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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.

Eurovision 2002 – Dress Rehearsal

Well, this was the moment that we had all been wating for, the first rehearsal with real people. The opening of the show was very...

Georgia – Yes, oh, yes

Where the actual fuck did this come from?  Now, it's not going win any contest any time soon, but Georgian Television has done a number...

Norway – This could be in trouble… maybe?

Mr Hacksaw has just said  "ooh it looks better in the hall than it does on the television" - which is another unfortunate thing...

It should have been Czechia but it’s Netherlands

In a change to the advertised schedule, we have The Netherlands. They seem happy after their second rehearsals, and Mia and Dion are pretty happy,...

And so it starts with Sweden

So day 102 in the Big Eurovision house has started with a bit of Sweden. Fans will tell you that Robin is the Messiah, and...
Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl

Slovenia … Sometimes you don’t need to

... shout very loudly. However, it's oh so quiet and oh so still. It was the same intimate staging as on Saturday, but I just think...

Czech Republic – standing strong

Czech Republic up first. Too late in the day to change to the new name Czechia. Gabriela is alone on stage in a long...

Estonian party tricks

Well. The stage looks nice. There’s a theme of playing cards, with the emblems of the suits picked out as Juri, himself bespectacled and...

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...

Croatia – Roko gets his Eurovision wings

Croatia. Or as they were christened the last time - when Jacques Houdek sang - "Fucking Croatia". In news that suited my eyes, for the...