ESCXTRAย are live fromย Kyiv for day fourย of rehearsals ahead of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest!ย The countries rehearsing today, in chronological order, are San Marino, Croatia, Norway, Switzerland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia and Israel. Furthermore, read our handy guideย 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 artistย to rehearse is Koit Toome & Lauraย from Estonia. We have just watched theirย first run through of Veronaย live on screen and here is our initial reaction.
Summary in a sentence
Estoniaย have takenย their national final staging and improved it with effective use of the LED floor. This should have wide appeal!
Staging
The LED backdrops are black and white, similar to that in the national final. We think the Koit and Laura “holograms” from the national final while the other is singing appears towards the beginning. Koit and Laura do not look at each other until the very end where they smile massively. In addition, Koit’s entrance to the stage is accompanied by a light up pathway on the LED floor, and the LED floor is used simply and effectively throughout.ย A couple of camera shots need improving but most of it is already spot on.
Vocals
Koit and Laura both sounded great, and they harmonise well despite their unique tones.
Costumes
In this second run through (as the first one was only streamed to us in part), Laura is wearing a gorgeous white dress while Koit performed in a black jacket, with white shirt and grey trousers.
Watch the rehearsal!
Stay tuned for our reaction to IMRIย as heย rehearses I Feel Aliveย next for Israel. Meanwhile, remember to tune in to our live stream from the press centre for instant reactionsย to each rehearsal.
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