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and that’s it for the day guys! see ya tomorrow with the next set of countries rehearsing…

Gjon talked about his goat and reveals that now his farm house and his family changed the herd from goats to sheep and he has two baby sheep.

Discussing the choice of the French version instead of the English one, as Switzerland was never represented in English as well, Gjon says that above all he wanted to be authentic. He described the internal selection procedure and gave advice to the young newcomer artists to always express their opinion.

Gjon had a good time in the press conference room. The biggest idol of his is himself. He is trying to combine both genders in his voice and through his songs he wants to touch people and not let them be indifferent.

Samanta says that when she is on stage she doesn’t think. She is accepting instructions but when she performs she does it on her own…

Samanta explains (during her press conference) that actually everyone has already their crowns in their hands. They can form it like her with their two hands. This means that since they are healthy they can do whatever they dream.

The stage presentation includes pyros as firework jets are used for the performance.

Øve os på hinanden is a song that we know it won’t do much in Eurovision this year. But we have to admit that it works as a time capsule for the 80s in Europe and especially the good all schlager times. British sound, with Nordic schlager, combines perfectly. This is an amazing tune for a party and EUROCLUB but it will not do much in the contest. The Danish duo is running all over the stage, having the same presentation as in their national selection with the purple jackets and white T-shirts. Vocals are ok, but the outcome is so kitsch and so out of the mainstream, that makes no point to notice it. One thing is for sure: This song indeed defines diversity in this year’s Eurovision edition.

Blind Channel said that their stage presence wasn’t giving that much of a thought. They wanted to do what they do and don’t think it too much. The band also talked about their musical inspiration. They are inspired by FREESTYLER back when they were five and they shared their experience trying to go to an open-air concert in Sweden by car, crowding five people in a small car.

We conclude today’s report with Denmark’s Fyr Og Flamme…

After the third run, I think what worries me is the slow opening of the song, which might make the viewers relax extremely too much and fall asleep. Especially, when watching an intense show and especially if this one comes after the Latvian performance.

The performance is clear, complete and guided with perfection. But there is something missing. Something that will give this perfect performance a magic touch to make it a winner…

Gjon is performing in a set of sequins of white pillars, having digital water as α background. The light is playing its game. The stage is dark white and blue. Gjon’s vocal performance is outstanding of course. The camera work needs more coordination but that’s a technical issue. The moves are artistic and unexpectable. Digital effects used and the overall outcome is very interesting.

Time for one more top favourite, to enter the stage and show us whether the trophy will go to Zurich next year…

The vocal performance is fine and you get some allure from the music video but overall you can see that Samanta is not comfortable. At the end of her performance, we see the singer and the backing vocalists shaping the crown.

In an amazingly long, sparkly green dress, Samanta is accompanied by three backing vocalists dressed in the same colours. Not sure how great this can be but somehow it is effective.

Samanta Tina is now on stage…

Fire pyros are used on the stage during their performance. The performance is perfect and the two singers are coming to the front making fuzz all over. I am not sure about some camera shots which are completely blurred. If this is the concept for their performance, it’s ok, but most of us can confuse it with a mishap.

There is a smoke machine on full blast and scenes from the official video projected behind them. During the first and second run, we don’t see any pyros (yet)! It usually starts in the third run (to save money that is)…