Day 6 saw a return to normal proceedings here in the Eurovision Bubble. Today we had the pleasure of the first fifteen acts of the first semi final – the remaining two will take to the stage tomorrow morning. The first nine of the participants was the first […]
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Contest last been held in Israel. In 1999, the Contest was held in Jerusalem and twenty three participants took part. Over a series of five articles, we are going to look at where those twenty three participants are now. The […]
Day 5 saw a break in proceedings here in Tel Aviv, as everything stopped for Israel’s Memorial Day. It started at sundown, 8pm, on Tuesday night and concluded at 8pm yesterday (Wednesday). Sirens sounded at both 8pm on Tuesday evening for a minute, then a further two minutes […]
Day Six? Where was the Day Five rehearsals we hear you cry? Well, Day Five was Memorial Day in Israel, so everything stops in terms of work. This will be why we started rehearsal coverage on Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday. ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SIX REHEARSALS […]
Today saw the final day of the first rehearsals and the second set of second semi finalists. We were expecting things from both Russia and The Netherlands, however others surprised us too. North Macedonia have come back fighting with a raw and emotive performance – strong enough for […]
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Contest last been held in Israel. In 1999, the Contest was held in Jerusalem and twenty three participants took part. Over a series of five articles, we are going to look at where those twenty three participants are now. Slovenia: […]
Day 3 in the Tel Aviv bubble concentrated around two important elements for me. Ireland’s first rehearsal and a delegates party! Yesterday (Monday), Ireland took to the stage for the very first time. Sarah delivered a competent performance, however she revealed during her Press Conference that there will […]
ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY FOUR REHEARSALS #DARE TO DREAM LIVE FROM 9.00AM CET Welcome back to day four of the rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Today we see the final nine songs in the second semi-final that takes place on Thursday 16 May. Will the eventual […]
This afternoon, the first Irish Press Conference took place here in Tel Aviv. Sarah McTernon was joined on stage by her two backing dancers (Rhianna and Adele) and her three backing singers (Keira, Fiona and Michael), who perform off stage. The rehearsal has more surprises to come, including […]
Following on from my series of daily #RichardReflects articles in Lisbon and my #MinskJournal throughout my time at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, I return to Tel Aviv with the #TelAvivJournal!!! Day 1 for me was all about travelling. I finally arrived at our apartment at 4pm local […]