{"id":36063,"date":"2026-05-08T22:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/36063\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T22:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:07:34","slug":"eurovision-vienna-calling-rehearsals-for-the-big-4-and-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/36063\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision Vienna Calling: Rehearsals for the Big 4 and Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday we got the blog for the rehearsals of the Big 4 and the Host country, and today we bring the first looks of the contestants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.<\/p>\n

The Big 4 and the Host country of Eurovision 2026, had their first rehearsals yesterday in the Wiener Stadthalle, in Vienna.<\/p>\n

In this article we bring you excerpts from\u00a0Eurovision\u2019s official Reddit account\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0live blog and the first looks:<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

Sal Da Vinci \u2013 Per Sempre S\u00ec<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SalSal Da Vinci during the rehearsals in Vienna (Photo credit: Alma Bengtson\/EBU)<\/p>\n

We start with the all-important suit fitting. A pair of groomsmen assist a happy fellow as he chooses the threads for his impending special day. Meanwhile, Sal Da Vinci performs at the front of the stage showing these style wannabes how it\u2019s really done. He\u2019s looking RESPLENDENT in a white suit, modern in style but representative of Naples design. The outfit was made especially for Sal by a Neapolitan designer.<\/p>\n

For our next scene, a chandelier is lowered as Sal ushers us into his extravagant ballroom. Here, our excited groom (we\u2019re talking back flips here) and his best men showcase some top-tier choreography. That wedding reception is going to be LIT! But we\u2019ll get to that in due course\u2026<\/p>\n

Next up, it\u2019s the big day. And as the blushing bride is finally introduced to audiences at home, walking slowly up the catwalk of the stage, we witness Sal as the multi-tasking man of legend he truly is; today, Sal is moonlighting as the marriage officiant! The happy couple couldn\u2019t be happier. And who can blame them?<\/p>\n

Night falls on the Wiener Stadthalle stage and we end the song with the hottest invitation in Naples \u2013 the wedding reception! It\u2019s a scene of lemon trees and lights, with fireworks depicted on the graphics behind Sal, too. The firework finish seems appropriate, with the symbolism fitting for the vocal prowess that the singer is displaying right now. The high pitch he\u2019s performing in is rare for a male vocalist\u2026 Sal is precisely the kind of gem he loves to point to.<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Sarah Engels \u2013 Fire<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SarahSarah Engels during the rehearsals in Vienna (Photo credit: Corinne Cumming\/EBU)<\/p>\n

Black, red and gold is the colour scheme for Germany at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. Get that German flag represented, Sarah!<\/p>\n

The stage of the Wiener Stadthalle ain\u2019t big enough for a star of Sarah Engels\u2019 status! As a result, she\u2019s brought along a cube-like prop to give her the performance platform she deserves. And no one will be able to argue with that after they\u2019ve seen\u00a0Fire\u00a0for the first time! Sarah starts the performance lying down on this cube, performing a piano-ballad version of her Eurovision song to the camera above. It doesn\u2019t take the blazing banger long to ignite, however, with Sarah soon breaking into the song we all know and love.<\/p>\n

Sarah Engels is dressed entirely in gold, in a bodysuit that represents the title of her song. The corset part has been designed to look like roaring flames, while sparkling rhinestones dotted elsewhere resemble golden embers bringing yet more heat to Sarah\u2019s performance. During the performance, the singer is joined by four dancers throughout \u2013 also dressed in gold.<\/p>\n

Our gal Sarah (aka Our Sarah Engal\u2019) has requested that we keep some surprises in store for viewers. So we\u2019re absolutely not going to mention the bit where Sarah [REDACTED] her [REDACTED] and proceeds to [REDACTED] while [REDACTED], all she\u2019s [REDACTED]. Honestly, we need a lie down after that.<\/p>\n

But we CAN tell you that it ends in a flaming display of pyro. It just had to, really, didn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

Monroe \u2013 Regarde !<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MonroeMonroe during the rehearsals in Vienna (Photo credit: Corinne Cumming\/EBU)<\/p>\n

At just 17 years old, Monroe is poised and positioned in a manner which draws inspiration from the painting style of the French Romantic era. She didn\u2019t come to play, she came to PERFORM!<\/p>\n

Commencing in a thick cloud of smoke, Monroe\u2019s introduction to the viewer is a dramatic one. Starting the performance on a small podium at the back of the stage, she ends on a different platform at the very front of the stage, after a three-minute march across a 30-metre catwalk.<\/p>\n

Monroe has utilised the steadicam for parts of her performance, singing directly to it and making her impassioned plea for the audience to \u2018regarde moi\u2019. She doesn\u2019t get to plead her case for long, however, with her five dancers having to forcibly hold her back. It\u2019s a conflict! And the smoke intensifies as the battle progresses. During a finish so climactic it has a double ending, we get fireworks in the graphics and pillars of smoke erupting from the stage.<\/p>\n

Monroe is dressed entirely in white for her performance, in a style that merges modern design with the traditional fashion of the aforementioned French Romantic era. A bell-shaped skirt is tailored over a petticoat, while on top the singer is wearing a shirt, tie and waistcoat combo. Cotton and silk are the fabrics \u2018du jour\u2019! The singer\u2019s dancers are all dressed in black, complementing the black and white colour scheme of the lighting and graphics accompanying Monroe\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER \u2013 Eins, Zwei, Drei<\/a><\/p>\n

\"LOOKLOOK MUM NO COMPUTER during the rehearsals in Vienna (Photo credit: Alma Bengtson\/EBU)<\/p>\n

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER has arrived in Vienna, yet he already finds himself back to working the ol\u2019 9 to 5 office set-up.<\/p>\n

But this is no ordinary workplace; it\u2019s very much a supersized version of\u00a0Eins, Zwei, Drei\u00a0music video. As the song begins we see rows of desks on the stage. Joining him for his shift are four (for now!\u2026) co-workers, but as you might well have come to expect from LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, these are not your average colleagues. Wearing computer monitors for heads, these guys sum up precisely how the artist feels about his new environment.<\/p>\n

At the start of his story, he goes along with the soul-crushing drudgery of the office life he\u2019s been plonked into. But as the track really kicks in, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER breaks free and escapes. Job done! The office desks become a choreography centre-piece as LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER and his co-workers transform their space. Before we know it there\u2019s been a stage makeover revealing LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER\u2019s signature synthesizers and keyboard. Fun fact: the props in use were built by the multi-talented LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER himself!<\/p>\n

For his performance on the Eurovision stage, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is decked out in his trademark boiler suit, which has had something of a glow up, with a hint of functional fashion. It\u2019s dusky pink in colour with silver zips, and the look is completed with Doc Marten boots for him to stomp around the Wiener Stadthalle stage in.<\/p>\n

Austria<\/p>\n

COSM\u00d3 \u2013 Tanzschein<\/a><\/p>\n

\"COSM\u00d3COSM\u00d3 during the rehearsals in Vienna (Photo credit: Corinne Cumming\/EBU)<\/p>\n

Our host entry begins with COSM\u00d3 and his crowd of animals lying down on the stage floor. This is the part where Sir David Attenborough would come in and inform us that nighttime has fallen on the Sahara. But COSM\u00d3 has other nocturnal activities in mind\u2026 The club awaits!<\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t know it already,\u00a0Tanzschein\u00a0has its own dance routine. And it\u2019s that choreo which is placed centre stage during the performance. Whether COSM\u00d3 and his animal friends are doing the dance all in a line or atop the huge climbing frames that are lowered from the arena ceiling onto the stage floor, it\u2019s clear he wants viewers at home to join in. This enthusiasm for movement ties in with the message of the song \u2013 if you\u2019re gonna go to the club, you gotta dance!<\/p>\n

\u2018Dance away your inner animal\u2019 are the words we see written on the stage at the start of the performance. COSM\u00d3 is dressed for it too, in black leather trousers, a black rhinestone shirt and a mirrorball-inspired breastplate with matching disco armour running down his left arm. He ends the performance in his happy place; at the club with multi-coloured strobe lights pulsating behind him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday we got the blog for the rehearsals of the Big 4 and the Host country, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20858],"tags":[1452,23719,20859,20890,20860,90,92,23319,172,173,21054],"class_list":{"0":"post-36063","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eurovision","8":"tag-austria","9":"tag-big-four","10":"tag-eurovision","11":"tag-eurovision-2026","12":"tag-eurovision-song-contest-2026","13":"tag-france","14":"tag-germany","15":"tag-host-country","16":"tag-italy","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-vienna-calling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}