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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.

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...

Switzerland – He’s on the road… the road to Hull?!

I know what this is supposed to be: the angsty boy-type ripping his heart out and telling you that he is vulnerable and all...

So what did we glean form that first run through

Well on a personal level, I gleaned that the walk between MalmoMassen and the Malmo Arena hasn't changed all that much - neither has...

Greece – Hmmmmm

Not really gelling together for me this.  It’s trying to be everything and nothing, which is a bad thing if we are honest.  You...

Montenegro, with Greek distraction

I’ve just been having a strum on a Greek man’s instrument. It was very jolly. He’s the one who plays it in the opening...

Riigi’s blogging frenzy – the Grand Final Dress Rehearsal

23.52 - That's it from me for now.  Enjoy the show tomorrow night, and may the best song song with the highest score win....

Armenia – I may have been doing something else.

The first time I heard this today I said "Who is this?" - Maybe I wasn't paying attention, maybe they didn't engage me, maybe...

This is something of a Greek tragedy

Now my first review of this song back in the midst of time, didn't go down well with some Greeks on a forum. They ain't...

If Estonia was hatesex …

This is more like a shit date. You expect your companion to wine and dine you, but instead you end up the Travelodge in...

Well, my ten qualifiers from tonight …

In a little less than - checks watch at time of writing - twelve hours, we'll know whether the list that I am about...