Hungary | Joci delivers another emotional performance for his second rehearsal
We are on day five of the rehearsals where fifteen countries will sing today, in a bit to update their performances, and fine tune how they will be portrayed on screen. The countries that will be rehearsing today will only have twenty minutes today, as opposed to the forty that they have been accustomed too. Next up this morning was Hungary with Joci Pápai with the song, "Az én apám" . No stranger to the Eurovision stage, 2017's representative Joci Papai is back for anothe
Slovenia | Zala & Gašper Shine On Their Second Rehearsal
We are on day five of the rehearsals where fifteen countries will sing today, in a bit to update their performances, and fine tune how they will be portrayed on screen. The countries that will be rehearsing today will only have twenty minutes today, as opposed to the forty that they have been accustomed too. Next up this morning were Slovenia with Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl who sang, "Sebi". Despite small changes to the Slovenian national final, EMA was once again used to se
Poland | Tulia Shine As They Take To The Stage For Their Second Rehearsal
REWIND - POLAND - FIRST REHEARSAL At the start of the performance they have their faces covered by a red veil which is attached to crowns that all four girls are wearing. They begin in a rotating circle formation however when they remove their veils they return to the two-front two-back formation we've seen before. All four girls remain stationary for the rest of the performance however have their piercing and intense stares coupled with occasional clapping. They are also bri
Finland | Darude And Sebastian Are Back With A Bang!
REWIND - FINLAND - FIRST REHEARSAL They have definitely upgraded this performance from their national final version back in March, ditching the giant LED cube. They've opted for an environmental theme to their stage show, with the LED's showing a birds eye view of the ocean and then focusing on melting polar ice caps. The female dancer, from the National Final, falls into the water on the screen at the end of the first chorus. The lights start out quite dark, dark blue and bl
Montengro | The Second Rehearsals See Montengro Shine
REWIND - MONTENEGRO - FIRST REHEARSAL All six of the members of D mol are spread out across the stage and dressed all in white suits with some of them wearing small red details such as a shirt or a scarf. At the first chorus they all walk towards the centre where they group up in to a circle formation and sing the song together. For the final instrumental section, the members have some traditional Balkan dancing choreography. Vocally, D mol sounded great however there were cl
Eurovision 2019 | Day 5 - Second Rehearsal Schedule
Shalom!!!! Good morning, and welcome to day five of the Eurovision rehearsals. Yesterday, the press centre was closed, and we had the chance to recover, gather our thoughts, and prepare for another day of rehearsals. Today, there will be fifteen countries up rehearsing, and the full schedule can be found below. There is not much time left until the first semi final, and now is the time to get the performances polished. Although, there are many days of preparing for their bi
Cyprus | Tamta Kicks Off The First Day Of Second Rehearsals!
Join us over the next 4 days as we review the second rehearsals of all semi finalists and the first rehearsals of the Big 5 and host country. For day 5 at Eurovision 2019, the first 15 songs from semi final 1 will be on stage for their second rehearsals. But first, lets take a look back at their first rehearsals: REWIND - CYPRUS - FIRST REHEARSAL As you can expect for her up-tempo performance, Tamta is joined on stage by four backing dancers for a high-octane performance. Fro
ESC 2019 | More details about Will Ferrell's Eurovision film revealed!
More details about Will Ferrell's proposed idea to make a Eurovision film for Netflix have been revealed. It has been rumoured by Dateline, an American television news show, that popular American actress, Rachel McAdams, who has appeared in films such as Mean Girls, The Notebook and The Time Travellers Wife will be making an appearance in the film. As of yet, no other details of the movie have been revealed yet, other than the title, which will simply just, be "Eurovision". I
ESC 2019 | Israel's Golden Boy to make Guest Appearance at the Contest
You could not have Eurovision in Israel without having the countries very own golden boy Nadav Gudej perform. The young singer has been confirmed as an act that will be making an appearance during the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 final. The singer who invited us to go to Tel Aviv in 2015, will be welcoming us to his city, as he prepares for his Eurovision appearance next week. Many of the fans in the arena will be delighted to hear him reprise his entry, that saw many wanti
ESC 2019 | JESC 2018 winner to guest appear at Semi Final One
Roksana Węgiel, the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, will be making a guest appearance in the 1st Semi Final of Eurovision 2019 on the 14th May. This will make a change from previous years of the contest where the most recent winner of its junior counterpart makes a guest appearance in the Grand Final. Back in November in Minsk, Roksana Wegiel won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 for Poland, giving them their first win in any Eurovision contest, with
