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A dark sky with clouds in the background. Alessandro is sitting on a staircase. He is wearing his armor. In the pre-chorus everything turns red and the background is on fire. Two dancers have joined in and together they dance through the chorus. In the second verse they go to the front of the audience. In the second pre-chorus the flames in front of the stage are lit. The singing is powerful, but not always very "emotional", if you can put it that way. The dancing is natural. The dance break takes place somewhat in the dark. In the bridge Alessandro stands alone in the lighting tent. During the grand finale the sun rises in the background - but the flames also grow more numerous and higher.
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Kyle joins boy-scouts in a forest in Egnach for his postcard.
He begins his performance sitting on the steps of his MGP prop, with two dancers joining him in the pre-chorus. The LED goes from a night to a rocky landscape engulfed in flames as the chorus hits, and remains so until the bridge.
Kyle and his dancers join the frame stage for the second chorus, as the ligh bars descend on the main stage for it, before going back up for the dance break, which is more impressive than in MGP.
We have some impressive saltos from a third dancer, who ends up performing break dancing on the frame stage as the rest of the performers finish the song on the walkway.
A dark sky with clouds in the background. Alessandro is sitting on a staircase. He is wearing his armor. In the pre-chorus everything turns red and the background is on fire. Two dancers have joined in and together they dance through the chorus. In the second verse they go to the front of the audience. In the second pre-chorus the flames in front of the stage are lit. The singing is powerful, but not always very "emotional", if you can put it that way. The dancing is natural. The dance break takes place somewhat in the dark. In the bridge Alessandro stands alone in the lighting tent. During the grand finale the sun rises in the background - but the flames also grow more numerous and higher.
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Kyle joins boy-scouts in a forest in Egnach for his postcard.
He begins his performance sitting on the steps of his MGP prop, with two dancers joining him in the pre-chorus. The LED goes from a night to a rocky landscape engulfed in flames as the chorus hits, and remains so until the bridge.
Kyle and his dancers join the frame stage for the second chorus, as the ligh bars descend on the main stage for it, before going back up for the dance break, which is more impressive than in MGP.
We have some impressive saltos from a third dancer, who ends up performing break dancing on the frame stage as the rest of the performers finish the song on the walkway.
Onze zuiderburen (bron: ESCxtra en Eurovoix)
We’re back in Snowy mountains with Red Sebastian, at Jungfraujoch, described as “the top of Europe”.
He begins at the right end of the frame stage, and as he starts moving, triangles with a single red eye in them appear Under his feet and on the frame. As the first chorus (post-intro) begins, he kneels on the floor, which has turned white, and looks at the floor, as a red version of him appars on the back screen, as if he was filmed by the floor.
The routine we saw in the rehearsal footage has been kept, after which Red Sebastian joins the main stage, where the light bars are very low, and he concludes the performance with red everywhere.
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16:21 CEST // Red Sebatian’s postcard was filmed at the Jungfraujoch.
16:22 CEST // Red Sebastian interacts with his own reflection on the LED floor.
16:23 CEST // Three dancers join Red Sebastian on stage, mimicking his movement. We’re calling them the Red Sebastians.
16:25 CET // Thousands of Red Sebastians appear on the background LED screen for the final drop.
We’re back in Snowy mountains with Red Sebastian, at Jungfraujoch, described as “the top of Europe”.
He begins at the right end of the frame stage, and as he starts moving, triangles with a single red eye in them appear Under his feet and on the frame. As the first chorus (post-intro) begins, he kneels on the floor, which has turned white, and looks at the floor, as a red version of him appars on the back screen, as if he was filmed by the floor.
The routine we saw in the rehearsal footage has been kept, after which Red Sebastian joins the main stage, where the light bars are very low, and he concludes the performance with red everywhere.
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16:21 CEST // Red Sebatian’s postcard was filmed at the Jungfraujoch.
16:22 CEST // Red Sebastian interacts with his own reflection on the LED floor.
16:23 CEST // Three dancers join Red Sebastian on stage, mimicking his movement. We’re calling them the Red Sebastians.
16:25 CET // Thousands of Red Sebastians appear on the background LED screen for the final drop.
Italie (bron: ESCxtra en ESCUnited op Twitter)
Like Ziferbat, Lucio is in Basel for his postcard, and he is invited to ride on an old trammway. He was preparing for the Turquoise Carpet, basically.
The performance begins very much like it did in Sanremo, with the addition of the giant old radios/speakers we saw last Week. The lyrics are translated as subtitles, in a way that is very literal. Tommaso sings with him at some points, and their voices work very well together. It really feelks Sanremo-esque.
For the bridge, Lucio walks to the frame stage, followed by Tommaso. He then does his harmonica soo as Tommaso sings the backing voice of the chorus. It really feels like a live instrument, and it probaby is!
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Like Ziferbat, Lucio is in Basel for his postcard, and he is invited to ride on an old trammway. He was preparing for the Turquoise Carpet, basically.
The performance begins very much like it did in Sanremo, with the addition of the giant old radios/speakers we saw last Week. The lyrics are translated as subtitles, in a way that is very literal. Tommaso sings with him at some points, and their voices work very well together. It really feelks Sanremo-esque.
For the bridge, Lucio walks to the frame stage, followed by Tommaso. He then does his harmonica soo as Tommaso sings the backing voice of the chorus. It really feels like a live instrument, and it probaby is!
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Ben benieuwd of de mondharmonica van Lucio inderdaad live is zoals hierboven wordt gezegd/gedacht!
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Azerbaijan (bron: ESCxtra.com en ESCUnited op Twitter)
The performance is very much in line with the info we got from the rehearsals, with the band startin in and on the circle on the floor. The halo is lowered closer to them for the second verse.
We can't see all the camera shots, but Asef interacts with the camera a lot. Yesterday, on the Turquoise Carpet, he told us that this was very new for him and that he was getting used to it. It seems that it's working we for him!
He finishes the performance on a high note that gets some good applause from us.
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The performance is very much in line with the info we got from the rehearsals, with the band startin in and on the circle on the floor. The halo is lowered closer to them for the second verse.
We can't see all the camera shots, but Asef interacts with the camera a lot. Yesterday, on the Turquoise Carpet, he told us that this was very new for him and that he was getting used to it. It seems that it's working we for him!
He finishes the performance on a high note that gets some good applause from us.
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Aussievision:
quote:Can confirm there are some very average and awkward jokes for the hosts. 😬
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San Marino! (bron: ESCUnited op Twitter en ESCxtra)
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For his posctard, Gabry Ponte is also cooking some stuff with locals, a grandmother this time, from Bruzella in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.
The giant head of David we saw in pictures is actually chewing a gum for the entire first verse, before making a bubble. For the chorus, it is repaced by pink silhouettes of people dancing, with “Tutta l’Italia” written in a graffiti font. For the second verse, they are replaced by two marble statue dancing together.
The references we see by the end are the Trevi Fountain, the Coliseum, a statue of Atlas, the Vitruvian Man and some renaissance paintings.
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For his posctard, Gabry Ponte is also cooking some stuff with locals, a grandmother this time, from Bruzella in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.
The giant head of David we saw in pictures is actually chewing a gum for the entire first verse, before making a bubble. For the chorus, it is repaced by pink silhouettes of people dancing, with “Tutta l’Italia” written in a graffiti font. For the second verse, they are replaced by two marble statue dancing together.
The references we see by the end are the Trevi Fountain, the Coliseum, a statue of Atlas, the Vitruvian Man and some renaissance paintings.
(volgens songfestivalweblog)
Albanie! (bron: ESCUnited op Twitter en ESCxtra.com)
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Shkodra Elektronika join the Basel-postcard club, where they examine paintings in a sort of museum.
Beatriçe begins the performance on the walkway, but walks to the main stage during the first verse. For this first part, she is alined with Kolë at the centre of the stage (with him in the middle and her in front). They only get face to face before the spoken words part, on a beautiful overhead stage. A small issue meant we did not hear the first words of Kolë but the mic went up after a few seconds. The camera alternates between both faces for this part, before the big finale.
Incredibly lourd applause from our side of the arena for this!
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Shkodra Elektronika join the Basel-postcard club, where they examine paintings in a sort of museum.
Beatriçe begins the performance on the walkway, but walks to the main stage during the first verse. For this first part, she is alined with Kolë at the centre of the stage (with him in the middle and her in front). They only get face to face before the spoken words part, on a beautiful overhead stage. A small issue meant we did not hear the first words of Kolë but the mic went up after a few seconds. The camera alternates between both faces for this part, before the big finale.
Incredibly lourd applause from our side of the arena for this!
Klinkt heeeeel hoopvol! Ik gun het die mensen zo om een dikke score neer te zetten dit jaar (en wat mij betreft de winst, maar dat zal niet gebeuren).quote:Op maandag 12 mei 2025 16:47 schreef DevK het volgende:
Albanie! (bron: ESCUnited op Twitter en ESCxtra.com)
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Shkodra Elektronika join the Basel-postcard club, where they examine paintings in a sort of museum.
Beatriçe begins the performance on the walkway, but walks to the main stage during the first verse. For this first part, she is alined with Kolë at the centre of the stage (with him in the middle and her in front). They only get face to face before the spoken words part, on a beautiful overhead stage. A small issue meant we did not hear the first words of Kolë but the mic went up after a few seconds. The camera alternates between both faces for this part, before the big finale.
Incredibly lourd applause from our side of the arena for this!
The Only Thing We Learn From History Is That We Learn Nothing From History - Hagel.
quote:Claude begint zijn lied heel klein met een close op zijn gezicht. Hij maakt gebruik van het hele podium en bij het gedeelte wat we eerder te zien kregen klinkt het nu in de zaal beter. We zien op het einde de jonge Claude uit de videoclip in een spiegel. Een repetitie waar Claude trots op mag zijn, maar er mag voor de tv show dinsdag nog wel een schepje bovenop.
All we got is this moment - Joost Klein, 9 mei 2024
Netherlands 🇳🇱 starts with him alone, then gradually adds the other backing artists. Big LEDs at the end and he dances with a video of the child from the music video I think. Vocally strong for most but a miss or two that was noticeable - it is what rehearsals are for!
Aussie
Aussie
quote:This is different from what I had imagined but still very decent. Claude starts alone in close-up until after the first chorus when he is joined by two dancers and three musicians. They all disappear during the bridge during which another led wall is driven on stage. The performance ends with Claude dancing 'together with his younger self' like in the music video. It's more artistic than energetic but is very classy and works very well. Claudes vocals are also on point this time. Goed gedaan! (escnation)
All we got is this moment - Joost Klein, 9 mei 2024
Aussievision:
Davide Maistrello:quote:Netherlands 🇳🇱 starts with him alone, then gradually adds the other backing artists. Big LEDs at the end and he dances with a video of the child from the music video I think. Vocally strong for most but a miss or two that was noticeable - it is what rehearsals are for!
quote:Claude remakes Slimane exactly with long take shots for the first 2', first alone and then with the violinists. At the end he interacts with a LED mirror where a child Claude moves. Beyond the torn clothes, the performance works 🟢
De Sahara is zonder meer erg droog.
Wel weer enkele vocale missertjes zo te lezen. Hm... Zonde. Hopelijk morgenavond niet.
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Kinderen mogen dus via scherm wel op het podium, scheelt weer 1 van de 6 ookquote:Op maandag 12 mei 2025 16:52 schreef NailQueen het volgende:
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Olivier speelt dus wel een rolletje!
De repetitie van Nederland onthult dat het jongetje te zien is op een scherm in het slotstuk van C'est La Vie. Claude danst samen met hem naar een emotioneel einde. Visuals zijn niet anders dan tijdens eerdere repetitie. #songfestival #eurovision
Aran
Aran
Kroatie om het (nog niet) af te sluiten! (bron: ESCxtra)
Marko visits an ice cave in Zermatt during his postcard.
The performance begins around the cauldron, with Marko standing behind it and singing the first part of the song. He leaves it for the front of the main stage after the first chorus, then joins the walkway where he’s filmed with his dancers, facing the audience.
He takes off his costumes during the final shout, after they have a joined the frame stage. His dancers dance around him for the big finale.
The vocals are good, and there has been a slight revamp of some elements with the song (strong basses, and slightly different girly voices during the childish part).
Marko visits an ice cave in Zermatt during his postcard.
The performance begins around the cauldron, with Marko standing behind it and singing the first part of the song. He leaves it for the front of the main stage after the first chorus, then joins the walkway where he’s filmed with his dancers, facing the audience.
He takes off his costumes during the final shout, after they have a joined the frame stage. His dancers dance around him for the big finale.
The vocals are good, and there has been a slight revamp of some elements with the song (strong basses, and slightly different girly voices during the childish part).
De eerdere repetitie heeft ie niet gezien toch? Ja 30 seconden.quote:
De repetitie van Nederland onthult dat het jongetje te zien is op een scherm in het slotstuk van C'est La Vie. Claude danst samen met hem naar een emotioneel einde. Visuals zijn niet anders dan tijdens eerdere repetitie. #songfestival #eurovision
Aran
IT'S GREYSIE IT'S PARTY
Dit is wel de meest enthousiaste reactiequote:
De overige reacties zijn nu niet dat ze helemaal overweldigd zijn ofzo … “It works” “decent”. Dat soort termen.
Hopelijk gaan er meer hyperen zoals Tom
Escnation schrijft dan weer dat hij wel goed was vocaal haha
13. Netherlands
This is different from what I had imagined but still very decent. Claude starts alone in close-up until after the first chorus when he is joined by two dancers and three musicians. They all disappear during the bridge during which another led wall is driven on stage. The performance ends with Claude dancing 'together with his younger self' like in the music video. It's more artistic than energetic but is very classy and works very well. Claudes vocals are also on point this time. Goed gedaan!
13. Netherlands
This is different from what I had imagined but still very decent. Claude starts alone in close-up until after the first chorus when he is joined by two dancers and three musicians. They all disappear during the bridge during which another led wall is driven on stage. The performance ends with Claude dancing 'together with his younger self' like in the music video. It's more artistic than energetic but is very classy and works very well. Claudes vocals are also on point this time. Goed gedaan!
IT'S GREYSIE IT'S PARTY
Ja ik word van dat 'decent' ook niet blij genoeg eerlijk gezegd. Had op meer dan decent gehoopt.quote:
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Dit is wel de meest enthousiaste reactie
De overige reacties zijn nu niet dat ze helemaal overweldigd zijn ofzo … “It works” “decent”. Dat soort termen.
Hopelijk gaan er meer hyperen zoals Tom
IT'S GREYSIE IT'S PARTY
Ja ik ook. “It's more artistic than energetic” vind ik ook op het eerste gezicht iets jammerquote:
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Ja ik word van dat 'decent' ook niet blij genoeg eerlijk gezegd. Had op meer dan decent gehoopt.
Snap wel dat dat gezegd wordt als je daarvoor ijsland, belgie en san marino hebt die echt die energetic beukers zijnquote:
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Ja ik ook. “It's more artistic than energetic” vind ik ook op het eerste gezicht iets jammer
Dat artistieke is mooi voor het begin en eind, maar het middenstuk moet gewoon echt knallen met kleur en vrolijkheid wat mij betreft. En dat mis ik in alle beschrijvingen van de staging 
Tom zet ons dan weer niet bij zijn winnaars van deze dress rehearsal.quote:
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Dit is wel de meest enthousiaste reactie
De overige reacties zijn nu niet dat ze helemaal overweldigd zijn ofzo … “It works” “decent”. Dat soort termen.
Hopelijk gaan er meer hyperen zoals Tom
Tom was over heel veel acts heel enthousiastquote:
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Tom zet ons dan weer niet bij zijn winnaars van deze dress rehearsal.
Jammer dit. Ik wil echt niet te negatief zijn
maar ik had gewoon echt gehoopt dat we eens een staging met meer impact zouden hebben en dat lijkt weer niet het geval, op basis van deze reacties.
Volgens mij is het wel prima toch wat ik zo lees? Niks om voor te schamen, misschien meer gemiddeld dan excellent. Maar dat zijn maar weinig stagings altijd.quote:
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Tom was over heel veel acts heel enthousiast
Jammer dit. Ik wil echt niet te negatief zijn
Hopelijk staat ie er op een gegeven moment netjes, en zie je niet Daniël Dekker nog net uit beeld rennen.quote:
They all disappear during the bridge during which another led wall is driven on stage.
C’est Davie :o)
Momo, we moeten af van die zesjescultuurquote:
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Volgens mij is het wel prima toch wat ik zo lees? Niks om voor te schamen, misschien meer gemiddeld dan excellent. Maar dat zijn maar weinig stagings altijd.
Press Poll komt later, en er zullen vast weer 10 neppe press polls gedeeld worden door allerlei Hans Worsten online.
Sinds deze rehearsal en verhaaltjes online zijn België en Slovenië gestegen voor kwalificatie kans. Portugal en San Marino zijn gedaald.
Ja idd, dacht ik ook. Ik heb niet de indruk dat Aran een bijzonder oog voor details en esthetiek heeft. Hij komt op mij meestal vrij oppervlakkig en simpel over.quote:
De eerdere repetitie heeft ie niet gezien toch? Ja 30 seconden.
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