The team at ESCToday.com have arrived in the host city of Vienna, ready to bring you the latest news live from the Eurovision scene. Rehearsals continue in the host venue, the Wiener Stadthalle, with performances from the automatic qualifiers; the ‘Big 5’, the host country and the guest country.

Lisa Angell, the 2015 French representative, is next to rehearse onstage today. No’oubliez pas is a song with a strong message of survival and determination. A determination that transpires in every word, gesture and expression of the singer while she tells us the stroy of a tragedy that does not deter the hope and will to thrive among the rubble of destruction.

Here is how the press reacted to the French rehearsal

To find out more about this year’s French representatives, read our Introducing 2015 – France article.

First rehearsals schedule: Day 7

Below is a list of the countries whose first rehearsals take place today.

• 09:40 – 10:10: Italy
• 10:20 – 10:50: Austria
• 11:00 – 11:30: Spain
• 11:40 – 12:10: Germany
• 12:20 – 12:50: United Kingdom
• 13:00 – 13:30: France
• 13:40 – 14:10: Australia

Stay tuned to esctoday.com for the latest Eurovision news live from the Wiener Stadthalle!