Daily Coffee: “Community could underestimate Iceland because we already know their concept so well”
Daði og Gagnamagnið, Iceland, First Rehearsal, Rotterdam Ahoy, 10 May 2021 EBU / ANDRES PUTTING
In our next episode of the podcast Daily Coffee, Dennis van Eersel speaks with Steef van Gorkum and Erik Bolks about the third day of rehearsals of Monday. The guys have a discussion about Iceland, and why it is not making as much impact as Dadi and his team did last year.
“Could it be that we are all underestimating them a bit within the community?”, asks Dennis. “Because we all know their song and presentation of last year and have get used to it. It’s not new to us anymore, but it will be for the millions of viewers at home next week.”
What happened today in Rotterdam: Day Four
What happened today in Rotterdam: Day Four
Every evening, we summarize the events that occurred in Rotterdam. Day four completed the first round of rehearsals for the countries in the second semi final of Eurovision 2021 took the stage. And we were happy to see many of them gave a good performance.
In What Happened Today we close off the day with an overview of the most important facts and videos. Have you been working all day? Or you did not have time to follow the rehearsals? Everything you may have missed – you can catch up every night in this article.
Blind Channel having the time of their lives
Blind Channel having the time of their lives
REPLAY: Day 4 Rehearsals
11 May 2021 at 18:06 CEST
It was the final day of first rehearsals in Rotterdam Ahoy, with the 8 remaining countries from the second Semi-Final performing their songs on the main stage for the first time.
You can read the full Day 4 Live Blog, as it happened, here, and we re back tomorrow at 10:00 CEST for Day 5.
Today s rehearsal schedule felt like a definite change of pace from the first couple of days, with fewer up-tempo dance numbers. But it was no less interesting and fun to watch from the Green Room, and all today s performances brought something unique and special to the main stage.
What happened today in Rotterdam: Day Two
What happened today in Rotterdam: Day Two
Every night, we summarize the events that occurred in Rotterdam. On the second day, we saw the last nine countries of the first semi final of Eurovision 2021 on stage. And some of them came with challenging plans to The Netherlands, when it comes to their act and staging.
In What Happened Today we close off the day with an overview of the most important facts and videos. Have you been working all day? Or you did not have time to follow the rehearsals? Everything you may have missed – you can catch up every night in this article.
“Change-over from Cyprus to Norway is difficult because of the props”
Elena Tsagrinou, Cyprus, First Rehearsal, Rotterdam Ahoy, 9 May 2021 EBU / THOMAS HANSES
The change-over from Ireland, to Cyprus, to Norway is one of the most difficult blocks the Eurovision Song Contest has ever seen. Thus says Richard van Rouwendaal, Stage Manager of this year’s Eurovision. His crew needs to move props on and off the stage in a matter of seconds.
“We are going to rehearse this block over and over again. We only have 40 seconds to move those props, it’s almost like an army situation.” Cyprus makes life difficult for Van Rouwendaal and his crew. “They have letters, El Diablo, and there is pyro coming from underneath. So those letters are hot. But they need to go off stage immediately.”