The third day of rehearsals for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Moscow today. The first nine countries in the second semi final hit the stage for the first time to perform their songs. Follow the links below to take a look back at what happened today.

The rehearsals

The press conferences

• Croatia, Ireland, Latvia, Serbia, Poland, Norway here.

Day 3: The preview

Tomorrow, the first nine countries in the second semi final will rehearse their songs. These are Croatia, Ireland, Latvia, Serbia, Poland, Norway, Cyprus, Slovakia and Denmark. The rehearsals will start at 7:30 CET and last 40 minutes each. The press conferences will be held 35 minutes after the rehearsals and last 30 minutes each.

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