{"id":948,"date":"2013-05-16T16:38:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=948"},"modified":"2013-05-16T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T15:39:27","slug":"were-holding-out-for-a-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2013\/05\/16\/were-holding-out-for-a-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re holding out for a hero&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon I headed to the\u00a0Malm\u00f6 arena to see the Swedish Singer Robin Stjernberg and our very own Bonnie Tyler rehearsing ahead of their performance in the final on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedes have once again selected a great song to represent them &#8211; and perhaps even win? \u00a0Perhaps not, but it will deffo be in the top ten, maybe even top five. Here&#8217;s Robin doing his thing in rehearsal\u00a0yesterday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-951\" alt=\"rehearse2\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse2.jpg\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse2.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robin Stjernberg - You (Sweden) impression of second rehearsal\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SFBesm4ThiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Great song, right? He&#8217;s also a great guy too. \u00a0I saw him rehearse in the arena and he did a great job. I snapped him at the press conference afterwards&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-954\" alt=\"press conf2\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf2.jpg\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf2.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Tyler followed Robin on stage &#8211; and she&#8217;s warming up nicely.\u00a0Here&#8217;s Bonnie Tyler doing her thang here in\u00a0Malm\u00f6&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-952\" alt=\"rehearse3\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse3.jpg\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse3.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/rehearse3-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bonnie Tyler - Believe In Me (United Kingdom) Second Rehearsal (impressions)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kCkvvSV48KI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As Bonnie said at the press conference, she&#8217;s not nailed the performance yet &#8211; but that&#8217;s how she likes it. She wants to be perfect on Saturday. It was the best press conference I have attended: Bonnie was a total professional &#8211; very funny, and had the crowd eating out of her hand. She was great value &#8211; and the assembled press and fans loved her. Her&#8217;s what happens when I shout at her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-955\" alt=\"press conf 3\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf-3.jpg\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf-3.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/05\/press-conf-3-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two great artists who are going to make Saturday a great final. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon I headed to the\u00a0Malm\u00f6 arena to see the Swedish Singer Robin Stjernberg and our very own Bonnie Tyler rehearsing ahead of their performance in the final on Saturday night. 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