Eurovision 2024 Rehearsals Day 6: Nine Semi-Final Two countries run second rehearsals & Big 5 with Sweden their first rehearsal
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Eurovision 2024 rehearsals continue today Malmo Arena with nine Semi-Final Two countries going into their second rehearsals while the Big 5 and hosting nation run their first rehearsal.
Good morning Europe, this is Malmo calling! After months of national finals and preparations the final countdown for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest is underway and after yeasterday's second rehearsal for the semi-final one countries, today the schedule progresses to the second rehearsals for the first nine countries taking part in semi-final 2 and the first rehearsals for the BIG 5 and the host nation, Sweden.
The nine semi-final one countries will take the stage for a second rehearsal in order to implement the improvements from rehearsal 1 and give us more material of what to expect in the live show.
Like before the rehearsals still remain closed for the media but Eurovistion.tv will be releasing audiovisual content to shed light on what's going on in Malmo Arena.
Here is how the rehearsals schedule will unfold today:
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Second rehearsals Impressions
Malta - Sarah Bonnic (Loop)
photo credit Alma Bengtsson/ EBU
Rehearsals Day 6 open here in Malmo Arena with Malta and Sarah Bonnici taking us into her musical 'Loop'. Sarah brings one more energetic performance on stage along with ther four backing dancers in black.
No changes to the ourfits and the staging remains pretty much the same as in the first rehearsal. Even with a blindfold on Sarah's song easily urges you to stand up and move. A great way to start semi-final 2.
photo credit Alma Bengtsson/ EBU
Albania-Besa (Titan)
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU
Next up for the second rehearsal of the day is Albania's Besa and her song 'Titan' and we have a costume change oalert!
From the blue and black pantsuit with gold string decoration and pointy shoulders we've got a disco ball style outfit consisting of shine disco ball style trousers paired on top with a cropped jacket. Besa is gonna shine and relfect the lights into the arena!
Along with Besa her backing dancers' outfit have been adjusted to her own outfit and they are wearing now silver shiny closes, 70's styled pans with cropped tops.
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU
Greece - Marina Satti (Zari)
Marina Satti from Greece is ready to roll the dice again with her second rehearsal of 'Zari'. We assume that the technical crew in the Arena is in a dancing OPA mode already!
No changes to the outfits we saw in the first rehearsal and Marina along with her backing dancers deliver another non-stop in motion performance. Catchy meldoy energertic choreography and if you add to all that the Greek OPA sensation get ready for an audience going bananas in the arena!
photo credit: Alma Bengtsson/ EBU
Switzerland - NEMO (The Code)
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Up next for his second rehearsal is the Swiss hopeful, NEMO, ready to break The Code. This is literally a spectacular staging.
NEMO is singing on his circular platform which looks like a satellite plate ready to trasmit to the audience The Code. No change to his pink fur costume and we are vocally waiting to see those vocals takes us to his dimension!
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Czechia - Aiko (Pedestal)
photo credit: Sarah Lousie Bennett/EBU
Time for the Czech delegate to make her second rehearsal and Aiko takes the stage to deliver once again her song 'Pedestal'.
No change of outfits ofr Aiko and her four female dancer, all in black with thrr see through tops. If this song is all about the break up phases of Denial, Anger, Bargaining and Depression, Acceptance, we're already after all that doing our first moves to the song.
Dynamic staging taking on stage in dramatic tones and tense body motion the post break up inner situtation.
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Austria - Kaleen (We will rave)
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU
The lunch break is over and it's time to brun some calories with Austria's party anthem of 'We will rave' sung by Kaleen. We have one more costume change alert in this act!
Kaleen has replaced the black sparkly leotard and matching boots with the same style of outfit but she's gone more silver as she is wearing a skin colored with sliver patterns on it outfit. Her backing dancers, howver, remain in black.
More shiny Kalenn is bringing the party in the arena! With such hype and the lights tunrning the arena in a huge dance club, no one will be sitting by this songs reaches it's end!
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU
Denmark - SABA (Sand)
photo credit:Sarah Louise Bennet/EBU
Time for Denmark's hopeful, SABA, taking the stage to rehearse her song 'Sand'. No changes to the artist's costume which is in white as in the first rehearsal. The podium is included elevating SABA's presence on stage who with her body language, especially her hand motion, experesses the dynamism of her power ballad. Sunset orange gold colours dominate the stage taking us into a sandy beach sensation.
photo credit:Sarah Louise Bennet/EBU
Armenia - Ladaniva (Jako)
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU
Time for Armenia to take their second rehearsal with Ladaniva bringing on stage their song 'Jako' reminding us how must love and repsect ourselves and that everyone should be free to do whatever wants to do away from sterotypes.
A song with an empowering message, a staging with bright colors and an ethnic sound ready to dominate and vibrate Malmo Arena. What more do you need to stant out!
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Latvia - Dons (Hollow)
Closing rehearsal for semi-final 2 today is Latvia's delegate Dons singing 'Hollow', The circular prop is back on stage and Dons is wearing his blue robotic outfit, similar to that of super heroes figures.
And he might not be Superman but his has a super voice and that's what all this performance is all about: the voice and the intepretation which along with the set up brings are spectacular result on screen.
photo credit: Sarah Bennett/ EBU
Here is the round up video of the nine rehearsals of the nine semi-final two countries:
First rehearsals impressions (Big 5 and Sweden)
United Kingdom - Olly Alexander (Dizzy)
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU
The United Kingdom opens the first rehearsals for the Big-5 countries with Olly Alexander literally making us dizzy to follow up his staging of 'Dizzy'.
Warning before watching might need to take some kind of nausea pill! Olly is wearing a sleeveless t-shirt with red trousers while his four backing dancers are shirtless with red boxing shorts.
The song unfolds in a dirty lockers room environment with Olly interacting through the song with his dancers. The camera angle changes from one point to another making the whole room seem it's rotating. If you find yourselves upside down trying to follow up..... don't wonder.
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennet/EBU
A few words for Olly
Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990) is an English singer and actor. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the pop band Years & Years who achieved two number one albums on the UK Albums Chart, a number one single and five top ten entries on the UK Singles Chart.
Between 2021 and 2023 he continued to release music under the Years & Years name until their dissolution in 2024.As an actor, he rose to critical acclaim for his performance as Ritchie Tozer in the Channel 4 drama series It's a Sin (2021). For his portrayal he was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor.
Germany - Isaak (Always on the run)
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
Next country from the Big-5 to take the stage is Germany with Isaak performing 'Always in the run'. Isaak secured his spot in the 68th Eurovision line-up afrer winning the German national final Das Deutsche Finale back in February.
Isaak performs his song wearing a black suit in a stylish living room. The stage feature a metalic structure that forms an overall set up of a house in which he can be seen from all sides. As the song progresses the pyro effect is been used in a wide scale as if the whole house is on fire. Impressive picture but are we show we don't need to call the fire brigade with all the fire??
photo credit: Corrinne Cumming/EBU
A few words for Isaak
Isaak Guderian (born 1996), known mononymously as Isaak, is a German singer and musical theater actor. Guderian was born in early 1996 to an Icelandic mother and a German father.He grew up in Porta Westfalica and lives in Espelkamp, both in North Rhine-Westphalia. He is married and has two sons.
Guderian began his musical career as a street musician with a band.In 2011, he took part in the TV talent show X Factor with a version of the Oasis hit "Wonderwall" He won Show Your Talent in 2021.
Sweden - Marcus & Martinus (Unforgettable)
The hosting nation's representative are up next for their first rehearsal as Marcus & Martinus are ready to give us an 'Uforgettable' performance which will open the Grand final show.
The staging is pretty much what we saw back in the victorious Melodifestivalen in March. The two twin brothers appear in their blue and black outfits and four backing singers accompany them on stage. The song initially unwinds in a box area while the second half takes places in the front part of the stage.
The bigger cubes the more intense lighting along with neon lights on the LED screen contribute to an elevated staging marking a perfect way to begin the Grand final show. By the end of it we don't think anyone will be still sitting in theie seats.
photo credit: Corinne Cumming/ EBU
A few words for Marcus & Martinus
Marcus & Martinus, occasionally known as M&M, are a Norwegian dance-pop duo consisting of identical twin brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen (born 21 February 2002 in Elverum, Norway). They have released three albums: Hei, Together and Moments. Since winning Melodi Grand Prix Junior in 2012, they have won numerous prizes, such as Spellemannprisen in 2017. The duo won Masked Singer Sverige in 2022, and have since participated in Melodifestivalen in 2023 and 2024.
France - Slimane (Mon Amour)
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennet/ EBU
France's Slimane is rehearsing next his power ballad song 'Mon Amour'. Slimane, a well known in the French and inrernational music industry, was internally selected by France Televisions to represent the nation at this year's contest.
Slimane is wearing a white suit and delivers his song initially on his knees. The smoke effect along with the dark and dark blue colours contribute in creating the atmosphere his emotional ballad brings along. Judging from the pictures the camera is making several close up shots of him and from diferrent angle.
Can't wait for the audiovisual content to be released and feel those vocals storming and captivating Malmo Arena.
photo credit: Corinne Cumming/EBUA few words for Slimane
Slimane Nebchi (born 13 October 1989), known professionally by the mononym Slimane , is a French singer and songwriter. Nebchi won season 5 of The Voice: la plus belle voix in 2016, and has since released a debut album and nine singles.
His debut album “À bout de rêves” (At the end of dreams) was certified double platinum in France. His following three albums also went to number one in France.
His competing song at Eurovision 2024, 'Mon Amour' was written by Meir Salah, Yaacov and Slimane himself.
Spain - Nebulossa (Zorra)
The Big-5 first rehearsal continue with the Spanish delegates , Nebulossa, on stage to rehearse their song 'Zorra'. Nebulossa earned their spot in Eurovision 2024 after winning the Spanish national selection of Benidorm Fest back in January this year.
It's time to bring the discoball on stage, the 80's spirit in the arena and the Rafaella Cara vibes on screen! This song is about fighting discrimination that hold back women. The performance is pretty much like the one we watched on Benidorm Fest stage with the iconic circular sofa taking it's place on Malmo Arena's stage.
Big size pulsing projections of 'Zorra' on the cubes and oversized lyrics on the LED screen behind while what a more impressive way to honor women than the most aisthetic capture of female beauty than that of 'Afrodite's sculpture of Milos'.
Mery is dress in a black body suit with flarry 70's style trouses with fluffy sized shoulders. The two backing dancers are with her on stage initially wearing black suit which they take of to unveil a bare chest appearance with string type corsets paired with black PVC high boots.
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU
A few words for Nebulossa
Nebulossa is a Spanish electropop duo from Ondara,consisting of singer María "Mery" Bas (born 18 September 1968) and keyboardist and producer Mark Dasousa (born 2 January 1974).
Nebulossa formed in 2018.The name of the group alludes to nebulae (nebulosa in Spanish) because on a trip to Port Ainé they went to an astronomical observatory where they constantly mentioned them. The double S is a symbolic reference to the Catalan language, where many words use this spelling.
In 2022, as a trio together with Ophelia Alibrando,they participated in Una voce per San Marino, San Marino's preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, but did not progress past the audition stage.
Italy - Angelina Mango (La Noia)
Photo credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU
This long day of rehearsals concludes with Italy's hopeful on stage and Angelina Mango rehearsing for the first time 'La Noia'. Angelina made her way to Malmo after triumphing in Sanremo Festival 2024 in early February.
La Noia which in English translates boredom, is a song that brings along everything but that. The mixture of Italian and American rap along with the instrumental music of the song leave us an uplifting optimistic sensation on how to overlook things.
Angelina is wearing a red sparkly corset with plant looking patterns covering her hands and legs, while the four female dancers' outfits have the same patterns but on a nude-kind skin colored substrate without the corset.
The staging is dominated by a floral forest background displayed on the LED screens while the cubes are been lowered. Angelina is appears on a throne which is also made of tree branches. A very colorful and vivid scenery on stage which along with Angelina's energetic interpretation scatters the slightest idea of boredomness.
photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennet/ EBU
A few words for Angelina
Angelina Mango (born 10 April 2001) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence after her singles "Ci pensiamo domani" and "Che t'o dico a fa", peaked within the top ten on the Italian singles chart in 2023. They were both preceded by the release of her second extended play Voglia di vivere, which reached number two on the Italian Albums Chart. In 2023, she participated in the twenty-second edition of the Amici di Maria De Filippi talent contest, finishing second and winning the singing category and the Lunezia Award.
On 13 November 2020, Mango released her first single "Va tutto bene", which anticipated her debut extended play Monolocale.In 2021, she opened the concerts of the Parola Tour by Giovanni Caccamo and Michele Placido, performing in November 2021 during the Milan Music Week.In the same period, she participated in the selections of Sanremo Giovani, with the song "La tua buona colazione", not being selected among the finalists.
After signing a contract with Sony Music and starting to write and produce new songs together with producer Enrico Bruni, Mango participated in the Concerto del Primo Maggio and in the Musica da beremusic competition in 2022, where she won the Live Award. Also in the same year, she began to publish some singles, including "Formica", "Walkman" (produced by Tiziano Ferro), and "Rituali".
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