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Ott Lepland in top shape for Estonia
Baku, May 16 (AZERTAC). Estonia is this year represented by Ott Lepland, with the song Kuula. The Estonian team arrived at the Crystal Hall today for their first rehearsal.
Speaking backstage, Ott said about a holiday he recently went on in order to prepare for the Eurovision Song Contest. He said "It was good timing actually, at the beginning of April I went to Egypt with some of my friends after a very busy period directly after winning the Estonian national selection. We did lots of swimming and relaxing. It was a lot of fun, but also the total rest was good preparation for Eurovision."
Ott has also made some sacrifices in preparation for Baku, he said "When I got back to Estonia from Egypt, I quit drinking and smoking in order to keep my voice in top shape." His first impressions of Baku were also positive with Ott saying "It`s a pretty amazing city, there is a real mix of historic and modern buildings. It`s a really beautiful city, and the venue is amazing too."
The stage setting is simplistic, but extremely effective. At the beginning of the performance the stage is totally dark except for a beam of light on Ott himself. There is a female backing singer behind Ott. Beams of light them appear across the stage until the final part of the song, when the LED screens explode in to color with floating leaves spread across them.
Ott certainly delivered vocally, and the female backing vocalist also helps to enhance the strength of the song. The performances were met by loud applause by those watching in the Crystal Hall.
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