JESC 2017 | Day 2: first rehearsals - part 1

The second day of rehearsals is underway at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi. The remaining 8 countries will take to the stage for their first rehearsals.

First to take to the stage was Maria Iside Fiore from Italy. Maria appears to be very confident on stage and gave a good, strong performance of her song "My Choice". The colours of her outfit and of the stage are very bright and Maria really does Shine Bright on stage.

Next up was 10 year old Gianluca from Malta, and he didn't disappoint! Dressed in a colourful suit, just like in his music video, Gianluca and his 5 dancers make good use of the stage. The performance starts off with a black and white screen, as is the same in his music video, before coming to life with a burst of colour! The backdrop shows images of Television screens with snippets of his music video being shown. With his charm and likability, Gianluca appears to be very confident and happy on stage and delivered a strong performance. Could Gianluca give Malta their 3rd win?

Alicja from Poland is up next and is very looking elegant and beautiful in her pink sparkly dress. Standing alone on stage, she gave a very powerful performance with impressive vocals! The blue and purple colours on stage compliment her and her performance very nicely.

It's Mariana Venâncio for Portugal up next! Singing her song "Youtuber", Mariana may be alone on stage, but there is certainly a lot happening behind her! The backdrop is a very bright and busy affair, with lots of emoji's popping up everywhere! Mariana gave a good performance and seemed to be enjoying herself on stage.