Sunday 1 May 2011

Rehearsals - Day One - Part 1

The much anticipated rehearsals have begun, so lets take a look at the first five.


1. Poland

Magdalena Tul was on stage with two backing dancers, two female backing singers, and one male. Although I should point out that I think they should find somewhere else for the male to be positioned or get rid of him, as he looked a little lost throughout the whole performance. Main colours of the stage are red and yellow, with alot of smoke, to add affect to the song. Magdalena sings effortlessly, and this will certainly be a worthy opener to the ESC this year.

2. Norway
Well it was obvious that this song would make everyone want to get involved and it didn't let anyone down. The new version of the song was used, and it created a great atmosphere in the arena. Stella is wearing a similar dress as MGP 2011, yet in gold, with the five backing singers in red. The stage has a very african feel, with reds and yellows dominating. The vocal performance is still good, though a few places need to be checked.


3. Albania
Another strong performance, with great vocals. She recently announced that she will be wearing a peach coloured dress, similar to the one in her video, with the backing singers in black. The stage had a nice effect, with a red and black backdrop. Some of the backing singers are american, similar to last year. Aurela didn't move around the stage much, but she doesn't need to, as her voice dominates the arena.
 
                                                              
4. Armenia
Well........unusual springs to mind. A boxing glove and cartoon images. Not what I expected from Armenia, but I suppose it makes you smile. Even if its for the wrong reasons!! Emmy has four male dancers with her, and it sounds as if she has a backing singer somewhere on stage. The performance is energetic if nothing else, and you can hear that she has a great voice, its just a shame that the song couldn't be a little better.


5. Turkey

The stage set up for the band is pretty normal, but they do have a mesh globe in the centre of the stage with a female contortionist inside. The back drop is bright yellow, and a per usual with Turkey, there are pyrotechnics everywhere! I think this will qualify Turkey for the final, as it has a good vocal performance and that real rock/turkish feel to it. (That and dispora!!!)

1 comment:

  1. Get your facts correct, at least one of Albania backing singers is English not American , I know this as she went to my school

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