First dress rehearsal: SF1

First of all,I want to say that the blogs about the rehearsal of day 7 and 8 are ready,but will be up tomorrow morning,since now I have other things to do and I've literaly no time at all! Now,let's focus on what happened in yesterday's first dress rehearsal and before I start I want to say that i watched the whole dress rehearsal after it was done from freegossip.gr! So,let's begin:

Montenegro: Well,it was very improved from the the second rehearsal,since this time none of the banners left from the bodyguard dressed dancers.Also,this time the beard didn't stuck up to his microphone and as a result he didn't say anything in his national language.He kept the cloak,the green military guitar and despite if I like his entry or not it was a well performed rehearsal.

Iceland: Wow!This is the only thing that I can say to describe "Never Forget" and their rehearsal.It was stunning,Greta makes the transision between the violin playing and singing so easy!Both vocally were flawless and their outfits match perfectly with the lights and the backround.Love it!

Greece: And we finally saw her dress!It was a sexy short asymmetric dress in blue and coral while her dancers outfits were in blue and white reminding everyone the sea! Eleftheria did her best vocally performance and this one it was definately the best rehearsal that Greece made in Baku.

Latvia: Thank you so much Anmary for changing you dress and keeping just the color of it.It was just like she read my blog and did that change(maybe she actually did...).Also the outfits of the backing vocalist were changed and now as an overall result they were much better.Vocally Anmary was amazing again especially in the end.

Albania: Her outfit was beautiful,but that black plastic cape she is wearing it wasn't nessecary.No need to say how great her voice is and how perfect the final result is! I heard in the news and then read it here about the bus accident and I remember in 2004 when we had the Paralympic Olympic Games we also had a bus accident where many kids were killed and I'm feeling exactly the same feeling like then.It's just tragic and my condolences to the families.

Romania: Elena changed her outfit and this one is so much better than the previous one.We didn't see the pyro techns and in other country we actually did.Both vocals and staging were great.

Switzerland: They still wearing those "Unbreakable" t-shirts and I'm happy about that.Very energetic performance, this time I actually like the green lights!I surprised myself! He uses the catwalk one of the few artists in this semi-final that does it.

Belgium: I liked her white dress,it fits a lot to Iris and to her generall styling.She was amazing vocally and so sweet.That backround remained the same and I want to see how its going to look on TV.

Finland: One more artist that reveal her dress in this rehearsal.We already knew that was mint-color and now we see it whole.Really beatiful dress and really beautiful performance.Right now I can't remember the backround,but I think the kept the one from the second rehearsal.

Israel: Even though I'm not a fan of their clothes,I've to say that the combination of the staging performance and the backround was awesome.This time the backing vocalists did a much better job in the chorus and well done on this.

San Marino: Well,I think they have tried their best with the song they had.And in that rehearsal Valentina proved that she is not just a good singer,but a REALLY good one.I was amazed and I want to see who is going to be tonight.

Cyprus: Amazing performance,everyone in the stadium were chearing and whisttling in the dance part! Ivi was very good in her vocalls and the backround this time looked excellent.There was a problem in the second dress rehearsal were the juries voted.There was a technical mistake and ALL the countries that were transmitting the rehearsal on HD had a black out! RIK,the cypriot broadcaster complained and in the afternoon juries watched Cyprus performance and then they cast their votes!

Denmark: She changed again here outfit,this time it was the pants.She put on a black one istead of the black/white in the second rehearsal and trust me this was much better!Vocally she did an excellent job like always!

Russia: They get the biggest aplause in the arena and that's definately going to happen again tonight! There were well sychronized this time,they sung well and there grannies are flying to the final!

Hungary: Total black for Hungary in their outfits and in the bakcround.The lead singer uses a lot and for very long the catwalk and the whole result looked great to my surprise.

Austria: All the LED lights worked this time and their performance is one the most energetic of this semi-final! Vocally they were really good and they dance a lot!

Moldova: Pasha is wearing one of his special pants again! Its just his thing! They were very well in their performance and I just love the exit they are doing in the end!

Ireland: They changed their hair!Why? Well,anyway,they sure know how to create a show!Dressed in silver robot costumes and ending up lapped from the fountain its definatelly the best way to end this semi-final!