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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.

Anna Odobescu at the second rehearsal for Eurovision 2019

Moldova – Sky fits heaven

Having put all their money into the sand/snow art, means Moldova have to rely on long shots. At the first rehearsal, many assumed the...

Bulgaria – Favourites should look like this

Once again, those gathered in the press centre were only treated to 40 seconds of a rehearsal from the hall as a teaser, and from this...

Estonia – the good and the bad, but he ain’t ugly

As predicted by Stefen himself in his presser sometime earlier in the week, he has indeed changed his outfit to the beige one… I...

Macedonia – Strong show

In my opinion this tramples all over Ireland's Nicky. This song is stronger and presented better in many ways. Vocally stronger, visually more in keeping with...

Well the press centre catering has gone downhill

No it's not Edam but it is cheese - yes it's a jumbo sausage roll cos i'm fat and yes it's got a side...

Armenia – it’s all a bit … edgy

Srbuk was left alone on the stage in this performance, and the stripped-back look on screen suited the vocal to a point, but there...

Thankfully there is a break now

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand time to breathe! At 1500 EEST, rehearsals restart with the Big 6 - Just a quick reminder: The favourites and the big ones are in...

Depends what Brendan is dying to try……

You know in a production meeting somewhere in the bowels of Donnybrook 4, sometime between Louis Walsh o'clock and today, someone said: "I'll tell...

Modern Danish chic and cool – just not in this song

Denmark and time for Lighthouse X (which is a ten, you know, not just a simple X). As you’d expect from a band that...

Ukraine – 1944 = fifteen-love

Ukraine is one of the rehearsals I’ve been most looking forward to. The song has really grown on me from an initial sniffiness about...