Osram returns to Eurovision 2017 to offer spectacular lighting in the performances

For staging, the German company has returned to bet on the technology of Clay Paky, highlighting the 150 Scenius Unico moving heads that have been installed on stage.

For the third consecutive year, Osram returns to participate in the Festival of Eurovision as an official supplier of lighting equipment, after his experience in Stockholm events in 2016 and Vienna in 2015.
This year continues its collaboration in Kiev, first he did it in the first semi-final that was held on 9 of May and then it will do so in the second semifinal of the 11 of May and the final that will be the day 13 at the International Exhibition Centre of the Ukrainian capital.

"The last few years have been an example of how lighting design can play an essential role in staging performances.. Effective lighting is crucial to the impact of the songs.", comments Hans-Joachim Schwabe, General Manager specialized in lighting at Osram.

The lighting design of this staging is based on the slogan 'Come Together'’ last year and focuses on diversity as an essential part of the Eurovision values set. The organizers consider it important to highlight once again the things that all the participating countries have in common.. The goal is to turn the show into a fusion of culture, technology and creativity.

True to the slogan "Exciting staging”, the German company Osram has helped to create a spectacular setting for the 43 participating countries during the semi-finals and grand final.

With more than 200 million viewers, who will follow it both live and from their homes, the Eurovision Song Contest is the largest television entertainment event in the world.

Osram will once again bet on the lighting technology of Clay Paky for this project in which the colors are mixed, shapes and dimensions to deliver emotive lighting effects.
The highlight of this staging will be those of 150 Clay Paky Scenius Unico moving heads that allow you to offer a wide variety of effects.

For this occasion, the main protagonist is a development made by Osram that consists of a lamp of 1.400 watts with a color temperature of 6. 500 K. "Among the lighting designers of the festival it is considered as the Holy Grail as it allows to create magnificent effects with an incomparable quality of light and gives me different lighting design possibilities", clarifies Jerry Appelt, German designer in charge this year of the lighting design of all the performances.

Voting system
On the other hand, Osram has also provided the festival with an interactive app so fans can vote., both in the semi-finals and in the final, by your favorite singers.

Each number of points, of the 1 to the 12, represents a particular color and depending on the score obtained by each singer, different buildings in Kiev will be illuminated with the corresponding color. The results will be visible immediately in the city and through webcams around the world.

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