As rehearsals get underway in Rotterdam, we continue to profile all 39 participants in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. It’s time to take a look at the Czech Republic’s larger than life artist Benny Cristo, who has over a decade of experience in the industry and is now ready to take the Eurovision stage by storm with his dance-pop banger …
Rotterdam, 9 May 2021 To round off today we finally saw the favourite with the bookies perform for the first time on the Rotterdam stage. Destiny Chukunyere performed her song “Je me casse” for the first time! Country: Malta (#MLT) Act: Destiny Song: “Je me casse” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 16/16 Destiny brought a bright Pink outfit …
Rotterdam, 9 May 2021 It started acting way too hip and ended in the weirdest trip. Hooverphonic from Belgium enter the rehearsal stage, and here is our report. Country: Belgium (#BEL) Act: Hooverphonic Song: “The Wrong Place” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 11/16 Hooverphonic attempt to stand out by keeping their staging simplistic, challenging the garish stagings we’ve …
Rotterdam, 9 May 2021 Time is tick-tockin’ by in the AHOY Arena, and it’s time to discuss the details behind the third entry of the day: “Tick tock” by Croatian singer Albina! Country: Croatia (#CRO) Act: Albina Song: “Tick Tock” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 10/16 The Croatian staging concept is a very slick one. Albina is wearing …
Rotterdam, 9 May 2021 Oooooh. He’s a he’s a fallen angel. Norwegians sensation Andreas “Tix” Haukeland has taken the stage in his first rehearsal, and you can read all about it in the summary below: Country: Norway (#NOR) Act: TIX Song: “Fallen Angel” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 09/16 Since there’s a National Final performance of “Fallen Angel”, …
Rotterdam, 9 May 2021 Day 2 of rehearsals. Today we will continue making our way through the first semifinal’s roster, starting with the eighth act: “El Diablo” by Elena Tsagrinou. Country: Cyprus (#CYP) Act: Elena Tsagrinou Song: “El Diablo” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 08/16 From that small segment however, you get the impression that Cyprus are doubling …
Rotterdam, 8 May 2021 Here he stood. On the stage we mean. It was time for Vasil to take the stage. Check out our recap below. Country: North Macedonia (#MKD) Act: Vasil Song: “Here I stand” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 06/16 The song has a very intimate start, with the staging focusing on Vasil as he was …
Rotterdam, 8 May 2021 Time to take off those cloaks! Montaigne may not have been present in Rotterdam this morning, but we were shown rehearsal footage from her live-on-tape instead. Country: Australia (#AUS) Act: Montaigne Song: Technicolour Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 05/16 If we’re honest, we weren’t given much from Australia. A mere 30 second clip (without …
Rotterdam, 8 May 2021 Gentlewomen and sympathizers, it’s time for our third Rehearsal update. This time we’ll be looking at Russia’s “Russian women” and whether these slavic girls knew how to use their charm and beauty. More details below. Country: Russia (#RUS) Act: Manizha Song: “Russian Woman” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 03/16 Russia are going with a …
Rotterdam, 8 May 2021 Het is zover! Rehearsals have finally kicked off in Rotterdam, with Lithuania’s The Roop débuting on the Ahoy Arena stage. Country: Lithuania (#LTU) Act: The Roop Song: “Discoteque” Semifinal: First (18/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 01/16. The same five people we saw in the NF version took the stage. The three members of The Roop, alongside …
