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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.

Poland – Eeerk!!

First rehearsal, he was all in Silver and it looks like he’d borrowed the bacofoil again and then for the second rehearsal Michel got...

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...

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...

And so it starts with Sweden

So day 102 in the Big Eurovision house has started with a bit of Sweden. Fans will tell you that Robin is the Messiah, and...

Italia, il tuo tempo per brillare è ora

That ... Was ... Fucking ... Amazing! Where do I start? Well, for starters, if any of your local bookmakers are offering even money (or better), get some cash...

Italy to the wonning!

Yet again, if this doesn't win, then there is a problem with the whole voting system. Perfect, absolutely perfect. It has all of the classic...

Iceland – But is it art?

Anyone who knows anything about this little shindig I'm at will be aware that Hatari are all over Iceland like a rash. Even little...

Hungary – dark, broody and shoeless

The screens came on near the end of the performance so we didn't see much of Joci's rehearsal, but luckily, he went through it...
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...

Norway – this is entertainment!

Now this is all sorts of genius. Possibly not in the way the Contest Gods intended 66 years ago, but genius none the less. Subwoolfer's...