Eurovision releases second rehearsal clips

Eurovision rehearsal week is when fan theories stop being theories. You finally get moving cameras, live vocals, props, costumes, and some sense of whether a song is built for three minutes on TV or just for the studio version. That’s why today’s drop matters — the official contest channels have now put out the second-rehearsal clips for the auto-qualified countries and host Austria, which means the full field is basically visible before the live shows begin. ### What got released today? The European Broadcasting Union put out the produced second-rehearsal snippets for Italy, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Austria after those delegations finished their final individual rehearsals at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle on May 9. These are the countries that skip the semis — except Austria, which hosts — so this batch completes the public rehearsal rollout for the acts already guaranteed a Grand Final slot. (esc-plus.com) ### What’s actually in the clips? They’re short — 30 seconds each — but they’re the useful kind of short. You get “down the lens” TV-style footage, live vocals, and enough of the camera plan to see what each delegation is trying to sell on screen. That’s a lot more revealing than the first-rehearsal photo dumps, because Eurovision is a television contest first and a concert second. (esc-plus.com) ### Which acts are in this batch? The names matter because these aren’t placeholders — they’re the actual automatic finalists. Italy is Sal Da Vinci with “Per Sempre Sì,” Germany is Sarah Engels with “Fire,” France is Monroe with “Regarde!,” the UK is LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER with “Eins, Zwei, Drei,” and Austria is COSMÓ with “TANZSCHEIN.” EurovisionWorld’s full rehearsal hub shows those entries alongside the other 30 countries whose second rehearsals are already public. (esc-plus.com) ### Why do fans care so much about 30 seconds? Because 30 seconds is enough to expose the central trick. If a performance has a killer opening shot, a prop reveal, a costume idea, or a vocal problem, fans can usually spot it immediately. Aussievision’s roundup of the live-blog notes gives a good example — Italy’s clip points toward a wedding-themed staging, while Germany’s centers Sarah Engels on a cube prop with a gold, flame-styled look and at least one withheld surprise. (esc-plus.com) ### Does this change the betting? Basically, yes — not because one clip settles anything, but because all 35 second rehearsals are now out and the market has more real information than hype. Eurovisionfun’s latest odds snapshot says Finland still leads the field with “Liekinheitin,” with several bookmakers putting the country below 2.00, while Greece stays second and France has drifted into a weaker position after rehearsal week. (aussievision.net) ### Why is France’s drift notable here? France is one of the countries in today’s clip release, so fans are now judging Monroe’s package with the same footage standard as everyone else. Eurovisionfun calls France one of rehearsal week’s “losers,” with odds moving out to roughly 8.50 to 12.00. That doesn’t mean the song is done — Eurovision odds swing fast — but it does mean the market thinks other stagings landed harder. (eurovisionfun.com) ### What happens next? The rehearsal phase is over. EurovisionWorld says all 35 participants have completed second rehearsals in Vienna, and Eurovisionfun frames the calendar clearly: two days to the first semi-final, four to the second, six to the Grand Final. So the clips are no longer teaser material — they’re the last controlled preview before juries, televoters, and live-show chaos take over. (eurovisionfun.com) ### Bottom line? This is the moment Eurovision 2026 starts looking real on screen. The songs were already out, but now the TV performances are out too — and that’s the version that actually wins or loses the contest. (esc-plus.com) (eurovisionworld.com)