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Live Blog: Thursday 4 May

Welcome to the Eurovision.tv Live Blog for Thursday 4th May (Day 5).

Loreen rehearsing Tattoo for Sweden at the Second Rehearsal of the First Semi-Final at Liverpool Arena
: Photo: Chloe Hashemi / EBU
04 May 2023 at 16:45 CEST

🇮🇹 Italy takes to the stage…

This is a classic and timeless ballad, delivered by Marco Mengoni with heart and soul. It's an emotional rollercoaster of a song, taking us all on a musical journey from pianissimo to pounding drums and back again. Marco is a master of vocal light and shade, and he makes this performance look effortless - Due Vite means 'two lives', and even in English the lyrics are hopelessly romantic. 

Staging-wise, it's Marco in leather trousers and a silver sparkly vest, backed by swirling clouds on the LED wall and the biggest moon we've seen since Spain's Blas Canto in 2021. Brava Italia.

Marco Mengoni rehearsing Due Vite for Italy at the Second Rehearsal of the Grand Final at Liverpool Arena
Chloe Hashemi / EBU