escXtra are live from Kyiv for day two of rehearsals ahead of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest! The countries rehearsing today, in chronological order, are Greece, Poland, Moldova, Iceland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Armenia, Slovenia and Latvia. Furthermore, read our handy guide for a more detailed look at this contest’s rehearsal schedule.
In addition, for our immediate reactions to every single rehearsal, you can follow our live stream from the press centre at the International Exhibition Center by visiting our YouTube channel.
The latest artist to rehearse is Artsvik from Armenia. We have just watched her first run through of Fly With Me live on screen and here is our initial reaction.
Summary in a sentence
Very professional performance from Armenia as expected, visuals suit the song well.
Staging
The LED backdrop contains a lot of pinks, blues and blacks. Furthermore, there is similar imagery used as in the music video. Once again, Armenia have chosen to use lots of fast camera shots in places, just as they did with Iveta Mukuchyan last year. Artsvik starts the song alone and is joined by two dancers from around a minute in until the end.
Vocals
Artsvik’s vocals were very solid, nothing to fault here.
Costumes
She was in a black outfit with black jacket. Her two dancers also wore black costumes.
Watch the rehearsal!
Stay tuned for our reaction to Omar Naber as he rehearses On My Way next for Slovenia. Meanwhile, remember to tune in to our live stream from the press centre for instant reactions to each rehearsal.
