God dag, Malmö! The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is right around the corner, and Saturday marks the start of first rehearsals inside Malmö Arena.
Seven artists take to the stage for their first rehearsals. They’re the countries competing in the first half of semi-final one — Cyprus through to Finland. They’ll have 30 minutes to test out the stage to see how their graphics and camera angles are coming together. And to start working out their jitters as they fill the arena with their voices for the very first time.
Throughout the day the EBU will release photos and short TikTok snippets. We’ll try to update this post as things drop. Regardless, please share your thoughts in the comments section throughout the day!
Eurovision 2024 rehearsal schedule | Day 1 (Saturday 27 April)
Here’s the full Eurovision rehearsal schedule for Saturday 27 April.
- 10:30 — 11:00 Cyprus
- 11:10 — 11:40 Serbia
- 11:50 — 12:20 Lithuania
- 12:30 — 13:00 Ireland
- 14:10 — 14:40 Ukraine
- 14:50 — 15:20 Poland
- 15:30 — 16:00 Croatia
Our team will arrive in Malmö on Monday 29 April. However, we’ll conduct aremote livestream each evening on Saturday 27 April at 21:00 CET to recap the day’s rehearsals. And as ever we’ll be uploading reactions to rehearsals to YouTube.
Eurovision 2024 rehearsals live stream
1. 
Cyprus: Silia Kapsis with “Liar”
@eurovision She’s got us <<feeling like ooh-la-la>>– Cyprus’ Silia Kapsis if officially the first, first rehearsal! 🇨🇾 #Eurovision2024 @SILIA ♬ original sound – Eurovision
Serving J.Lo glam from the early 00s, Silia updated the look for today with diamante embellishments. She paired perfectly with her backing dancers, who wore cozy streetwear as they bumped and grinded on stage. The vocals were incredible, especially given that Silia will be moving non-stop. A strong statement from Cyprus, and one that makes it the perfect show opener.
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Serbia: Teya Dora with “Ramonda”
@eurovision @TeyaDora is serving Serbian seaside songstress at first rehearsals in Malmö 🇷🇸 #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision
In Belgrade she gave us “Little Mermaid on the rocks.” But now Teya Dora has evolved into a Game of Thrones princess, or perhaps a new princess for the Legend of Zelda. All of that to say: This feels mythic, like you’re watching a drama unfold in real time. The smoke is beautiful against the purple lights and Teya’s stage prop — a gigantic rock — looks really expensive. This ain’t cardboard. This seems lifted straight from nature, much like “Ramonda” itself.
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3. 
Lithuania: Silvester Belt with “Luktelk”
@eurovision It’s a luminous Luktelk on stage! @Silvester Belt hits rehearsals for Lithuania 🇱🇹 #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision
Silvester Belt already had a good thing going in Vilnius: A dark and brooding dance number that mixed sensuality, longing and a whole lot of bounce. That’s all still in tact in Malmö. He’s still wearing red, he’s still emerging from a dark rectangle, and his iconic kick moves remain in toe (haha). We’re here for the leather and the charisma — and can’t wait to see what he does next. I’m really hoping for an aerial shot of him on the cross-section of the stage, perhaps lying down on an LED image of his own face.
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4. 
Ireland: Bambie Thug with “Doomsday Blue”
@eurovision @Bambie has cast hues of Doomsday Blue onto the Malmö Arena stage 🇮🇪 #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision
Never count out the witch! That was the message we got on Saturday as Bambie Thug melded editorial fashion with their unique swerve on ouija pop. The face makeup was more daring than it was during the Late Late Show performance. Dramatic shading around the eyes, along with ample mascara, amped up the witch effect, as did the hair, which seemed more ancient, more magical, and more full of secrets. The photos show Bambie enchanting a warlock (or perhaps a mere mortal?) who sits bare-chested in leather trousers. There’s a rawness that we just love. At one point Bambie, who famously popularised the phrase “hex on my ex,” stands inside a circle of candles performing an incantation. Get ready to fall deeper into their world. We are bewitched!
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5. 
Ukraine: Jerry Heil & alyona alyona with “Teresa & Maria”
@eurovision Ukraine’s @Альона Альона & @Jerry Heil are born to perform 🇺🇦 #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision
Ahead of Malmö, Jerry Heil & alyona alyona teased that they’d brighten up their staging, which they said was perhaps too dark at Vidbir. And they made good on their word. The duo wore khaki outfits — the colour of a Burberry trench — that were incredibly flattering. Jerry was giving Earth goddess as her gown billowed in the window. alyona alyona, no doubt keen to convey strength, wore a series of metallic embellishments on her arms and ears. The rock — a symbol of the Earth — is a reminder that all divas were born as human beings. They walk among us now. It’s our decision to follow them and the good.
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6. 
Poland: Luna with “The Tower”
@eurovision Poland’s @LUNA 🌙 is queen of the castle on the Malmö rehearsal stage 🇵🇱 #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision
Why have one tower when you can have two? Why have one backing dancer wearing a bodysuit that covers his head when you can have several? Luna certainly isn’t doing anything by halves here. From her multiple costume changes — from cape with cone shoulders to white hot pants — to the gigantic LED moon, she’s serving non-stop dynamism. Curiously, the EBU is keeping many things hidden in these teases. Yet we’ve already seen enough pyro in her performance to rocket her to the actual moon. This gets me excited to see what’s yet to be revealed. The vocals in the sound check were a little off. But she sounded fine on stage. Hopefully she’ll peak when it matters most.
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7. 
Croatia: Baby Lasagna with “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”
@eurovision Cats, assemble! Cows, unite! @The Baby Lasagna Official smashed first rehearsals! 🇭🇷 #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision
The neon cats are there. The neon horses are too. As is the suitcase and the simple “arm pull” dance during the bridge that we all loved at Dora….and THAT squat-while-headbanging moment. Baby Lasagna’s strategy wasn’t to change everything, but instead to translate it to the bigger stage. This is perhaps most obvious in the massive plumes of fire that scream primetime. The EBU haven’t shown us any of the major additions, so we’ll have to wait and see what surprises are in store. I’m just glad this remains a little chaotic and messy — that’s part of the fun and the charm.
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Ukraine staging looks nice.
I like Ireland kinda surprise me better than NF staging.
Not going to comment on Croatia cause his fans are wild lol.
Ugh which we got to see Serbia staging like in a picture.
Poland she improve her low note part lol I think she will qualify
A bit disappointed with Cyprus but will see their full staging soon
Ireland said they would do something more dark and scary than the NF.
This looks quite boring.
I hoped my Teresa and Maria would be more beautiful. A bit disappointed.
The rest looks the same or better than the NF. Beautiful pictures.
A lot of awful stage shows
Blergh, Bambie Thug isn’t a they/them, but an it/its. Can’t stand that horrendous act
Maybe they deliberately don’t show it, but the big cubes don’t seem to be used much. Perhaps only from a overall or frog’s angle otherwise the singers could be dwarfed.
From the clips we just saw I don’t think we can be sure about the big cubes’ usage. Let’s wait until the second rehearsal where we will get “as seen through tv” clips.
Not Bambie ‘s haters crawling under the ground after her rehearsal <3
Less is more, Baby, loose the grease, okay!?
Exactly.
@Threats since your comment is removed/not approved.. anonymous91 is an Israeli living in Noord Brabant, Netherlands. That’s all I know. Don’t know how much will it help with the authorities.
Strange you can see that comment 🙂 I actually changed nickname just get it submitted for approval to Admins because they obviously do not read all comments (who would tbh). A big flaw is that there is no reporting system for comments like this.
Anyway, thanks for info
no need to, i apologize and i’ll do better from now on, i went too far i agree with you, i was eating myself up with kinda a lot of stress (avoiding the rehearsal threads) which clearly was a silly thing to do since i am esc addicted, i wanted to keep it a secret but i enjoy watching staging pictures so yeah i wasn’t thinking before i wrote that forgive and forget, i wish you too a happy eurovision season even though you don’t like me and may the best song win regardless of if it is one of… Read more »
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I do not know if you read comments but today one of the commenter made a death treath against Croatian Entry in ESC. While I do hope that he was joking, this type of commenta are not funny. Please delete the comment and ban him from site.
Furthermore, please send me an email with your contact data so I can include it with my report to authorities. Or, if you prefer you can report this incident yourself but please let me know. Thank you
As a community, I feel it will take time for us to process what we all read on this forum today. Simply shocking.
I’m so glad that Baby Lasagna brought the cat back drop with him and has dressed traditionally. He sounds great too. Ukraine also looking and sounding beautiful. They’re such wholesome girls.
I’m quite obsessed with his male backing dancer haha. Agree about Ukraine, they look great, gotta love a wind machine!
Who would have thought that we agree on something. I wouldn’t say obsessed but he sure is a looky-looky. 🙂
I don’t like BL’s hair that way.
I’m only obsessed to the extent I’ve tried finding out who he is, if there are topless pics, and if he has a gf. So not too much.
Maybe I can helo: His name is Sebastijan Žeželi?.
Zezelic
He does have a gf. 🙂
Saturday night is now ruined hahah
Sorry for that 🙁
This happens to me every year! Last year it was the dark, beardy dancer with Noa. I haven’t spotted one this year but it will happen…
Look forward to hearing who is in your sights!
I’ve got it! Louis, the French multi-instrumentalist from the Armenian entry.
Ha! Good choice!
I forgot the rehearsals started today. Tells you how weak and forgettable this year is.
Anyway sure qualifier:Poland
Slop with no chance to qualify: Ireland
Rest is not even worth talking about
Forgot to add Azerbaijan to the qualifier category, together with Moldova and Iceland.
It’s interesting that you like the lesser talked about songs. Maybe their rehearsals will send them higher up in the odds. I rather like Poland’s entry this year.
Poland is horrible and I am from Poland
After last year it will take me a long time to be truly OK with Poland again. However, I honestly do think Luna is much better than she’s getting credit for. It’s one of the few innocently upbeat songs this year and she seems like a nice girl. Manifesting for a qualification.
I think Luna from Poland should skip the outfit. It’s just too much going on stage, it might distract voters. She dosen’t seems natural, she looks a bit like a child.
Ukraine – this is a good song, but the national final performance was smarter. I see they are over the top with the video screen, the golden (?) outfits, and at some point one of the due is sitting on stage. Ukraine – keep it simple! there are enough circus acts, the voters will appreciate some class.
ADMINS. Please remove a person under nickname Anyonmus91 from this website. He is usually annoying, but he has crossed the line today by saying for Croatian entry “If he wins I will end his life”.
This site tolerates a lot of hate, but I think murder threats should not be tolerates.
And before other users start explaining that he was just joking, look at his other comments and you can clearly see this is a person full of hate. We should be able to debate and joke and have fun without threats!!!
Agreed
Just saw that too. Their IPN needs blocking and reporting by this site, not just an account suspension.
I am voting for croatia though in the final
Come on Anonymous91, reign it in x
I didnt mean what i said a few comments below though, yes croatia staging looks fantastic very vegas show act vibe
Lol it’s ok if you don’t like a song or a rehearsal, you don’t have to pretend that you do. It would be boring if we all liked the same songs. Which rehearsal did you enjoy?
There is a remedy for that. Nothing hurts those deranged individuals more than being IGNORED.
I am usually ignoring him, but this has crossed the line
You can see by his other comments that he is not healthy in the head.
Yes I do. And that’s why he needs help and not being able to comment online.
I agree. He is posting on different messageboards and after all those years he has not changed a bit. Im not sure if he gets professional help atm, but we should not tolerate such behaviour from anyone.
Tbh wouldn’t be surprised if they keep him around on purpose at this point. Makes people engaging
Ireland really surprised me with the staging. I think Ireland will definitely be in top10.
Ukraine was really good, Silia from Cyprus has great energy in stage.
I wasn’t that impressed with Croatia’s choreography but he also has great energy on stage.
My favourite though is Poland. Good luck Luna ??
I need to understand at what point people commenting on this blog became so unhappy and malicious. At the minute of writing, the comments receiving the most upvotes are comments criticizing artists or even comments based solely on hate. On the other hand, positive comments only receive downvotes. Someone says he loves the scene and thinks the staging is great, and people are not happy…
Jeez people Eurovision is only once a year and doesn’t last long. Enjoy and stop being so obnoxious.
Let it be over soon again pls
It’s bots and/or hidden a-holes parsing through all the comment sections all year… Look at downvotes as upvotes or just ignore them and don’t respond… It’s their fuel.
Posting what you don’t like it just rediculous, just don’t listen or watch it. And wiwiblogg… Your brand is being damaged by your inaction on some of the ‘named’ haters. Can’t be worth the hits.
I can’t say I am more impressed or disappointed by any of the songs rehearsed so far. They all look and sound good*
*Ireland is still a big no for me. I can’t understand the hype, and I still believe it may not make it to the final. Let’s see.
** Poland looked smart on stage. Ukraine sounded and looked better on stage than what I had in mind.
Good luck to everyone!
Hype around Ireland is that a country that was eurovision institution but then stayed 20 years behind the rest is finally getting out of their comfort zone
Bambi is a true artist. They are not only a puppet as others. They are proposing something totally new for me and I am here for that. Hope Ireland will qualify!
I think the stage look very good for all of them. Good job. Bambie has really done the best update from the national performance.
no not at all, such a crappy small stage, very amateurish low budget eurovision LMAO
Rim Troll Tagi Troll loser especially looks like a moron
Eat s#hit
Baby Lasagna disgustingly YUK that disgusting pro-refugee entry
i hope he fails to deliver on the night itself, please some vocal cracks is what i want for that loser
downmark me all you want, i don’t care
i hope Baby Lasagna gets his well deserved karma on May 7th, corrupt croatia deserves that, we need to bully out croatia!
Hahahhahahah… “Pro refugee song”…. They actually need to use this expression for promos. Whoever you are, thank you for increasing number of BLs mentions in comments.
if he wins, i will end his life
Take your pills creep
Wiwi… surely THIS crosses over into “immediate and permanent ban” territory.
Me being overdramatic, and i dont actually mean that lol
I am salty a whole lot for many robbed dora bops this year
This is shocking.
What a disgusting comment this is
Buddy, after your comment below I will do what I can to get you kicked of this site, track you IP and report you to authorities for death threats. I thought you are annoying troll but now I see you are a person that needs medical attention
I love croatia, and i apologize for that one comment
There’s a lot more than one comment you should apologise for. Your posts have been nothing but vile trolling for quite some time.
I can’t understand the hype on Ukraine song. The staging is really good but the song is just mediocre and boring 🙁
Got bored with overhyped Ukrainian entries.
Personal tastes. For example, I really don’t like Switzerland this year
For me Netherlands is way better
Ukraine sounds and looks awesome
The song is like funeral song and boring
* forgot to add to your sentence “… for me”. The it’s fair and square. Your taste and other tastes. Whether is overhyped 2 weeks from now will show. Overhyped means artificial support. You bored with “overhyped entries” or because they get more support then you wish? If it’s second, just deal with it.
Already too many topless lads and dancers in facemasks
I put my shirt on in protest… Everybody clapped 🙂
of course facemasks, because all those vile artists have plenty of germs YUK
Nothing exceptional or even new here. Poland is a no-no for me.
of course poland’s spoiled rich girl talentless loser luna lmao
I am from poland and I dont know this Luna… And she cant sing
On the contrary, I kind of like the Polish song and judging from the snippet it looks good on stage and they staged it smart. Let’s see how this rolls out.
Where Is Croatia?
He meowed at his cat, she meowed back, and he left Malmö 🙂
Not winning
I have to say that for first rehearsal….all the performers were very good and ready?!
Bravo to the organisers, because until now there is a nice flow with no delays or big problems, like previous years…
*unlike in previous years*
So, thoughts based on the snippets and/or photos we have so far:
Cyprus – seems to give a whole lot of nothing
Serbia – similar to NF, haunting, will likely be beautiful on tv
Lithuania – similar to the NF, but if it works, it works
Ireland – by far the biggest surprise, this looks absolutely insane!
Ukraine – mesmerising
Poland – they literally did the meme haha. I don’t know about this one…
Croatia – seems like a polished version of the NF, which isn’t necessarily bad
Poland stole their outfit from Joost and painted it red xd
Well, she wore the same kind of spiky outfit in her MV, which came out a good month ahead of the Dutch entry, so if anything it’s the other way round.
Have you seen the videoclip of Tower? LUNA was the first one with this aesthetic, so according to your quasi-logic, the Netherlands stole outfit from Poland ?
Funny comment 🙂
Cyprus we love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Question of the day: if BL going to use the outfit from the video or from the NF ?
Any guesses?
Neither. Will be similar to NF in some way
Intresting!
Apparently… Red vest with white shirt
I saw. But many are writing that this is not his final choice yet.
Looking at Ireland photos and talking into consideration that in Eurovision usually what’s weird wins I think it would make an interesting plot twist if Ireland wins this year. In Sweden!
I wonder what was weird about let’s say the last 10 Eurovision winners.
Yeah. Only Netta had a somewhat weird staging. Even the staging of Kalush Orchestra was not weird.
Magic eight-ball saysss… Yeeesssss 🙂
It won’t win, but she’s likely flying through to the final!
Sorry, they!* :/
The first photos from Poland’s rehearsal look really promising. I wanna see more.
Rly…..
oh yes
Serbia having a rock
Ukraine having a rock
Back to basics, a lot of golden colours for Ukraine.
Poland having two towers on stage (Reminds quite a lot like Mikael Gabriel x Nublu – Vox poppuli UMK24), simple design otherwise.
Staging is ok but her dress is really weird….
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Good to have all of your attention, the green room is behind that stage this year.
Photos of Ukraine are out. What do you think guys?
Slay queens
I didn’t expect the theme of the staging…
The theme would be ancient Greeks and Romans. The powerful ladies, with rocks beside them, wind and dark lights.
Not bad. Although, I expected something modern and more theatrical, their first rehearsal was pleasing
Where Is Ukraine?
Already rehearsed
Cyprus stage was ok but very basic i think. The stage of Serbia in my opinioni was so good, i really like the atmosphere. Lituania was like the National final. But the most impressive is Ireland at all! The atmosphere, the colors, the candles, the dancer, It was VERY impressive!!!
Ireland had the most uplifted staging out of these seven rehearsing today.
We must expect the videos late afternoon?
That’s so annoying with that app…In the meantime, what about Ukraine?
Some people wrote that this year, unfortunately, the stage of Ukraine will be very simple…I hope the girls slay, even with simple stage. Portugal 2017 did it
Yes, but in Tiktok mainly.
Denmark’s rehearsal clip is in…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AISoNYxeaqo
Hahaha… Sand… It just gets… like… EVERYWHERE!!!
The photos from Bambie’s rehearsal are such a vibe – I LOVE IT
Great pics of Bambie on Instagram, they just keep getting better. They could turn their hand to anything and make it even better.
Photos of Bambie are out! I really hoped to see that hairy lover-creature from the video. Well, he seems to be replaced by a dancer. Bit dissappited. But! Bambie theatrical make up and dress looks amazing (their shoes especially)! and I love the candles. Lights are seems to be very good, light black I’d call it. Go Bambie!
I love the monster from the video. Was hoping they’d make an appearance on the red (or whatever colour it is) carpet – can hear the shutter clicks already ‘Bambje… over here’ – but not disappointed in the imagery… Looks amazing, and like its telling their story… And this is 1st rehearsal 🙂 2024 is the year I won’t cringe for my country.
You are right, the monster might appear at the Turquoise Carpet)
So happy that boy band didn’t win !
Let’s hope that’s the end of that ‘genre’, broomsticks at the ready… Whoooossshhh.
They’re not allowed to have anything from their videos other than instruments. They’re not even allowed the same outfits.
I never been so prob to be irish ????
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Q87-_iUUi/
Ireland
Thanks Oran… I’m agree… Beautiful
Not since westlife released flying without wings
I just threw up a little bit… 🙂
I’m on holiday in England for the first semi final; I’ll use the chance to send Bambie some votes!
Venmo money and a box of burner phones on their way to your accommodations… Finger stretching exercises for the next 10-days in preparation… Wink wink.
Abouth Lithuania. They just droped some photos and it’s just too red. I don’t think it’s gonna work that well really…
Seems that it s the paneuropean day of the stage directors experts today.
Well at the 1st rehearsal day we’re only being given some photos of each act. So I think this particular topic is exactly for everybody to be the stage directors experts )
It’s literally just a NF performance… it was just as red. And it worked fine. You’re too dramatic.
looks very similar to the nf performance, which is fine imo
Very exciting!
Feels like it’s come around quick, this year. Anyone else feel that?
Yes, time passes quicker every year. I doubt I’ll feel any post Eurovision depression this time, knowing that soon I will wake up from a nap and it will be 2025 already.
Oh I’m dreading my post Eurovision depression!
Back to the cryo-chambers… I’m 52 with the frosty face of a 25yr old.
Don’t. The music lingers on forever!
Me too!
I was thinking more how this year’s season has been overshadowed by events in Israel and G&za, and the build up has been less enjoyable because of the disasters around us. The Contest still has a positive message and I’m not boycotting, but the run up to this year has felt different, at least for me.
Looks like it’s all going well so far. Topless male dancers were tried at the start for Cyprus. 😀
Serbia’s apparently lot like the National Final staging, just bigger. Lithuania too.
Ireland – Ooo I don’t want to ruin this for you. Lots of theatre! 🙂
So much curious about Bambie!
In 2021 Lesley’s staging was succesful theatrical which was not enough to carry her to the GF
The idea was really cool but nobody on her team seemed to realise that having Lesley running around the stage while trying to sing at the same time just didn’t work.
Bambie will make it.. they are the full package. Judging by the pictures just released, she will be a certain qualifier, mark my words!!
Bambie Up Close (attempt 2):
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Doesn’t work again 🙁
Nope… Ignore again… But it’s beautiful.
https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/comments/1ce967t/eurovision2024_rehearsals_day_1_live_blog/
Netherlands failing will bring joy to this season!
It genuinely baffles me why some people are desperate to see others fail.
Misery loves company 🙂 Meanwhile… Back in Happy town…
Hate is a crown you wear well.
Failing what?
I cannot believe that is post garnered 17 thumbs up in a quiet comments section. I’ve seen it with others too. Clearly some users have found a way of changing the IPSN so that they can thumb themselves up and others down.
Yup… Been happening since January… Consider a downvote as a ‘term of endearment’… Haters gonna hate. Have a great weekend 🙂
Awww, thank you! May the moving sun, shine eternally on your faves
“Coming soon!” means right after the grand final? 🙂
Hahaha
How long does it take to post a few lines?
It often takes 3 days to have my comment’s approved. Someone needs to get the finger out.
Serbia sounds awful!
Bambie up close:
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Didn’t work… Ignore
And already Lithuania aswell
From Reddit: 12:30 CEST: Rehearsal 4: ?? Ireland – Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue Ready for something completely different? Not just from Lithuanian electro-pop, but from everything else you’re going to hear at Eurovision this year. Ireland’s Bambie Thug describes their sound as ‘Ouija-pop’, because it entirely defies conventional musical categorisation – our best description would be ‘witchy metal/melodic pop’. Doomsday Blue is about the feeling of having your potential overlooked, and is an ode to the queer community. So: staging. Bambie is inside a circle of candles, wearing a black dress with a tutu skirt and shoulder horns. Their… Read more »
Use of pyro makes sense considering Barbie’s scream at the end.
Anti-barbie 🙂 Can’t wait to see some clips.
BAMBIE****
Hehe
No cus it took me 3 business days to realise I made a typo lol
Send your messages on a postcard to…
Exciting. Sounds very Phantom of the Opera! No crashing chandelier?
Can someone pls update this? Already Serbia and Cyprus has revealed thei rehearsales.
I think they will put the Tik Tok videos.
Aa so they wont show here the pictures? Just videos