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!​

 

[Etanna]

Moldova had a beautiful performance, the visuals are really pretty. I actually like the song as well so I enjoyed the whole thing immensely

 

[Smudy]

That was surprisingly nice with the crowd supporting it.

 

[Citelis]

I like her a lot but I can't see her qualifying

 

[Realest]

Even the Nonqualifier delivered today.

 

[gigi_copp3]

I liked Moldova.
They need not to qualify just to end their "returning acts" streak, but I feel bad for Natalia

 

[soulm8]

So in the 2nd SF they gonna show France and Italy? The contestants are very unlucky !

 

[lasse braun]

faithless is coming.

 

[musicfan]

Slovenia is actually really annoying at the screams part...

She can sing opera, not screams.

 

[Zeus]

If only Moldova had a staging.. The song and her vocals kinda worked actually, but she stood there with nothing happening basically. Cheapest staging of the year.

 

[jatojo]

I have Norway 1 as my top favourite and Norway 2 close to the bottom.

 

[ollibox]

I'm not a Sweden fan, but anybody performing next after them will hurt....

 

[Stargazer]

Not a fan of our entry this year. It's a visually striking performance and stage show, but the song itself is really quite dull.

 

[slatka]

She might be unforgettable but the twins are unfortunately forgettable.

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

Secretly I believe that Swedish ESC entries are being generated purely by AI software for years. No human being could produce such soul-less, repetitive, boring music. (But of course it will be in the top 10 again...)

 

[musicfan]

Love Raiven but I feel her performance is too "vanilla", I don't know how to explain better.
There's room for only a witch in the final, I fear

You want more flashiness. Raiven clearly doesn't feel she needs that

 

[Malagant]

Never would have thought these 2 young Norwegian guys would participate for the "arch-fiend" Sweden in ESC. I like the entry, very catchy, think it will do well in the final.

 

[martin]

Sweden was good, but Air was much better. Finland will Qualifly. I really like Moldova, but i,m afraid it stop here

 

[ollibox]

Not a fan of our entry this year. It's a visually striking performance and stage show, but the song itself is really quite dull.

You'll be in the Final, don't worry

 

[cassio]

I like Azabei bei Baku this year

 

[jatojo]

When I listened to Azerbaijan the first time, I thought "why is all that backing audio necessary?" Now we know that his voice isn't particularly strong.