There was not a lot of movement in the market today.
Israel brought more energy than their first rehearsal which assured the market and the bookmakers adjusted their odds giving Israel now increased chances for the win.
Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Estonia did enough today to not disappoint. Their market prices stayed the same.

Last act rehearsing for today - Finland.
As I was about to write the beginning is very screechy Saara Aalto already stopped singing and the music was cut off.

The turning wheel faces the audience backwards which means no one in the hall gets to see Saara until the first verse starts. Vocally it's very good and it looks nice in the hall, but on a second look the choreography is not spot on everywhere yet.

In addition to rehearsals, press-conferences and interviews it’s time to say something about the host city of 2018th edition of the Eurovision. We were very priveleged to be invited at the special press-trip around Lisbon yesterday organized by AMP Associates. In brief we consider this as the biggest highlight moment of our stay in Lisbon so far.

The tour started at Joana Vasconcelos Studio - famous Portuguese artist and designer known all around the world. Her exhibitions are held in different countries with huge success. In 2009 there was an exhibition even in Moscow. Joana’s studio is located at Lisbon promenade and occupies 3 floors, where a lot of people work - starting from designers to seamstress.

After that we moved to the MAAT museum - a future location of the Blue Carpet event and the opening ceremony. This is a museum of art, architecture and technology. At that time there was an exhibition about future of humanity.

Then we went to the first lunch at the Watt restaurant, which is located in the center of the city. The restaurant chef been not just only an owner, but also he is a father to 4 kids and he is also a famous person in Portugal and beyond. He uses only ecologically clean products for his cookings.

After lunch we had a trip on the famous 28th tram. We went to the one of the biggest cathedrals in Lisbon, and after that we walked by foot to the restaurant called Associação do Fado Casto. In that place we have witnessed a little fado concert by Teresinha Landeiro.

Last place we visited was famous restaurant in Lisbon.

It was a great opportunity to learn more about the city and if you'd like to join us in this experience, watch the video below:

At the first run there seem to be some issues with the lighting as Yianna is not lit during significant parts of the second verse. She's wearing the same dress and also has the blue hand we saw on Monday.

The issues with the choreography in the bridge still remain though and I still think it looks unnatural to not have the backings appear on stage at some point in this performance.

During the first rehearsal another issue existed with the high notes - it seems better now in the hall, but can't be completely sure. It might as well not have been resolved yet.

Albania

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