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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.

Monty’s Semi Summary Part 1

It’s the same every year. I always regret not already being in the host city for the first week. Last year it was all...

Australia first up on day 7

My problems with this are two-fold. First, the song is essentially Sheldon bleating for three minutes that he is different and that he hides behind...

Eurovision 2003 – Final Dress Rehearsal

This is NickD standing in from the press centre - Phil is in the hall watching Karmen Nanana just now. I'm not sure what was...

Croatia – Roko gets his Eurovision wings

Croatia. Or as they were christened the last time - when Jacques Houdek sang - "Fucking Croatia". In news that suited my eyes, for the...

Today in Parliament – The Eurovision edition – Day 6 –...

  So here i am again, decamped to the satellite press centre in Lund's fair city where I have been taking in all the rehearsal...
ZENA at Eurovision 2019

Belarus – It’s Bitch, Britney … with thanks to Eurovision Ireland

Who says I don't steal people's lines or thoughts? ZENA - The Shouty Warrior Princess cavorted on stage like a kid ... oh wait, she...
Eurovision mix tape

The OnEurope Eurovision 2019 mix tape

Let's face it, most of us are reaching our fill of the 41 songs vying for the 64th Eurovision crown. We know what we...

Not quite live from the first dress rehearsal

Hello Oneuropeans! I'm just watching the first dress rehearsal of the final! I won't do a live or rolling blog, as That Phil will...

Albania – Better late than never…. maybe?

Last shall be first and first shall be last - or something like that. So here we have Albania, held over from the first...

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...