Eurovision 2021: First rehearsal for The Black Mamba from Portugal

Eurovision 2021: First rehearsal for The Black Mamba from Portugal
Tuesday, 11 May 2021

  • Next up for their first rehearsal were The Black Mamba from Portugal, performing the song 'Love is on my side'.

    The Black Mamba is a Portuguese band made up by Pedro Tatanka, Miguel Casais, Marco Pombinho, Rui Pedro Vaz, and Guilherme Salgueiro. 

    The Black Mamba from Portugal were crowned winners of the Festival da Cançao 2021 with their song "Love is on my side".  The song is written by the lead vocalist of the band, Pedro Tatanka, and will be the first Portuguese song in the contest to be performed entirely in English.

     

    The Staging

    The begining of the performances takes us back to the national final set up on stage.  Everyone wears suits while  the screen is  initially  black and white, referring to other eras. In the second stanza the color appears and blue prevails followed by orange. Later orange hearts appear on the background displayed in a tunnel style while various female apparitions show up walking on the led screen. The performance stand out as one of the most atmospheric entries in this year contest. 

    'Love is on my side' receive a big applause in the press center. This is the dark horse for qualification in the second semi final as as a song it brings something diferrent in this year's competition. 

     

    News Source: Eurovision.tv

    Image: EBU / THOMAS HANSES