[AdSense-B]   Good afternoon, Tel Aviv. Can you believe that in less than 36 hours, we will know the winner of Eurovision 2019? At 1pm CET, the 1st dress rehearsal of the grand final will begin. Although we’ve seen much of the acts, we will see the full show they have planned for Saturday evening, and we will be live …

Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU) [AdSense-B]   Good afternoon, Tel Aviv. What an exciting night Semi-Final 1 was!  But no rest for us in the press center, on stage, or behind the cameras as we prepare for the first full-length Dress Rehearsal of Semi-Final 2. Today, we will see the first run-through of the show, including the postcards and the interval …

Photo: Andres Putting (EBU) [AdSense-B]   Good evening, Tel Aviv. After a very long 1st rehearsal and a two hour-break, we are back here at the press center for the Jury Show for Semi-Final 1.   Tonight’s performances will be judged by jurors from the 17 competing countries, plus Israel, France, and Spain. The jury show starts at 9pmCET and our …

Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU) [AdSense-B]   Good afternoon, Tel Aviv. We are in the press center after taking the morning off to sleep off the late night at EuroClub and an early morning visit to the beach to kick off the very first full-length Dress Rehearsal of Semi-Final 1. Today, we will see the first run-through of the show, including …

Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU) [AdSense-B] Rehearsals for Semi-Final 2 wrap up today. Today, the second half of Semi-Final 2 steps on the stage for the first time. #YOU can watch our livestream below: Today’s rehearsals include: CROATIA – Roko – The Dream MALTA – Michaela – Chameleon LITHUANIA – Jurij Veklenko – Run with the Lions RUSSIA – Sergey Lazarev …

[AdSense-B] It’s going to be a hot one in Tel Aviv and just in time for Semi-Final 2 rehearsals. Today, the first half of Semi-Final 2 steps on the stage for the first time. #YOU can watch our livestream below: Today’s rehearsals include: ARMENIA – Srbuk – Walking Out IRELAND – Sarah McTernan – 22 LATVIA – Carousel – That …

[AdSense-B] Day 2 of rehearsals of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest is complete.  We sat down to discuss our thoughts on the rehearsals we saw today, including which of the performances we rated highly, and which country needs to improve before the second round. #YOU can catch our review of the first day’s rehearsals below; In case #YOU missed it, …

[AdSense-B] After two exciting semi-finals, Ukraine’s Vidbir 2019 has selected MARUV and the song, “Siren Song”,  as its representative for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Sixteen acts competed, from which six were selected for the final, with the winner determined by jury and televotes. The show also featured strong performances from Bilal Hassani (singing the France 2019 entry, “Roi”) and …

[AdSense-B] Three heats and two semi-finals later, we have our winner of A Dal 2019 – Joci Pápai and the song, “Az én apám”! Thirty acts competed, from which 18 semi-finalists, and ultimately 8 finalists, were selected.  were selected for the final. Unlike the previous shows, the jurors announced their scores at the end of the all performances.  From here, …

[AdSense-B]   Four acts have progressed from semi-final 1 to the final of Supernova, Latvia’s national selection. These acts are: Samanta Tīna “Cutting the Wire” Edgars Kreilis “Cherry Absinthe” Aivo Oskis “Somebody’s Got My Lover” Laime Pilnīga “Awe” The four acts that did not qualify to the final were: Alekss Silvērs “Fireworks” Elza Rozentāle “You Came on Tiptoe” Kris & …