ESCXTRA are live from Lisbon for day 7 of rehearsals ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018! The countries rehearsing today, in chronological order, are Russia, Moldova, The Netherlands, Australia, Georgia, Poland, Malta, Hungary, Latvia, Sweden, Montenegro, Slovenia and Ukraine.

We’re streaming live from the press centre

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 Altice Arena by visiting our YouTube channel.
The latest artist to rehearse for the second time is DoReDoS for Moldova. We have just watched their latest run through of My Lucky Day live on screen and here is our initial reaction.

Staging

Moldova is delivering the magic box to tell a “love story”. It’s about a girl and two men who fancy her. Together with their three backing singers/dancers, they deliver a flawless performance. Camera shots are almost 100% and it looks very solid.
During the first 2/3 part of the song, most of the time only two of DoReDos are out of the box. With their box, they tell the magical story and sometimes do magical tricks we can’t really explain, how they work.
In the last chorus, they get joined by their background dancers/singers to party at the front of the main stage.

Camera shots in this performance: 61

Vocal

Vocals are not perfect but very good for a performance with so much dancing and with this speed.

Costume

They are dressed like the Moldavian flag. The guys wear blue and red suits and the women wear yellow dresses.

To qualify or not to qualify?

We have taken a flash poll from around the ESCXTRA table here in the press centre and 7 out of 7 of us say…

YES!

Watch the rehearsal!

Stay tuned for our reaction to Waylon as they rehearse Outlaw In ‘Em next for The Netherlands. If you want to know what to expect for the rest of the day, check out our rehearsal schedule here. Meanwhile, remember to tune in to our live stream from the press centre for instant reactions to each rehearsal.