[AdSense-B] The first full dress rehearsal of the second semi-final has now taken place in Expo Tel Aviv, Israel. With eighteen countries taking part, but only ten spots in the final up for grabs, we now have to start asking the difficult questions. Which ten countries are going to make it to Saturday’s show? Vote in our poll below for …

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 …

[AdSense-B] Where yesterday was the longest and most exhausting day so far, today was a little bit less of a rollercoaster. We only had the second half of the second semi-final to look forward to. Let’s take a look at how this day went! The rehearsals started with Croatia, but that wasn’t the first upload of the day on the …

[AdSense-B] Anna Odobescu, girl, Mika Newton don’t much care for you right now. We started Day Four with Newton, who entered Eurovision 2011 for Ukraine with “Angel,” taking to social media with a particularly shady Instagram story criticizing Moldova’s entrant at Eurovision 2019 after their Day Three rehearsal revealed Odobescu’s “Stay” utilized the exact same sand artist for their visuals, …

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] The EBU have revealed the list of juries that each country have put forward to give their points in Tel Aviv. This is of course a big deal, since 50% of the score is given by these exact same jury members. Time to do some digging and give you the facts about this year’s judges! There are a lot …

[AdSense-B] The hits keep on coming today, as Azerbaijan have just released their entry for Eurovision 2019! They ended months of speculation that Chingiz would be off to Tel Aviv by confirming that speculation and releasing his entry, “Truth.” The song is a mid-tempo synth-pop number with fairly relaxed verses and a larger chorus, and the music video is certainly …

[AdSense-B] One of the major fan clubs of the contest in Azerbaijan, INFE Azerbaijan, seems to have set the rumour mill in motion for the Caucasian country’s representative in Tel Aviv, by announcing Chingiz Mustafayev. In a now-deleted post on their Facebook page, the musician and performer was touted as the internally selected representative by Azeri broadcaster ITV, although there …

[AdSense-B] Earlier this week, the broadcaster responsible for Azerbaijan’s entry in Eurovision, İctimai Televiziya, confirmed the fifteen acts in the running to represent the Caucasian nation in Tel Aviv, with an internal selection pending for one of the artists. The fifteen acts who are in the frame to represent Azerbaijan are; Emiliya Yaqubova Samira Efendiyeva Maryam Shabanova Vlada Ahundova Tofig Hajiyev …