[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 …

[AdSense-B] The first full dress rehearsal of the first semi-final has now taken place in Expo Tel Aviv, Israel. With seventeen 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 …

[AdSense-B] Day Nine saw the final round of second rehearsals of 2019 with the six prequalified countries having a further chance to perform and perfect their acts. We also had the orange (yellowy-red?) carpet event in the evening to mark the beginning of the contest itself! From now on, the performances count – Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the performances …

[AdSense-B] Earlier this week, we spoke to a returning artist in this year’s Eurovision, as Hungary’s Joci Pápai rehearsed for the second time in Tel Aviv. We spoke to the performer about his special connection to Israel, his feelings about returning to the contest and also how “Az én apám” has a special connection to him. #YOU can watch our …

[AdSense-B] Yesterday afternoon, we saw the Big 5 (France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Germany) and our host nation Israel rehearse on the Tel Aviv stage for the first time, marking the occasion of seeing all 41 countries perform on the Eurovision stage! Since this is all new and exciting, we wanted to know which performances #YOU were impressed by …

[AdSense-B] On Tuesday, we asked #YOU which of the day four rehearsals impressed the most from Tel Aviv, and we have the result! Malta won the poll for day four, with 24% of the vote being awarded to Michela Pace’s inventive and colourful performance of “Chameleon”. Second place in our poll went to the current betting odds favourite, Duncan Laurence …

[AdSense-B] With the Tel Aviv contest now in full swing, we sat down to discuss our thoughts on the rehearsals we saw on day one, and also 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] Today saw the Israeli national broadcaster and this year’s hosting channel – KAN – reveal more info on the performing interval acts at this year’s contest, alongside more info on the events surrounding the show in Tel Aviv. The performing acts As well as Madonna, who will perform two songs in the final of this year’s contest, a number …

[AdSense-B] What a weekend that was! Matt, Sean, Roy and Melanie were all at the annual showcase of Eurovision talent that is Eurovision in Concert, held once again in Amsterdam, Netherlands. On Saturday, we managed to arrange a number of interviews with some of this year’s artists which we will share with you over the coming days! In the first …

[AdSense-B] Last night saw the first big preview party of the 2019 season take place, as the perennial Eurovision in Concert was held for its 11th year in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 28 of this year’s participating acts alongside Nicole (Eurovision 1982) and Dana International (Eurovision 1998, 2011) performed for the 4000+ strong crowd at the AFAS Live venue in Zuidoost Amsterdam, …