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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.

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...

Cyprus is wooftastic

Cyprus next. Now I like these boys. They were terrific fun at the London Eurovision Party, and can sink a beer or two, let...

Party like it’s 1864

First off, sorry about a lack of posts yesterday. You might prefer it that way, but my web connection seemed to die on me...

So, How how much is excess baggage from Bucharest?

"Hello, is that TVR? This is the Bucharest branch of B&Q ... You've placed an order for a metric tonne of kitchen sinks to...

Hello? – Rotherham Grand? – Your lounge singer has turned up…

... Omar looks like he has a ten-year residency at said hotel, and is lazily singing his way through this song. But no amount...

San Marino: Jimmie is a welcome distraction from the song

I missed most of San Marino as I was lusting over Juicy Papi in his press conference, but what I did catch is, well,...

OnEurope – Live from Tel Aviv

It's time for another Eurovision Song Contest. Like many of the other independent fan sites, we're in Tel Aviv and reporting back from rehearsals,...
Michela Pace at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Malta – Undoing the magic of Television

I'm going to let you into a secret here, OnEuropeans, the Maltese appeared to be using a classic trick to fool us into believing...
Esther

Romania – Drowned world

With lunch out of the way, we launched back into Romania's underwater world. Esther had toned down the severe look today: her hair was...

Spain – they’ve ballsed this right up

And the problems don't lie with Miki. He sang 'La venda' to its fullest potential (although, I still think it's two choruses too long)....