With gold and black colours, it's just the two of them on stage, with classical strings blasting out at points of their electro-pop track. Oh, and there are drums too.Įlectronic duo Tvorchi, made up of producer Andrii Hutsuliak and vocalist Jeffery Kenny, perform Heart Of Steel for last year's winners, Ukraine. The song is about a wedding and includes him talking to a forest. Moldova's Pasha Parfeni performed Soarele si Luna (which means The Sun And The Moon) while performing what looks like a martial art-inspired dance, with the entire song built around metaphors, folk symbols and natural elements. One of the buzziest acts of the year, Finland's Kaarija wears his trademark neon green sleeves-only puffer jacket and bowl haircut and performs his thumping techno track against a backdrop of wooden crates, which appear to have a rave going on inside.īelgian act Gustaph present their 90s-inspired hit, Because Of You, while wearing a bizarre outfit of candy floss pink trousers and an oversized cream cowboy hat - and hitting impressive high notes.Īrmenian singer Brunette is almost a pagan presence with her waist-length hair and wafty white dress, singing Future Lover - another song about a boyfriend like the UK's entry, but this time it's an imaginary one. A ballad, this one is remarkably similar in staging to Cyprus's entry (minus the bare chest and bare feet).īeautiful in sky-blue, Estonia's Alika plays a grand piano as she sings Bridges, before breaking out onto the wider stage to finish her song, solo throughout. ![]() Plus it's a family affair, with pop star Albina Kelmendi joined by her parents and siblings to perform the song about love and family togetherness.įor Italy's Due Vite sung by Marco Mengoni, members of the audience are asked to light the torches on their mobile phones and wave them in the air, which the majority dutifully do. ![]() The act gets full pyrotechnics too, bookending singer Blanka's energetic dance interval.Ī quick sweep of the stage later, and a large white sculpture - resembling a half eggshell or H R Giger-inspired skull - contains Serbia's singer Luke Black, who belts out techno-backed Samo Mi Se Spava (which translates as I Just Want To Sleep).įrance's La Zarra (the second favourite to win) is quite literally wheeled onto the stage atop a cylindrical platform, which then raises toward the sky, leaving her towering at least 10 ftabove the stage.Īlbania's Albina & Familja Kelmendi sing Duje (which translates as Love It), with all six band members clad in black cloaks. We're treated to a setting sun on the big screen for Poland's catchy Solo, so while the weather here in Liverpool may be a little damp, the sun is shining in the arena. Meanwhile, Switzerland's war-inspired Watergun is black and minimal, relying on Remo Forrer's impressive and heartfelt lyrics advocating peace as he sings out: "I don't wanna be a soldier". Create a cloud of leads and analyze evidence:Will you blame the most suspicious character or dig deeper? Draw the right conclusions to get the truth:The victim may turn out to be a criminal, and the suspect is just one link in a criminal chain.Portugal's Mimicat follows, in a blur of red feathers, and a strong flamenco flavour to her song Ai Coracao. Get information by any means:Use darknet search and artificial intelligence, hack drones and study surveillance footage, blackmail, or interrogate. Can you uncover them using only gadgets, an army of drones, and your mind?Īs your investigation proceeds, the stakes will rise, different episodes become woven into the one story, and decisions will become increasingly difficult. You are Isabella Song, a private detective, and hacker who has to investigate a series of crimes. Welcome to the Song of Farca, a dark and cruel Black Mirror-esque novel. Intrigue, corporations, lies, criminal structures, a frightening future, irreversible consequences.
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