Today marked the fourth day of the second rehearsals, with today the Big 6 completing their second rehearsals. Today we started with host nation Israel and finished with Italy. Who impressed, and who still needs improvement? Our guest writer Dennis (ESCdaily) gave his thoughts on the performances of the day! Israel Starting with a few…
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After talk of an interval performance, it has now been confirmed that international superstar Madonna will be performing at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. According to Haaretz, the EBU have confirmed that the singer will be part of the show and set to perform two songs as part of her set. It…
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Aside from the Eurovision venue itself, one of the most important venues for Eurovision fans come May is the Euroclub. It has now been announced that Hangar 11 at the Port of Tel Aviv will be the Euroclub location for the upcoming edition of Eurovision. The venue is located 4 kilometres away from the Eurovision…
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Earlier in the Eurovision national final season, Kobi Marimi was selected as the Israeli participant through the national final format of Rising Star. The song he will be singing on home soil is appropriately titled, Home. The song was co-written by Inbar Wizman and Ohad Shragai who are both singer-songwriters from Tel Aviv, where the…
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Last night the final show of Israel’s national selection, HaKokhav HaBa (Rising Star) took place, where the final four contestants battled it out to become the next rising star for Israel. Over the last few months, the latest season of Rising Star has been consistently progressing, with the final stage of the competition to feature…
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The semi-final allocation draw just took place, where the competing nations were allocated into either semi-final 1 or 2, and which half they would perform in. The Big 5 nations and Israel will also allocated to a semi-final to vote and broadcast. Here are the results of the first part of the draw: Israel, France…
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Although the expected date for the first ticket release was back in December, it seems now that the first tickets for Eurovision 2019 will go on sale at the end of January. As we know, the Semi-Final Allocation Draw will take place on Monday the 28th of January at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art…
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The official announcement has been made, and we now know the nations who will be competing at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Earlier today, the EBU announced that 42 nations will be competing at Eurovision 2019, 36 of which will be competing in the semi-finals with 6 automatically qualifying for the final (France, Italy,…
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The slogan for Eurovision 2019 has been revealed by Jon Ola Sand, the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest. The first time a slogan has been used officially at the contest was back in 2002, and since then has become an important part of the foundation of the contest. The slogan for Eurovision 2019…
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After a long wait, we finally know more about the 2019 contest! It has been announced that Eurovision 2019 will be held in Tel Aviv. The decision was made by the Eurovision Reference Group after the Israeli broadcaster presented bids for two potential host cities. The last we heard was that the decision was between…
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