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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.

Reaching out … Touching me … Touching YOU!

Hello, OnEuropeans, Phil here. Now I know that people have been viewing - our page views are through the Eurovision roof (and I've not been...

Love and Marriage, go together like a horse and …

... no, not another horse, more like the one-trick pony that this was always going to be - but one thing you can say...

Cyprus – Is she *actually* Madonna?

Well as per tradition, there was 'une problem technique' in the press centre and this meant we could see but not hear Tamta ......

Azerbaijan – My lovely horse

Dihaj is first up after a short break - and if you've been following the bookies, this song was fancied to turn in a...

Switzerland: Movement and mime time

Marius Bear is alone on stage, picked out in silhouette and that's pretty much how he stays throughout, with bursts of video and lighting...

Belarus – He’s not quite right

Well what can you say about Belarus that has not already been said. It’s still semi naked – it still has the fat baby at...

Eurovision ticket holders asked to move

If you have a ticket for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, read on. The 2017 contest has been dogged by last minute changes. At...

Eurovision 2003 – Final Dress Rehearsal

This is NickD standing in from the press centre - Phil is in the hall watching Karmen Nanana just now. I'm not sure what was...

Australia first up on day 7

My problems with this are two-fold. First, the song is essentially Sheldon bleating for three minutes that he is different and that he hides behind...

Azerbaijan – pitching och tuning

We’ve had a lunch break: I brought a halloumi and meze wrap with me today. I know how you like to keep up with...