Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal had the most views on the first day?
Yesterday, the big moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! Rehearsals began with the first seven countries of the first semi-final taking the stage.
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 28, 2024, time 17:20 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:
- Poland: LUNA – The Tower – 711.3 thousand views
- Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – Teressa & Maria – 608.1 thousand views
- Serbia: Teya Dora – Ramonda – 606.7 thousand views
- Croatia: Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 484.7 thousand views
- Ireland: Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue – 208.7 thousand views
- Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – Liar -195.8 thousand views
- Lithiania: Silvester Belt – Luktelk – 193 thousand views
With this small sample, we can infer that:
- Poland’s performance possibly appealed to fans, with the caveat that the stage presence was a surprise – either positively or negatively.
- The rehearsals of Ukraine and Serbia also gained huge popularity, surpassing the following four positions in views, demonstrating their strength in the semifinal.
- Croatia, as one of the major favorites of the competition, did not gather particularly high views, although fans and betting companies have placed it at the top for victory, resulting in the stage presence not making enough of an impression.
- Similarly, Lithuania did not impress fans at all, as it maintained the same appearance as its national final.
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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