We continue this hectic day five with the second rehearsals from five more acts from semi-final one. First up this afternoon session was North Macedonia’s Vasil. He was followed by his competitors from Ireland, Norway, Cyprus and Croatia. Read more
What a busy day this is. We start the second round of rehearsals, and we have none less than 15 countries rehearsing today. First up in the morning slot was The Roop was Lithuania. They are followed by the acts from Slovenia, Russia, Sweden and Australia. Read more
The last four acts in semi-final two now take stage in the Ahoy arena. Will the guys from Blind Channel have everything ready? Can we expect Latvia, Switzerland and the Danish duo to also be nailing their first rehearsal? Time to find out. Read more
Today, we’ll see the last eight acts from the second semi-final rehearse on the Eurovision stage in Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands for the first time. In the morning session, we first saw Tornike Kipiani followed by Anxhela Peristeri, The Black Mamba and VICTORIA. Read more
We finish the last rehearsal session for today with the acts from Iceland and Serbia. Time for a first peak of what Daði og Gagnamagnið and Hurricane are up to, and whether, we can expect something outstanding from them. Read more
Will Vincent Bueno, RAFAŁ or Natalia Gordienko have what it takes to secure themselves a place in the final? This afternoon, we got the first clues as they took the Eurovision stage in Ahoy arena for the first time. Read more
Today, the first acts from the second semi-final took the stage in Ahoy Rotterdam for their first rehearsals. They followed after two days with semi-final one acts. In the morning slot, it was time to see what Senhit, Uku Suviste, Benny Cristo and Stefania was up to. Read more
We end today’s slot of rehearsals with two strong candidates this year; Ukraine’s Go_A and bookmaker favourite Destiny from Malta. A lot of expectations surely, and the question is if they will be fulfilled or not? Read more
We continue this second day of rehearsals with welcoming Eden Alene, Roxen and Efendi on to the Eurovision stage. As the other acts, they have 30 minutes to rehearse stage presence, vocals, camera angles etc. Read more
Day two kicked off with Cyprus’ El Diablo on stage as the first act. This was followed up by the acts from Norway, Croatia and Belgium. Who has what it takes to secure themselves a place in the final? Read more
After a lunch break, we continued with Australia’s Live-on-tape recording and rehearsals from North Macedonia and Ireland. These rehearsals show us what we can expect from each country when first semi-final kicks off on the 18th of May. Read more
The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest has started. It’s time for the first countries from semi-final 1 to try out their performance on the stage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Here you can check up on the rehearsals from Lithuania, Slovenia, Russia and Sweden. Read more
A disappointing result for Italy, and it’s big crooner Gianni Morandi. Nevertheless, ‘Occhi Di Ragazza’ is still loved by many Eurovision fans. Though not all are impressed, this is to many of the best Eurovision entries from 1970. Read more
Dario Campeotto’s career kick-started with the song ‘Angelique’ in 1961. After winning Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, it finished 5th at Eurovision. 60 years later, Eurovision fans react to the song that is now a classic in Denmark. Read more
Six Eurovision fans selected from our ‘Eurovision Fan Panel’ team up for a talk about the 2021 Maltese Eurovision entry. They give their opinion about the song, judge whether the song will qualify for the final and how many points, in the Eurovision style, they will give to the song. Read more
The video for this year’s Czech Eurovision entry ‘Omaga’ is full of film references. Many of them are to well known film such as Dirty Dancing and Lady and the Tramp. How many can you spot? Read more
Four fans selected from our ‘Eurovision Fan Panel’ team up for a talk about the 2021 Cypriot Eurovision entry. They give their opinion about the song, judge whether the song will qualify for the final and how many points, in the Eurovision style, they will give to the song. Read more
Six fans selected from ‘Eurovision Fan Panel’ team up for a talk about the 2021 Romanian Eurovision entry. They give their opinion about the song, judge whether the song will qualify for the final and how many points, in the Eurovision style, they will give to the song. Read more
Five fans selected from ‘Eurovision Fan Panel’ team up for a talk about the 2021 Ukrainian Eurovision entry. They give their opinion about the song, judge whether the song will qualify for the final and how many points, in the Eurovision style, they will give to the song. Read more
Six fans selected from our ‘Eurovision Fan Panel’ team up for a talk about the 2021 Israeli Eurovision entry. They give their opinion about the song, judge whether the song will qualify for the final and how many points, in the Eurovision style, they will give to the song. Read more
Six fans selected from ‘Eurovision Fan Panel’ team up for a talk about the 2021 Portuguese Eurovision entry. They give their opinion about the song, judge whether the song will qualify for the final and how many points, in the Eurovision style, they will give to the song. Read more
He has been so much involved with the organisation of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the Swedish Melodifestivalen selection, that it’s easy to forget that Christer Björkman’s own Eurovision journey started on the stage in Malmö, Sweden in 1992 representing his country on home field. Read more
They were given two weeks to submit a modified version with new lyrics, or a completely new song, should they wish to. However, today the EBU have confirmed that the Belarusian broadcaster BTRC have been withdrawn from the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, due to unsuitable lyrics to another submitted song. Read more
This year’s Danish entry ‘Øve Os På Hinanden’ by Fyr & Flamme is popular in their home country. It tops the Danish single chart, and that’s quite unusual for Melodi Grand Prix winners to do so. Read more
The fuss about Vasil and his North Macedonian 2021 Eurovision entry took a new turn today. From Bulgaria, there’s now talk about letting him represent their country in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest – if the North Macedonian broadcaster let him down. Read more
Can you sing about infidelity on the Eurovision stage? Yes, Denmark did so in 1992. Kenny & Lotte covered it up in a classic pop tune, which many Eurovision fans still like. Despite the lyrics, this song deserved, in many eyes, more than a 12th place. Read more