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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.

Today in Parliament – The Eurovision edition – Day 6 –...

Greetings! I've left the show in capable hands for second rehearsals, but today it was the usual mix of firsts and seconds. Excitingly, Mr. Phil...

Lithuania & Australia

Sorry, I thought I’d posted Macedonia ages ago but realised I hadn’t clicked the button – oops! I’ve also been off chatting and having...

Belgium – In the event of an emergency …

Elliot needs some serious styling och consulting and bloody fast. He wore a black combat jacket with red pull chords on the bottom saying...

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...

Portugal – c/f Iceland

Again, the question has to be asked if this is indeed art! It certainly comes to something in this contest when Conan and his...
Serviette of Doom

Semi final 2 – ranked and rated

We've already told you what we think stands a chance of making the final from the first semi-final, but who do we reckon might...

Israel – Is change a good thing?

Now, as we should have all read by now, Kobi has had the song changed between the national final and here because "people" have...

Finland – lacks attack

Finland are opening proceedings and Sandhja is mincing about in her powder blue cat suit with her mates but it still doesn't sound as...

If Tommy Cooper was still with us…

He'd be taking out a suit against the Croatians for breach of gimmick. They seem to have listened and/or realised that their first rehearsal was...

Russia – Now *that’s* how you stage a song

OK, let's break it down: Sergey and Kirkorov have produced a package that could well be irresistible. Compared directly with any of the three that...