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Eurovision 2022: United Kingdom’s second rehearsal

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Today is the final day of rehearsals in Turin, with the second rehearsals of the BIG 5 countries!

Next up on stage for their second rehearsal is the United Kingdom and Sam Ryder with the song “SPACE MAN”.

Who is Sam Ryder?

Sam is a singer and songwriter from Essex who has seen his popularity go stratospheric, largely thanks to social media. The Brit co-wrote his Eurovision entry with Grammy winning songwriter Amy Wadge (Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud) and Max Wolfgang, and with over 12 million followers and 100 million likes on TikTok, he is currently the most followed UK music artist on the platform.

As the world went into lockdown in March 2020, Sam uploaded the first of his now famous cover videos, quickly catching the attention of celebrity fans including Justin Bieber, Sia and Alicia Keys, who even posted her own video reacting to his cover of her song If I Ain’t Got You.

Since then he’s been signed by Parlophone Records, released his debut EP (The Sun’s Gonna Rise), and received top-level support from the UK’s biggest radio stations.

The Rehearsal

The performance starts in the dark with Sam’s clothes glowing. Then the huge prop lights up and we see everything.

A very solid vocal performance by Sam who doesn’t hesitate to show his full range.

The prop opens during the final chorus and the lights turn gold. Sam also plays the guitar!

There were some errors with the cameras showing the crew moving the prop in the first run, but a huge applause in the end.

This is a strong contender.

During the second run the camera work improved. The third run was the best so far.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XRnwlK5GgM

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Eurovision 2022: First Rehearsal of the United Kingdom!

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Today is the sixth day of rehearsals in Turin and the first rehearsals of the BIG 5 countries are going to be held today!

Next up on stage for their first rehearsal is United Kingdom and Sam Ryder with the song “SPACE MAN“.

Who is Sam Ryder?

Sam is a singer and songwriter from Essex who has seen his popularity go stratospheric, largely thanks to social media. The Brit co-wrote his Eurovision entry with Grammy winning songwriter Amy Wadge (Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud) and Max Wolfgang, and with over 12 million followers and 100 million likes on TikTok, he is currently the most followed UK music artist on the platform.

As the world went into lockdown in March 2020, Sam uploaded the first of his now famous cover videos, quickly catching the attention of celebrity fans including Justin Bieber, Sia and Alicia Keys, who even posted her own video reacting to his cover of her song If I Ain’t Got You.

Since then he’s been signed by Parlophone Records, released his debut EP (The Sun’s Gonna Rise), and received top-level support from the UK’s biggest radio stations.

The Rehearsal

The United Kingdom wins the biggest prop award of the contest so far. They’ve put up on stage a metal structure made up of three enormous wings, like something off the set of a science fiction movie. Just to have a comparison measure, each section is bigger than Australia’s staircase, maybe four or five metres high?

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Sam’s on an illuminated circular plinth in the middle, is wearing a black outfit with black and white trainers, giving it amazing vocals as the structure lights up, then finally opens up. It’s visually really impressive, and Sam does a great job of connecting with the cameras too. The final twenty seconds of this takes a turn from the recorded version, leading to an epic finale.

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Below you can watch a small clip from the first rehearsal of the United Kingdom on TikTok:

@eurovision A HUUUUGE prop and HUUUGE vocals from United Kingdom’s @Sam Ryder 🔥 #EurovisionTikTok #Eurovision2022 #Eurovision ♬ original sound – Eurovision

The second rehearsal of the United Kingdom will be held on the 7th of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for their entry.

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Germany: Sam Ryder was the winner of the Songcheck’s third episode!

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Winner of the third episode of German Songcheck was Sam Ryder and Space Man, the UK entry. This is the second song of the Big 5 that is in the first place of the rating, since in the previous episode the participation of Italy was in the first place.

We remind you that at Songcheck the songs are evaluated by both the panel of judges and the viewers through a special application.

The detailed score was as follows:

In the first place is the score of the audience, in the second place the score of the judges and in the end the average, always with an excellent ten.

United Kingdom – 8.2 + 9.9 – 9.05 points
Serbia – 6.4 + 7.6 – 7 points
Finland – 6.4 + 7.6 – 7 points
Cyprus – 6.1 + 5.4 – 5.75 points
Israel – 4.8 + 5.9 – 5.35 points
Australia – 6.4 + 3.8 – 5.1 points
San Marino – 5 + 5 – 5 points
Georgia – 4.9 + 4.7 – 4.8 points
Azerbaijan – 4.3 + 3.8 – 4.05 points
Malta – 3.9 + 2.7 – 3.3 points

The Songcheck concludes with the songs of the second half of the second semifinal and with the German entry of course.

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Interesting information about the stage presentation of some participations?

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A number of interesting information is given by a user on Wiwibloggs. Of course, we are not able to know if everything that user says is true. However, because everything he supports about the Greek participation and the direction of Fokas Evangelinos are based, we decided to publish this information, telling you to always read carefully what follows, as they are not fully confirmed.

Initially, this user refers to the participation of the United Kingdom, saying that although he believes that this year the country will do much better than we are used to, Sam Ryder will not win, since the stage presentation of Space Man is not a winning one. He also gives a forecast saying that UK will be from the 7th to the 12th place.

As was reasonable the above raised questions to users, who ask Who am i? how he is so sure of what he mentions. Who am i? then claims that he had the opportunity to see and know some things about the stage presentation of about ten countries.

What is of particular importance for Greece is the following:

So according to what he reveals, a country that will hold its first rehearsal on May 1 and is currently in the top ten of bets, will do much better than is now expected. In addition, he advises us to be patient, since a lot will change during the rehearsals.

The countries that have rehearsals on May 1 and are in the top ten of bets are Greece and Norway. However, knowing that Norway will perform on the stage of the contest almost the same that Subwoolfer performed in the final of MGP 2022, our mind automatically goes to the Greek participation. In his next comment he makes it even more obvious that he is referring to Greece.

Finally, Who am i? says some things about Poland as well. On the one hand, he does not think that it will go as well as most people think, but also that the stage presentation is not so different from the national final.

Who am i? gives his own prediction of the final winner of the competition, which he considers to be one of the women’s ballads, without specifying here which one he has in mind.

Are they just speculations? Are opinions based on data he knows? In very few days we will know. However, the truth in his words that we can also confirm, is that the stage presentation of the Greek participation is the telling of a story that will really move.

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United Kingdom: Listen to the acoustic version of “Space Man” by Sam Ryder!

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A few hours ago representative of the United Kingdom, Sam Ryder, posted on his personal YouTube channel an acoustic version of his song “Space Man” with which he will represent his country in Eurovision 2022 after his internal selection.

Listen to the acoustic version of “Space Man” by Sam Ryder:

The United Kingdom competes directly in the Grand Final on May 14 and is currently one of the favorites to win by the betting odds.

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United Kingdom: BBC promises a spectacular staging for Sam Ryder!

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Through its official Twitter account for Eurovision, BBC teased us about an impressive staging for Sam Ryder in Pala Olimpico.

After many years, the United Kingdom comes to the 66th Eurovision Song Contest for a very pleasant result. “Space Man” by Sam Ryder is currently in fourth place of the betting odds, while media from all over Europe, face the British song with great interest.

As BBC informed us a while ago, all that Sam Ryder needs for his live performance are now on a truck en route for, of course, Turin!

United Kingdom’s staging will be directed by Marvin Dietman. BBC trusted Tap Music for this year’s representation in Eurovision Song Contest. This change seems to bear fruit, as a more competitive and professional approach has been chosen, in comparison to previous years.

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United Kingdom: Watch Sam Ryder’s live performance at The Nikolaos Tsitiridis Show!

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For the needs of Live On Tape Video was Sam Ryder in Sofia the past days and took the opportunity to appear on the most popular talk show on Bulgarian television, perfoming his song ‘Space Man‘. At The Nikolaos Tsitiridis Show, a show that is presented by the Greek origin Nikolaos Tsitiridis and is the longest running late night TV show on Bulgaria, Sam Ryder was invited. The popular British artist, who has brought the United Kingdom after so many years high in the odds, sang his song ‘Space Man’ live, with which he will represent United Kingdom at this year’s Eurovision in Turin.

 

Sam Ryder will travel in several European countries before traveling to Turin in May for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

Did you like Sam Ryder’s perfomance? Will he eventually justify his high position at the betting odds?

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The shooting of Live On Tapes has started in Sofia!

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A big production has been set up in Sofia, as for the next few days the shooting of live on tapes of eight countries will take place there! We have already seen through social media that some artists are in Sofia, with the rest arriving soon, while creative directors Marvin Dietmann, Dan Shipton and Sacha Jean Baptiste are also in the Bulgarian capital for directing and supervising the shooting of the countries that they are in charge of.

Eight delegations, in order to reduce costs, will travel in the upcoming days in Sofia for the shooting of live on tape videos of their participations. We remind you that the live on tape video is the backup live performance of the entries and is required by all delegations. This video will be used by the event only if any of the delegations fails to reach Turin in May.

The eight countries that will shoot the live on tape video in Sofia in the upcoming days are the following:

  • Greece
  • Cyprus
  • United Kingdom
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Malta
  • Bulgaria
  • Armenia

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United Kingdom: Watch the first live perfomance of “Space Man”!

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After the release of “Space Man” earlier today, Sam Ryder performed his song live for the first time. Sam Ryder has been a guest at “The One Show” to perform and promote his entry “Space Man”.

Watch the live perfomance here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx0vtlnSUtw&feature=emb_title

Who is Sam Ryder?

Sam Ryder is a singer-songwriter from Essex, England, who catapulted to fame thanks to TikTok, where he’s amassed over 12 million followers for his covers of Adele, Sia, Hozier, Marvin Gaye, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Kate Bush, Freddie Mercury and more. He’s known for his ethereal vocals and his impressive falsetto.

His entry for Eurovision 2022 is already at number 3 on the UK’s YouTube trends! Watch the official video of “Space Man” here:

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United Kingdom: Sam Ryder flies to Turin with Space Man

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As we have exclusively informed you through our Twitter account Sam Ryder is the british representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 came to be true. The 31-year-old singer is going to sing “Space Man” in Turin.

Who Sam Ryder is

The 31-year-old singer was born in Essex in 1990. He is also a songwriter and guitar player. He started working in the music industry in 2009. He was a member in various bands, like The Morning After, Blessed By A Broken Heart and Close Your Eyes. He rose to fame in 2020 through TikTok, where he covered lots of songs and obtained millions of followers.

The United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

The last time the United Kingdom finished in the Eurovision top 10 was in 2009. Their results have been pretty poor since. The country finished last three times, and they received zero points in 2021. Will this bad luck change this year?

Do you like the british entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022?

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