Eurovision 2022 - Live in Turin: Rehearsals Day Seven (May 6)
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The Eurovision 2022 rehearsals continue to unfold reaching day seven in Pala Olimpico, Turin with the second set of countries from Semi-final 2 making their second rehearsals.
The second set of 11 acts of the 2022 Eurovision Second Semi-final will take the stage today for their second rehearsal. Namely, Australia, Cyprus, Ireland, North Macedonia, Estonia, Romania , Poland, Montenegro , Belgium, Sweden, and Czech Repubic from the second semi-final are making their second round of rehearsals.
The rehearsal week has been divided into two primary phases: From today and up to Tuesday 3/5 the first rehearsals of all competing countries from the two semi finals take place while from Wednesday 4/5 till Saturday 7/5 the second rehearsals of all delegates in both semifinals will be held along with the first and second rehearsals of the Big-5 countries and the host nation.
This is how today's rehearsals will unfold in Pala Olimpico in CEST time:
- 10:00 – 10:20 Australia: Sheldon Riley - “Not The Same”
- 10:25 – 10:45 Cyprus: Andromache - “Ela”
- 10:50 – 11:10 Ireland: Brooke - "That's Rich"
- 11:15 – 11:35 North Macedonia - Andrea - "Circles"
- 11:40 – 12:00 Estonia: Stefan - "Hope"
Lunch break
- 13:05 – 13:25 Romania: WRS - "Llamame
- 13:30 – 13:50 Poland: Ochman - "River"
- 13:55 – 14:15 Montenegro: Vladana - "Breathe"
- 14:20 – 14:40 Belgium: Jeremie Makiese - "Miss You"
- 14:45 – 15:05 Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs - "Hold Me Closer"
Break
- 15:35 – 15:55 Czech Republic: We Are Domi - "Lights Off"
1.Australia: Sheldon Riley - “Not The Same”
The 7th day of rehearsal opens with Sheldon Riley from Australia making his second rehearsal of 'Not the Same". Sheldon give another spectacular performance in every aspect. The Australian hoepful wears silver shiny jewelry on his face and hands similar to those in the national final performance. The lighting is rather dark with the camera taking close-up shot and from a higher angle.
The two strairs feature again his performance. Sheldon is going up the stair, a movement implying the fight to reach the top and the tough way against all obstacle for people that are not the same. Sheldon's way to the top which he reach once the two stairs connect and seem more like a mountain stand for the victorious ending of the whole fight for people not the same. Such an empowering message coming from an artist inspired by his own fights. Amazing vocals once again by Sheldon who is surely climbing his way safely to the Grand final.
Photo Credit: EBU/Andres Putting
A few words for Sheldon
Riley was born on March 14, 1999, to an Australian mother and a Filipino father. His real name is Sheldon Hernandez. He recalls a childhood that was “lots of fun” but also quite difficult. He is now 22 years old.
Sheldon Riley, then 19, made it to the Grand Finale of The Voice Australia on the first try and again in The Voice, All-Stars 2019. His bold, original sound won the hearts of coaches Delta Goodrem, Boy George, and Kelly Rowland, Joe Jonas. He performed Boy George’s hit “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” on The Voice.
Sheldon Riley was on the season 8 of The X Factor, as a member of Time and Place, who were eliminated on the first live show. Celebrities like Sam Smith, Adam Lambert, and different drag queens follows Sheldon on Instagram and got some really cool exposure from different people.
Sheldon also sailed further in international fame by taking part at 'America's Got Talent Show ‘AGT’ Season 15.
2.Cyprus: Andromache - “Ela”
Photo Credit: EBU/Andres Putting
Up next comes Andromache for Cyprus with her song 'Ela' going through its second rehearsal. Once again Andromache takes the audience to her maginal world of mythology or mermaid. Her staging has a big impact and in combination with her amazing vocals travel the speactator to another world. As she descirbed herself the performance of "Ela" is 'Pure, Exotic and subductive' and from what we see we take her word for it ! Nice Job Cyprus who are sailing their way to the final.
A few words for Andromache
Andromache is a young talented singer and songwriter, Andromachi is originally from Lechena and after school she started studying German Philology in Athens while at the same time she started singing initially on music stages in Lechena, Amaliada and Gazi. Her father was a teacher of traditional dances.
She became widely known in 2015, when she participated to the talent show “The Voice 2” and made the difference with her distinctive tone of voice. Her debut single was “To Feggari” (The Moon), written by Giorgos Papadopoulos, one of the hitmakers of the new generation. Unfolding her creative talent, Andromachi presented two singles that she wrote herself, “De Mporo”( I can't) and “Den Se Dialeksa”(i didn't choose you), while her next single “Na Soun Psema” (If only you were a lie) became a huge success, standing out on radio airplay and surpassing 2 millions of YouTube views in a few months.
Her live performances stand out and she has collaborated on stage with some of the biggest name in the Greek music industry, among which Konstantinos Argiros for consecutive seasons, Nikos Vertis and Nikos Oikonomopoulos.
3.Ireland: Brooke - "That's Rich"
Photo Credit: EBU/Andres Putting
Brooke from Ireland is up next with her song 'That's Rich' and their second rehearsal taking place. The Irish hopeful takes the stage wearing the same electric blue outfit accompanied on stage by her four female backing dancers dressed in white. She starts her performance lying on the floor, while blue and pink lights are the dominating colors at that point. A switch of close-up and different angles taken by the camera brings a playful mood on the stage.
She delivers her song with confidence and strong vocals and if you pair that with the catchy energetic choreography going along with the 80's -90's electro beat of the song, well it sums up to one more strong contender for qualification.
A few words for Brooke
Brooke Scullion is a singer from Co Derry, in Northern Ireland, born in 1999. She attended studies at Ulster University Magee campus. Scullion has sung as live support for singers like Nathan Carter. She has also had a starring role in the School of Rock musical at Cookstown’s Burnavon Theatre.Rising to fame as a finalist of The Voice UK 2020, Brooke wowed the judges and viewers with her performances on the show, duetting with Ella Eyre and mentored by Grammy award-winning coach and singer Meghan Trainor.
Her entry for the Irish selection 'That's Rich', has been composed by herself along with Karl Zine and Izzy Warner
4.North Macedonia - Andrea - "Circles"
Andrea from North Macedonia takes the stage next to rehearse for a second time he song 'Circles'. Andrea apprears alone on stage with black clothing. supported only by throbing graphics and dramatic lighting. The grpahics display bridges over a water element. Good vocals but still need to be improved if she they want to stand a chance qualifying to the finals taking part in such a competitive semi-final. However, the overall performance is likeable.
A few words for Andrea
Andrea Koevska, born on 14 February 2000, in Skopje also known under the mononym Andrea, is a North Macedonian singer. At the age of five, she was inspired by the musical scene in Harlem, New York. hile posting short videos of herself singing famous pop and rock songs, producer Aleksandar Masevski noticed her and offered Andrea to collaborate with him.
While living in New York, she was exposed to a variety of genres that inspire her music today, such as gospel, R&B, pop, and pop-punk. She has also cited Lauryn Hill and Hayley Williams as being some of her musical inspirations. In 2022, Andrea won the national selection for North Macedonia, Za Evrosong 2022, winning a tiebreaker against Viktor's "Superman", winning the international jury as Andrea got 12 points, while Viktor only received 8
5.Estonia: Stefan - "Hope"
Photo Credit: EBU/Corinne Cumming
Last act before the lunch break is STEFAN from Estonia, rehearsing for the second time his song 'Hope'. The performance starts with the screen in retro-vintage filter mode , similar to the one we saw in the national final of Eesti Laul. The Estonian hopeful is dressed in white. Stefan needs only his vocals and his guitar to carry us in the world of country music, a far-west mood with a touch of contemporary sounds.
The camera makes a lot of close-up shots, he has a really likeable presentation anyway and he delivers his entry connecting with the audience. A really good performance for Stefan from all aspects, that seems to be giving him the ticket to the finals.
A few words for Stefan
Stefan Airapetjan , aka Stefan was born on 24 December 1997. He is an Estonian singer of Armenian origin. He has taken part in the Estonian Eurovision selections in the past several times.
He participated in the Eesti Laul 2018 singing in the competition with the band Vajé , where he won third place with the song "Laura (Walk with Me)". He also participated in the song contest Eesti Laul 2019 , where he took third place with the song "Without You", and Eesti Laul 2020 , where he took 7th place.
In the spring of 2020, he participated in the program " The Singer in Mask ", which he won.
6.Romania: WRS - "Llamame
After the lunch break what a better way to burn those calories with a little bit of "Hola, mi bebé-bé' and dancing motion with WRS on stage rehearsing for the second tiime his song "llámame".
The Romanian act is wearing the same wet-look shiny blach trousers paired with a red ruffled shirt, while his dancers tight cropped tops. Red is the dominating color with a extensive use of the LED floor as the lyrics of the chorus are displayed on the backround and the LED floor. The choreography is similar to the one of the national final and WRS is good vocally while the change of his outfit revealing the black one with a silver decoration on it, makes a moment on stage. The bridge of the song resembles to a 'Game of thones' style melody while the Spanish 'Llamame' in repeat reinforces the ethnic personality of the entry. Good appearance for Romania.
A few words for WRS
Andrei Ursu, aka wrs, is a multidisciplinary artist with a unique vision. Before starting his career as a vocalist, he worked as a backup dancer in television and for other artists, taking after his parents who are both folk dancers. In 2015 he became part of the boy band SHOT, kickstarting his musical career. Two years later, he leaves the project and moves to London where he perfects his songwriting skills. In January 2020 he signed a record deal with Global Records and started his electro pop music project. Alongside his music, wrs also often designs his own music videos and artworks, giving listeners a glimpse into his dreamy inner world. , taking after his parents who are both folk dancers.
WRS made his debut with the song "why", which got over a million views on YouTube and 400 thousand streams on Spotify. Also, the release "Amore" feat. Ilkan Gunuc, dominated the radio charts in Bulgaria and Turkey, while in Romania the song was present on the most listened radios and spent five weeks in Top 10 Radio Airplay.
7.Poland: Ochman - "River"
Photo Credit: EBU/Corinne Cumming
Ochman continues today's rehearsals with his own second rehearsal of 'River'. The song begin witg black-dark blue lighting prevailing whiile the sound of water is added in the scene. Ochman stand on the main stage while his dance are on the B stage but not for long as they will meet him after on the main stage.
During the second verse, the graphics display pictured of water drops on the screen, while in the second chorus, the graphics and lights create a shaking earthquake feeling elevating the dramatic tone of the song. Ochaman is once again amazing vocally and delivers his song flawless and in a captivating way.
A few words for Krystian
Krystian Ochman (born 19 July 1999 - Polish singer and composer who combines the sound of classical singing with an entertainment repertoire in his work. He came to fame and has met success after winning the 11th edition of The Voice of Poland.
He comes from a family with musical traditions - his father played the synthesizer in the Róże Europy band , and his grandfather, Wiesław Ochman , is an opera singer . At first he was fascinated by sport, he swam and wanted to become a footballer, eventually, at the urging of his parents, he began to learn to play the piano and trumpet . During his high school years, he took up singing lessons, and also played the role of a prince in the school musical Cinderella . At the urging of his grandfather, he started studies at the Academy of Music in Katowice in the class of classical singing.
After winning The Voice, In the following months, he released the singles: "Great titles", "Memory" and "Same ja". In September 2021 he received the Audience Award in the concert "Premiery" at the 58th National Festival of Polish Song in Opole , in which he performed the song "Prometheusz"
8.Montenegro: Vladana - "Breathe"
Photo Credit: EBU/ Andres Putting
Montenegro's Vladana is up next for the second rehearsal of 'Breathe'. Vladana showcases her vocal skills as she delivers her power ballad song. She appears with a blue dress and with a big plate placed on her back, which lights up along with the upper level of her dress from the second verse onwards, with twinkling light stars on it. As the song progresses to the bridge, two silver figures come up at the backround while in thethe last pre chorus she delivers the song in Italian.
Facing some issues with the lightning of the plate on her back in the 3rd run the plate and dress are lit up from the beginning of the song. Vocally good and improven from her first rehearsal.
A few words for Vladana
Vladana Vucinic was born in Podgorica, Montenegro (then in Yugoslavia) and showed an interest in music at an early age. She inherited her musical interest from her mother who is North Macedonian. Vladana has finished primary and secondary music school “Vasa Pavic” in Podgorica, department of piano and opera. Vladana took part in many competitions and won many local and national awards in chamber music and solo performances.
In 2003 she made her television debut in the “Intro-Karaoke show”, where she performed the song “The power of love” by Celine Dion on the commercial channel IN TV, where she won the first place which provided her to get into the final. Her debut single “Ostaces mi vjena ljubav” (“You’ll stay my love forever”) was performed on “Budva fest 2003” in Budva, Montenegro. In 2004 she released her single “Noc” (“Night”) which became a hit in Montenegro. A year after, she participed on the “Montevizija (Montenegrin preselection Eurovision contest) and had a duet with Dado Djurovic at the “Suncane Skale” festival in Herceg Novi, Montenegro.
In 2006, she participated on the eurovision preselection contest “Evropesma-Europjesma” in Belgrade, Serbia with her friend Bojana Nenezic singing “Željna” which finished 15th.
Vladana collaborated with director Nikola Vukčević on music videos, and the last, animated video "Sinner City" from the same titled debut album , premiered at the end of 2010 on the regional MTV station, making her the first soloist from Montenegro on the most famous music program, and broke the ice on MTVAdria.
9.Belgium: Jeremie Makiese - "Miss You"
Phoro Credit: EBU/ Andres Putting
Rehearsals go on wit the second rehearsal by Belgium's Jeremie Makiese and his song 'Miss you'. What more can you say about his guy than his stunning distinctive voice! Wearing a silver jacket he appears with a street-style attire. In the chorus, four dressed in black backing dancers join him while the choreography and the moves look similar to the ones in the official music video of the song. Great vocals, which cames as no suprise, even though we think that his voice is made for even bigger song had outlined some sound problems during the rehearsal.
A fews words for Jérémie
Jérémie is 20 years old and originally hails from Berchem. Born in Antwerp into a family of musicians, Jérémie grew up alongside his three brothers and his sister. Now living in Uccle, Jérémie is perfectly bilingual French-Dutch.He currently studies geology and enjoys playing football as he is playing with for D3 Amateur team Wallonia Walhain..
Very young, Jérémie became a little football prodigy. At the age of 13, he joined BX Brussels, Vincent Kompany's club . Although he sang since his early childhood in church, the young talent also discovered a passion for singing a few years later. It was during a singing competition in which his father had entered him and which he won hands down that the passion for music came into his life. It was this victory that prompted him to register for the castings of The Voice Belgium shortly before celebrating his 20th birthday.
He took part in The Voice Belgique this year, the Walloon version of The Voice, being part of Beverly Jo Scott’s team.During his blind audition her performed amazingly Labrinth’s song 'Jealous', making all four coaches turn around for him. Throughout his participation on the talent show he delivered several songs including James Arthur’s “You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You” and Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak’s “Leave The Door Open”. As singer his style is close to soul and RnB music and he likes to sing in both French and English.
He won the competition with an impressive 53% of the public vote leaving second as runner up Alice Van Eesbeeck.
10.Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs - "Hold Me Closer"
Cornelia Jakobs from Sweden is taking the stage for the second rehearsal of 'Hold me Closer'. Although she ran into some severe issues with the sound during the first two runs of the rehearsal in the 3rd run we got back on screen the oustanding performance she gotten us used to.
The set is similar to that of her Melfest staging, with the circle shaped projection screen behind here channging colorsCornelia's distictive voice puts all the warmness in her song which combnined with the ongoing close-ups to her and the consecutive change of angles by the camera make the performance more intense and closer to the audience conveying the sensitivity behind the lyrics.
A few words for Cornelia
Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson, best known as Cornelia Jakobs. was born on 9 March 1992), is a Swedish singer and songwriter The daughter of The Poodles' singer Jakob Samuel, she started her career as member of the girl group Love Generation, who participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 and 2012.Love Generation's 2011 entry "Dance Alone" peaked at place 26 on Sverigetopplistan.
She also auditioned for Idol 2008, and received some press after being mocked by the judges.She participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 as a songwriter for the song ”Best of Me” performed by Efraim Leo. In 2020, Jakobs composed and performed the song "Weight of the World" which became the soundtrack for the HBO Nordic series Björnstad.
Cornelia's song "Hold me Closer" is penned by herself along with David Zandén and Isa Molin
11.Czech Republic: We Are Domi - "Lights Off"
Photo Credit: EBU/Corrinne Cumming
Last rehearsal of the day comes from Czech Republic with We are Domi and their song 'Lights off'. What a better way to close the day and prewarm for a night out in Turin than the uptempo song of We are Dom', a clear statement of whne lights off go on the real action start. And there a lot of action on their stage as they deliver their song in very energetic mode.
Camera close-ups on the DJ's spot and the leading singer, who is located on the floor, with the close-ups after focusing entirely on the female singer of the group, who delivers the song flawlessly. No change to the the band's out-fit .
Standing out are the ancient Greek statues displayed on the LED screens which break up and let out a massive amount of flashing lights dominate the stage, turning the whole place in a dance floor of a club. Ok guys, enough with the prewarm time to get ready for our night out to Turin before next day's rehearsal.
A few words for We are DOMI
We Are Domi is an electro-pop band which was formed in the United Kingdom in 2018 but is currently based in the Czech Republic. The group consist ofs a Czech-Norwegian trio led by singer Dominika Hašková , daughter of the famous Czech hockey player Dominika Hašek. Dominika met her music colleagues Casper Hatlestad and Benjamin Rekstad for the first time in Leeds, UK. They met at the local university and since 2018 they teamed up as a music group. They belong to the genre of electro-pop, which enriches the Nordic influence of both men's colleagues.
The band, led by Dominika, is inspired by artists such as Sigrid and Dua Lipa. Domi has released hits such as Let Me Follow or Someone New in the past . Director Ruy Okamura often collaborates with We Are Domi on music videos.
News source: Eurovision.tv
Cover photo: EBU/Nathan Reinds
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