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Eurovision 2021: The Road to Rotterdam

The world's most popular live music event is taking place during a global pandemic. We follow UK singer James Newman as he prepares for a second shot at Eurovision glory.

Newsbeat takes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the build up to this year鈥檚 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The UK's entry James Newman is back for a second shot at Eurovision glory after the show was cancelled last year because of coronavirus. How do you prepare for one of the world's most popular live music event when a global pandemic is still happening?

We鈥檒l also find out how every single act competing this year has been getting ready, from Malta's Destiny to Iceland's Da冒i Freyr to Victoria from Bulgaria. They've all been trying to avoid catching Covid to achieve their goal of finally getting on that Eurovision stage.

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Sat 22 May 2021 09:30GMT

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