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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: Problem with the on-stage sun!

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The Italian news sites report a last minute problem, a few hours after the start of the rehearsals of Eurovision 2022.

According to the two leading Italian newspapers, La Stampa and La Repubblica, there has been a problem with the sun, which would adorn the PalaOlimpico stage.

As it is typically reported in Italian publications, the arches that would compose the rotating sun could not make the entire rotational motion.

As there is a problem in the mechanism of the sun, its movement can be limited and up to a point.

With the time margins narrowing dangerously, the organizers decided to allow the use of the sun, even under limited movement.

This development has provoked the reaction of some delegations, who spent about 30,000 euros for the use of a special LED wall that would be based on the construction of the sun.

We are waiting with great interest, whether the stage presence of the participations based on this construction will be affected and whether it will have an impact on the final result that will appear on the stage of PalaOlimpico.