Albania-Greece-Portugal-Fyrom: 2nd rehearsal (videos)

ALBANIA

Juliana Pasha entered the gigantic Oslo stage today in her clothes that she has chosen for the first Semi-Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. She will be wearing black trousers with a futurist-looking black top decorated with lots of silver applications. The 3 backing vocalists are also in black dresses with small silver elements on their shoulders. Juliana’s violinist is clad in a suit which is held in dark grey.

The silver balls at the back part of the stage are still in use as is the purple and white lighting. The whole impression is very dynamic with the Albanian singer consequently finding all the right camera angles. Vocally, Juliana Pasha came across as very strong with several shining performances of It’s All About You.

Albania managed to qualify for the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest for the two last years – there is no reason to believe why it shouldn’t be third time lucky for the sympathethic Juliana Pasha!

GREECE

When the stage goes totally dark in the middle of the first Semi-Final it is time for Giorgos Alkaios & Friends to take on the stage. We witnessed the importance of the black and white contrast on their second rehearsal. White spotlights directed straight into the group’s white clothing with a black background creates a very powerful visual effect.

Giorgos himself was quite happy with the outcome of the first rehearsal, so not many things were changed and it looks even more energetic and powerful now. The bridge of the song also contributes to create this atmosphere with the appearance of the Greek lyra in the centre of the catwalk and illuminated drums with blue LEDs.

They didn’t reveal the final clothes, as they will only arrive on Sunday, so they wore the same clothes as in the first rehearsal. But the colour will remain: Giorgos and his friends will be also dressed in white in the first Semi-Final.