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Sweden: Eric Saade and the glass cage
Swedish heartthrob Eric Saade set his feet on the big stage in the Düsseldorf Arena rehearsing his infectious Popular. The song has reached No.1 in the Swedish charts already - will it be as successful in this year's Eurovision Song Contest? After convincing performances today, expectations are high!
Sweden's Eric Saade rehearsed for the first time to eurovision.
Spectacular during the first rehearsalDuring his first rehearsal today, Eric Saade gave some really well-choreographed performances of his song Popular. Joined by three male dancers - who also sing - and two male backing-singers, the young Swede delivered a modern dance routine which will certainly be appreciated by the younger portion of the televoting audience.
But the choreography doesn't seem to be the only attraction of the performance. At a later part of the song, Eric is surrounded by a glass cage which is said to explode at the climax of the song. It wasn't tried out today, but people have been rumouring about it.
Image gallery: Sweden: First Rehearsal
Eric and his dancers were clad in black today. LED-elements were pinned to his jacket which were illuminated in red.
The LED-backdrop is held in black and white, and lots of lighting effects in use, with
Before going on stage
Eric Saade arrived backstage in Düsseldorf in full focus. He has been up to a lot of things lately, including finishing his next album.
"We have a good feeling. We were to Paris and did the performance live for a big TV show which will be shown this weekend. But there are nine days left now, so it's really not now I'm supposed to be on top. There really are a lot of things that can be improved still," Eric says.
He had high expectations for Tuesday's premiere Swedish rehearsal.
"I hope to learn everything today. I hope everything is going to fall into place in the first rehearsal. Not in the actual performance, but in my mind. For the next rehearsal, I plan to go all out in the performance. Today, I'm thinking about the cameras and stuff, not the singing and charisma."
The Eurovision Song Contest means a lot of technical considerations.
"We have 25 cameras here, so the first rehearsal is a sort of camera rehearsal for me. In our national selection when I won, we had 9 cameras, and that's a lot to me!"
Eric has his own make to get ready for the stage.
"Usually I jump and scream everything I can before I go in. Today I'm taking it easier..."
Eric Saade - a huge star already
During the summer of 2009, Eric Saade appeared as a host of Disney Channel's My Camp Rock, a Scandinavian music competition that draws inspiration from the channel's hit movie Camp Rock. Then, in August 2009, Eric was contracted to Sweden's most rapidly expanding record label, Roxy Recordings.
He has been writing songs since he was 13 years old and has written songs for his debut-album Masquerade solo or in collaboration with various producers and songwriters such as Fredrik Kempe, Peter Boström, Alexander Kronlund, Dimitri Stassos, Ginni, and Anton Malmberg Hård Af Segerstad.
After his release of his debut album he has toured the country. Future goals include building a long career being treated with respect by both his audience and critics. Sweden is the most important market for him but he also bears a dream to break through in his favorite country Great Britain.
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