Thursday 13 May and the rehearsals started for the BIG 5 countries and the host. ESC Covers have on line accreditation and a team of reporters will follow it in shifts and report for us. Here is the fifth report from the first rehearsals of a Big 5 country and the host – that of the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom does it again. An old fashioned song and a poor staging. We see two large white trumpets and in between them James is trying to save the song.  He is dressed in a long black leather jacket.