What we saw when you saw Akylas performing ‘Ferto’ for Greece
Welcome to this fresh new page / We’re going to take you right backstage
A little peek behind the scenes / It’s not what you saw on your screens
In tribute to Copenhagen 2001 – those were good times / We’re doing it all in coupled rhymes
action“>35 artists behind the curtain / Their journeys starting, fates uncertain
It’s not all about the trophies and medals / They can shower the world in rose petals
Songs are performed on a grand scale / Artists come to write their ownFairytale
For two weeks here they’re Kings and Queens / It’s the stuff they’ve dreamed of since their teens
Imagining the sound of that audience cheer / Welcome to Vienna, your moment is here
Now you’ve arrived in the Host City / We’ll make you feel welcome, make you feel pretty
Enjoy this bit, it’s the fun part / You’ve got your country’s flag in a Eurovision heart
Giving Eurovision fans an exclusive glance / Show us your skills, your favourite dance
Discuss your song, recite some lines / Feel like a local among Austrian vines
Everyone loves a bit of karaoke / Eins, Zwei, Drei, got ’em feeling okey dokey
Hitting the right notes on time with those bars / It’s no wonder they’re treated like superstars
Already on first-name terms with the catering crew / Sashimi tuna? Ferto mou!
Some you will have no choice but to stan / Others turn you into a totalEurofan
The news you need and the songs that slap / Fans have it all on the Eurovision app
The moment’s arrived, time to gather and glow / A pyro curtain is lifted on the Live Show
Arrive early for a pre-show drink / Some marked the occasion with permanent ink
Before you find your seat and perch / Take a look at our fabulous merch
Inside the arena, music becomes a sport / Some went with that theme
The place is electric and the mood couldn’t be higher / We’ve got so many songs using actual fire
Everything is possible before it’s all over / ‘Saluti a tutti’ and Viva Moldova!
The audience knows for which songs they’re waitin’ / Be itKraj MeneorLiekinheitin
Rehearsals have shown that there’s plenty to do / Tonight can’t happen without a talented crew
Getting everything ready so that everyone rocks / From a Flag Parade straight into a transparent box
It takes an incredible amount of great precision / To fully realise our artists’ vision
All must be right, nothing amiss / To give viewers at home three minutes of bliss
“One touch, one kiss / All my life for a night like this”
We had 35 performances giving all the feels / Absolute icons running in heels
Some details were held back to maintain the mystery / Like one country’s own nod to its Eurovision history
The Live Shows go quickly and the time really flies / As the artists edge closer to that crystal prize
Audiences have found new songs to hold dear / United by Music – we say it every year
Still dressed for the stage in every sequin and feather / Our performers race to all be together
It’s time to relax and indulge in a bop / Our Green Room decked out like a Viennese coffee shop
They’ve done all they can, they can do no more / It’s over to viewers to decide their score
To voters they plea on bended knee / “I vow to thee, Per Sempre Sì“
Calculators out, get ready to take notes / Good evening Riga, may we have your votes?
Look at this image, so fabulously camp / Your girl DARA is a deserved champ
Bangarangawas the unanimous heavy-hitter / Now all that remains is to sweep up the glitter
We’re off to the land of If Love Was A Crime / In Burgas or Sofia come join us next time
