1 May)!

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With the first rehearsals for the participating countries of the two semi-finals completed, the action continues today with the countries that will take part in the first semi-final taking to the stage for the second time.

With no major changes expected this year, the rehearsals for Eurovision 2024 are expected to take place in the upcoming week. Rehearsals are divided into two phases, the first which will run for four days from today until Tuesday 30/04 and will include the initial first rehearsals of all countries taking part in the two semi-finals of the contest and the second which will run from Wednesday 01/05 until Saturday 04/05 and will include the second rehearsals of the countries in the two semi-finals as well as both rehearsals of the countries competing directly in the Final, namely the Big 5 and the host Sweden.

Last year’s changes in the way the rehearsals are covered are maintained this year, as the Press Centre opens on the Monday after the first and second rehearsals.

As a consequence, the information we will have for the first week of the contest will come exclusively from the material provided by the EBU to accredited journalists, as well as through the Live Blogs on Reddit and the short videos on TikTok.

Today’s Schedule

Fifteen countries are set to take to the stage at Malmö Arena for their second rehearsal, with Cyprus and Silia Kapsis “kicking off” on Saturday morning. The detailed schedule for the fifth day of rehearsals of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest is as follows (Mentioned in CET/Swedish Time):

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal had the most views on the second day?

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The rehearsals continued dynamically, with yesterday’s day hosting another eight countries at the Malmö Arena! Be sure to also read our article from yesterday regarding the views of the seven countries that completed their rehearsals on Saturday.

However, as we know on TikTok, all the first rehearsals are uploaded. Apart from their performances, we’ll also get a sneak peek backstage before they take the stage for the first time in a video of about one minute.

One of the many features of TikTok is the ability to add songs to each user’s video creation. However, the TikTok algorithm is usually able to detect the song used in the video, assign it to the correct track, and then include it in the total number of videos where that sound has been used. Based on this capability, the most popular songs before rehearsals were from the Netherlands and Italy. Will they receive the same promotion as before?

In less than 24 hours (April 29, 2024, time  CET), since the first clip from the rehearsals was uploaded, we have a indicative sample of which rehearsal was favored by the audience (here it should be noted that the videos were uploaded one after the other with a one and a half hour interval and there was a significant delay in their publication).

The rehearsals that had the most views are:

  1. Azerbaijan: FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov – Özünlə Apar – 185,5 thousand views
  2. Australia: Electric Fields – One Milkali (One Blood) – 142,3 thousand views
  3. Luxembourg: TALI – Fighter – 140 thousand views
  4. Iceland: Hera Bjork – Scared of Heights –  126,3 thousand views
  5. Portugal: iolanda – Grito – 112,8 thousand views
  6. Moldova: Natalia Barbu – In The Middle – 109 thousand views
  7. Finland: Windows95man – No Rules – 108,2 thousand views
  8. Slovenia: Raiven – Veronika – 107 thousand views

With this small sample, we can infer that:

  • None of the eight countries managed to come close to the countries’views that rehearsed the day before. Therefore, we can assume that the second half of the first semifinal doesn’t have the same impact as the first half.
  • The last four countries are very close to each other so it is very likely that some of them can recover in views in the following days.
  • Azerbaijan had the most views, beacause no one knew any information about the stage and also due to the country’s diaspora.

The top six countries with the most views from the two days are as follows:

  1. Poland: LUNA – The Tower – 1,1 thousand views
  2. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – Teressa & Maria – 763 thousand views
  3. Serbia: Teya Dora – Ramonda – 749 thousand views
  4. Croatia: Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 624 thousand views
  5. Ireland: Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue – 278 thousand views
  6. Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – Liar – 243 thousand views

TikTok has played a significant role in the success of Eurovision songs in recent years. For example, Duncan Laurence’s winning entry “Arcade” became a global hit a year after winning the competition when it was used in over a million videos on TikTok. One of the earliest TikTok successes from Eurovision was Getter Jaani’s “Rockefeller Street”, which went viral on the platform in 2018 and has since been used in over two million videos. Let’s not forget that Armenia’s entry in 2022 by Rosa Linn with “Snap” gained over a billion views on the platform. Finally, Norway’s entry last year gained significant worldwide publicity months before the competition week, where it secured fifth place.

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The second rehearsal for the first semi-final countries will be held on the 1st of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for the representatives.

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Luxembourg: Watch exclusive footage from Tali’s First Rehearsal!

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Yesterday, Tali, the Luxembourgish representative in Eurovision 2024, stepped on the stage of Malmö Arena for the first time, for her first technical rehearsal. Read more

Eurovision 2024: Luxembourg’s First Rehearsal!

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Last but not least to come up on stage for her first rehearsal is Tali representing Luxembourg with her song “Fighter“.

Who is Tali?

The 23-year-old Tali Golergant was born in Israel, where she spent the first five months of her life. After another four years in Chile and seven years in Argentina, the young musician went back to Luxembourg where she lived with her family in Limpertsberg for a total of ten years. In high school, she was a proud member of the school choir.

Meanwhile, the holder of a Luxembourgish passport has ventured across the Atlantic to New York City, specifically to the northern reaches of Manhattan. There, she cultivates her career as a musician. She also concurrently pursues her ambitions by studying Musical Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College.

In 2021, Tali released her first EP named ‘Lose You’. Last year, the Luxemburgish representative also featured in the song “Carry Me Home” with American singer-songwriter Max Bartos.

The song Tali will sing in Malmö is called “Fighter”, which is sung in French and English.

The Rehearsal

Finally for today, it’s Luxembourg! After winning Eurovision five times, they took a 31-year break, but we’re delighted to welcome them back to the contest in 2024. They are represented by TALI, who will be closing the first Semi-Final on 7th May – as well as being a singer, she’s also a vocal coach and theatre performer, so she’s no stranger to a big stage.

Fighter is a really catchy pop number sung in a mix of French and English.

Staging-wise, we have BONUS CUBES on stage, providing a frame for TALI and her five dancers. She’s in a black bodysuit, and all her dancers are in different red outfits. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi. Also like how their performance rotates to perform to each side of the audience – it really works with this stage configuration.

Also PYRO UPDATE – smoke, flames AND fireworks. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi. Bon retour parmi nous, Luxembourg. We’ve missed you.

Luxembourg's first rehearsal - Eurovision 2024. Credit Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

Luxembourg’s first rehearsal – Eurovision 2024. Credit Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

The second rehearsal for Luxembourg will be held on the 1st of May, when we will have a better picture of what we will see from Tali on the Eurovision stage, as we will have the official TV snippet.

Below you can watch a small clip from the Luxembourgish first rehearsal, once it’s published on TikTok:

@eurovision Come for the song, stay for the pyro. @Tali is proving she’ll never let us down #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision

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Eurovision 2024: The schedule of the second day of rehearsals (Sunday 28 April)!

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With the Malmö Arena opening its gates yesterday for the rehearsals of the 37 participating countries, the action continues today with the remaining countries of the first semi-final taking to the stage for the first time.

With no major changes expected this year, the rehearsals for Eurovision 2024 are expected to take place in the upcoming week. Rehearsals are divided into two phases, the first which will run for four days from today until Tuesday 30/04 and will include the initial first rehearsals of all countries taking part in the two semi-finals of the contest and the second which will run from Wednesday 01/05 until Saturday 04/05 and will include the second rehearsals of the countries in the two semi-finals as well as both rehearsals of the countries competing directly in the Final, namely the Big 5 and the host Sweden.

Last year’s changes in the way the rehearsals are covered are maintained this year, as the Press Centre opens on the Monday after the first and second rehearsals.

As a consequence, the information we will have for the first week of the contest will come exclusively from the material provided by the EBU to accredited journalists, as well as through the Live Blogs on Reddit and the short videos on TikTok.

Today’s Schedule

Eight countries are set to take to the stage at Malmö Arena for their first rehearsal, with Iceland and Hera Björk “kicking off” on Saturday morning. The detailed schedule for the second day of rehearsals of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest is as follows (Mentioned in CET/Swedish Time):

 

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Listen to the acoustic version of Luxembourg’s song, in “A Little Bit More”!

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Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel. Read more

Luxembourg: Commentators for RTL and spokesperson unveiled!

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The lineup for Luxembourg’s RTL’s coverage of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden, has been revealed.

The commentators for RTL will be Raoul Roos and Roger Saurfeld.

Who will the spokesperson be?

Many have been wondering who will be the person to hand out the first “twelve points” of the country following its thirty years of absence. Other than Désirée Nosbusch, there would be none. Désirée Nosbusch is no stranger to the Eurovision community, having hosted the contest the last time it was held in Luxembourg in 1984. She was one of the hosts of the Luxembourg Song Contest earlier this year. Given that she was only 19 years old in 1984, Désirée Nosbusch is actually one of the youngest hosts in the contest’s history.

So far, the following countries have revealed their spokesperson for Eurovision 2024 in Malmö:

  • Georgia – Sopho Khalvashi
  • Belgium – Livia Dushkoff
  • Switzerland – Jennifer Bosshard
  • Azerbaijan – Aisel 
  • Slovenia – Lorella Flego
  • Luxembourg – Désirée Nosbusch

Tali will represent Luxembourg with her song “Fighter” and will perform last in the first semi-final of May 7.

 

Source: RTL

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