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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.

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LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – First dress rehearsal

Join us live here from 16:00 local time (2pm, UK/Portugal - 3pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the first dress rehearsal...

Azerbaijan – Does anyone have a bucket…

because Samra needs one to carry her tune in. It’s a damning indictment of your vocal ability when the press look at the screen and...

Phil’s Day 1 Round up for 2023.

The main question is, am I Anna Ford or Reggie Bosenquet? - Yeah, you lot have no chance of knowing who they are. From what...

Finland – Sing little birdie

After Slavko, we're getting a cold compress in the shape of Norma John and their ode to self harm. I'm assured they're fun people...

Our first look inside the big hall

With the start of today's second run throughs we've been allowed access into the big hall here at the Tel Aviv Expo, and it's...

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...

San Marino – mmmm Wordy…

Sir Hat now on stage in a lovely purple  suit and doesn’t at all look like making me an offer I can’t refuse!! He’s backed...

Ireland… Dear EdExcel

… It appears one of your students has written the Eurovision Entry for Ireland this year and deserves to be marked down accordingly. When you...

Finland – Potential Camel Toe alert!

She’s singing away alright…. away into non-qualifying hell. It was going so well as well before she started singing and that’s not a slight...

Eurovision 2002 – Jury Rehearsal

The first time that a “proper” crowd had been in to the hall.. This lifted several of the performances in the hall but, see...