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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.

Germany in actually quite good shocker!

Levina revealed to Eurovision.tv moments before taking to the stage that her performance was going to feature a surprise. It turns out to be...

Liveblog – Eurovision Semi Final One Jury Rehearsal

This afternoon’s rehearsal as seen from the press centre!!! A sublime opening with the graphic of the Building Bridges logo being formed from lighted shots...

Barbed Bosnians

Ooh Bosnia! And Herzegovina. In fact, there’s so much going on here between them it’s difficult to know where to start with this. I...

It’s the 1979 Marshall Amplification Disco Dancing Champs …

So, it's comedy time at the Eurovision with Val and Jim! The fans like this because, well, Valentina (God and gays love a trier), but...

Delicious Icelandic darkness

A big set-up for Greta and only two runs through. It’s not hugely changed from the Icelandic final: the start seems darker with a longer...

Hungary – Now then Freddie…. do your best

Still in the tan jacket, still in the good looking boy mode, Freddie has been and gone (it appears) in TWO rehearsals….  There has...

Cyprus is wooftastic

Cyprus next. Now I like these boys. They were terrific fun at the London Eurovision Party, and can sink a beer or two, let...

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...

Lithuania – He still has lovely hair

Jurij was all alone on stage and looked down the camera a lot. Phil, why are you telling us this? Because that was pretty...

Sweden – Too late for losing?

So, for reasons known only to the Eurovision firmament (and possibly Christer Bjorkman), the Swedes have once again secured almost the same staging used...