Green Room

A Green Room is mainly in the English language term for the room in a theater, studio or other place in which resident performers who are active not yet or no longer on the stage or in their presence. The Green Room acts as a waiting room and waiting area before and performer. According to their performance and also during a performance for the times when they are not on the stage

On the origin of the expression is often argued that such spaces were often painted green, which today usually not the case.

In German-speaking countries, the term appeared regularly on the Euro Vision Song Contest, when the always on-screen occupied zone of the artist during the always very lengthy voting period is mentioned, while deciding on the winner. Stefan Raab also Federal Vision Song Contest emphasizes the impressions of a Green Room artists mentioned range greatly in intentionally exaggerated analogy to the ESC.

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