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I blame Belle and The Devotions (United Kingdom 1984) for first drawing me into the Eurovision bubble. Lover of all things Nordic and Baltic, and the odd Balkan ballad. First Eurovision I attended was the one in Riga in 2003 and Lisbon is #12!

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Eurovision 2022

Live From Torino: Day 6 – Second Rehearsals

Joe Sansom May 5, 2022

Welcome back to the Pala Olimpico in Torino, Italy! Today we see the next set of second rehearsals, featuring the remaining three acts from semi-final 1, and the first seven of semi-final 2. As always, ESCBubble have a team on the ground…

Competition

First Rehearsal: Czech Republic 🇨🇿 – We Are Domi ‘Lights Off’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

The final rehearsal of the day belongs to semi-final 2's closing act We Are Domi from Czech Republic. They took to the stage for the first time to rehearse their entry 'Lights Off', and they look set to round up semi-final 2 with a real…

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First Rehearsal: Sweden 🇸🇪 – Cornelia Jakobs ‘Hold Me Closer’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

Next up with their first rehearsal is Cornelia Jakobs of Sweden with 'Hold Me Closer'. The staging is, by now, quite familiar as it is the same concept as from Melodifestivalen, with the rotating projection disc structure with green and red…

Belgium

First Rehearsal: Belgium 🇧🇪 – Jérémie Makiese ‘Miss You’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

Next up with their first rehearsal today is Jérémie from Belgium, with 'Miss You'. Jérémie has a fantastic looking silver jacket and is joined on stage by four male backing dances in black and it looks like it will be a really smooth and…

Competition

First Rehearsal: Montenegro 🇲🇪 – Vladana ‘Breathe’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

Next up is Montenegro! Vladana is wearing a smart blue dress with an enormous circle on the back. She will be singing alone on stage but, her voice along with the lighting effects will bring us a very special performance, which we won't…

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First Rehearsal: Romania 🇷🇴 – WRS ‘Llámame’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

There were have it, ladies and gentlemen: the first outfit reveal in this year's line-up! It's WRS who treats us to it and what is it we are talking about? Well: WRS is wearing a red ruffly shirt and sparkly trousers that have a wet look…

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First Rehearsal: Estonia 🇪🇪 – Stefan ‘Hope’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

In a surprising turn of events, we don't find Stefan from Estonia on the main stage, but he starts on the B-stage instead! Standing there with his guitar, seen through a filter with retro effects, it really gives us that Western vibe! But…

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First Rehearsal: North Macedonia 🇲🇰 – Andrea ‘Circles’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

Dressed completely in black we find Andrea on stage. Dramatic lighting and rythmically moving shapes are what can be seen around her as she performs her song all alone. Worth noting is that North Macedonia are using the bridges over the…

Competition

First Rehearsal: Ireland 🇮🇪 – Brooke Scullion ‘That’s Rich’

Joe Sansom May 3, 2022

Kicking off Day 4 of the rehearsals is Brooke Scullion from Ireland! Dressed perfectly for the warm Italian weather, her ensemble includes hotpants and a chiffon overskirt, all in happy blue! You'll see nice shots from high angles,…

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First Rehearsal: Cyprus 🇨🇾 – Andromache ‘Ela’

Joe Sansom May 2, 2022

Cyprus is up next and it's the final rehearsal of the day – Andromache appears like Aphrodite from the waves, and brings some elegance - she's on stage with two dancers and a huge shell-shaped structure that accommodates both dancers…

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