Rehearsals are starting on the stage of Sports Palace. Check report on the first of them under "More".
Photo:
http://picasaweb.google.ru/esckaz.kyiv.1/Day3FirstRehearsals
Sweden, Russia, Armenia, Romania + Romania interview, video under more:
Sweden: Mimmi is on stage with two backing vocalists, but they are very rarely on camera and usually all backing vocals at JESC are prerecorded. However she sounds OK and looks good on camera with a lot of close-up plans.
Russia is on stage with 4 dancers. Katya starts performance on a desk and moves down only after first chorus, going back on desk (which starts rotating) for the last chorus. The dancers, as you have noticed from Welcome party are younger than the ones featured in previous Katya's performances. Vocally it's a bit shaky but it gets better with more runs.
Armenia looks very strong, very active performance, good vocal. They should get a bit closer picture, as honestly, the stage is not very good looking to show it from a distance. It's interesting whether chaotical flying balls will follow the fate of Bulgarian heart from the last year?
Romania is no different from the performance that was at the national preselection. The performance is confident, but whether the song is memorable leaves a question.
Right after the performance ESCKaz caught up with Ioana