ESCXTRAย are live fromย Lisbon for dayย 4 of rehearsals ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018!ย The countries rehearsing today, in chronological order, are Georgia, Poland, Malta, Hungary, Latvia, Sweden, Montenegro, Slovenia and Ukraine.
Weโre streaming live from the press centre
Furthermore,ย read our handy guideย for a more detailed look at this contestโs rehearsal schedule.
In addition, for our immediate reactions to every single rehearsal, you can follow our live stream from the press centre at the Altice Arena byย visiting our YouTube channel.
The latest artist to rehearse isย Benjamin Ingrossoย forย Sweden. We have just watched her first run through ofย Dance You Offย ย live on screen and here is our initial reaction.
Staging
The lighting prop is here from Melodifestivalen! No surprises there.
The final camera shot is as strong as at Melfest too.
Vocal
There’s some really good reverb on his verse vocal and there is also some great singback backing vocals providing the echo in the verse too. In the chorus, so far it feels a little thin because at Melfest, Benjamin sang the low vocals whereas here he is singing the high vocals, along with the backing singers – so currently there is no low-tone notes in the chorus.
Costume
Benjamin is dressed in a shiny black leather jacket, dark trousers and white trainers – pretty much the exact same outfit as what he wore in Melodifestivalen though the whole outfit has been changed up slightly to add more shine/glisten on the lights.
Watch the rehearsal!
Stay tuned for our reaction to Vanja Radovanovicย as he rehearses Injeย next forย Montenegro. If you want to know what to expect for the rest of the day, check out our rehearsal scheduleย here.ย Meanwhile, remember to tune in to ourย live stream from the press centreย for instant reactionsย to each rehearsal.
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