This is it, it’s the beginning of the Eurovision fortnight, today we will be seeing the very first of the rehearsals.
The first eight countries in the first semi final will be taking to the stage. The first rehearsals take place behind closed doors, this means that there will be no release of the first rehearsals in full. The first rehearsals enable the delegations to have 30 minutes on stage, having a first run through and seeing how their performance looks on the stage.
The timetable for the rehearsals is as follows:
- Moldova (Eduard Romanyuta – I Want Your Love) – 12:00 – 12:30 CET
- Armenia (Genealogy – Face The Shadow) – 12:40 – 13:10 CET
- Belgium (Loïc Nottet – Rhythm Inside) – 13:20 – 13:50 CET
- The Netherlands (Trijntje Oosterhuis – Walk Along) – 14:00 – 14:30 CET
- Finland (Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät – Aina mun pitää)- 15:50 – 16:20 CET
- Greece (Maria Elena Kyriakou – One Last Breath) – 16:30 – 17:00 CET
- Estonia (Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday) – 17:10 – 17:40 CET
- FYR Macedonia (Daniel Kajmakoski – Autumn Leaves) – 17:50 – 18:20 CET
Each delegation will then have a press conference 1 hour and 55 minutes after the end of their first rehearsal, this will last 20 minutes.
On the ground coverage of the contest will begin in the evening when the first member of our team Jamie Halliwell arrives in Vienna. To keep up to date with all the goings on in Vienna follow Eurovoix on Twitter at @Eurovoix, and for pictures, tweets and more from Jamie follow @ShadyEuroFreak.
