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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.

Glow in the dark Bulgaria

Bulgaria – I’m excited for this one. Poli on stage solo, extreme close-up to start with, pulling back to reveal her wearing some enormous...

Bulgaria – Just Fab

Poli is now on her third go at this and it just gets better and better as far as I am concerned. She starts...

Apparently Slovenia has been on stage

Where’s my effing coffee!! sips Ahhhhhhh Is it wrong that if you mix blue and red together you get beige? – That is the best way to...

Somebody tell Slovenia the word she’s looking for is purple

Slovenia: can ManuElla mix her blue and red together as clunkily as she’s spelled her name? I know that’s the first thing on your...

Return of the Macedonian prodigal daughter

Kaliopi – the return! The good news is this is brilliant. The bad news is really for the Irish, as this now leaves Nicky...

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...

FYR Macedonia – I’ve seen the future

Imagine, if you will, Emmerdale in the near future. I’ve looked into my Crystal Ball and seen that Moira will move to Stockholm and...

Will Irish eyes be smiling?

Ireland, and one of the biggest stars of this year’s contest, Nicky Byrne from Westlife. I have to be honest we’ve all been a...

Ireland – I can’t even…

…Now, based on the live performances that we have seen of Nicky, we should have known what to expect. Sadly, however, even that came...

Solid Serbia

Serbia sounds great! She delivers this powerful ballad with a message of hope for those trapped in abusive relationships with great class and a...