eurovision69 – eurovision song contest 2017 
D Day for Lisa Angell and Edurne. The big 5 rehearse for the very first time, along with Austria and Australia.
Italy
Ethan : When you’ll see my face on the daily Wach Auf, you’ll understand how hard it is for me to start with Italy at 9:40 am. Il Volo are far from good at that point. Very few camera glances, apparently nobody told them they’re working on a TV show… From the beginning, I do not understand their ranking in bookmakers’ odds, I still do not.
Austria
Ethan : A barber and it will be perfect. The Austrian act couldn’t be simpler. The song and that’s it. But the song is very good and is effectively sufficient in itself. I think I’d even have remove the short shot on the floor “on fire”. Hard to imagine this song and this act very high in the scoreboard of a Eurovision Contest but that doesn’t mean it’s not good. Far from it.
Update : Last run through, the stage is on fire ! Literally. So we keep the plan on the ground video obviously. The piano is burning and ashes fall on the singer because of pyro above him. It’s very very good !
Spain
Ethan : There’s still some work… But the potential is there. Spain, with this song, eurofans-frindly one could say, is not in the running for the top spots, but the rehearsal of today allows Spaniards to hope to be close to the top 10.
Edurne’s dress is beautiful, the strip teas works pretty well, the dancer is as hot as a tiger. It remains to adjust some camera angles and routine’s elements, but it’s not bad…
Germany
Ethan : Wow! Now that’s class ! Once more, there are still things to fix but once the realization will be more precise, the German act could very positively mark the contest. I like this girl from the very beginning and I really like the song too. I feared a bit to see her got lost on this stage, as it she was for me in the national final. Well she’s not at all. The costume, the lightings, the video, everything comes together to highlight the song and its performer.
United Kingdom
Ethan : It’s really not good… In order to have some small lights on her dress, Bianca is stuck with a set of cables and boxes on her back. The whole act is very messy and even if they work a lot till Saturday, it’s hard to imagine the British out of the bottom 5.
France
Ethan : My god what’s that dress ? The song is the one we know, Lisa sings as we already saw her singing. The novelty lies in the 4 drums progressing behind her toward the end of the song. Unfortunately the sound of drums is not powerful enough to make it work, plus they stop playing before the end and the effect falls a bit flat. The ground video is great but the background one looks like a video game more than a ruined village. And after 40 countries have rehearsed, we yet know how magical this year’s screen can be.
The press center applauds, but he did more loudly for Italy and Spain.
Australia
Ethan : Well… after the French rehearsal, Australia is formidable. The staging fits perfectly with the song, it’s urban and funky. In the press center some think Australia is gonna win this contest and today’s rehearsal can definitely give them reason – even if Stockholm 2016 remains more likely to me.
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