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Eurovision Rehearsals

Stay in touch with everything happening in Rotterdam in the run up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. The OnEurope crew will be in the virtual press centre and telling you what’s going on.

Finland – Semi Final 2 might wake me up

Well after the downbeat ending to the first semi-final, we now move, almost seamlessly, to the second. The Rasmus is surely the tonic I need...

Armenia: Up there with the best

Having seen lots of shots of Rosa Linn's badly wallpapered bedroom, I was looking forward to seeing it in action today. The performance starts small...

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...

Iceland – knock on wood?

Iceland started with a false dawn here in the satellite press centre. They showed about 12 seconds of the girls singing and then moving...

Day five in Turin

It was DAY ONE of the second rehearsals today with half of the Tuesday semifinalists giving it their all before the first full dress...

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...

Greece – Should have been last on but…

Now, not so much because Covid. Surely it’s almost time to go home yeah? (hang on – you are at home!) The astute amongst you...

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...

Croatia: Where’s the pleasure gone?

Back when Mia was picked to sing the Croatian Eurovision song this time around, I felt sure she had something special. A simple song,...

Austria – ORF need to think about what is going to...

We all suspected Pia Maria was, frankly, a liability live and I hoped the pre-parties were just an aberration and it would be all...