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EUROVISION 2026: SIXTH REHEARSAL DAY IN VIDEOS

  My first look opinions, here they come! Belgium is looking very very nice I must say, still don't care for the song but I do like the visuals. Lithuania is another song I don't care for and the staging does nothing to me either.  San Marino . Colorful. That's all I can say. Even Senhit sounds off.  Poland has upped its game. Yet another song that does nothing to me but at least they have made an effort with the staging that looks pretty cool! Still all these four seem like NQs to me so far. Serbia . Whoever decided to put that bit of the song in this preview needs a raise immediately! The funniest preview clip I have seen in my Eurovision history - and that's a long one!

EUROVISION 2026: FINLAND'S LINDA LAMPENIUS ALLOWED TO PLAY VIOLIN LIVE!

  The news we waited is here: Ebu has allowed Linda to play parts of her violin bits live on stage in Vienna 2026 Eurovision song contest. No instruments have been allowed live on stage since 1999. The first exception was last year's Lucio Corsi from Italy but he played his harmonica to his singing mic and there was no need for anything extra to do.  It's worth mentioning again that this Liekinheitin, Finland's entry, IS a Linda Lampenius song, not Pete Parkkonen's. Pete is just the vocalist on HER song. I want to underline that and press it as some fans tend to think she does nothing. Her violin IS the lead vocals just as Pete's. And now it goes live!

EUROVISION 2026: FIFTH REHEARSAL DAY IN VIDEOS

What can I say? Not much judging these short videos. But I say a few words anyways by the first impression that can be very misleading anyways. Moldova is a bit let down, not at all so powerful and energetic as I expected. Vocals seem to be off, too. Sweden . Same as Moldova. Which makes me think these vids are on purpose a mess. Croatia seems very busy and a bit too serious and angry. I have said before and I repeat myself: angry women don't do well in Eurovision . Greece .... Oh well, looks rather chaotic and his voice a bit weak. But then again it's a rehearsal. Need to see the whole package but doesn't look like a winner despite all. This said my favorite performance of them all is the Greek national final preview with only one hanging mic. That was fab and let Akylas show all his charm. Now he disappears into his visuals.  Portugal stands out with the pretty staging, calm song and good voices. They're so sailing to the final! Georgia was on my list to qualify b...

EUROVISION 2026: JAANA PELKONEN THE FINNISH SPOKESPERSON

Jaana Pelkonen retuns to Eurovision bubble being the Finnish spokesperson 2026 nicely after 20 years when she was commenting the 2006 edition won by Lordi with Heikki Paasonen, and then hosting the show in Helsinki 2007 with Mikko Leppilampi.  But not only. She has hosted the Finnish national selection seven times, and has been the Finnish commentator also in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.  After the national final in 2011 she left the bubble and went to the parliament instead after being selected in 2011 and again in 2015 when she was the 5th most voted MP in the whole country. After two rounds she stepped out of politics and returned to show biz in 2020.  Maybe, just maybe she'll repeat the magic..... 

EUROVISION 2026: FOURTH REHEARSAL DAY IN PHOTOS

  Norway - Jonas Lovv - Ya ya ya Malta - Aidan - Bella Albania - Alis - Nân Ukraine - Leléka - Ridnym Australia - Delta Goodrem - Eclipse Denmark - Søren Torpegaard Lund - Før Vi Går Hjem   Latvia - Atvara - Ēnā Cyprus - Antigoni - Jalla

EUROVISION 2026: THIRD REHEARSAL DAY IN PHOTOS

  Armenia - Simón - Paloma rumba Switzerland - Veronica Fusaro - Alice Czechia - Daniel Žižka - Crossroads Luxembourg - Eva Marija - Mother nature Romania -Alexandra Căpitănescu - Choke me Azerbaijan - Jiva - Just go Bulgaria - Dara - Bangaranga All photos lovingly borrowed from Eurovision official media