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Eurovision Rehearsals

Stay in touch with everything happening in Rotterdam in the run up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. The OnEurope crew will be in the virtual press centre and telling you what’s going on.

Switzerland – impactful noir

Cards on the table, I’m flabbergasted as to why Switzerland is third in the betting. I was astonished last year too, so can only...

Malta – is winning Eurovision Destiny’s fate?

So we close today with the big favourite from the tiny nation – Malta. Is winning Eurovision to be Destiny’s fate? The answer could...

OnEurope’s Golden Fork awards – Days 6 and 7

As was tradition and has now become a tradition again (yeah, that's a thing, ok?), we do a rundown of the day in our...

Albania – oooh this has tickled my fancy.

Well, this is clearly the proper start to the day because I’m more awake now I’ve seen Albania and realised Anxhela looks like a...

Ireland – Keeping it simple … but effective

Brooke was up next today in Turin with the Irish song ‘That’s Rich’. After an extended chat with the stage manager about camera angles,...

Netherlands – history, culture, and staggering beauty

Netherlands – first rehearsal report here The first thing I notice is that Jeangu’s ditched the harness that was under his jacket. He’s now just...

Lithuania – By way of contrast

This is an unexpected comedown from the mental-ness that we have seen over the last two songs. I didn't give this a prayer when...
Home for Eurovision 2022

What the internet thinks about Eurovision 2022 – Day Four

This year the initial Eurovision rehearsals are a closed shop - yesterday the press were locked out of ALL press conferences too - go...

Vladana. Proud as a peahen?

The sun isn’t working, so why not bring your own massive prop that you attach to your back that makes you look like a...

North Macedonia – Are those hills still alive?

It has taken me this many seconds to work out that Vasil is actually mangling the opening notes from Edelweiss together with something from...