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Poli wanted the same composer as in 2011, so she called 3 days before the deadline and asked if they could make a song in 3 days. Poli wants to bring people together. Unite them. And she is so happy to be back in Eurovision. Poli sings better in English than in Bulgarian, so that is one of the reasons, why her entry is in English this year.
The choreography is a combination of teamwork and brainstorming. ManuElla tries to be natural for the camera and show the emotions to the camera. Jannik, the Danish acrobat is symbolizing the guy running out of his life. A journalist compared ManuElla to Nathalie Imbruglia, which made ManuElla very happy, because she admires her much.
Dami's song was written specially for Dami and Eurovision. But they wanted to be something, that could be heard on the radio as well. And Sweden has already the Australien entry on their charts. Concerns were raised, that the audience thought, that during the rehearsal the backing sounded a bit loud. The delegation was gratefull for the observation, and will listnen to it again.
Donny's experience from 2012 is that you have to enjoy, what you do. Sometimes you feel fear. Especially with so many viewers. But you need to enjoy yourself. He wasn't prepared for all the attention at Eurovision either, because Lithuania is a small country. He almost felt relieved, when he came back, at nobody wanted to ask questions all the time.
Kaliopi feels very lucky that she has found her way in music. She has found her style and herself. She believes, that it is important to be true to yourself.
Francesca was so nervous about her first rehearsal, that she hardly slept last night. The message in the song is about the "Six degree of separation", so Francesca wants to show, that we are all equal. There is no degree of separation. She compares us to apples. There are green apples, there are red apples and so on, but we are all the same.
Jamie-Lee was asked about her outfit. She told, that she likes Japanese fashion. She thinks it looks cute. And the response is positive. There are many Manga fans around the world, and they like to see her outfits. They are not considered to be freaks.
Ira was asked about her view of the difference between her participation in 2002 and this year. The obvious is, that last time, there were fewer countries and not the semifinals. But also the social medias has been introduced and given her a possibility to be in contact with fans, which she loves.
Dalal was a refugee from 1992 till 1993, and she was asked to give a message to the refugees, that Europe are having at the moment. She said, that being a refugee in Croatia, gave her the possibility to go to school and learn to play music, And the message is that: We are all the same.
Greta felt relieved with the second rehearsal. At the first rehearsal, they had problems finding the center of the stage, to fit the grafics. Greta has worked on the Disney cruiseship for 1½ year. And her favourite is the princess from the movie "Brave".