Italy
Marco Mengoni "L'Essenziale"
United Kingdom
Only his fantastic Italian voice counts!
Simplicity on stage but vocal perfectionism – that what Marco Mengoni’s entrance is about. During his second rehearsal, the audience in the Malmö Arena enjoyed Marco’s beautiful and moving ballad L'Essenziale. Today, the singer entered the stage for his second rehearsal in the Malmö Arena and delivered, without any exaggerations, a vocally fantastic performance. Everything in Marco’s entry has been held modest: his clothes, his movements, the stage and colours. And against this simple background, Marco's powerful ballad L'Essenziale sounded perfect. The stage was set in dark blue colours with some reddish-orange-blue shades on the projections. Marco wore blue jeans, a T-shirt and a blue jacket. In the first press conference of the Italian delegation, Marco Mengoni started by stating: "I’m good, just a bit sleepy." About the early start of his career, he explained: "I started my career almost eight years ago. Press conferences make me nervous and sweat, I prefer to be on stage."
Marco Mengoni was a sound engineer before. "I worked a dubbing studio when I was younger, and I also played piano, so I got in touch with music. I was also working as a bar man", he said.
"I prefer the extended version of my song – it was born like this. But it was not a problem to sing a shorter version, we just cut off a short part", he explained the fact that his song had to be changed a bit for the Eurovision Song Contest.
On his musical background, the Italian singer told the press: "There are a lot of artists that influenced me, consciously and unconciously. The musicians that you listen to as a child, always influence in your later career. I thank my parents for letting me listen to great Italian artists like Zucchero and many others. I also listened to jazz, black music, soul, blues, rock’n’roll. I also listened to the Beatles, and in between all of these also Michael Jackson and David Bowie. There are too many really."
"I hope I help my country to get to know this event – we missed it for 14 years, that’s why it’s not that popular in Italy. But it’s important that people know it, that people are not only united by coins but also by music", he explained the situation of Eurovision in Italy.
Does he think a simple peformance like his is enough to win the Eurovision Song Contest? – "As a person I am not as simple, I’m in fact very diverse. But for this song, which is called The Essential, me and my team decided to be just like that on stage. I think it also fits with the message of this Eurovision Song Contest, We Are One. Music doesn’t need the spending of a lot of money, you just need the air to hear it."
Italy was drawn to perform in the second half of the Grand Final.
Bonnie Tyler "Believe In Me"
Bonnie flies high on stage for the UK
Today, the United Kingdom had its second stage rehearsal here in Malmö, where Bonnie Tyler ran through her song Believe In Me. She wants to make an impact on Saturday so come and see how she did today.
Robin Stjernberg "You"
Isn't it crazy asks Robin Stjernberg
There is always great interest in the host nation at the song contest, as everyone from the media, down to the volunteers in the arena Robin Stjernberg is the man who carries their hopes with the song You.
Germany
Cascada "Glorious"
Pyros, stairs and a skimpy dress for Cascada
Today it was time for Cascada to rehearse their glorious dance song once again in the Malmö Arena. The stage act includes pyrotechnical effects, artificial smoke, an elaborate choreography - and a staircase! On top of that, the lead singer Natalie Horler delivered a very convincing vocal performance.
Amandine Bourgeois "L'Enfer Et Moi"
Amandine: Simplicity is the key
This year’s Eurovision entry from France L'Enfer Et Moi is a different kind of love song. French is certainly a romantic language, but in romance in love is usually just one side of story, Amandine told us in the backstage, right before her second rehearsal this week.
Spain
El Sueño de Morfeo "Contigo Hasta El Final"
(With You All The Way)
Spain's ESDM will stay with you until the end
Exactly 12 hours after the first Semi-Final proclaimed its ten winners, the lights of the Malmö Arena stage were turned on again for the second round of rehearsals of the direct finalists. Spain's band ESDM was the first one out to rehearse their song Contigo Hasta El Final (With You Until The End).
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