Eurovision 2024: Rehearsal Week (1 Viewer)

GOOD GRIEF!

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These look great :disco:
I hope all the suggested movement doesn't mean his vocals will end up in shambles though.
 
Rehearsal 3: 🇸🇪 Sweden – Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable

Time for Sweden’s favourite Norwegians to rehearse now - it’s Marcus & Martinus, bringing some twin dance energy to the Malmö arena. This song will open the Grand Final on 11th May, and WHAT a way to start the show.

22-year-old Marcus & Martinus haven’t released an official video for this song, because they didn’t need to - the staging at Melodifestivalen is basically watching a super-polished pop video being made in real time. They’ve brought the same show to Malmö, which means it’s our THIRD BOX OF THE DAY! The staging remains pretty much unchanged, down to the blue and black outfits and four backing singers in wraparound shades.

But what feels entirely different is the scale - the cubes add a new dimension and elevated lighting effects, particularly after the box separates halfway through and the rest of the performance plays out at the front of the stage. From then the LED wall and the cubes go full pulsing neon, and the whole thing has so much bass it pounds through the floor. Hard to imagine how anyone isn’t going to be up and dancing in this arena next Thursday - this is a certified 'let's go to Euroclub' bop.

Since we're all about the boxes, we're wondering what France, Spain and Italy have in store for us...Slimane in a glass cube? Suggestions please....
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I mean I'm not sure if the performance is going to scoop up extra points, but at least we get a gay orgy.

I feel like Germany will like it.
 
Rehearsal 4: 🇫🇷 France – Slimane – Mon Amour

France’s Slimane is up next, with his sweeping ballad Mon Amour. He’s become an established star in his home country since he won The Voice (France) in 2016, and now has his sights set on Eurovision.

The staging for this performance has the same energy as the official video, with lots of close-ups of Slimane sharing his pain and asking the big questions about love. His vocal range and the simple piano accompaniment create a kind of breathless intensity, and nobody does his kind of chanson d’amour quite like France.

Staging wise, it starts with Slimane lying on the floor in a white suit, and he performs the first half of the song on his knees, interacting with the camera in a way that feels like a POV of a really intense argument. The juxtaposition of this with the questions he asks in the lyrics feels really immersive, like you’re part of the encounter. We might have just held our breath for three minutes.

At the end there’s a section where Slimane steps away from the mic and sings the final chorus entirely acapella, in a cloud of smoke. (:eyes:)We’ve seen this element before during pre-party season, but in this big arena it creates a haunting echo. Photos coming soon!
 
Wondering if the BOX CONCEPT is just Sweden being a little bitch after all the trouble they gave the Liverpool Echo Arena with their panini press.

Oh? Your arena roof can't support ONE BOX? Sad!
 
I presumed it was so Loreen could give a Tatoo on steroids performance, but is she even going to BOTHER TURNING UP?
 
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