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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.

Finland – it’s noisy, you might like it

No time to enjoy a post-lunch lull (a bit of leftover pizza and a couple of little halloumi filled pastries, thank you very much,...

The Fanning Verdict Eurovision 2021: Croatia

Albina has a more controlled hairstyle, but it doesn’t mean she doesn’t spend three minutes flicking it hither and thither. For me, the choreography comes...

France – French and intense

Waiting for France, and I’ve just remembered it’s 5 o’clock somewhere, and it’s 5 o’clock here, so I’ve cracked open een biertje. Proost! I’ve still...

UK – embracing the moment

UK – first rehearsal report here Our home boy James is at it again. Today the trumpets seem to stay suspended for a little longer...

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,...

Switzerland – He’s on the road… the road to Hull?!

I know what this is supposed to be: the angsty boy-type ripping his heart out and telling you that he is vulnerable and all...

Norway – Leaving the crowd wanting more?

I'm not sure if it's me, them or the feed this morning, but both this and Cyprus before  left me wanting more. But not...

Poland – tbh it just bored me.

It's a damning indictment of any performance when the best you can come up with after seeing it a couple of times is: "Well...

The Fanning Verdict – Eurovision 2021 – Lithuania

It was a 10am sharp start at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam as the final closed rehearsals for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest got...

Eurovision 2021 Week 1 Day 5 All Of It – Nick’s...

Blimey, that was intense. The day got off to a bad start as I found myself seriously delayed by a broken-down goat on the...