This has certainly been on people's minds as soon as Portugal became a likely winner, and let's hear what you all think now before anything more is revealed
One is of course a stereotypically modern, international hosting in just slighty smaller scale, as we've seen in Denmark and Austria most recently. Obviously there's gonna be Portuguese greeting phrases, national symbols and red and green colors puked everywhere over it, but typical modern stage and nothing innovative or different overall.
Or, it could be much smaller, and not in a good way. Like one of the weaker national selections, but bigger, yet not big enough. No concept at all, just messy and cheap. I'm sure nobody wants this.
Or, they could try and go for an entirely different approach. Much less video and lighting effects, maybe they could try and make the arena look more like the concert halls used in the old days, with everyone performing on the same type of stage instead of making it look different for each entry. At least one step in this direction, like Norway tried in 2010 with the lack of a background video wall, would be the perfect time and place to try it.
Obviously the practical aspects of it - the Eurovillage, press center etc. will stay at it has been for all recent years, but i think a lot could be done with the performance space itself.
As for the show itself. little can be known. Obviously there can't be a cavalcade of Portuguese Eurovision classics, simply because there really aren't any
If they did, i guess it would be "Quero ser tua" and the few top-10 placing entries they had before most of today's audience was born. I'd rather they skip trying that entirely, but i'm sure they cant avoid some self-mocking comments or at least allusions to their lack of success in the contest until now.
Obviously there will be a revamp of "Amar Pelois Dois", either with a real (or playback) string section, or a jazzed up version with Salvador's regular backing band, actually playing live as well as a new song by him, maybe a medley of jazz standards or popular Portuguese songs, possibly featuring several other under-exposed Portuguese singers, and maybe with a very loose and improvised jam session feel, that could spill over into other parts of the hosting as well.
Which brings us to the really interesting bit. Could they possibly lobby to allow live instruments to be used again? There's really no technical reasons against it, considering how many equally complicated multi-artist talent shows and award shows there are that use them on a lower budget and even stricter time schedules, and it's ultimately up to the acts themselves to go live or pre-recorded, so why not?
Or could it even be the time to do the unthinkable - bring back the orchestra? Or at least a live backing band of drums, bass, keyboards etc. for the acts who wanted it, and it worked back in the day after all....
One is of course a stereotypically modern, international hosting in just slighty smaller scale, as we've seen in Denmark and Austria most recently. Obviously there's gonna be Portuguese greeting phrases, national symbols and red and green colors puked everywhere over it, but typical modern stage and nothing innovative or different overall.
Or, it could be much smaller, and not in a good way. Like one of the weaker national selections, but bigger, yet not big enough. No concept at all, just messy and cheap. I'm sure nobody wants this.
Or, they could try and go for an entirely different approach. Much less video and lighting effects, maybe they could try and make the arena look more like the concert halls used in the old days, with everyone performing on the same type of stage instead of making it look different for each entry. At least one step in this direction, like Norway tried in 2010 with the lack of a background video wall, would be the perfect time and place to try it.
Obviously the practical aspects of it - the Eurovillage, press center etc. will stay at it has been for all recent years, but i think a lot could be done with the performance space itself.
As for the show itself. little can be known. Obviously there can't be a cavalcade of Portuguese Eurovision classics, simply because there really aren't any
If they did, i guess it would be "Quero ser tua" and the few top-10 placing entries they had before most of today's audience was born. I'd rather they skip trying that entirely, but i'm sure they cant avoid some self-mocking comments or at least allusions to their lack of success in the contest until now.Obviously there will be a revamp of "Amar Pelois Dois", either with a real (or playback) string section, or a jazzed up version with Salvador's regular backing band, actually playing live as well as a new song by him, maybe a medley of jazz standards or popular Portuguese songs, possibly featuring several other under-exposed Portuguese singers, and maybe with a very loose and improvised jam session feel, that could spill over into other parts of the hosting as well.
Which brings us to the really interesting bit. Could they possibly lobby to allow live instruments to be used again? There's really no technical reasons against it, considering how many equally complicated multi-artist talent shows and award shows there are that use them on a lower budget and even stricter time schedules, and it's ultimately up to the acts themselves to go live or pre-recorded, so why not?
Or could it even be the time to do the unthinkable - bring back the orchestra? Or at least a live backing band of drums, bass, keyboards etc. for the acts who wanted it, and it worked back in the day after all....
But if the word is energy then I can't think of any other presenter that is more energetic than him. Maybe he could do a dance number or so if he indeed is still at RTP but I still don't see him being casted.
, I'm not against live music, but I want musical diversity and some styles will be hard to achieve with live instruments.