Osram will illuminate eurovision shows 2018 in Lisbon

Under the slogan 'Leading Lights', Osram will provide, for the staging of the two semifinals and the grand final, 750 Claypaky moving heads and 50 ADB static.

There are only a few days left for the start of the song festival of Eurovision 2018. the 8 In May the semifinals begin and the grand final will be on the day 12. This year, the event will take place in Portugal under the slogan 'All aboard' and will be held at the Altice Arena, In a scenario that reflects the history of Luxo Country as a nation dedicated to the sea.

Creative design was Florian Wieder, who had already been in charge of designing the scenarios of other editions, like the one in Vienna in 2015 and that of Kiev in 2017. and, for your design, It has been inspired by four concepts: the sea, Ships, Navigation and maps.

After lighting up the stages in Vienna, Stockholm and Kiev, Osram, As an official partner, returns to be the official illuminator of the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (Esc) in Lisbon. He will be in charge of the lighting shows of the two semifinals, that will take place between the 8 and the 10 May, and also of the grand final.

The Eurovision slogan for the lighting manufacturer this year is 'Leading Lights', alluding not only to the artists who will be under the spotlight, but also to Osram's role in the entertainment lighting market.

The stage will feature a host of moving heads and static spotlights from the Munich-based high-tech lighting expert and his brands. Claypaky and ADB Stagelight.

“We are delighted to support the ESC once again this year as an official partner. Our highly efficient lighting solutions, Help convert performances by artists around the world, in unforgettable experiences full of emotion”, comments Hans-Joachim Schwabe, CEO Specialty Lighting at Osram.

more than 800 Osram solutions

At the ESC 2018, Staging for artists will include 750 Claypaky moving heads, along with a 50 ADB static. One of the most outstanding products is the Axcor Profile 900, making its official debut in Lisbon. This new Claypaky spotlight offers a pure white Led light of 880 W and 46.000 Lumens.

There will also be more than 300 products from the Scenius family on stage at the ESC. All are equipped with lamps 1.400 Osram's highly efficient W, Specially developed for the most demanding applications.

Contestants in the Eurovision Song Contest will also have Claypaky's Hepikos solutions, A hybrid light between beam and bathing, equipped with an Osram HRI Sirius lamp 440 W; and the new ADB Klemantis, an asymmetrical light based on a six-colour LED module.

The person in charge of the lighting show is the award-winning German lighting designer Jerry Appelt, which also illuminated the contests in Kiev in 2017 and Stockholm in 2016.” Even though this is my fourth time, the Eurovision Song Contest has lost none of its charm, But it's also a challenge for me.. Thanks to the wide variety of entertainment luminaires from Claypaky and ADB, I can unleash my creative instincts in design and visual effects.".

Interactive voting

Continuing with the initiative carried out in the last two years, Osram offers fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite singers in an interactive poll that works alongside the official Festival vote.

During the semifinals and the grand final, followers can use the Light voting feature, which is part of the application of the official ESC, to vote for each song during the performance. Depending on the points earned for a song with Osram's vote, four famous Lisbon landmarks – Praça do Comércio, the Town Hall, the Castelo de Sao Jorge and the statue of Cristo Rei will be illuminated with the corresponding colors.

Blue means a song has left viewers cold, while red at the opposite end, It means the performance lifted the spirits of the fans.. The results will be immediately visible in the city and through webcams around the world..

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