Wow. What a great first semi-final. I loved it. Brilliant telly!<\/p>\n
The whole production was slick, well-paced and the staging was A-MA-ZING!<\/p>\n
I have been watching from the comfort of home since 2017, and this is the first time that I wanted to be in the arena. As it was, my front room was my arena and I was watching the action via the euroivision.tv YouTube stream. It was great watching without commentary, but I will watch the BBC4 coverage to see that additional interviews with the various singers. I understand that the Beeb did a knock-off carpool karaoke as one of the segments. Suitably BBC to not have a particularly original idea when it comes to Eurovision!<\/p>\n
I thought the presenters did a good job. Bar Refaeli was dressed in Gina G\u2019s outfit from ESC1996. Lucy Ayoub was youthfully energetic. Assi Azar, who was named as one of OUT Magazine\u2019s 100 Most Influential Gay People, made reference to his sexuality within the show, which was nicely done. And the slightly older dude, Erez Tal, came off as a bit creepy. Was I the only one thinking that?<\/p>\n
The postcards were really well produced, with all the participants having previously travelled to Israel to film them. Loved how the triangle from the logo was incorporated, and how at the end of each postcard it became part of the stage lighting, in the colours of each nation\u2019s flag. Apparently Australia\u2019s singer Kate was injured during filming. She fell whilst wearing what she admits was a poor choice of footwear \u2013 high heels whilst walking on cobbled streets. She has clearly recovered well, because her performance and staging was *everything*, wasn\u2019t it? It\u2019s top three in the betting odds. Don\u2019t panic, if it does win Australia don\u2019t get to host. We\u2019ll be somewhere in Europe.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the recap from last night\u2026<\/p>\n