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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.

Estonia: lost in the press centre

I can’t be arse with Lithuania. I’m sorry, but that’s just how it is. What a big stinky heap of crap. Estonia, however, I am...

Hung(a)ry for a bit of Juicy Papi

Time for Juicy Papi from Hungary. Ooh I love him! I went into the hall to get an up close and personal experience with...

San Marino – Let me paint the scene for you

OK, so let me storyboard this for you ... Our hero comes on stage with a faux leather boa and a diamonte Stetson, sings...

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...

From the sublime to Spain

I can't actually tell you how much of a clunky downshift this song is and, as per previous articles on this very website, the...

Netherlands is still going nowhere fast

Douwe Bob is up now for The Netherlands. He’s looking quite natty in a crisp suit and white shirt showing off his very nice...
Paenda

Austria – Cry baby

Paenda was the last act from the semi-finals for today - after a break we'll be seeing the Big Five and Israel. The background was...

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...

So, what are the team doing this week?

Well today we get to go into the press centre today - yay! but that also means we are going to be a captive...

Greece – They’ve got it going on

And by it, I mean everything. Because that's what the Greeks had on stage today. Literally everything. It was like fire sale at the...