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Eurovision 2022: Portugal’s First Rehearsal!

Today,  the rehearsals for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest continue in Turin. First to take the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest is Portugal, with Maro and the song “Saudade, saudade”.

Who is Maro?

Maro, was born in October 30, 1994 in Lisbon. Despite her young age, she wrote her first song at the age of 11. It wasn’t until she turned 19 that MARO realised she wanted to pursue music full time. She knows how to play piano, guitar and bass. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston and in 2018 she released her first album. In her first year in LA, the artist released six self-written and self-produced albums. During this time, her Instagram caught the eye of Grammy winner, Jacob Collier, who invited her to join his debut touring band as a featured vocalist and instrumentalist.

The rehearsal

Portugal are performing on the B stage right in front of the Green Room, singing in a circle formation that really fits the intimate, dreamlike style of the song. The graphic backdrop adds some swirly colour, and It’s a simple, beautiful performance that’s given us our first goosebumps of the day. And…relax.

First sighting of the Eurovision smoke machine, providing ankle fog for Portugal’s final run-through.

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

@eurovision And intimate, beautiful and mesmerising first rehearsal from Portugal’s @MARO 🥰🇵🇹 @RTP #Eurovision #Eurovision2022 #EurovisionTikTok ♬ original sound – Eurovision

EBU / ANDRES PUTTING

EBU / ANDRES PUTTING

The second rehearsal of Portugal will take place on Wednesday 4/5 so we will have a better picture of what we will see from Maro on the stage of the competition.


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Eurovision 2022: Albania’s First Rehearsal!

The time for all Eurofans has come! Today,  the rehearsals for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest are going to be held in Turin officially. First to take the stage of this years Eurovision Song Contest is Albania, with Ronela Hajati and the song “Sekret“.

Who is Ronela Hajati?

Ronela Hajati was born in September 2, 1989 in Tirana, Albania. She was interested in music from a very young age, Ronela studied ballet and piano and took part in a variety of song and dance contests before making a career in the music industry. Ronela is known for her diversity in music, style and performance. She took part in a lot of Albanian song and dance contests, like Top Fest and Kënga Magjike, and this year she managed to win the 60th Festivali I Këngës, a beloved annual show in Albania, and has more recently been used to select the country’s Eurovision entries. Hajati triumphed over 19 other acts, with some of the brightest names in music amongst them.

The rehearsal

Unfortunately, for the first rehearsals, accredited journalists do not have the opportunity to cover them. The only things that become known are what the event gives to the public.

This performance has incredible drama and impact, and she looks amazing in a sparkly bikini with black boots and pink hair. Four male backing dancers and one very gymnastic female are providing backing support – this is ticking lots of our Eurovision boxes.

This is going to be a great opener to the first Semi-Final next Tuesday – despite some sound issues in the first run-through, her vocal sounds great. On her second run she is more comfortable on stage, with great moves and some pyros maybe will be added on her last run. Also, the waterfall at the front of the stage has been turned on for her last performance for today!

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

@eurovision The Sekret’s out! Check out this exclusive look at @Ronela Hajati’s first rehearsal on the #Eurovision stage! 🇦🇱🦅 #Eurovision2022 #tiktokeurovision ♬ original sound – Eurovision

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

EBU / NATHAN REINDS

The second rehearsal of Albania will take place on Wednesday 4/5 so we will have a better picture of what we will see from Ronela on the stage of the competition.


 

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