Published Harry Styles called for help after his performance at the Grammy Awards went wrong. At the Grammy Awards in February, Harry Styles had a nightmare when the stage he was performing on started to spin in the wrong direction.
When a technical issue reversed their stage, the star and his dancers had to quickly change their routine.
However, Grammys set designer Julio Himede claims that Styles "called the team in charge to make sure they were OK" rather than criticizing the technicians.
He described the incident to the BBC's Eurovisioncast podcast as "heartbreaking."
His performance during rehearsals was so polished. As I sat there, I was struck by how amazing it was for Harry and his dancers to just deal with it and run with it. It is quite incredible to continue the live performance and then suddenly realize, "I have to just go in reverse now."
Himede's next major project is designing the Eurovision Song Contest's set in 2023, following the Grammys.
He said that mishaps like the one Styles had show why live television requires multiple rehearsals. He stated to Eurovisioncast, "What's really interesting about working on Eurovision is that we have 37 artists performing on that stage."
"Though, when we do the Grammy's we could have up to 13 exhibitions. At Eurovision, everything is getting bigger and bigger. Everything moves quicker."
He explained that there are typically three minutes between performances on an award show. The stage must be reset in less than 60 seconds at the song contest.
"It is mesmerizing because most people are unaware of the requirements unless they are present in the arena.
"It is organized chaos, but it is chaotic." The "togetherness, celebration, and community" themes of this year's Eurovision stage acknowledge that the UK is hosting the show on behalf of Ukraine, last year's winners.
Himede stated when his design was unveiled last month that the stage "takes inspiration from a wide hug, opening its arms to Ukraine, the show's performers and guests from across the world."
By the end of the month, construction will begin at Liverpool's M&S arena, and several previously scheduled events will be moved or canceled to make room for the competition.
In order to prevent any of the contestants from succumbing to the same fate as Styles in front of the 160 million viewers of the competition, weeks of rehearsals will be held.
Last week, the nine shows in Liverpool sold out of tickets in 90 minutes. Additionally, fans were informed that the hotels they had booked were the target of phishing email cyber attacks, putting their data at risk.
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