The second day of rehearsals for Eurovision 2026 has just begun.
Taking the stage today will be the counties that will perform in the second half of semi-final 1:
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Day 6: Thursday, May 7th, 2026
2nd rehearsal of semi-final 1 (songs 11-15) and 1st rehearsal of Big 4 + Host country:
| Country | Rehearsal Time (CET) |
| Belgium | 10:30 – 10:55 |
| Lithuania | 11:05 – 11:30 |
| San Marino | 11:40 – 12:05 |
| Poland | 12:20 – 12:45 |
| Serbia | 12:55 – 13:20 |
| Italy | 13:30 – 14:00 |
| Germany | 15:00 – 15:30 |
| France | 15:30 – 16:00 |
| UK | 16:10 – 16:40 |
| Austria | 16:45 – 17:15 |
1.🇧🇪 Belgium: ESSYLA – Dancing on the Ice
- ESSYLA is wearing a cape of long fabric. It is almost transparent, and thin like a sheet of ice. Underneath, she is wearing an all-white custom, where laced-up leather is the main motive: Combining a white dress, one boot, paired with a silver pump, and over-the-shoulder armour with a long, sharp crystals jutting out of it.
- She starts the performance static, and then starts to move on stage.
- There will be the use of a wind machine as well as a snow machine during the performance.
- She is accompanied by 4 male dancers, who stand in front of the stage. ESSYLA is walking along the stage toward them. Thereafter, they remove the upper part of her costume, so it becomes out of sight.
- When she dances, alongside her dancers, we can see the effects of the floor’s tiny crystal parts beneath her feet.
- At some point during the performance, the view will split into 2 parts, one in blue and one in orange. The camera artwork includes some long shots. ESSYLA will walk along on the LED floor in the background of a dark scene, and vertical orange lights are preset on the LED floor. Later on, we will see some beam lights that will show up like a circle of flashlights.
- The staging will show us a kind of contrast of visuals of fire and ice. So the lighting is mainly blue and orange.
2.🇱🇹 Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más
- The performance will be bold due to its visuals, concept and vocals.
- The Lithuanian performance will feature a bold prop: A costume installation created especially for the performance, which dramatically falls apart right on stage
- According to a press release, the black stage sculpture comprises metal elements and tensioned steel cables, held in place by an electromagnet system. While the system is active, the structure remains stable and appears on stage like a petrified sculpture.
- However, the electricity is turned off, a magnet releases the metal elements, the cables loosen, and the entire structure suddenly collapses.
- Lion will appear in silver make-up and silver gloves. His outfits are composed of 2 parts: a giant hooded cloak or a spiky figure in a gothically tailored suit.
- English-language subtitles will be presented on screen during the bridge and before it.
- The scene will be dark most of the time. On the bridge, a blurry circular blue light will appear behind him and move dynamically. Later on, we will see a black and white effect that will come just before the outfit reveal.
3.🇸🇲 San Marino: Senhit feat. Boy George – Superstar
- Senhit and Boy George are accompanied by 4 male dancers.
- Senhit is wearing a mirrorball-themed jumpsuit. She may switch her outfit to another one. Boy George will appear with a hat (as always) and a black, elegant suit. It seems they changes their customs this time.
- There are at least 2 props planned for the show.
- The spotlights will shine in rainbow theme lights. They are pointed outward into the audience too, so that everyone is illuminated.
- The stage is packed full of chrome and mirror
- The lights are bright and joyful, resembling a lot of the 1980s music scene. We will see dynamic swirls, watery shapes, and geometric shapes presented on the LED floor.
- Towards the end, Boy Georgie and Senhit are walking hand in hand down the catwalk and off into the rainbow sunset, while pyro blasts behind them in their rear-view mirror.
4.🇵🇱 Poland: ALICJA – Pray
- Everything has pretty much changed compared to the national selection, besides her silver outfit.
- ALICJA will be accompanied by 4 backing dancers. who are wearing high-fashioned gleaming white shirts tucked into high-waisted, wide-legged black trousers, with a cummerbund
- The performance will focus on a special monumental prop. For us, it looked a bit similar to the prop from Brunette’s “Future Lover” (Armenia 2023).
- They will climb on it, creating the effect of being upstairs.
- It is a standalone prop (which hasn’t been specified yet), and what’s special about it is the way the Polish team will interact with it.
- The video backdrop will present a pair of 2 hands at some point.
- The press release highlight the camara work around the light and shadows.
- The camera work shines, especially in the goapel part.
5.🇷🇸 Serbia: LAVINA – Kraj mene
- The basis of the performance remained quite similar to the “PZE” concept, but was upgraded in some manners.
- The band members are wearing black outfits. The lead singer, Luka, wears a fur-trimmed cloak with oversized metal embellishments on top. His shoulder armour is significantly big. His make-up is mostly based on black eye-liner
- During the performance, he will get rid of the heavy weight armour.
- The performance features a big sword, which later on, is tabbed down into a rock, giving it a platform to serve as a mic stand for Luka.
- The performance is more dynamic, as Luka will start slumped on the stage floor. and later on staggers and swings to his feet.
- The performance will feature dark scenes, blue lights, and smoke.
- At the peak point of the song, we’ll see the camera shaking with some fire and lave effects/
- In parallel to the first growling part, the pyro will be dominant.
6. 🇮🇹 Italy: Sal Da Vinci – Per sempre sì
- Sal is wearing a white suit of Naples design.
7. 🇩🇪 Germany: Sarah Engels – Fire
8. 🇫🇷 France: Monroe – Regarde!
9. 🇦🇹 Austria COSMÓ – Tanzschein
10. 🇬🇧 UK: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – Eins, Zwei, Drei
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