Second rehearsal - Azerbaijan

Postcard: Some small town by the water called Varenna. Looks nice! I'd like to go there.

Nadir, who I just learned is only 22, starts off sitting down on the stairs, with a bright spotlight lighting him from the back. In the first chorus he lays down on the steps, and the dancer is revealed, mimicking is every move but three steps further down on the stairs. Then thy bot start walking further up the proper, until it separates into two separate stairs leaving them on one each. 

The actual distance between the steps on the stairs is quite big. So they have to take really big steps to move up and down on them. This makes both of them look like they're very tiny. (Or maybe they actually are?)

Vocals: Nadir is nailing them. He sings this as if the high notes are a walk in the park. 

Is it live: There aren't a whole lot of backing vocals in this song. But the ones that it does have, are clearly pre-recorded. But people won't notice, I think.

What's new: Well, the performance, as we didn't see it before. But I dare say the actual performance itself comes across as something not seen in Eurovision before, even if it is quite simple. Otherwise the song sounds the same as it always did. 

Colours: Black, grey, white, dark blue... Some red near he end.  And a lot more grey. 

Will it qualify: I think its chances are quite good. He really does sing this very well, and the performance is maybe not super exciting but also looks nice on screen and doesn't distract from the song too much. It comes across as the kind of entry that would have given Azerbaijan a top 3 result in the final about 10 years ago. 

Not quite the size of the stairs, but nearly.