Well, the songs were recorded last week, and now it’s time to broadcast them. France 2 and TV5Monde plangoing to show the first French semi-final tonight (13th Jan). But, who are these hardy souls? I hear no one cry.
| Country | 2 nd Rehearsal | Viewing room | Press Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 min | 20 min | 20 min | |
| Portugal | 10:00 - 10:20 | 10:30 - 10:50 | 11:05 - 11:25 |
| United Kingdom | 10:25 - 10:45 | 10:55 - 11:15 | 11:30 - 11:50 |
| Spain | 10:50 - 11:10 | 11:20 - 11:40 | 11:55 - 12:15 |
| Germany | 11:15 - 11:35 | 11:45 - 12:05 | 12:20 - 12:40 |
| France | 11:40 - 12:00 | 12:10 - 12:30 | 12:45 - 13:05 |
| Italy | 12:05 - 12:25 | 12:35 - 12:55 | 13:10 - 13:30 |
| LUNCH | 12:30 - 13:30 | ||
| Winners' walk (2nd reh.) or TBA | 13:30 - 16:30 | ||
| Lighting & Video Programming | 16:30 - 18:30 |
The format for tonight is a little convoluted. Nine singers, nine songs – each performer then will sing a cover version of another song.
The juries (plural) will pick four songs for the final. The two juries will include three Francophones – one of them being Amir – and three non-Francophones (big shout out to Christer “9 points” Bjorkman).
I’m interested to see what they come up with – but whatever it is, you’ll hear about it first here!
[edit] – and as my psychic web helpers have already put the results service up – here’s the full result.