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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.

Lithuania – looking a bit silly

Lithuania’s Donny appears to have had a semi perm in his hair and, with leather jacket and ripped jeans, there seems to be a...

Australia – There are many words to use …

The Head of Delegation said they would change their staging, and yes, yes they have. It's the juxtapose of Georgia. As Oto descended to...

Denmark: Oddly lifeless

Starting with Syggi at her baby grand - and there might be a few misplaced reflection shots to lose here, soon the band join...

Lithuania have a witch on stage …

... it's the only possible explanation for this song methinks. Rumour has it that she would not have her photo taken with an Irish...
Roko at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest for Croatia in Tel Aviv

Croatia – just when you thought you’d seen everything

For the last twenty years (yes, seriously, we are that old) OnEuropeans have crawled from their Eurovision beds and thought: "Surely, surely Croatia would...

Portugal – Still the ‘water cooler moment’

This was, possibly above Hatari, the 'water cooler moment' of this semi final. Just like the Icelanders, Conan can sing any old bollocks (and does)...

Albania – No eagle eyed

Jonida made up for a lack of eagle with world-class emotional vocals. She was still in the same black and gold dress, but the backing...

Sorry Tijana who are you?

Tijana appears to have stolen the intro to "About you now" for the first 15 seconds, and then veers away just before a plagiarism...
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...

Here for you on Day Two

Eurovision really begins today with all of the batshitness in Semi Final One in this, the second half.  Only eight songs today, but what...