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ROTTERDAM CALLING MAY 09 🇳🇱 Azerbaijan goes sexy and ethnic full speed

AZERBAIJAN – First of all, I like the song. Now Efendi is not giving her best vocal performance but surely she is OK and she is confident. After all, she is representing a nation that recently got winners in the battle so why not winners in Eurovision?

Anyways. The stage performance now seems weird. First, the graphics used are oriental, ethnic, Hindu. I like the eye, I like the flames, I like the cobra.

The dancers and Efendi are dressed in a kinda sexy (or extra sexy some might say) black short outfits with little kept in our fantasy. 

What disturbs me a bit is the last part of the song where first of all I expected something to happen or a prop to appear, or a laser to bim them up, but instead we get an ethnic dance in high hills.

The last part of the song is like watching an Azeri version of Eleni Foureira’s FUEGO dance. You will notice it as well very clear.

Of course, the use of the word CLEOPATRA in the opening of the song is giving a strong connection to the 2020 entry which was due to be performed last year.

Fourth rehearsal for Azerbaijan (like Ireland, Cyprus, Norway and Israel) but still I don’t like the very end of the song. It should have been more spectacular as a show and as a sound.

photo: EBU / THOMAS HANSSES
photo: EBU / THOMAS HANSSES
photo: EBU / THOMAS HANSSES
photo: EBU / THOMAS HANSSES

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TODAY’S SCHEDULE

  • Cyprus First rehearsal: 10:00 – 10:30 – Meet & greet: 11:55 – 12:15
  • Norway – First rehearsal: 10:40 – 11:10 – Meet & greet: 12:35 – 12:55
  • Croatia – First rehearsal: 11:20 – 11:50 – Meet & greet: 13:15 – 13:35
  • Belgium – First rehearsal: 12:00 – 12:30 – Meet & greet: 13:55 – 14:15
  • Israel – First rehearsal: 13:40 – 14:10 – Meet & greet: 15:35 – 15:55
  • Romania – First rehearsal: 14:20 – 14:50 – Meet & greet: 16:15 – 16:35
  • Azerbaijan – First rehearsal: 15:00 – 15:30 – Meet & greet: 16:55 – 17:15
  • Ukraine – First rehearsal: 16:00 – 16:30 – Meet & greet: 17:55 – 18:15
  • Malta – First rehearsal: 16:40 – 17:10 – Meet & greet: 18:35 – 18:55