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2022 - Mika co-hosts Eurovision, PalaOlimpico Turin, Italy, 9-14 May - REPORTS/PICS/VIDEOS


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Mika is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. If you were at any of the shows in Turin, please post your reports, photos and videos in this thread. The thread for general press / talk about the show on TV is here (tho with talking about Mika's performances and moderations there surely are some overlaps between the 2 threads):

 

 

 

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It 's very interesting to be able to make the comparison between the rehearsals of the first semi-final of Eurovision and the live. Mika, Alessandro Cattelan and Laura Pausini were incredible even during rehearsals. They were very professional, complicit and united and had a perfect understanding. Mika passes with a disarming simplicity from one Language to another and this ability is normal for us who know him, but for the few who didn't know him in this role, it was a real surprise. He has an incredible charisma, he’s a complete artist and I think he’s ready to do what he wants. Music was the real star of the evening. The Norway group made the whole Palaolimpico dance. The scenery with the four elements: water, earth, fire and air was spectacular and... I can't wait for tomorrow to participate in the second semi-final. :cheer:

 

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This is a crazy week. One day I work, the next I'm in Turin for Eurovision, then I go home and work and the next day I return to Turin, I go home, I work and so on... :excite: It’s a tour de force, but I do it with great pleasure. Mika at Eurovision is incredible! :mikalove: He was born to climb on any kind of stage. He’s amazing. I really enjoyed the second semi-final and I liked every song. I loved the duet with Laura Pausini. During the rehearsals they were exceptional and at the live wonderful. They made me get excited both times and have a lot of fun during rehearsals, especially Mika, when during breaks, he danced without music. :biggrin2: I love him! I can’t wait to see the final tomorrow, his medley and the performance of Yo Yo. I share some videos and photos from yesterday... 

 

 

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The Eurovision final was incredible! We met Mika outside his hotel and he was so kind as always. :wub2: I loved Mika’s medley. :lustslow:  It was like reliving Bercy and Stade de France. The dancers, the flags, his music, etc... Love Today, Grace Kelly, YoYo, Happy Ending... The audience was all for him! :mika1: We danced, sang and jumped together. I’m really happy and proud of him. It was also wonderful to see Max and Wouter on the Eurovision stage. I’m glad Ukraine won. It’s an important message of peace. I share some photos and videos and can’t wait for the tour... :excite:

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On 5/14/2022 at 10:47 PM, mellody said:

My videos of the grand final family show:

Thank you so much! :flowers2:  These videos are priceless! :wub2:  Watching him during the rehearsals it must be the best part of the Eurovision for me, it's such a difference between this and the lives! You can see he's not so stressed and nervous, it's more like Mika we know. Of course he did a brilliant job during the lives, but I enjoy so much seeing him so relaxed and having fun, thanks for taking time to film these moments :fangurl: 

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8 hours ago, krysady said:

Thank you so much! :flowers2:  These videos are priceless! :wub2:  Watching him during the rehearsals it must be the best part of the Eurovision for me, it's such a difference between this and the lives! You can see he's not so stressed and nervous, it's more like Mika we know. Of course he did a brilliant job during the lives, but I enjoy so much seeing him so relaxed and having fun, thanks for taking time to film these moments :fangurl: 

 

Yes... I suppose if I'd had the choice, I'd probably have bought tickets for the live final, but I'm glad I ended up getting them for the afternoon. It was indeed a relaxed atmosphere, but still exciting, and also with a great crowd, a sold out venue with colourful people from everywhere, from painted faces over yellow wolf masks to glitter outfits. I had a perfect place in front row, a bit on the side but in the center area, and Mika was walking around just a few meters from where I was several times, for his moderations. One time while waiting he made eye contact with me and acknowledged I was there, with a little nod/smile - that's already more than I could have hoped for. At the live final he surely would have been too focused and nervous for that. I really wanted to hug him a few times when seeing him on TV, when his hands were trembling ... well, he wasn't the only one, but he's the one I care about. He still did so well, just the right mix between being professional for the cameras and showing his strong emotions. :wub2:

 

I met with Nina before and after the gig, and after the gig we also met Chiara who had her bday that day and we went to a café together. A bit sad that I didn't see any other fans, I know some more were there but it was so huge and we already left when it was clear that the hosts wouldn't come back for the fake votings. They waved goodbye to the audience before leaving. I also didn't see Andy or Adam Goodall, had hoped they might be filming somewhere or I'd at least see them in the audience. Anyway with us leaving the show early it was nice to have some time to sit together, probably couldn't have done that if the hosts had stayed til the end, as my train already left at 18:40.

 

It was quite stressful with taking a night train both to Turin and back, and quite expensive for just a few hours in Turin, without seeing anything of the city - but it still was worth it. For Mika's awesome performance (tho I didn't even know where to look, because so much was happening, lol! But I definitely loved seeing his flower suit and "tattoo" shirt! :mikalove:), for the little eye contact with him, for seeing the rehearsals that weren't on TV, and for the general Eurovision experience. I was thinking after the show that I'd love him to do that every year, lol! The crowd and the atmosphere there is just perfect for Mika, it's like at his gigs, as colourful and international and open - I never sensed any negativity towards the other contestants ... just that it's all HUGE, it's like an Europe-wide Mika gig, lol! Then again, I'm glad that not everything Mika does is that huge. I'd get scared if there were crowds like this in front of his hotels in every city! :facepalm: From what I heard he wasn't the only one from Eurovision staying there, so I guess most of the crowd weren't there for him... but they obviously knew him and liked him. Guess this craziness is just part of the Eurovision experience, and I hope he can be successful with his music, without too much of this crazy celebrity side.

 

Here are some of the photos I already uploaded, will upload more eventually... altogether I took over 200 photos and videos that day, not just of Mika but of almost all of the participants, and I could kick myself a bit for that because it takes so much time to look through them, sort out the bad ones and then upload the rest somewhere, lol! :doh:

 

 

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16 minutes ago, mellody said:

 

Yes... I suppose if I'd had the choice, I'd probably have bought tickets for the live final, but I'm glad I ended up getting them for the afternoon. It was indeed a relaxed atmosphere, but still exciting, and also with a great crowd, a sold out venue with colourful people from everywhere, from painted faces over yellow wolf masks to glitter outfits. I had a perfect place in front row, a bit on the side but in the center area, and Mika was walking around just a few meters from where I was several times, for his moderations. One time while waiting he made eye contact with me and acknowledged I was there, with a little nod/smile - that's already more than I could have hoped for. At the live final he surely would have been too focused and nervous for that. I really wanted to hug him a few times when seeing him on TV, when his hands were trembling ... well, he wasn't the only one, but he's the one I care about. He still did so well, just the right mix between being professional for the cameras and showing his strong emotions. :wub2:

 

I met with Nina before and after the gig, and after the gig we also met Chiara who had her bday that day and we went to a café together. A bit sad that I didn't see any other fans, I know some more were there but it was so huge and we already left when it was clear that the hosts wouldn't come back for the fake votings. They waved goodbye to the audience before leaving. I also didn't see Andy or Adam Goodall, had hoped they might be filming somewhere or I'd at least see them in the audience. Anyway with us leaving the show early it was nice to have some time to sit together, probably couldn't have done that if the hosts had stayed til the end, as my train already left at 18:40.

 

It was quite stressful with taking a night train both to Turin and back, and quite expensive for just a few hours in Turin, without seeing anything of the city - but it still was worth it. For Mika's awesome performance (tho I didn't even know where to look, because so much was happening, lol! But I definitely loved seeing his flower suit and "tattoo" shirt! :mikalove:), for the little eye contact with him, for seeing the rehearsals that weren't on TV, and for the general Eurovision experience. I was thinking after the show that I'd love him to do that every year, lol! The crowd and the atmosphere there is just perfect for Mika, it's like at his gigs, as colourful and international and open - I never sensed any negativity towards the other contestants ... just that it's all HUGE, it's like an Europe-wide Mika gig, lol! Then again, I'm glad that not everything Mika does is that huge. I'd get scared if there were crowds like this in front of his hotels in every city! :facepalm: From what I heard he wasn't the only one from Eurovision staying there, so I guess most of the crowd weren't there for him... but they obviously knew him and liked him. Guess this craziness is just part of the Eurovision experience, and I hope he can be successful with his music, without too much of this crazy celebrity side.

 

Here are some of the photos I already uploaded, will upload more eventually... altogether I took over 200 photos and videos that day, not just of Mika but of almost all of the participants, and I could kick myself a bit for that because it takes so much time to look through them, sort out the bad ones and then upload the rest somewhere, lol! :doh:

 

 

Thank you so much for the pics and comments!

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So Mika has posted a video of his performance on YouTube, but it seems to be blocked for me. Can anyone else see this?

 

 

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3 hours ago, holdingyourdrink said:

It’s blocked for me, too! It says EBU blocked it on copyright grounds. 

 

Same. You'd think Mika took care of getting the rights for posting it, but maybe it's automatically blocked by YT. :rolleyes:

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2 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said:

I have the medley video downloaded, it's quite a large file though so does anyone know a good file share website? 😊

Here's a link with the medley :wink2: http://creativemedia4.rai.it/podcastcdn/Rai/Rai5/Eurovision_Song_Contest/Eurovision_Song_Contest_puntate/16935981_3601.mp4

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My videos of the family show from 12 May (2nd semi-final):

 

The three people who tried to warm up the audience before each show.

 

 

Beginning (+ Mika stumbling over a French word, which is probably why they changed the word during the live broadcast and Mika mastered the passage with flying colours)

 

 

How to involve people:

 

 

 

When you are in the arena and don't see the host (Ale) and you look at the camera of the cameraman. 🙈

 

 

 

When you are in the arena and don't see the host (Mika) and you look at the camera of the cameraman. 🙈

 

 

Duet Mika and Laura Pausini, Mika waving at the public and one of Mika's favourite thing to do when he has to wait during the ESC (but only during rehearsals, not during the live broadcast): dancing! :dance_man:

 

 

When interviewing people who are not there: upgrade, now with a staff member. :D

 

 

 

If you think you can't see the hosts, but you actually can see them with a little leaning over. 🙈 😅

 

 

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The first and second semi final (live broadcast in the evening)

 

Things you haven't seen on the TV.

 

View from the audio only section:

 

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You need to be in a good shape to work at a live show.

 

 

 

Also as a cameraman. :D

 

 

 

Sorry, I'm going to upload more tomorrow. I've technical issues.

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14 hours ago, Prisca said:

My videos of the family show from 12 May (2nd semi-final):

Thank god that we had MFCers there to record these behind the scenes videos and thank you very much for sharing! :flowers2:  Only this way we can see the huge work and professionalism behind the show, it's hard to realize that when you stay at home and watch the lives on TV.

Also I wanted to say that I always liked Laura's voice, but now, after seeing her at rehearsals and press conference, I also love her beautiful personality. She is such an heartfelt and honest person :original:

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On 5/17/2022 at 9:26 AM, dcdeb said:

So Mika has posted a video of his performance on YouTube, but it seems to be blocked for me. Can anyone else see this?

 

 

 

 

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Here is the 720p DIRECT MP4, can you see it ?

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Mika's medley video is shorter than Eurovision Official Video.

 

 

DIRECT MP4

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3 hours ago, Kumazzz said:

 

 

@dcdeb

Here is the 720p DIRECT MP4, can you see it ?

https://rr2---sn-oguesn6r.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1652893920&ei=gNSEYtOTFoqygQP81qvQBA&ip=60.34.22.137&id=o-ABd0xEp8BhSlSYAyR0OFRnxOuxo_IKDNykt6Y_Fkai4P&itag=22&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mh=xA&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oguesn6r%2Csn-ogueln7z&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=2&pl=19&gcr=jp&initcwndbps=2385000&vprv=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&cnr=14&ratebypass=yes&dur=364.506&lmt=1652784595206683&mt=1652871426&fvip=4&fexp=24001373%2C24007246&c=ANDROID&txp=5432434&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cgcr%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Ccnr%2Cratebypass%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AOq0QJ8wRgIhAOlDH_1J4Q8g7vzqIot50Q4TNCjxma6M9KGrqWhyKv4gAiEApFhiH_o6cIj-v0uCx3I39srE2AO3PTh8Hcgb6Jr0cQY%3D&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AG3C_xAwRQIgLgh9gTlBpXxhQbpZPNJLDD58Ex4ZZ1U4Wg_pwQjOdGsCIQDUiAYEq4JzKTdRXgNocdDQQTJL7F1PsYSkxJQj2JKzoA%3D%3D

 

Mika's medley video is shorter than Eurovision Official Video.

 

 

DIRECT MP4

https://rr6---sn-oguelne7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1652894209&ei=odWEYsjSJNPR2roP67aSuAc&ip=60.34.22.137&id=o-ADEm1YWEJcfcSNWEV4fyXx7LWrjJKqk1PtN9-MBGee5I&itag=22&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mh=-G&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oguelne7%2Csn-oguesnz6&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=6&pl=19&gcr=jp&initcwndbps=2506250&vprv=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&cnr=14&ratebypass=yes&dur=379.297&lmt=1652647591200689&mt=1652872143&fvip=2&fexp=24001373%2C24007246&c=ANDROID&txp=5532434&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cgcr%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Ccnr%2Cratebypass%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AOq0QJ8wRAIgJnwl-CQa__wJ2ddWdg3Qd4sZA4eFx0-0_HhpMuJvCYUCIHKQZdSFiyDb7PY0TR9lX0_9uShrwsRwGvfopz4v5bjx&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AG3C_xAwRQIgaBGvt3HbmXTQVl9GH5Rq1FBsstviOQ9xigfWjbeYNxECIQDNglbop7RK5M_EjeehMREl__tRtc7o2sGiqTtYM4ZxPA%3D%3D

 

 

Nope, can't see any of those @Kumazzz but don't worry. I was able to get it from the one other link posted a few days ago. Thanks!

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