EUROVISION 2024: PRESS CENTER SEMI 1 REHEARSAL (THOUGHTS)

[@miguelcffreitas]

Thank you so much Geo for the comments about Portugal 🎉🎉

[@georgikanevESC]

♥️♥️♥️🥳

[@meigasbruxas]

Your 10/10 for Portugal is so appreciated! 🤗 ❤Thank you for your kind words 🇵🇹 🇵🇹

[@georgikanevESC]

Let’s thank iolanda ♥️👏👏👏👏 for having those amazing vocals :)

[@JNL76]

I absolutely agree with that 10/10, she will qualify without a doubt.

[@nickyf9674]

😮 I didn’t know that Eleni and Chanel were playing ! My two favs! (I know it probably was well known to everyone and I seem to be living in a different planet 🙈😂). OMG you made my dayyy!! I’m really proud of my Iolanda and I hope she will do well🇵🇹❤ but Bambie Thug is my winner for this semifinal - I love all about them 🇮🇪 also Serbia and Slovenia - raiven has a special place in my heart 🫶🫶🫶 I will vote for them all from the UK!🇬🇧

[@georgikanevESC]

Yesss let’s see what happens today. I think it’s gonna be a GREAT semi final. Probably some disappointments will be there as well … but important is that it’s gonna be a great show. 🇮🇪 is gonna be bombastic !! Bambie is sooo amazing. Probably my most fave performance because of the camera cuts and the effects. Iolanda 🇵🇹 is also one of the best stagings. So there’s a lot of good stuff happening tonight :) legs have a great show 🥳♥️ enjoy it fully :)

[@nickyf9674]

@@georgikanevESC all my favs went through 🤩🤩🤩🫶 and all the other acts were amazing !!! ❤ today is a great day I’m so excited!! Cannot wait to the final now!!!

[@tonyttt31]

Bambie's vocals need to be better during the jazz part. I know they're doing a lot on stage but the vocals aren't as good as the pre-parties.

[@georgikanevESC]

Ya gonna be fine, really , with such a good staging and performance and camera , those very little vocal parts are forgiven. Because Bambie is doing so much on stage !

[@tonyttt31]

@@georgikanevESC the jury won't be so forgiving.

[@georgikanevESC]

@@tonyttt31 well from watching Eurovision so many years I can say that the jury is just voting for their faves. They don’t go always according to vocals. They don’t include always staging etc in the count … which I don’t like … that’s why for me it should be 75% Tele and 25% jury

[@tonyttt31]

@@georgikanevESC I would not change the split from 50/50. What I would do is diversify the make up of the jury and also change their marking guidelines.

[@georgikanevESC]

@@tonyttt31 yes but I have seen videos of what jury people are doing while the final is running. They are talking with each other, they make selfies. Don’t pay attention at all to the lives … they already have made up their minds before even watching …

[@Delboymucke]

Prvo ste svi tvrdili da ovaj ima glas, onaj nema a sad je na kraju važnija kamera, nije mi jasno. Od početka mislim da je najvažniji doživljaj ni super glas ni kamera.!

[@lenagoncalveslena-yx2es]

Portugal ❤❤❤goo Iolanda ❤❤soo beautiful ❤ thanks

[@cccm1111]

Serbia was very pushy to change camera angles to show more closer angles and emotions, fast dynamic camera changes... to be similar to Serbia's performance on PZE. For some reason, organizers didn't wanna do it after many tries to change that. This is really disappointing and dissandvantage for Serbia. Giving Serbia dead spot, 2nd place, plus not being cooperative to make their performance look good - it only tells you one thing - you guess what... Serbia has the right to be upset. I can imagine how Teya feels on the stage when she knows it's not everything as she wanted. Ireland and some countries gets everything right as they wanted but they are simply sabotaging Serbia. I am just worried, Serbia decide to not be part of Eurovision any more after this.

[@georgikanevESC]

Yes of course ! If teya wants to have it differently and they don’t do it. Then I can definitely understand why teya and her team are pissed …

[@JNL76]

On the turqouise carpet I saw her interview with Wiwi and she clearly said that she wasn't happy with the camara-work and wanted more close ups, so the emotion would be transmitted better to the viewer at home. Are you telling me she has not got that from her producers? That really makes me sad 😪. I sometimes really feel that some delegations form some countries don't want to win. Maybe because they don't see themselves able to host or because they think it's a waste of time and money? Could this be the case with Serbia?

[@georgikanevESC]

@@JNL76 Serbia always has been in the final. If this year Serbia doesn’t qualify it will be disaster :/

[@JNL76]

@@georgikanevESC It will, so I really hope they will listen to her 🤞

[@georgikanevESC]

@@JNL76 yes … it’s a sad thing if really teya Dora and her team are not happy with the camera cuts and it’s not possible to be done and changed now …

[@liamkampff1]

I could cry as an Irish queer fan. Like this is a dream, Bambie is INCREDIBLE. #CROWNTHEWITCH 🇮🇪

[@georgikanevESC]

Bambie is absolutely incredible ! This word describes them sooooo good 🤩

[@crits2524]

The love for Bambie Thug… the dark horse is coming for the crown #crownthewitch Ireland is not happy to tie with Sweden 😉 they coming for their eighth victory

[@georgikanevESC]

This could really really happen ♥️👏

[@waveygirl]

Thanks for your good review of Portugal ❤

[@georgikanevESC]

♥️♥️♥️

[@ginafragata2947]

Thank a, Iolanda deserve the final ❤

[@georgikanevESC]

Yesss definitely ❤️ Iolanda has to be in the final

[@belosevickris3379]

Camera work for Serbia is supposed to be the same as on NF, which was excellent. That is what was decided. but for some reason, organizers are unable to do it. It is a simple thing so my only conclusion is that they decide not to cooperate. Teya complained about this after the first rehearsal and they said they would change camera cuts to her preference for the dress rehearsal, but it seems they haven't changed anything. If the performance looks bad, it is the organizer's fault

[@paulapereirinho2070]

So sorry about that mas still I'm confident She Will qualify. The song is so beautiful and her presence on stage is captivating. Good Luck from Portugal ❤❤

[@sf757]

It is strange, Swedish producers were marketing the whole thing as amazing technical wizardry but they are not able to do a simple thing such as close camera angles. Shameful. Really feel sorry for Teya.

[@belosevickris3379]

@@paulapereirinho2070 Thanx, but it is going to be very hard for Teya to be captivating if no one can see her because she is all the way zoomed out in most of the cuts. Good luck to Portugal as well, though I think you are safe from what I saw of the rehearsals

[@hondacrx8232]

Love Szerbija,Ramonda!!!!❤🎉😊

[@LeaMatic-xv5is]

🇭🇷🫶

[@sergiogoncalves9678]

🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@fatimasequeira476]

Thanks.Iolanda❤️🇵🇹

[@kv6uf]

Great to hear about Finland! 💙💙

[@georgikanevESC]

Finland 🇫🇮 is sooooo qualifying this year ♥️♥️

[@tonyttt31]

Bambie's staging is my favorite staging ever.

[@georgikanevESC]

@@tonyttt31 yes seeing for the first time bambies staging I was like: 🤯😱🤯 amazing !!!!

[@licorivivaldi3110]

Best wishes on your name day! Χρόνια πολλά κι ευτυχισμένα! Enjoy the whole experience! Greetings from Thessaloniki!

[@georgikanevESC]

Ευχαριστώ πολυυυ ♥️♥️♥️ να σαι καλά :)))

[@agnieszkakozowska4171]

I hope that Bambi win semi. Crown the witch 🖤 i'm crazy and made a bet 😂 But I saw the ending of this show, omg zajebiste (incredible) I'm exited for see the whole performance. Vanos 🇮🇪 Not only your favorite, because they win press poll 🖤 I hope today camera work is good 🇷🇸 - Teya will be satisfied. Either way, I'll support.

[@georgikanevESC]

I really hope people watching from home will like the camera work for 🇷🇸. BAMBIE absolutely amazing ! There’s no staging similar to that I swear to you. It’s gonna be a great great semi final 🥳🥳🥳

[@agnieszkakozowska4171]

​@@georgikanevESC, well, not really, some of the shots were weird. But it does not matter. Serbia is in the final. So happy. all my favorites are in the finals 🇮🇪🇷🇸🇭🇷🇱🇹🇺🇦 Yeah, Bambi is absolutely amazing🖤

[@georgikanevESC]

@@agnieszkakozowska4171 yesss it was an amazing amazing semi final :) I voted for Moldova 🇲🇩 haha I liked it

[@JNL76]

Oooh I love that you didn't reveal too much 😍. And I am sooo excited for tonight 🤩. I agree with almost all your qualifiers and non qualifiers, except that I would change Poland for Azerbaijan. And yes, it breaks my heart but Slovenia is not going through this way. For me, the magic has disappeared in this performance, the ambience is way too light and the outfit looks weird with this lighting and LED background. The camara angles aren't good either, the entire performance has lost the creepy, amazing aspect and I'm dying because of it 😭😭😭. I am also sad because of Cyprus, feel so sorry about Cyprus coming after Chanel en Foreira. They killed her with that because even giving it a 100% she will not look as good as she is after that opening. Portugal is THE dark horse of this semi, I've said that sooo many times, and I have no doubt about her doing waaaay better than everyone thought. Enjoy and have an amazing time tonight 🥰🥰🥰.

[@JNL76]

Ah and then Olly... Look, you know I'm not homophobic AT ALL, but I think he missed a chance to make a difference and an oportunity for more acceptance here. Without a doubt I am all in for an all inclusive eurovision, I am here for breaking boundries and in that context I loved Olly's start of the performance. I love that the performance normalizes love and lust between men, I don't mind it to be naughty even, because if this same performance would be a man with 4 women, or a woman with 4 men, nobody would be shocked, right? So I love that. But, that said, the soft-porn part for me is a misser, they lost me there and I think they passed a line for more conservative people there too. Personally I think it's unnecesary and inappriopiate for a familyshow to be honest. And let me be clear, I woudn't like it if they were men and women either. But, I know this is probably a contraversial opinion and I know I am on the conservative side of the LGBTQ+ comunity, I know that, so we will see what happens. ✌💖🌈

[@georgikanevESC]

Yes ah about Slovenia it doesn’t look soooo bad but it’s just not fully there. Inside the arena the backdrop is amazing but when I saw what is shown on tv , 5% only from the backdrop is shown .. and that’s so sad .. because it’s truly a very well done backdrop. And yeah … we will see but get ready for disappointments

[@JNL76]

@@georgikanevESC I am soooo sad I can't vote in this semi, I would vote like crazy for her. I woould vote even only for the muscal masterpiece it is... I am praying to be pleasantly surprised tonight though😇. How's Malmö going?

[@mtjapsp]

Thanks for not telling too much. It's more exciting to keep the surprise until tomorrow!

[@georgikanevESC]

Yes of course before I was in the press I was thinking .. well I don’t wanna reveal too much because it looses the surprise for people who are gonna watch tomorrow. That’s why I thought ok I just share my opinion about how I see the rehearsal

[@MicaelaQueirozCardoso]

iolanda to the FINAL!!! TELEVOTE for Portugal at 1st semifinal please! 🇵🇹😁💪🏼🫂

[@JNL76]

I cannot vote in semi one, because I am in Spain 😭😭😭. If not, I would vote like crazy for her !!! Really wish you Portuguese good luck, she deserves it 🥰.

[@dragicakrizan1878]

Croacija ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@svitlanakhrystenko5240]

Ukraine 🇺🇦 🔥

[@katiemacaulay6819]

Georgi you just broke my heart 💔 Olly 😢

[@georgikanevESC]

Nooo don’t , at the press when I saw his performance it was ok but vocally not. Yesterday thought at the preview show at 9pm he sounded so so much better cause they changed the bridge part and it sounded by faaaar better. So tonight if it’s like last night it will be a good one I promise

[@martinawolf9605]

Serbia❤

[@rosamarialmeida]

Portugal! I love!

[@jaredtalbeaux8102]

Uhm trying to learn something about eurovision.. 2min in and already dont know what the hell he is saying. Mentioning names without the country is too advanced for me 😂 but yeah guess they are good whoever he was talking about.

[@georgikanevESC]

Hm ??? I mentioned the country every time before I mention a name … if you watched it I always say the country before … it’s easy to follow up

[@jaredtalbeaux8102]

@@georgikanevESC ok than i did not get it at 1:14.. stupid me.. i was already confused than so i didnt not continue watching

[@sunnyflowerist]

S❤love❤nia winner❤❤❤

[@georgikanevESC]

Ja sammm , ti siiii ♥️

[@BelminKorjenic]

Can't wait to see the live show. Thanks for your thoughts Georgi.

[@georgikanevESC]

Yesss the live show starts in a 2 hours and I can’t wait. I hope I am wrong for some of the reviews I did yesterday. Because at the preview show many sounded so much better at 9pm show. So I really don’t know what’s gonna happen tonight hah

[@BelminKorjenic]

@@georgikanevESC There's a lot if space for improvements, based on what we saw previously and based on what you have said. We will have some shocking qualifiers for sure. Good luck Georgi and enjoy!

[@georgikanevESC]

@@BelminKorjenic enjoy it as well 🥳🥳🥳

[@mariasousagalito4240]

Have a great time at Malmo! 🙂🇵🇹

[@georgikanevESC]

Thank you very very much ♥️♥️♥️

[@renatadabasinskiene]

ЛИТВА❤❤❤🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹👏💖🤗😍

[@georgikanevESC]

♥️

[@crisnbpodcastoficial]

=) wow always the content amazing and the man green eyes love it

[@georgikanevESC]

😍😍😇

[@OlivierSteinier]

Agree wiyh youfor Q and NQ but we can always have surprises. Enjoy Georgi. BTW is there a specific link to watch livestream i will be working. Cheers and Thxx again... Its a bit crual those semi finals especially for the artists

[@georgikanevESC]

Yes ! And I would love to have surprises and to be wrong haha. Why not. Hmm what is cruel to the artists is that they rehears ALL DAY and then shows and and. I would be so done haha. But they signed for it. P.S yes go to the Eurovision channel and they already have put a livestream on their KZbin channel for tomorrows semi final. If you don’t find it tell me I can post it here for you

[@OlivierSteinier]

@@georgikanevESC oo thxx i found it. thxx so much mt friend

[@georgikanevESC]

@@OlivierSteinier you’re welcome :) watch it so we can discuss after that hehehe

[@OlivierSteinier]

@@georgikanevESC sûre sure

[@sergejhaspert7388]

Ukraine ❤

[@georgikanevESC]

So so good dh

[@chryschar746]

Salutes from Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 ,it seems that you're gonna need a good massage after all this ESC experience this year Georgi 😊

[@georgikanevESC]

Hahaha oh yes ! A massage would be 100% needed haha 😇😆 Thank you very much for your comment

[@DamirŠkoić]

Zagreb 2025BL😊❤😊❤😊❤

[@georgikanevESC]

Oh yeah that could happen

[@ZaidaQuevedo-bl8jo]

Portugal 🇵🇹🍀

[@Gravysushi]

Crown the Iolanda! ❤❤❤

[@georgikanevESC]

🥳🥳 maybe they will today

[@JNL76]

I have always said she is the most underrated and dark horse. She will slay and she will qualify and she will get much higher in the final than anyone expected, remember these words 😉

[@Gravysushi]

@@JNL76I am so glad others are enjoying it. I felt very alone for a few months but it makes me very happy to see love for Portugal! Thanks a lot! ❤❤❤

[@JNL76]

@@Gravysushi From the day Georgi and I saw her performance in the national finals, we said that this was a perfect ready made performance for Eurovision that would make an impression. So you're not alone, no 🥰🥰🥰

[@georgikanevESC]

@@JNL76 yes I also join you two in that. In the press everybody yesterday said how delicate and beautiful the performance of iolanda is ❤️

[@SeanyAHardy]

Agreed with your thoughts. Some really good songs and everyone has improved

[@georgikanevESC]

Yesss this is gonna be so so tough ! I don’t know what to expect actually, cause I can have my thoughts, but at the end anything can happen ahha

[@SeanyAHardy]

Let’s see what will happen in semi final one and I’m sure we’ll discuss it. Not sure about our UK entry, as he receives mixed reactions regarding his vocals.

[@georgikanevESC]

@@SeanyAHardy in the rehearsals yesterday from press center I wasn’t fan of his vocals. BUT!! In the evening show live , he was actually good , the bridge and every single part was super good sang !!!

[@manuelsilva85]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉PORTUGAL

[@georgikanevESC]

🥳🥳🥳

[@mikewhelan7692]

BAMBIE 💙 Ireland 🇮🇪💙💙💙

[@georgikanevESC]

🥳🥳🥳

[@markuserikssen]

Ohhh this all sounds so exciting. Good summary! You didn't reveal too much. I can't wait for tomorrow evening! Enjoy your time over there! 🤩

[@georgikanevESC]

It’s gonna be suuuuch a good semi. Btw now I watched the preview show and they fixed lots of stuff. Like for example Ukraine’s shaky cam. Is gone, now it looks way better

[@markuserikssen]

@@georgikanevESC They must have seen your video, haha!

[@georgikanevESC]

@@markuserikssen hahahaha I wish 🤣🤣🤣

[@mistikamistika9621]

Very very❤ fantastik ❤Lithuania❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@georgikanevESC]

🥳🥳🥳

[@bethp2377]

Hi, Georgi 💫

[@georgikanevESC]

Hey Beth ❤️

[@chdimas]

Great video and comments

[@georgikanevESC]

Thank you , να σαι καλά ❤️🥳

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

Go Bambie best of luck to all.

[@georgikanevESC]

Bambie was sooooooo good , I am not overreacting I mean it

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@georgikanevESC I backed Bambie 20 euros ew at 40/1 that is top 5. I also made a mad bet 860/1 Ireland, to win the semi and the Final I know it was a mad bet good luck to all.

[@GossipGirl770]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817you gonna lose some money I’m afraid but good luck

[@georgikanevESC]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 haha I loooove that ! That’s a true fan 👏🤩 but honestly you might become a millionaire after that haha. Because I won’t be at all surprised of Bambie wins the semi ! Now they’re 3rd in the odds

[@jennah8155]

🫶🇫🇮🥰

[@georgikanevESC]

They are 100% qualifying

[@jennah8155]

@@georgikanevESC i really hope so and 🫶i hope too that people start to loosen up a little and enjoy this perform of art. Can't wait to see their act. It's gonna be Epic 🔥🫶

[@georgikanevESC]

@@jennah8155 yes exactly , very well said, people need to start loosening it up a bit and not take it so seriously haha

[@nodoubt1111]

Go 🇨🇾 L 🎉 ❤

[@georgikanevESC]

🇨🇾🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳