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Rehearsal Blog

Rehearsal Blog

Eurovision rehearsal time. Practice makes perfect, if ever there was a time to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, this would be it. Our reports come live from the Eurovision Song Contest host city – and sometimes from the actual venue. Photo and video reports to keep you warm until the big night.

The Netherlands, *now* I understand it

Perhaps I needed to see S10 sing this live because at the start of this whole thing I really, REALLY didn't understand the hype...

Slovenia: beam me up, Omar

Omar from Slovenia is up now. I’ve already commented in my Countdown how I think he’s got an uphill struggle, and he’s not really...

Hungary – Now then Freddie…. do your best

Still in the tan jacket, still in the good looking boy mode, Freddie has been and gone (it appears) in TWO rehearsals….  There has...
Tel Aviv

Today at the Games – Day 1 and 2’s Local news...

So, as Daz Sampson so elequently put it, what *did* we learn in school today ... well over the last two days? The answer...

Switzerland didn’t get shown but …

The Andrex puppy has been weaving their magic on this one and no mistake. Miruna, your lead singer, is standing on top of a...

Azerbaijan – Last of the day

Chingiz didn't need to change a lot, and he hadn't, although this time through, we saw on-screen swirls. coupled with yet another screen effect...

Today in Parliament – The Eurovision edition – Day 2

Good evening! As a result of time zone shenanigans and/or me not getting it written in time, yesterday's Today In Parliament ended up being...

Somebody tell Slovenia the word she’s looking for is purple

Slovenia: can ManuElla mix her blue and red together as clunkily as she’s spelled her name? I know that’s the first thing on your...

Ireland: trying (and succeeding) to die

Ten years ago, I fulfilled a dream and went up in a hot air balloon over Australia. Once we got up there I realised I...
Carousel

Latvia – True blue

Carousel do a good job of a song that feels out of place in this semi-final. Or the contest in general. There was a little...