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Live Blog: Thursday 5 May

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05 May 2022 at 16:52 CEST

🇮🇹 Italy take to the stage…

The grand piano is back, and orchestral arrangement in this song absolutely soars in this arena, with Mahmood and not-BLANCO lit by every spotlight available. Mahmood’s in a long black leather coat and white wraparound shades – with Latvia and Norway, 2022 is a big year for sunglasses.

The changes of pace and the harmonies of this song make it feel like a real goosebumps moment, and Mahmood’s vocal is as effortless as it was in 2019 – we’re really looking forward to seeing how this comes together in partnership with BLANCO. Either way, it’s a performance the host nation should be very happy with.

Mahmood & Blanco from Italy performed first rehearsal at Turin PalaOlimpico EBU / Andres Putting