AUSTRIA: INTERVIEW WITH PÆNDA Eurovision Ireland caught up with Austria’s PÆNDA after rehearsals at the Eurovison Song Contest. What has she been up to in Tel Aviv? What are her plans for after the contest? And what does she have to say about her #1 fan Staggy?? Do […]
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 […]
As there were no Eurovision rehearsals yesterday, the Eurovision Ireland team decided to head out and explore the sights and sounds of host city Tel Aviv! While wandering around this glorious coastal city, we noticed some colourful hearts painted on one of the seaside walkways and the combinations […]
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 […]
Eurovision is a busy time of year and it’s easy to miss things in all the excitement… So in case you did miss any of our Semi Final thoughts on the artists and their first rehearsals, here they all are in one convenient place! Want to know our […]
Day 4 at the Eurovision Song Contest has come and gone, meaning we have now seen all countries taking part in the semi finals rehearse! But how has this affected the betting odds? Once all the countries taking to the stage today had finished, we had a look […]
Day Four of rehearsals at Eurovision 2019 has come to a close, but we just have enough time left to give you some seaside thoughts about The Netherlands, North Macedonia and Azerbaijan. Author: Eurovision IrelandSource: Eurovision Ireland
The news at Day Four of rehearsals for Eurovision 2019 just keeps on coming! What did we think about Russia, Albania and Norway? Have a look! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
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 […]
Yet another crazy day here at rehearsals for Eurovision 2019, and the last of the semi finalists have taken to the stage for their rehearsals. Out of all the acts we saw today, who was did you think was best? Have the favourites lived up to the hype? […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
ESC2019: DAY FOUR THOUGHTS – PART ONE Day Four at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Croatia, Malta and Lithuania have all taken to the stage for their first rehearsals. What did we think? Take a look! Author: Eurovision IrelandSource: Eurovision Ireland
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 […]
After missing out on their first ever Eurovision final in Lisbon, we knew Russia would come back fighting for Tel Aviv. Rumours circulated for months (making it possibly the worst kept secret in showbiz!) and Russia eventually confirmed that Sergey Lazarev was to return to the Eurovision stage […]
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 […]