ESC United - Rehearsal and Live Show discussion megathread

[Sean]

It's time for the rehearsals to finally get underway for Eurovision 2024 at Malmö Arena! 37 countries will begin their preparations for this year's contest today, with over two weeks of coverage to come from the ESC United team on the ground!

The schedule for rehearsals is below (thank you Eurovisionworld! All times in CEST);

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You can check out Matt's pre-rehearsal live stream below in case you missed it;

DAY ONE

Eurovision 2024 Rehearsals - Day 1 Round-Up Live Stream

Join Matt and his team as they discuss the rehearsals of the day and answer your questions. The first dress rehearsal is closed to the press so we'll be here...

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Please also use this thread for any rehearsal coverage and discussion, including for jury shows, dress rehearsals and the live shows!​

 

[jatojo]

Finland lip syncing.

 

[musicfan]

Norway great song but I wonder if the dramatics of the Irish staging could overshadow it.

Serbia better performance, also a huge favourite of mine like Norway, I wonder if at the very end they should have had the camera on her in closeup rather than just holding out on the long shot.

 

[NeoTen]

Classy performance from Serbia! Really classy, great voice and mood, this can be top 3 with the juries btw! In a surprise like Macedonia.

....... cmon.

You'll win $14000 if you make that bet right now.

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

My absolute 26th place is Finland. I would place it 26th out of 25 behind Joost even if Joost is DQ.

 

[Lietuvis]

I really want to like Serbia. I don't dislike it though. It looked classy even if a little forgettable.

 

[Realest]

doesnt give a damn about the Juries later.

 

[Gwendal]

Well, Finland. You had Sara Siipola.
But you know what? After my first strange bet about Dons, here is my second:
Henri Piispanen may win Eurovision with a powerballad in Finnish in the five coming years.

 

[MopManMoss]

I'm tired of pretending that I don't love no rules with all my being, Europapa being out can only benefit Donald

 

[hawadharma]

oop toilet break for me

 

[lacrymea]

It's my first time watching Finland, cause I really dislike the song.

It's thoroughly entertaining lol

 

[ollibox]

Fck me, if FINLAND won't end up in TOP 5 after that!

 

[jatojo]

I must admit that Finland is in my top 12. But that's only because it's a weak year.

 

[MopManMoss]

I'm tired of pretending that I don't love no rules with all my being, Europapa being out can only benefit Donald

Obviously meant finland but the idea of a random man called Donald getting all the Dutch votes really amused me

 

[NeoTen]

I see you reading and thinking about voting for Finland, right now, yes, you there. Don't do it. Stop drinking.

 

[ramiroqai]

Serbia zzzzzzzzzzzz

wait for Portugal

 

[lasse braun]

will finland benefit from the cruel dutch elimination?
this song is so bad!

 

[BorisBubbles]

When finland is revealed to have been 10th place in the semi, and Natalia Barbu is proven right that she was robbed by a nudist demon...x

 

[cassio]

I dont get portugals song

 

[NemesisNick]

Song 17: Finland: I watched UMK Final live, online from the UK, on Saturday 10 February 2024. “No Rules!” is a lively, high tempo song. I liked the giant egg that opened up at the start. I notice the way they had to pixellate the Windows 95 logo on the T-shirt. All in all, a very lively, catchy fun song, which will be difficult to forget. The question is, some may express their concern at the line “I don't even care what's wrong or right”. This is likely to pick up plenty of votes from the public, but I the juries will mark this down for its lyrics.

 

[Gwendal]

Well, Finland. You had Sara Siipola.
But you know what? After my first strange bet about Dons, here is my second:
Henri Piispanen may win Eurovision with a powerballad in Finnish in the five coming years.

Oh, I'm replying to myself, but:
my best friend (not really into Eurovision stuff, just doing that for me) LOVES Finland. Not because it's good music (she fortunately knows one thing or two about this) but because it's "funny and absurd. Well, it's Eurovision". Take care, their televote score may be bigger than you think.