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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal has the most views on TikTok?

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Two days ago, the first rehearsals for all 37 entries officially concluded, and today the second rehearsals are expected to be completed, with the Big 5 and the host country Sweden taking the stage at the Malmö Arena for the second time! This means that we are getting closer to the Eurovision week, with the Dress and Jury Rehearsals for the first semi-final starting on Monday.

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?

The ranking with all the entries (in brackets will be the day of the rehearsal) based on the increasing number of views after one week from the start of the first rehearsals on TikTok is as follows:

  1. Netherlands: Joost (fourth day) – Europapa – 3.2 milion views
  2. Greece: Marina Satti (third day) – ZARI – 2.7 million views
  3. Poland: LUNA (first day)– The Tower –1.5 million views
  4. Switzerland: Nemo (third day) – The Code – 1.2 million views
  5. Serbia: Teya Dora (first day) – Ramonda – 980.1 thousand views
  6. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil (first day) – Teressa & Maria – 971.2 thousand views
  7. Croatia: Baby Lasagna (first day) – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 812.3 thousand views
  8. Georgia: Nutsa (fourth day) – FireFighter – 637.4 thousand views
  9. Israel: Eden Golan (fourth day) – Hurricane – 607.1 thousand views
  10. Belgium: Mustii (fourth day) – Before The Party Is Over – 585.7 thousand views
  11. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander (sixth day) – Dizzy – 567.4 thousand views
  12. Armenia: LADANIVA (third day)  – Jako – 528.6 thousand views
  13. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus (sixth day) – Unforgettable – 515.6 thousand views
  14. Spain: Nebulossa (sixth day)– Zorra – 448.5 thousand views
  15. Albania: Besa (third day) – TiTan – 413.5 thousand views
  16. France: Slimane (sixth day) – Mon Amour – 412.5 thousand views
  17. Ireland: Bambie Thug (first day) – Doomsday Blue – 388.2 thousand views
  18. Latvia: Dons (fourth day) – Hollow – 383.2 thousand viewsc
  19. Austria: Kaleen (third day)  – We Will Rave – 366.2 thousand views
  20. Azerbaijan: FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov (second day) – Özünlə Apar – 363.5 thousand views
  21. Cyrpus: Silia Kapsis (first day) – Liar – 324.8 thousand views
  22. Lithuania: Silvester Belt (first day) – Luktelk – 306.2 thousand views
  23. Luxembourg: TALI (second day) – Fighter – 304.3 thousand views
  24. Estonia: 5MIINUST x Puuluup (fourth day) – (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 292.0 thousand views
  25. Malta: Sarah Bonnici (third day) – Loop –  291.7 thousand views
  26. Czechia: Aiko (third day) – Pedestal – 284.9 thousand views
  27. Denmark: SABA (third day) – SAND – 262.0 thousand views
  28. Norway: Gåte (fourth day) – Ulveham – 255.4 thousand views
  29. San Marino: Megara (fourth day) – 11:11 – 238.2 thousand views
  30. Australia: Electric Fields (sexond day) – One Milkali (One Blood) – 229.9 thousand views
  31. Moldova: Natalia Barbu (second day) – In The Middle – 211.0 thousand views
  32. Germany: Isaak (sixth day) – Always On The Run – 210.2 thousand views
  33. Portugal: iolanda (second day) – Grito – 192.3 thousand views
  34. Italy: Angelina Mango (sixth day)– La Noia – 186.0 thousand views
  35. Iceland: Hera Bjork (second day) – Scared of Heights –  180.3 thousand views
  36. Finland: Windows95man (second day) – No Rules – 172.2 thousand views
  37. Slovenia: Raiven (second day) – Veronika – 162.4 thousand views

The views were counted at 17:45 CET.

Based on the views from the first semi-final, the following countries will qualify (in ascending order): Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Croatia, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Cyprus (seventh), Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Australia.

Similarly, from the second semi-final, the following countries will qualify: Netherlands, Greece, Switzerland, Georgia, Israel, Belgium, Armenia, Albania, Latvia, and Austria.

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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Ukraine: Watch the official music video of “Teresa & Maria” by alyona alyona and Jerry Heil!

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Just a few days before the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 commences, the Ukrainian represenatives, alyona alyona and Jerry Heil, present the official music video of the Ukrainian entry for this year’s contest.

In the music video we can see tha faces of “Ukrainian women who walk a thorny path every day (…) through pain, joy, tears, laugh, disappointment”. The artists also rub an online campaign with the hashtag #WorldOnHerShoulder (in English and Ukrainian) wanting to talk about “the women who inspire you and make you believe in tomorrow, even when it seems like tomorrow will never come”.

Watch the official music video of “Teresa & Maria” by alyona alyona and Jerry Heil in the video below:

Ukraine takes part in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2024 on May 7.

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Ukraine: Tanu Muiño appointed as Creative Director for “Teresa & Maria”!

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Suspiline, the Ukrainian broadcaster, has announced that the creative director for their Eurovision 2024 entry “Teresa & Maria” is Tanu Muiño.

The artists behind the song, alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, had decided to keep Tanu’s involvement with their entry a secret until now. However, the appointment of Tanu as Ukraine’s creative director is a major coup considering her wide experience in staging music videos and performances.

Described as “the most famous Ukrainian director in the world” by Suspiline in a press release, Tanu has worked with some of the biggest names in music. The list of her collaborators includes Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd and many others, meaning she’s behind some of the world’s biggest music videos.

Eurovision 2024: Ukraine’s Second Rehearsal!

Now, Tanu has teamed up with alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, who say they “are grateful to fate for the opportunity to team up with Tanu Muiño”.

We are thrilled Tanu became the creative director of our performance. She created so many powerful and incredibly beautiful works, and now she is staging the whole performance –  from development to implementation – that will probably be the most important in our lives. We are grateful Tanu felt the performance exactly as you will see it on May 7 during the first Semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. We managed to bring to life what we had been planning and creating for so long. We have a song that is engraved in the heart of every Ukrainian, a great director who created the best performance for us, so we are ready to represent our country in the best possible way.

We have also now seen what staging Tanu Muiño has worked on for Ukraine’s Eurovision entry this year. After two rehearsals, a clip has been released by The Council showcasing the staging, which involves Jerry Heil climbing a large rock-like structure as shooting stars fall behind her on the LED wall.

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal had the most views on the first day?

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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:

  1. Poland: LUNA – The Tower – 711.3 thousand views
  2. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – Teressa & Maria – 608.1 thousand views
  3. Serbia: Teya Dora – Ramonda – 606.7 thousand views
  4. Croatia: Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 484.7 thousand views
  5. Ireland: Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue – 208.7 thousand views
  6. Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – Liar -195.8 thousand views
  7. 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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The second rehearsal for the first semi-final countries will be held on the 1st of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for the representatives.

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Eurovision 2024: Ukraine’s First Rehearsal!

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Next up on stage after the lunch break, we will be seeing the female duo alyona alyona & Jerry Heil on their first rehearsal as the representatives of Ukraine in this year’s competition with “Teresa & Maria”.

Who are alyona alyona & Jerry Heil?

Aliona Olehivna Savranenko better known by her stage name Alyona Alyona is a Ukrainian rapper and songwriter and she was born on 14 June 1991. Alyona started writing rap music in the middle of the 2000s, with multiple attempts to reach a wider audience. Her initial stage name was Alyona Al.kaida. Alyona is a very controversial figure to the ukrainian society as she was praised in the a Vogue issue as “Ukraine’s most unlikely rap star”. She also has been dubbed “the new rap star of Ukraine” and “the sensation of Ukrainian rap” by Ukrainian media and “The New York Times” likened her to the famous female raper Azealia Banks.

Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva, known as an artist by Jerry Heil, is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber. She was born on  21 October 1995 in a city outside Kyiv called Vasylkiv. She began her career after launching her YouTube channel in 2012, publishing vlogs and musical covers. Jerry began her professional music career in 2017, releasing her debut EP. Since starting her YouTube channel, she has accumulated more than 34.9 million views and 395 thousand subscribers.

Teresa & Maria is a self-described as a song about hope inspired by Roman Catholic saint Mother Teresa and the Virgin Mary, the song was written by Alyona, Heil, Anton Chilibi, and Ivan Klymenko. The song won Ukraine’s National Selection for Eurovision called Vidbir earlier this year.

The Rehearsal

Unfortunately this year, accredited journalists don’t get the chance to watch the first and second rehearsals, so we only get the information and content that the organizers officially release to the public.

The folk ukranian duo appears on the stage with beige costumes, specifically Jerry Heil wears a ethereal floaty dress that blends perfectly with the shadowy figures on the LED wall and the choral backing vocals. The performance feels hymnal and haunting.

The performance from the ukrainian national selection has been elevated, there is a rock prop on stage, such as Serbia’s staging. The prop reminds a bit from last year’s Armenia’s prop on “Future Lover”. In rap part of the song, while alyona alyona emerges from stage right to deliver her rap interlude, Jerry Heil climbs the prop via a wind machine. At the final reherarsal, there was no pyro for Ukraine’s performace, but there is a beautiful overhead shot at the end that incorporates their two bodies into a multi-person visual.

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

https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovision/video/7362567482831424801?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7227990472449377818

The second rehearsal for Ukraine will be held on the 1st of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for Jerry and Alyona.

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Ukraine: Watch Jerry Heil & Alyona Alyona Perform “Teresa & Maria” on Dutch Television!

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The representatives of Ukraine at Eurovision 2024, Jerry Heil & Alyona Alyona, are currently in the Netherlands for Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam, which will take place tonight.

They were guests on Dutch television, specifically on the Dutch talk show “Sophie & Jeroen,” where they performed “Teresa & Maria”. Watch the TV performance of Jerry Heil & Alyona Alyona performing “Teresa & Maria” live.

You can also watch the Eurovisionfun editors’ reaction below, reacting and commenting on Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2024:

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Ukraine: Watch Jerry Heil & Alyona Alyona perform “Teresa & Maria” in Lithuania!

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Representatives of Ukraine at Eurovision 2024, Jerry Heil & Alyona Alyona, met at LRT, where the final event of the “Radarom!” support campaign for Ukraine took place. They both participated in the event, performing live the song “Teresa & Maria“.

 

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Silvester Belt, the representative of Lithuania at Eurovision 2024, met the Ukrainian representatives backstage during the concert. They had the opportunity to get acquainted, converse, exchange pleasantries, and teach each other various phrases in their native languages.

“It’s wonderful that they wanted to get to know each other, to connect, to communicate, and to maintain a beautiful friendship from the beginning. The performers were very charming, friendly, and I have no doubt that they are ready to impress Europe. I feel honored because I have already become a fan of theirs. I believe they will be at the top. At least in my personal ranking, for sure. We must remember that the war is not over yet; it continues, so we need to focus and make sacrifices,” Silvester Belt stated on LRT.lt.

 

It’s worth noting that both Ukraine and Lithuania will appear in the first half of the first semi-final on May 7th.

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Source: LRT.lt