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Eurovision 2023: Second Rehearsal of Switzerland!

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Today is the fourth day of rehearsals, the day when the countries participating in the First Semi Final will take over the stage for their second rehearsal at M&S Bank Arena, in Liverpool!

Next up on stage for their second rehearsal is Switzerland and Remo Forrer with the song “Watergun“.

Who is Remo Forrer?

Remo, after a childhood of playing traditional folk music on the accordion in his little Swiss village of Hemberg, Remo moved onto the piano.

Given time he might have found fame with his accordion skills but it was his singing that landed him victory at The Voice of Switzerland 2020. He also triumphed in the German version of the music game show I Can See Your Voice.

The Rehearsal

No changes from Sunday’s first rehearsal that we could see, and still sounding great in the arena. “Watergun“ is a heartfelt ballad about the tragedy of war, and a universal call for peace.

It’s clear that Remo feels a real connection to these lyrics, and his vocal is beautiful. Staging-wise, he has four contemporary dancers (one is Ellinea Siampalis, dancer at several numbers in Melodifestivalen, who has Greek roots) and also dances himself, which we weren’t expecting.

Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

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Listen to the acouctic version of the songs from Switzerland and Lithuania!

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The third episode of the new series on the official Eurovision TouTube channel,“A Little Bit More”, took place on Friday night.

Thus, after some time, the official Eurovision YouTube channel post the various performances of the competing artists.

You can listen to the acoustic versions of the songs from Switzerland and Lithuania in the videos below!

Switzerland – Remo Forrer – “Watergun”

https://youtu.be/8DQF09cco-U

Lithuania – Monika Linkytė – “Stay” 

https://youtu.be/jS1eAwm1Sfs

You can also watch the reactions of the Eurovisionfun team, reacting and commenting on Switzerland’s and Lithuania’s Eurovision 2023 entries below:

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Eurovision 2023: First Rehearsal of Switzerland!

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Today is the first day of rehearsals, the day when the countries participating in the First Semi Final will take over the stage for their first rehearsal at M&S Bank Arena, in Liverpool!

Next up on stage for their first rehearsal is Switzerland and Remo Forrer with the song “Watergun“.

Who is Remo Forrer?

Remo, after a childhood of playing traditional folk music on the accordion in his little Swiss village of Hemberg, Remo moved onto the piano.

Given time he might have found fame with his accordion skills but it was his singing that landed him victory at The Voice of Switzerland 2020. He also triumphed in the German version of the music game show I Can See Your Voice.

The Rehearsal

Well, this is quite special. “Watergun“ is a heartfelt ballad about the tragedy of war, and a universal call for peace. It’s clear that Remo feels a real connection to these lyrics, and his vocal is beautiful.

Corinne Cumming / EBU

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

@eurovision A heartfelt and haunting call for peace✌️🇨🇭 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @remoforrer ♬ original sound – Eurovision

Staging-wise, he has four contemporary dancers (one is Ellinea Siampalis, dancer at several numbers in Melodifestivalen, who has Greek roots) and also dances himself, which we weren’t expecting.

Corinne Cumming / EBU

The staging for this was created by Sacha Jean-Baptiste, who was also responsible for Switzerland‘s G’jon’s Tears in 2021 and Marius Bear in 2022.

Corinne Cumming / EBU

Who says you can’t have pyro in a ballad? Remo Forrer is breaking all the rules, with a short interlude of smoke and red fireworks raining down from the roof. All VERY dramatic.

Corinne Cumming / EBU

The second Swiss rehearsal will be held on the 3rd of May, when we will know how the performance will look on screen for the Swiss entry.

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Photos: Corinne Cumming / EBU

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Switzerland: Remo Forrer filmed his postcard for Eurovision 2023!

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Switzerland’s representative in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Remo Forrer, has completed the shooting of his postcard, the video that will be shown before his performance in the First Semi-Final.

The filming took place on the Swiss lake.

The countries that have confirmed that they have completed the shooting of their postcards are:

  • Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi
  • Austria – Teya & Salena
  • Croatia – Letya and Teja and Tina/Teya, Telja and Kyaena
  • Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou
  • France – La Zarra
  • Germany – Lord of the Lost
  • Ireland – Wild Youth
  • Latvia – Sudden Lights
  • Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
  • Malta – The Busker
  • Moldova – Pasha Parfeni
  • Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper
  • Poland – Blanka
  • Slovenia – Joker Out
  • Romania – Theodor Andrei
  • Belgium – Gustaph
  • Estonia – Alika
  • Greece – Victor Vernicos
  • Azerbaijan – TuralTuranx

Switzerland are set to appear in the 8th place in the First Semi-Final which will take place on 9 May in Liverpool:

https://youtu.be/_8-Sbc_GZMc

You can see our editors reaction video to Switzerland’s participation in the video below:

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Switzerland: Remo Forrer sings the Israeli entry “Unicorn”!

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The Swiss representative in Eurovision 2023, Remo Forrer, continues the covers of this year’s contest entries. This time and by popular demand, he performs “Unicorn”, Noa Kirel’s song, live on TikTok.

@remoforrer.ch Antwort auf @Yuval K | יובל ק @Noa Kirel #eurovision #fy #foryou #fyp #viral #esc #noakirel #unicorn #cover #switzerland #piano #remoforrer ♬ Originalton – remoforrer

Below you can learn all the details about Remo Forrer’s performance in Liverpool:

Switzerland: Remo Forrer will be joined by four dancers on stage, in Liverpool!

Εnjoy our reaction video for Switzerland in Eurovision 2023:

Will Remo Forrer be able to continue the good course of the country in the song contest? Tell us in the comments down bellow!

Stay tuned on Eurovision Fun for all the news regarding Switzerland’s participation in Eurovision 2023! 

 

Switzerland: Listen here “Watergun” of Remo Forrer for Eurovision 2023!

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On 20th of February, it became known from the Swiss Public Broadcaster SRF that Remo Forrer will represent Switzerland in Eurovision 2023 (read the article here).

The time has come for the young artist to reveal his song as it was scheduled today, in 7th of March. The premiere took place through the official YouTube channel of Eurovision.

With his song “Watergun” the 22 year old artist will make his dream come true as he mentioned when it was announced to him that he would represent the country in this year’s song contest.

You can watch the video clip here:

Who is Remo Forrer?

Remo Forrer was born in 2001 in a small town called Hemberg SG. He started playing the flute from an early age, then he switched to the accordion, and then he ended up at the piano, which is still his favorite musical instrument to this day. In addition, he took voice lessons at a music school. In 2017, he was nominated for the talent show of the central Switzerland, where he received the award of Photographers Choice for the best stage performance. One year later, he won the competition “Sing dein Ding” with an acapella group and he was allowed to appear at the Acapella Festival in Pfaffikon SZ. In 2020, he won The Voice of Switzerland.

Switzerland has succeeded since 2019 counting three qualifies in a row and two times being in the top 10 at the Grand Final.

We want to remind you that Switzerland will perform at the second half of the first semi final at 9th of May 2023!

Will Remo Forrer be able to continue the good course of the country in the song contest? Tell us in the comments down bellow!

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