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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.

Expo Tel Aviv for Eurovision rehearsals

What did we have to say today?

It was a long day in Tel Aviv, with all of the countries getting their second chance to shine in the Eurovision spotlight. The...

Cyprus – Hello?? PDSA??

It seems as though, whilst Jamie Vardy may be having a party, it seems someone at CYBC is also having one, clearly with illicit...

A first look at France

First look at La France. Surprisingly, Amir is alone on stage. I thought they might throw something superfluous at it, but they’ve been restrained....

Latvia: lovely boots and not a willy in sight

Triana Park complete the first semi-final with an energetic performance. She looks great, with a multi-length hairdo, chopped with sharp edges, in yellow and...

Ireland… Dear EdExcel

… It appears one of your students has written the Eurovision Entry for Ireland this year and deserves to be marked down accordingly. When you...

Germany – Sometimes there are no words

And the ones that caused such merriment among meme makers have vanished from the backdrop - as well as the faux sister photos. This remains...

Noa Kirel speaks to Timur. Everything is great – seemingly.

Noa comes to speak to Timur. She's great - the energy and the vibe are good, despite there not being any press there!  Ot's hard,...

Vocal Scares: Eurovision Throat Woes

With several artistes reportedly suffering from throat maladies, we take a quick look back at some of the other times the old vocal cords...
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Live Blog – Second semi-final – dress rehearsal

We're back live this evenings after a day out and about - Chernobyl, since you ask. And it's our first chance to watch all...

Sweden – Sooner or later

Earlier in the day, we were told Sweden and Austria would switch places. This wasn't the case and John's massive pair of hair straighteners...