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Ukraine (NTU) - May 2017 (March 2016)

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TI
tightrope78
1st rehearsals have begun today.

Today:
- Sweden
- Georgia
- Australia
- Albania
- Belgium
- Montenegro
- Finland
- Azerbaijan
- Portugal


Presumably these are first rehearsals with the performers themselves?

In recent years there are rehearsals of every song that take place before this, with local stand-ins who mimic the staging and mime to track? (This is to allow the TV rehearsals to take place before the performers arrive from each country, and thus saving significant amounts of money in terms of hotel rooms and other expenses incurred when travelling, whilst allowing the creative teams more rehearsal time)

Rehearsals with the local acts started last Sunday. Today is day one of rehearsals with acts taking part in semi final one.

8 days later

AL
alexhb01
A preview of the graphics:

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LE
Lester Founding member
The presenters on that red carpet event were truly dreadful.... terrible grasp of the English language and were at times plain rude and unprofessional. Let's hope this 'B list' presenting team give no indication on the main presenters.
MA
mapperuo
The presenters on that red carpet event were truly dreadful.... terrible grasp of the English language and were at times plain rude and unprofessional. Let's hope this 'B list' presenting team give no indication on the main presenters.


I did quite like when they told an act they were interviewing to 'move on' when they were done. Just sounded so blunt and rude with English not being their first language. Very Happy
OR
orange
It was dreadful but... (Eurovision Opening Ceremonies aren't usually the best)
WH
Whataday Founding member
I find WiwiBloggs on YouTube provide the best coverage of the build up.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Live Stream
DO
dosxuk
I take it there was still plenty of tickets available for tonight? Arena floor doesn't even look half full.
JO
Josh
The postcards scream Mannequin Challenge to me. Lovely, though.
GM
Gary McEwan
I take it there was still plenty of tickets available for tonight? Arena floor doesn't even look half full.


A few people are saying that on Twitter as well. They keep going to tight shots and shots from right at the back.
JO
jonniew
Standard has been truly awful so far... if the 2nd semi is anywhere near as bad then the UK might have a chance this year, only song I've even remotely liked is Australia's. Graphics seem very amateurish too and the staging is not blowing me away. So far, not impressed.
JO
Josh
Qualified from SF1:
Moldova
Azerbaijan
Greece
Sweden
Portugal
Poland
Armenia
Australia
Cyprus
Belgium

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