Fan in hand, Chanel reaffirms its options one week before Eurovision 2022

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Fan in hand, as a bullfighter and with a trumpet fanfare like the one announcing the bull's departure to the bullring,

left good impressions today in the first rehearsal open to the press and held exactly one week before the

final , to which

reaffirms itself as one of the favorites.

"

will be fighting -and this time with real options- for the

", affirms José García, from the reference website

and head of Madrid's

, something that many experts agree on.

According to several of them, the main strength of the red candidacy is "

herself and her professional performance on stage, which makes that

even more impressive , a priori theme one step below the performer."

"In addition, it has been smart to maintain a performance that works, give it its own identity with bullfighting-inspired costumes from

and multiply the effects by a thousand, wow! with new musical chords, lighting effects and that break dance in the bridge of the song", adds the

journalist .

His only demerit, he considers, is that

and he arrives several years late to the festival", something that for the announcer

, festival commentator for RTVE, in this edition is actually a virtue.

"

sings, dances, has an unstoppable rhythm, is sensual and joyful, transmits maximum hardworking energy. The song invites you to move, it's addictive, but above all the strong point is a very complete performance, perfect in terms of choreography" , highlights the movements created by

, collaborator of

, among other artists.

Juanma Fernández, from

, agrees that, "in this Eurovision with a sad component, a lot of ballads and few divas, Spain will make at least the top 5", a prediction that the person in charge of "El Euroté",

, going even further on the result of this "scenic beast that will leave the viewer speechless".

"We could be fourth," she predicts.

"The performance and the luck that Spain has had in choosing a set that does not need the broken sun of the stage (and that is weighing down so many visual proposals) are the strongest points. Leaving towards the end of the gala would undoubtedly benefit it and the fact that there is no other similar performance should be enough to make it stand out", emphasizes

, from Wiwibloggs.

United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy, maximum favorites

Spain will not have it easy.

"The songs that are first in the bets have confirmed their status", points out

, commentator for RTVE and editor on the festival's official website, after a week in which all the countries have already shown their cards in the rehearsals that hosts the Pala Olimpico in Turin (Italy).

García agrees with him, for whom both the Swedish

with

, the British

with

and the Italians

with

have shown "personality, charisma and the ability to connect very well with the audience".

In addition,

is open to "some other surprise" in the final result that could include "Serbia or Greece."

Of all of them, the one who has won the most after the rehearsals has been

, with one of the most spectacular sets and oblivious to the technical failures of the stage arches.

All this is added to a candidacy that was already endorsed by his interpreter, a TikTok star.

"

is coming for all. They want us to connect with that golden age of their music and both the treble and the final guitar solo (although recorded) take you to Queen. That is going to capture a large part of the public, especially of televoting," says Fernández.

For several of the experts, including him, in the main list

also has many options, if only because their candidate is not equally affected by the problems of the scenario and will be able to repeat the number with which she won the competitive preselection of her country.

"It is the most complete pack of all.

has a special, unique voice. Her song is a song that moves you and she does it thanks to how she interprets it on stage, feeling what she sings", adds Ortiz about what is her favorite to win.

Varela ventures to point out

as the winner , currently number 1 in bookmakers: "A televote in favor of a country at war, unfairly attacked, is understandable, to which is added a good song, rehearsed remotely from the refuge of the band and that it is a tribute to mothers where the folklore of the country is mixed with rap, all with a danceable and addictive chorus".

For the announcer, there is also "a very good proposal from Italy, a beautiful song, well sung and where -finally- we see a duo of men talking about love on stage, it's about time for

!"

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