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Switzerland first rehearsal
Switzerland puts all the focus on the two members of Zibbz - Corinne is wearing her hat again which seems to be a trademark. Good start to the rehearsal with flashing lights at the drum sequences. They are still trying out several staging options, one of them involving the side bridges, the other one the catwalk on the front. Corinna takes along her mic stand which is adorned with red fabric in the same colours as her hat. During the bridge she also calls for people to put her hands up as she already did at the promotour, while Stefan's drum podium is lighted in spotlights. Near the end she actually stands on the drum to jump off and end next to him.
The last round showed she gets handed some pyro torch from the audience while Stefan is also holding one. However, hers either extinguishes too soon or she's holding it too long.
Armenia First Rehearsal
Sevak is in a circle of black stone beams. He wears an authentic black linen outfit that looks much friendlier than the leather armour he wore in Armenia. He has good vocals, but it's a bit distant and introverted, and the staging doesn't showcase the climax effectively yet.
Armenia first rehearsal
Sevak is wearing black as well - lots of black clothes in this semi already by the looks of it - and is standing in a circle full of rectangular pilars that get higher in the back and are almost none in the front (if not we wouldn't see Sevak of course!). No backings visible on stage.
The vocals were very low in the beginning but sounded better towards the end. After a few seconds of hesitation a moderate applause in the press centre for the first run.
The second run sounded better but still can't barely hear him in the beginning. The camera shots need a lot of work, there are some off moments with a sudden white screen or filming from behind.
Armenia First Rehearsal
Armenia up next. Sevak is shrouded in darkness at the beginning and as the lights come up he seems to be standing in a circular graveyard. Not sure if there is any political meaning behind that. His vocals are strong - as they were on the promo tour - and his performance is impassioned.