ESC 2016

Justs Kicks off the semi 2 rehearsals with a bangers.

First class vocals, light beams on the stage... great backdrop.

Should easily sail through to the final.

Francesca was so nervous about her first rehearsal, that she hardly slept last night. The message in the song is about the "Six degree of separation", so Francesca wants to show, that we are all equal. There is no degree of separation. She compares us to apples. There are green apples, there are red apples and so on, but we are all the same.

Jamie-Lee was asked about her outfit. She told, that she likes Japanese fashion. She thinks it looks cute. And the response is positive. There are many Manga fans around the world, and they like to see her outfits. They are not considered to be freaks.

German entrant Jamie-Lee Kriewitz is one of the youngest participants in the field this year. She's just finished her first rehearsal and vocally she's sounding very strong.

There isn't really much change happening from the project as we saw it in the national final. The same green laser beams are used, the trees are on the stage, Jamie-Lee is even wearing the same thing.

Perhaps a good choice... If it worked in the national final, why wouldn't it work for Eurovision.

Say Yay! Say Yay!

And we have a falling over moment......but do not worry it's planned :-)

More horns in the backing track, or at least it seem like it

Full use of the stage which is good, and effects on screen....split screen

I so want this to do well, it's such a lovely song, but there is something missing in this for me, and I think it's the lack of hitting the right notes....
Which is a total shame as we know he can sing from the promo tour

Stage is all blue and starry and Amir's in a casual suit and the whole thing is lit by his beaming 300 gigawatt smile....

Ira was asked about her view of the difference between her participation in 2002 and this year. The obvious is, that last time, there were fewer countries and not the semifinals. But also the social medias has been introduced and given her a possibility to be in contact with fans, which she loves.

Dalal was a refugee from 1992 till 1993, and she was asked to give a message to the refugees, that Europe are having at the moment. She said, that being a refugee in Croatia, gave her the possibility to go to school and learn to play music, And the message is that: We are all the same.

Greta felt relieved with the second rehearsal. At the first rehearsal, they had problems finding the center of the stage, to fit the grafics. Greta has worked on the Disney cruiseship for 1½ year. And her favourite is the princess from the movie "Brave".

Highway found the second rehearsal perfect. They talked about being in X-Factor, and how it is similar to the Eurovision. It all depends on the live singing. The group talks about that they have had time to enjoy Stockholm. They like the city and would like to buy a house here - or maybe a boat. However a house costs 4 million dollars, so if they win the Eurovision, they hope, they could make enough money for a house.