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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.

Eurovision 2003 – Friday Dress Rehearsal

And what a rehearsal that was!! It had everything.. Brilliant hosts, brilliant staging and marvellous hosts. The following are notes that Nick has taken...

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...

ow … paper cut?

This has thankfully improved immeasurably from the low base that it was back on Monday. Svala has opened the locker entitled "Notes", studied them...

Now thats what I call an Album Track

If you take my position that the Netherlands is old-fashioned nonsense, then Denmark is typical of the song that the Danes always send to...

LIVE BLOG: Eurovision 2017 Dress Rehearsal

'Twas the night before Eurovision, when all thro' the town Every singer was waiting to take home the crown; Shiny costumes were hung in their wardrobes with care, Ready and waiting for...

Romania – Clearly never on a Saturday

The phrase "a nag set to music" was surely coined for this song. Ester seemed to make this feel like hard work and despite...
Srbuk at the second rehearsal for Eurovision 2019

Armenia – Who’s that girl?

We move onto the second semi-final with Armenia taking to the stage for their second Eurovision 2019 rehearsal. Srbuk was dressed differently today - in...
Jury show live blog for Eurovision 2022

LIVE BLOG: Second semi final – Jury Show

We were online, reporting from Turin's PalaOlimpico where it was time for the jury show for the second semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song...

Today in Parliament – The Eurovision edition – Day 5

Those of you who are as old as Methuselah will remember when David Coleman left Match of the Day and the Moustahche God that...

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...