Eurovision 2018 | Day 2: the first rehearsals continue!
We've had our lunch break and now it's time to continue on with the rehearsals, starting with Finland. Finland Saara Aalto dazzles on stage in her Swarovski-encrusted outfit as she moves around her prop and dancers to deliver a visually stunning performance. There is a big centre piece with two staircases either side that Saara and her dancers use very well. She starts off at the back of the stage with her dancers, and we can see her (slowly) spinning around before making her
Meet Yulia Samoylova From Russia
This year 43 countries will be present at this years Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Lisbon in May. With less than two weeks to go until all of Europe descends on Portugal's capital, Eurovoxx will introduce you to each country that will be participating. Who Is Julia Samoylova? Any fans who followed the competition last year will certainly know who this singer is. Yulia or Julia will be this years Russian singer with the song, "I Won't Break". The singer who was born
Meet Netta From Israel
This year 43 countries will be present at this years Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Lisbon in May. With less than two weeks to go until all of Europe descends on Portugal's capital, Eurovoxx will introduce you to each country that will be participating. Who Is Netta? This year Israel will be represented by the young singer Netta Barzilai. The 25 year old singer who heralds from the small town Hod HaSharon started her musical career in the Israeli navy band, and up un
"It's Like A Dream Come True" - Eurovoxx Talks To Sennek
The rehearsals are well underway, and one artist who is currently in Lisbon preparing for her moment on the Eurovision stage is Sennek with her song, "A Matter Of Time". The young singer is Belgium's choice this year, and talks to Andy about this exciting opportunity that has come her way. She was very smiley and more than obliging when Eurovoxx interviewed her. Sennek was very fun, relaxed and answered our questions. Looking refreshed, and finding our cheesy introduction
Eurovision 2018 | Day 2: It's time for round 2 of the first rehearsals!
It's day 2 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon and it's time for another 9 countries take to the stage for their first rehearsal. Starting the day off was Eye Cue from Macedonia! Macedonia Eye Cue (Bojan and Marija) were joined on stage by their drummer and 3 backing vocalists. Dressed in a hot pink dress, Marija made very good use of the stage and the bridge walkway above the stage. The backing vocalists are dressed in black with bright coloured skirts to add a splash of colour. S
Mikolas Josef In Hospital After First Rehearsal
Eurovision 2018 has truly begun. Today, marked the first day of rehearsals that saw the first ten countries practice their performances ahead of the semi finals in over a weeks time. This gives much of the press and bookies a chance to see how a song will actually work on stage, and may determine if they will go up or down in the bookies odds, or fan estimations. It has been exciting so far, as many of these artists have managed to pull of some stellar perfomances. However,
Eurovision 2018 | Day 1: The first rehearsals continue!
The first round of rehearsals for Eurovision 2018 are continuing on in full swing and the 6th act to take to the stage at the Altice Arena is Ieva from Lithuania. Lithuania Ieva is looking every bit pretty in pink as she takes to the stage for her first rehearsal. Ieva can be seen sitting on the stage again, just as she did at the Lithuanian national final, before rising into the arms of an unknown man at the very end of the song. Ieva is giving a very simplistic and stripped
Eurovision 2018 | Day 1: The First Rehearsals Have Begun!
We've finally made it to Lisbon, and the long schedule of rehearsals has kicked off today, with 10 countries rehearsing on the Eurovision stage. We get our first look at the LED-less stage, which has dismayed some Eurovision fans, whilst other have welcomed the stripping back of the show following on from Salvador's win last year. So let's get started with the first countries to take to the stage for their first rehearsals! Azerbaijan AISEL was first up to rehearse, and we go
Meet Alfred and Amaia from Spain!
This year 43 countries will be present at this years Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Lisbon in May. With around two weeks to go until all of Europe descends on Portugal's capital, Eurovoxx will introduce you to each country that will be participating. Who are Alfred and Amaia? 21 year old Alfred Garcia hails from the Catalonia region, where he is currently studying for a higher degree in music and jazz at the Taller de Músics in Barcelona. Musical all his life, he prod
Meet MELOVIN From Ukraine
This year 43 countries will be present at this years Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Lisbon in May. With around two weeks to go until all of Europe descends on Portugal's capital. Eurovoxx will introduce you to each country that will be participating. Who Is He? Kostyantyn Mykolayovych Bocharov , best known as Mélovin, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. At a young age he started to perform at concerts in his school. Later he attended and graduated from music and the
