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Portugal: Member of Portuguese Delegation tests positive for COVID-19!

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Shortly before Portugal’s second rehearsal, EBU notified us that a member of the delegation tested positive for COVID-19.

A member of the Portuguese delegation has tested positive for COVID-19 while undergoing routine antigenic testing at the PalaOlimpico venue in Turin. They are feeling well and not displaying any symptoms.

In accordance with our Health and Safety protocol they have undertaken a further PCR test, have returned to their hotel and will now go into isolation for 7 days. We will update on their progress in due course.

According to the Health and Safety Protocol in place for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 the rest of the delegation are not obliged to enter isolation or quarantine but, in accordance with Italian law, must wear FFP2 masks at all times both inside and outside the venue.

Portugal will continue with their scheduled rehearsal this afternoon, Wednesday 4 May.

We wish they get well soon while awaiting for Portugal’s Maro second rehearsal!

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Lithuania: Monika Liu’s performance was impossible to be staged as expected!

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The rehearsals of Eurovision 2022 started with many problems. Already, difficulties with the stage’s sun seem to be facing this year’s event in Turin, since the structures that make up the stage cannot move as a whole, based on Cinguetterai. Instead, they can move in a quite reduced manner due to a mechanical failure.

In addition, as you were informed, the stand-in rehearsals were carried out with many difficulties and several delegations expressed their dissatisfaction with the material they received from the rehearsal of their participation. The technical issues to which the delegations were referring may therefore include the malfunction of the sun construction.

On top of all the above, there are also problems in the countries where they are rehearsing today. There were technical and sound problems for the Latvians in the second run of their first technical rehearsal. On the other hand, this morning, the leader of the Lithuanian Eurovision delegation told LRT (Lithuanian public broadcaster) that they are no longer able to make Monika Liu’s Eurovision performance as expected.

In particular, they revealed that they were informed this morning that they can no longer put on Monika’s show as expected, saying:

What we have planned, we will not see on the Eurovision stage.

The exact elements of the Lithuanian stage performance that had to be discarded have not been revealed. The required change in scenery is speculated to be related to the kinetic sun issues reported this morning by La Stampa.

Read all about what happened at the first rehearsal in Lithuania, unfortunately with several problems, here.

Lithuania’s second rehearsal will take place on Wednesday 4/5 so we’ll have a better idea of what we’ll see from Monika Liu on the competition stage.

Monika Liu is competing in third place in the first semi-final on May 10, with the song “Sentimentai“.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acya6UcJP1k

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Source: LRT

American Song Contest: Watch the rehearsals of the fifth qualifier round!

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Short clips from the rehearsals of the representatives of each state and region of the fifth American Song Contest qualifying round were released on the American Song Contest’s social media accounts!

You can check out the participants’ rehearsals below:

  1. American Samoa: Tenelle – “Full Circle“
  2. California: Sweet Taboo – “Keys to the Kingdom“
  3. Guam: Jason J. – “Midnight“
  4. Idaho: Andrew Sheppard – “Steady Machine“
  5. Illinois: Justin Jesso – “Lifeline“
  6. Maryland: Sisqó – “It’s Up“
  7. Michigan: Ada LeAnn – “Natalie“
  8. Missouri: HALIE – “Better Things“
  9. New Mexico: Khalisol – “Drop“
  10. North Carolina: John Morgan – “Right in the Middle“
  11. Vermont: Josh Panda – “Rollercoaster“

As always, the songs will be released in their entirety only 24 hours before the show. This will be the fifth out of the five heats and will be broadcast live on Tuesday, April 19, at 2AM CET on NBC.

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Finland: Watch a video from The Rasmus rehearsals for Eurovision 2022!

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Finnish public television has posted on social media a short excerpt from The Rasmus rehearsals, just weeks before the legendary band representing the country in this year’s music contest, leaves for Turin and Eurovision 2022.

In this video we see that the yellow and black color, which dominated the appearance of The Rasmus in the national final, will be here as well. We also see various large balloons, as promised, to be in place with some of them going up and down. The appearance remains dynamic, but without losing the special identity of the band.

The Rasmus participate with the song Jezebel, in the second semifinal. In fact, it is an ear that will open at night, since they are the first to compete!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtMfCf3vFbc

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Italy: Sanremo rehearsals begin!

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The rehearsals of the first show of this year’s Sanremo, which will take place on February 1st, have already begun!

Pictures of the live orchestra of the show have been published, also displaying Emma Marone (Italy 2014) and Fabrizio Moro (Italy 2018), who have represented the country in the past, rehearsing!

Sanremo 2022 will be held from February 1st to February 5th and all the contestants are already known!

Source: Eurovoix

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