GREECE
There are some sore heads around the press centre this morning - we weren't the only ones out partying last night! - but Koza Mostra quickly cleared the cobwebs with a set of lively, dynamic rehearsals. The key to this one will be in the camerawork, since the band and their hairy old uncle are perfectly capable of delivering the song, and the rehearsals duly focused on capturing the energy and motion of the performance.
So far so good, I think. The boys bounce around as you'd expect, using the full width of the stage and the catwalk, while Agathonas remains rooted to the spot throughout. There are some neat tricks, such as when the lights go out during the instrumental break and the boys' instruments are illuminated, and there's something about the way it's filmed that makes the acceleration in the last 30 seconds towards the ending seem particularly effective.
All in all, a good start for the Greeks I'd say!
ISRAEL
There were no huge surprises here, but "Rak bishvilo" certainly comes as an effective change of pace and style after the Greek entry preceding it - and that'll probably benefit both entries.
Moran is still wearing that rather unflattering outfit that manages to show off her boobs, her arse and pretty much everything in between - but it's a look she's clearly comfortable with, and the contrast between the visual image and the elegance of the stage presentation (dark blue lighting, piano, backing singers, all very "ESC as it used to be") is... if not necessarily effective, certainly quite striking.
Quite a lot of long shots and sweeping crane shots being used here, and I'd say they could do with a bit more eye-to-camera action from Moran, but I suppose it's not exactly the most cheerful of songs so that could come across a bit fake, I don't know. Anyway, it's been a strong enough start to the day from both countries so far, so I'm sure Yami is delighted that I'm handing over to him for Armenia!
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Thursday, 9 May 2013
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Moldovans in Ireland
Nina Žižić may not have had fun at the Irish party tonight, but we did! And so did the Moldovans!
They do like a good clap!
And a ceilidh! We did this at a wedding once, and we were nowhere near this good.
And it wasn't just them who had fun! We did, when we got to clink drinks with Pasha (Hi Pasha!), and when we got introduced to the Slovenian dancers (Hi Slovenian dancers!) (Thanks Mike). And then when this happened. Hi Alan! This will definitely help your ranking on the hotties list tomorrow.
They do like a good clap!
And a ceilidh! We did this at a wedding once, and we were nowhere near this good.
And it wasn't just them who had fun! We did, when we got to clink drinks with Pasha (Hi Pasha!), and when we got introduced to the Slovenian dancers (Hi Slovenian dancers!) (Thanks Mike). And then when this happened. Hi Alan! This will definitely help your ranking on the hotties list tomorrow.
More on the Irish party
That was a good party. Nice food, as you can see in Jonas' post, lots of cider and some Irish Coffee (we'll never sleep now. Ah well).
An Irish Trad band did some Trad music (what a real Irish person would call "tourist music" because they don't actually listen to it), with the help of Ryan's drummers, who were scattered all over the pub looking for attendants who weren't clapping properly.
Our own Sam was the one they named and shamed.
Then Ryan performed his song - vocally solid, that's what I could pick up from where I was. The Moldovans were having a great time, while Nina Žižić was watching it with a rather unimpressed expression throughout the performance - or is this the Montenegrin way of having a good time? Ok, this isn't really interesting, I just like writing Nina Žižić.
Finally, we asked Ryan what he thinks the hamster (as shown in Sild's earlier rehearsal post) was doing. He thinks the hamster is "hovering" - great answer, really. Obviously Ryan is more than just a good singer/songwriter.
Our own Sam was the one they named and shamed.
Then Ryan performed his song - vocally solid, that's what I could pick up from where I was. The Moldovans were having a great time, while Nina Žižić was watching it with a rather unimpressed expression throughout the performance - or is this the Montenegrin way of having a good time? Ok, this isn't really interesting, I just like writing Nina Žižić.
Sabotage!
If you're going to leave these things around the place...
...you can expect them to be turned into this:
No offence, Ireland! It was a lovely little late-afternoon/early-evening gathering at Fagans pub in Malmö Old Town, with the first drinks tokens of the year, some really nice (and unexpected!) sit-down food, and a healthy dose of music and dancing from the Green Isle. A fine ice-breaker on the delegation party front, and a good warm-up before the legendary DJ Ohrmeister's set at EuroClub tonight. We have made requests....
...you can expect them to be turned into this:
No offence, Ireland! It was a lovely little late-afternoon/early-evening gathering at Fagans pub in Malmö Old Town, with the first drinks tokens of the year, some really nice (and unexpected!) sit-down food, and a healthy dose of music and dancing from the Green Isle. A fine ice-breaker on the delegation party front, and a good warm-up before the legendary DJ Ohrmeister's set at EuroClub tonight. We have made requests....
Irish party at The Fag Bar
Well, ok, it's really called Fagans. But there's plenty of drink tokens (Hello Athens) and all of a sudden we got free food on our tables. Yum.
Right now some Irish band is playing music that sounds like a lovechild between "Born to sing" and "They cant stop the spring". Well. We are told there will be ACTUAL performances later.
Oh. And Pasha is here with us. Hi!
Update: Aliona Moon (2 metres tall) has been riverdancing, Ryan Dolan has performed, and we were taught how to clap our hands the Irish way.
Sild was a bit surprised to see the food
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