The fifth and final rehearsal of the first morning session of JESC 2021 gives us our first look at the performance that will kick off the Sunday afternoon show – it’s Germany, represented by Pauline and Imagine Us.
Fair to say this is the most colourful performance so far. Pauline is joined on-stage by two female dancers, and far more animated people on the LED projection.
It might be the first of many times we see the Eiffel Tower, with an on-screen sighting partway through the performance, and there’s some banner-raising, with pictures of Earth and the “peace” symbol, which helps the “youth spirit” message in the lyrics to translate even to those who don’t speak German. Some might compare it to Isabella Clarke’s Speak Up!, Australia’s entry from 2017.
After two years with no live JESC, this is exactly the poingnant party number needed to bring us right back where we left off.
- Poland - Sara James - Somebody 12%, 426 votes426 votes 12%426 votes - 12% of all votes
- Armenia - Maléna - Qami Qami 11%, 411 votes411 votes 11%411 votes - 11% of all votes
- North Macedonia - Dajte Muzika - Green Forces 11%, 404 votes404 votes 11%404 votes - 11% of all votes
- Italy - Elisabetta Lizza - Specchio (Mirror On The Wall) 9%, 315 votes315 votes 9%315 votes - 9% of all votes
- France - Enzo - Tic Tac 8%, 289 votes289 votes 8%289 votes - 8% of all votes
- Russia - Tanya Mezhentseva - Mon Ami 7%, 269 votes269 votes 7%269 votes - 7% of all votes
- Georgia - Nikoloz Kajaia - Let's Count The Smiles 6%, 211 votes211 votes 6%211 votes - 6% of all votes
- Spain - Levi Díaz - Reír 5%, 199 votes199 votes 5%199 votes - 5% of all votes
- Azerbaijan - Sona Azizova - One Of Those Days 5%, 191 vote191 vote 5%191 vote - 5% of all votes
- Portugal - Simão Oliveira - O Rapaz 5%, 175 votes175 votes 5%175 votes - 5% of all votes
- Albania - Anna Gjebrea - Stand By You 4%, 132 votes132 votes 4%132 votes - 4% of all votes
- Ukraine - Olena Usenko - Vazhil 4%, 130 votes130 votes 4%130 votes - 4% of all votes
- Kazakhstan - Alinur and Beknur - Ertegı älemı (Fairy World) 3%, 92 votes92 votes 3%92 votes - 3% of all votes
- Ireland - Malú Levi Lawlor - Saor (Disappear) 2%, 88 votes88 votes 2%88 votes - 2% of all votes
- Germany - Pauline - Imagine Us 2%, 82 votes82 votes 2%82 votes - 2% of all votes
- Serbia - Jovana and Dunja - Oči deteta (Children's Eyes) 2%, 75 votes75 votes 2%75 votes - 2% of all votes
- Malta - Ike and Kaya - My Home 2%, 69 votes69 votes 2%69 votes - 2% of all votes
- Netherlands - Ayana - Mata Sugu Aō Ne 2%, 57 votes57 votes 2%57 votes - 2% of all votes
- Bulgaria - Denislava and Martin - Voice Of Love 1%, 29 votes29 votes 1%29 votes - 1% of all votes
