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Last year, the Royal Dutch Mint released a commemorative medal with an innovative design in honour of the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The special edition jewellery will return this year in the form of a pendant on a necklace; the first of the limited run of 500 has been presented to Eurovision champion Duncan Laurence.

The design of the pendant contains all the winning songs from the Eurovision Song Contest so far. These songs were mixed together by music producer Eric Van Tijn. Then, using a unique installation developed by Juan Sanchez Castano (designer at the Royal Dutch Mint), the mix was played on a speaker with a vessel of water from the Rotterdam river Maas on top.

The vibrations created on the surface of the water were captured and physically rendered into a 3D model. You can find out more by watching the Royal Dutch Mint’s video.

The pendant and necklace are available in two varieties: silver and gold plated silver. This high quality collector’s item is strictly limited edition, so if you’d like to see those chains on, chains on you, then head over to the Eurovision Shop and place your pre-order now.

construction of the stage has started


Sieste Bakker referred that they'll get the first acts on Saturday, 8th May

https://www.theeurovisionbible.com/p...dam-ahoy-stage

will Montaigne take part for Australia in rotterdam ahoy stage?

ahoy map (spoiler cuz image too large)

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Amanda Holden announced as UK spokesperson

i've seen some stage plan pictures, but it is going to be one neat stage and cool light effects too, good extension platform at the stage too



green room extra huge maybe done on purpose for added social distancing between all delegations


yes i feel hyped for next month, hope all delegations can make it, but they want to request a special permission for all countries by our government, also australia since they are not in eu of course, and non-eu citizen travel is forbidden but exceptions could be made of course for work related stuff and eurovision is work for artists and delegation members (tbh there have been australians in the eu for lesser important stuff recently, one actor there for some series in US had to film scenes in the balkans and italy and that was also allowed)

soo let us hope all 39 can be there fingers crossed

we still got one surprise interval act name to go apparently?

Hila Noorzai, Samya Hafsaoui, Koos van Plateringen are the press conference hosts

Rutger Vink is the online host, Samya Hafsaoui is also going to be seen in the online content


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another postcard location revealed :D

:cool:


music first a new bit of background info on entries



the male voice in loco loco is composer Darko Dimitrov :eyes: apparently he just sang along in studio and the other composer/producer Nemanja edited that into the song :D

and another postcard location, the wonderful Giethoorn whom are one of those who volunteered since they were heavily affected by coronacrisis in the tourism section, and they want to promote themselves a lot more than ever now

the french tv channel TF1 has been recording some material these last few days

13 days till premiere of Krista Calling (Krista Siegfrids finland's eurovision 2013 representative, our online host of this year, since NikkieTutorials got promoted to main show/green room host)

prayer circle for surprise interval act to be Lee Towers, would love that for him since he is a icon for rotterdam, + he is a music legend too here


other decent choice would be Marco Borsato (to represent our music charts, he had many no.1 chart top 40/top 100 hits)

not for the grand final, but for the first semi final (Davina Michelle and actress Thekla Reuten with their ''The Power of Water'' interval)

stage is coming together quite nicely in such a short amount of time :clap1: they even work at night :love: on the main huge LED screen

green room also quite nice how it will cover entire floor


will be nervewrecking a bit with audience negative testing but 3.500 isn't too much audience at all



12 days until Krista Calling :cheer:

Gerben (head of show) was at talkshow Op1 last night

they are more and more optimistic all artists will be there in ahoy in May for the shows, only Australia not 100% sure but they are working extremely hard for them to also make it possible for their delegation to travel to ahoy


they are also working now already with the entries more because stand in rehearsals will begin very soon either (so one other factor they want australia to be there either otherwise the only live from them in ahoy is their stand in rehearsal and that would be awkward)


overall there is more optimism for the artists

Rafal did The Ride at their Voice Kids

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delegation hosts had visited rotterdam

audiences in doubt here as well after cancelling 538 kings day party due to rioting, anti lockdown demonstration worries


we can only hope for a miracle and our health minister De Jonge tonight to come forward and be honest regarding fieldlab test events as our way out of the lockdowns


otherwise maybe virtual audience to go for, and fake clapping

australia will not come to rotterdam, we will only hear their LOT performance