Rehearsal Day 3 – Iceland

Unfortunately, we had some technical issues with the stream from the arena, meaning we missed both run throughs of Iceland. Luckily, we have team members on site who did watch the rehearsals, so here’s the report from Rotterdam: ‘So it’s the gang in their usual clothing, three of the band members have keyboards with them.…

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Rehearsal Day 2 – Ukraine

Ukraine is not here to play. While the song is not to my tastes, I absolutely cannot deny that this is a very, very good performance. To set the scene, the group is situated on the main stage on a platform with prop white trees. There are dancers in the performance as well who use…

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Rehearsal Day 2 – Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is certainly turning up prepared, with a good staging concept and strong vocals. Efendi is looking mini on stage thanks to her outfit and a bunch of tall backing dancers! She is certainly a pocket rocket however, nailing the vocals in each run through and keeping up with the choreography. The staging is interesting,…

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Rehearsals Day 7: Here’s the Schedule!

Can you believe it’s been a week already?! Time is flying by here in the press centre and Eurovision arena, and just like the days previous, it’s another mammoth day of rehearsals today! Today the schedule features the final acts of the second semi-final Today we’ll see performances starting with Armenia, and continuing through to…

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Rehearsals Day 6: Here’s the Schedule!

It’s officially Day 6 here in the Eurovision arena and press centre, and it’s yet another huge day here. We’ve got the final acts of the first semi-final, as well as some of the acts from the second semi-final. That’s not all though, since we have the Big 5 and host also taking to the…

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Rehearsals Day 5: Here’s the Schedule!

It’s been a mammoth couple of days here in the Eurovision arena and press centre, and we can’t believe it, but we’re already at Day 5! We’ve now seen all of the semi-finalists take to the stage for their first rehearsals, where they could show off their hard work, and fine tune the performances they’ve…

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Rehearsal Day 4 – Ukraine

It’s Day 4 here at the Eurovision arena, and the second half of the second semi-final is getting their chance to perform on the Eurovision stage for the first time. There are some bookies favourites in today’s schedule, so it will be interesting to see how this pans out! Ukraine Ukraine hosted the competition last…

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Rehearsal Day 4 – Slovenia

It’s Day 4 here at the Eurovision arena, and the second half of the second semi-final is getting their chance to perform on the Eurovision stage for the first time. There are some bookies favourites in today’s schedule, so it will be interesting to see how this pans out! Slovenia Slovenia aren’t exactly the most…

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Rehearsal Day 4 – Montenegro

It’s Day 4 here at the Eurovision arena, and the second half of the second semi-final is getting their chance to perform on the Eurovision stage for the first time. There are some bookies favourites in today’s schedule, so it will be interesting to see how this pans out! Montenegro It’s certain to say that…

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Rehearsal Day 4 – Sweden

It’s Day 4 here at the Eurovision arena, and the second half of the second semi-final is getting their chance to perform on the Eurovision stage for the first time. There are some bookies favourites in today’s schedule, so it will be interesting to see how this pans out! Sweden Sweden are a powerhouse at…

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