Australia: Isabella Clarke’s vocals almost too good to be true

Australia’s second rehearsal today led to much debate in the press center. The question was whether the vocals we heard from Isabella Clarke, were actually live or not. Stephanie Werrett, Head of Delegation for Australia, answerred the question at the press conference.

 “We used a backing track on one or two runthroughs, but the majority was live.”

“If you could not tell the difference, then that is good news for us!” Werrett added, with a smile on her face. Isabella then stated that she plans to stay humble until the very end. Her only focus is on the performance, and on the happiness that she and her girls feel when they are on the stage.

Visual choices

There was plenty of reason for Werrett to smile, because Clarke’s rehearsal did not only go well vocally. The shot choices worked out too. Had the Aussies been trying out many different things at the first rehearsal, today they were determined in what they wanted to do.

The first 6 seconds show each of the backing singers one by one. Then Isabella comes in the shot, with her back to the audience. After that, there is a lot of movement on stage, but the camera men run across with the girls to capture it well. The ending on the catwalk is shot from very closeby.

Watch the full Australian press conference by Isabella Clarke below: