ROTTERDAM CALLING MAY 14 🇳🇱 Live Blog: Georgia, Albania, Portugal, Bulgaria, Finland second rehearsal

Time for the first break of the day. after that three more countries will conclude today’s schedule. Therefore this post will now close its session and a new live blog will pop up soon!

Time for one more rehearsal before the break and BLIND CHANNEL bring metal rock on stage with their dark and powerful performance. It is like we see 2018 Hungarian entry all over. This song has its audience and will definitely do well(and why not entering the final top ten). Although Blind Channel do not want to be under the rules they definitely present a well-structured performance.

Victoria is also sitting in this rehearsal on a rock-like structure. Water effects can be seen around it. She is wearing grey clothes again while the prevailing light is golden. Next to her downstairs is a photo from her childhood. She is the same in her father’s arms. Sand falls on the left edge of the rock, like an hourglass. Victoria in the middle of the song gets up and touches the falling sand. She sits on the construction for most of the song while completing her interpretation standing up without ever leaving the construction. The whole look exudes an idyllic atmosphere creating the feeling that the singer is in space. Vocals were good, while in the first rehearsal there were several problems with some TV footage.

Victoria is next to take the stage…
It is nice to see that schedule is kept and goes as fast as possible today

Retro back and white in 4:3 resolution for Portugal. After the first chorus, colour enters mainly in tones of blue and an orchestra is projected on the led screen. In the second chorus, the colours turn golden and hearts appear in the background. The singer simultaneously moves to the smaller stage and plays solo with the guitar. Vocally, a satisfactory interpretation.

Anxhela goes out on stage alone, wearing amazing silver clothes with crystals and fringes. From behind smoke and flames, but also very nice graphics and lighting, without exaggeration. Flawless interpretation, complete control and loud voice, without any instability. As we had commented in the first rehearsal, to some the costume reminded Ani Lorak, while the stage presence was something between Eleni Foureira and Iveta Mukuchyan. Very good effort from Albania, with the beautiful Anxhela being flawless in every test.

Tornike comes out through 2 rays of light. He is alone on stage with a blue light illuminating him from behind. The background screen has many clouds and stars. He is wearing black pants and a white shirt again. Behind him, there is a box, where he sits, while at the same time bright words with the lyrics of the song appear on him! In the first rehearsal, there were some mistakes with the shots as the people of the production appeared who removed the box from the stage. The words “My love” – ​​which we hear several times in the chorus of the song – are then written on the big screen in English and Georgian. At the end of the song, the camera moves around the singer who completes his interpretation with his eyes closed. Vocals are once again very good.

Time to get the stage on fire. Tornike is ready to start his rehearsal…

Let’s kick off the day with the new release of DISCOTEQUE’s remix

Hello all, the sixth day is underway and we have one more set of rehearsals. 8 countries will attempt to catch our attention today.