Eurovision 2025: The Rehearsals (6 Viewers)

Why not DRAW a picture of what you think it looks like since we’re not giving you any photos?

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Love that they’re treating the Eurovision redditors like a bunch of nursery school children!
 
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Why not DRAW a picture of what you think it looks like since we’re not giving you any photos?

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And one of our younger viewers, Suomi aged 36, has sent us a lovely drawing of his favourite entry Laika Party by the Irish entry, Emmy,
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Still utterly bizarre that they dumped Poland into second in the running order. I suppose it’s the latest she’s ever performed at Eurovision, though.
 
Poland are the one I’m most worried about. It’s too simultaneously chaotic and subtle for the casual viewer - even the airhead eurovision journalist gays aren’t ranking it in their top tens.

We need a major incident for the promo @Penelope can you text back asap
 
I didn’t bother getting a ticket for the first semi final, given it’s such a sausage fest, but now I fear I MUST! :disco:
 
Albania sounding incredible :disco:

14:10 CEST: Rehearsal 5: 🇦🇱 Albania - Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm

Time for Albania’s Shkodra Elektronike to rehearse - they’re made up of songwriter and producer Kolë Laca and singer and songwriter Beatriçe Gjergji – they won Festival ii Këngës just before Christmas with Zjerm, and there’s been a lot of chat in this sub about what they will be bringing to the Basel stage. We’re about to find out!

So – the lego lights have been lowered, with the ones at the back of the stage lowest and getting progressively higher towards the front of the stage. It creates a more intimate space for Shkroda Elektronika to perform, like they’re underneath a lit staircase. Hard to explain, but it’s really effective.

Very little of the Festival ii Këngës staging has made the trip from Albania, it’s had a complete revamp. There’s still the red and black colour scheme that plays out with geometric shapes on the LED backdrop, the lego lights, the LED floor and the frame. The animation really drives the performance, and provides a striking contrast to their main performance area, which is a structure of black and white light boxes in the centre of the stage, where Kolë stands in this middle with his drum. Beatriçe uses much more of the space for her unique dance routine and armography, which has stayed much the same, and in the final chorus dances down the walkway for the big finale.

Costume-wise, Beatriçe is still in red, but it’s different dress from the one we saw at Festival ii Këngës – she’s wearing a dress of red crepe satin with sparkle on the bodice and lots of draping – we’re just been introduced to her mum, who made it. One red glove on her right hand, but not on the left – the whole look is VERY glamorous, and that includes Kolë – he’s wearing a double breasted military jacket, like a pea coat. Sorry if pea coats aren’t a universal thing – if you google it you’ll see exactly what it looks like.

There are several songs at Eurovision this year that feature orchestral strings – this one also has a huge drum bassline that reverberates through the floor. It’s a full body experience from start to finish.

🔥 PYRO UPDATE: Flame jets during each chorus on the frame stage. It’s getting VERY hot in here.
 
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