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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.

Keiino at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv

Norway – In the style of …

Keiino and their chums decided on a minimalist staging approach. Another f**king song with a black background and the three of them using all...

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...

Oh Nathan …

Quite honestly we've had four dirges this morning from two different semi finals, and then we get this. Nathan Trent is a total class apart from anything...

Freddie’s making me Hungary

Hungary delivers no surprises. It’s a similar set up to the national final. Freddie is smouldering in a tan leather jacket, drummer to the...

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...

Phil’s Review of the day – Day..eerm..Three?

It lI feel I should start this round up with a "BONG!" sound effect but I don't know how to do that, so thankfully...

Serbia – Amy Winehouse would be proud

BEST THING TODAY BY A MILE. Hovi Star was good, and don’t let anyone else tell you any different, but this was just marvelous. Sanja...

Desire… Fire… Liar… Tryer… Deep-fat fryer…

Now you see, love, I'm not the only one that can rhyme fire with desire in about 95 different ways. I also must remember that...

Denmark – Has she got the motion?

Click + above to see what is lacking in this performance: a Simon Snorkel lift to get Thumbelina Leonora into her chair. She actually...

Bulgaria – Yup, Dad’s are seemingly back in fashion

Well this is certainly a thing. I thought I would absolutely hate this song when I got to see it on the stage and,...