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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.

Azeri horse head in all its live glory, you say?

First up, here's some video live from the hall through the magic of Facebook. She's still shouting at me on screen and that's a problem...

San Marino: Jimmie is a welcome distraction from the song

I missed most of San Marino as I was lusting over Juicy Papi in his press conference, but what I did catch is, well,...

Hasn’t this Danish song been entered before?

There is nothing wrong with Anja per se. This song through, is typical of the "Danish Problem" - they seem to rehash the same...

Australia – There are many words to use …

The Head of Delegation said they would change their staging, and yes, yes they have. It's the juxtapose of Georgia. As Oto descended to...

Gravity or gravitas

We're having some sound issues in the press centre again - as we were the last time Cyprus rehearsed. The conspirators amongst you might think...

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...

and Spain to close – yay!

Spain draws it all to a close for the day. I couldn’t place this before the rehearsal; I could see this anywhere from first...
Luca Hanni

Switzerland – Ray of light

Luca Hanni changed very little from the first rehearsal, though the lighting had been been modified and some of the camera shots improved. The...

The first semi run through

Right then. Just dashed out from the first qualifier rehearsal to give you a quite ready reckoner run down of events. For starters, best opening...

It’s Norway and Sensible

In any other semi-final and in any other year, arguably JOWST would have a decent and normal song that is performed exactly like it...