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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.

It’s amazing what a couple of days rest can do for...

That's more bloody like it Estonia! After a complete dog's breakfast on Wednesday - where it was universally panned - broadcaster EER has gone away, realised...

Norway – Three don’t become one

My first thought on this run-through was: "Why does the lead singer (Tom) look like he's dressed for a uniform fetish party?" He seemed...
Michael Rice

United Kingdom – Ain’t no big deal

Things didn't start well; the first run-through lasted seconds before the music stopped after a series of strangely planned camera shots. After one false...

Estonia & Azerbaijan

The break’s over, and we’ve just had some nice creamy buns and taken receipt of a Gabriela Gucikova  promotional travel mug and shopping bag. Estonia:...

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...

Somebody tell Slovenia the word she’s looking for is purple

Slovenia: can ManuElla mix her blue and red together as clunkily as she’s spelled her name? I know that’s the first thing on your...
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...
Tamta at Eurovision 2019

Cyprus – That’s entertainment!

Tamta still whipped off her bodice to reveal her sparkly Spanx at about the two-minute mark and she looked even more like Madonna (who...

I love Belarus

It’s a rehearsal blog cliché to state after one shaky run (where the sole purpose was to get the camera angles that such and...

Not quite a hit, but it’s not a Swiss miss

I’ve missed most of Norway, but if you’ve seen the video it’s not dissimilar. The discussion on my desk is about the legitimacy of...