The hamburger Dark rock band Lord of the Lost convinces all along the line and fills the ESC stage as if she were performing in front of a Wacken heavy metal audience.
At the spectacular performance in the blood-red stage design, here Fire fountains and pyrotechnic escapades fired that will make any Ramstein fan’s eyes water.
Singer Chris Harms performed in a tight red latex suit, the suit showed a lot of leg on the right side and some tattoos. After the more than three-minute performance, there was in Liverpool long and strong applause. The band is extremely well received in England.
Experts such as the German ESC candidate from 2018, Michael Schulte, or ESC commentator Peter Urban wrote to the Hamburg band in advance great opportunities to.
Schulte explained before the show: “I think Lord Of The Lost will have better chances than our acts in recent years. I think you have to stand out.” Urban said in a “Gala” interview: “My placement tip for Lord Of The Lost is #8.”
Finland dares a cha-cha-cha in Berghain outfits with Käärija
This year’s contribution from Finland would have something like that in the Berlin nightclub Berghain or in the KitKat-Club can be visited.
With “Käärija” the Scandinavian country is sending a singer into the race who Latex puff sleeves and black leather trousers would like to motivate a whole pink dance quartet on long dog leashes to “Cha Cha Cha”.
Ukrainian band “Heart of Steel” flies the flag
The musical contribution of last year’s ESC winner Ukraine relies entirely on the colors yellow and blue this year. The band “Heart of Steel” performed in a sea of blue and yellow lights that was cut through by a blue and yellow laser show.
Princess Kate sits at the piano for the ESC
There was a surprising cinematic appearance at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Liverpool on Saturday evening. Princess Kate (41) sat at the piano in a small clip for the singing competition, as can be seen on the ESC Twitter account.
The wife of heir to the throne Prince William (40) wore a blue dress. It said: “A royal welcome” to the ESC final.
Costume parade at the ESC: padded shell, red swan, Eiffel Tower dress
This year’s costumes from the artists outdo each other in terms of absurdity. With “Luke Black” Serbia sent a singer into the race who dressed like “The Little Vampire” wakes up in a giant shell at the beginning of the song, only to then pull hoses out of the fellow dancers dressed like robots.
France’s “La Zarra” performed in a black dress that eventually extended to the ceiling, giving the singer the Appearance of an Eiffel Tower awarded, as judged by ARD commentator Peter Urban.
The singer “Mimicat” from Portugal finally stepped in a red feather suit that will make any Sesame Street Bibo pale.
“Kalush Orchestra” open the ESC with steel helmet dancers
The grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest was opened by the band “Kalush Orchestra” with a spectacular live show.
The Ukrainian hip-hop group won the ESC last year with their song “Stefania”. At the start of this year’s finale, the stage was not only used by the five-piece band, but also by their musicians in mop costumes lined up.
A whole entourage of dancers and drummers in army uniforms performed either in folk costumes or sometimes as well in steel helmet costumes. This year’s ESC commentator Jan Böhmermann could not help but comment on this.
With the band “Kalush Orchestra” Ukraine had the Eurovision Song Contest won last year. According to the ESC rules, Ukraine should have hosted this year’s competition. Because that would have been too dangerous, the event was moved to Liverpool, England.
The ESC is the world’s most acclaimed music competition. It is taking place for the 67th time this year. Strict rules apply: among other things, the songs may not be longer than three minutes, texts, speeches and gestures of a political nature are prohibited, as is advertising.
The juries of each of the 37 participating countries and the audience of the participating countries each contribute half of the total number of points. Only ten countries get points. Moderator Elton will announce the points for Germany. Like the guys from Lord of the Lost, he comes from St. Pauli. (with agencies)
