Eurovision 2024: First Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Final – Live Commentary! (Updated Live)
Following the conclusion of the two semi-finals, the countries that received the golden tickets for Saturday’s Grand Final will now join the Big 5 along with the host country Sweden on Grand Final’s First Dress Rehearsal.
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The show
Competing countries
Sweden
A very sleek performance from this year’s hosts. Marcus & Martinus are as professional as it gets and are ready to bring Sweden once again in the top ten. Will they make it? I’m sure they will, as they have a huge fanbase all around Europe.
Ukraine
A strong and impactful performance by Ukraine. The act is touching, emotional and the vocals are on point. Visually it is impressive. A top five placement for Ukraine is sure despite the controversial running order.
Germany
Vocally wise a good performance. Visually wise it is not indifferent in any terms. However, the song feels bland and forgettable. We would not be surprised if it finishes in bottom five.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg is back to Eurovision after 31 years and will “fight” for a top ten finish. The performance is really good, Tali sounds good and I think that juries will love it and reward it as much as possible. Will the top ten finish be possible for Luxembourg? I think it is, all thanks to the juries’ vote.
Break
The Netherlands
Joost did not perform today, due to an “incident” backstage!
Israel
Israel performed before The Netherlands in this Dress Rehearsal, as Joost denied to perform!
Eden Golan is also here for the win. Impressive vocals and a breathtaking performance. The most controversial entry of Eurovision 2024 has either a strong fanbase or extreme haters. Personally, I think that Israel will win the public vote. We will see tomorrow!
Lithuania
Silvester Belt’s energy is haunting. It is definitely a song for the audience in the arena. Everyone is dancing along. However, this time I’m not really confident for the support of Lithuanian diaspora.
Spain
“ZORRA, ZORRA, ZORRA”. This is what everyone is screaming. The fans are gonna love it, but the audience at home? Don’t now…evidently not a family-friendly show.
Estonia
An energetic performance. That’s all. It’s fate, unknown!
Ireland
Will the Queen return to its throne? Even if she will not, the best result the country has achieved for years it’s on its way. Impressive performance by Bambie.
Latvia
The biggest surprise of the Second Semi-Final. I have a feeling that the juries will like it a lot and award it as it is one of the few ballads this year.
Greece
Probably Marina’s best performance so far. Vocally she sounds better and the performance is both urban and colorful.
United Kingdom
One of the most impressive TV shows of the year. The performance is mind-blowing. However, Olly’s vocals remain weak. A good finish for the UK? I hope so!
Norway
A haunting performance by Gåte as we’re used to. However, the running order is not quite helpful and I don’t see it as well received by the public as some might think.
Italy
Angelina Mango is another contender for victory. She brings sass, attitude, vocals and Mediterranean vibes to the Eurovision stage. Her outfit is not the one we saw on the Second Semi-Final and I think it suits her better. Overall, it might have been her best performance so far.
Serbia
Serbia’s performance is touching yet effective. Teya Dora’s vocals always on point. No differences from all the performances we have already seen.
Finland
You will either love it or hate it. It is up to the European audience to decide. The performance is always on point.
Portugal
The Portuguese element is here and Iolanda always sounds magnificent. Not quite sure how it will end on the scoreboard.
Armenia
One of the most energetic performances of the show. If I could describe LADANIVA with one word, it could be charisma. Best of luck to Armenia.
Cyprus
Silia gets better every time, more confident, more sassy. The vocals are great, the choreography always on point. Silia is the youngest performer this year and I don’t think you can tell!
Switzerland
We are all shocked about how can Nemo do all these things on stage and be vocally on point. Jury winner alert!
Slovenia
A mystical performance by Raiven. Vocally impressive as always, however I think that she cannot escape the bottom five in such a year.
Croatia
Baby Lasagna gives another energetic performance and he proves what he is one of the hot favorites to win the contest. Zagreb 2025? A possible scenario.
Georgia
A fiery performance by Nutsa Buzaladze and we could not expect anything less. Georgia is back to the Final after eight years and Nutsa is already a winner for that.
France
Another jury winner alert. Slimane’s performance is breathtaking bringing the audience to tears. Are we heading to France?
Austria
WE WILL RAAAAVE!!!
Don’t know about us, but we sure did here. Vocals are okay, she is energetic and sexy at the same time.
Interval Acts
It is a year of anniversaries as the hosts mention. 25 years since Charlotte Perrelli’s win, 40 years since Herrey’s win and 50 years since ABBA’s win. It’s time for a reunion, basically for two.
Alcazar, the famous Swedish group, reunited an took the stage singing their all-time classic “Crying at the discotheque”.
Then, ABBA sent their message to Eurovision fans and divas Charlotte Perreli, Carola and Conchita Wurst sang “Waterloo”, Sweden’s first winning entry.
Later, Loreen takes the stage and performs her new song “Forever” as well as her winning entry “Tattoo” on a new version.
The Dress Rehearsals will continue tonight with the Jury Show, which will determine half of the Grand Final’s outcome, as the 37 national juries will cast their votes.
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