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. Today we’re here at the first Eurovision 2015 rehearsals for semi-final 2.

Anita & Michele, this year’s representatives of San Marino, were the third artists to rehearse on the Eurovision stage today. Performing their entry Chain of lights, the duo perform on stage alongside 4 backing vocalists. The backing vocalists wear fully black outfits, whilst Anita & Michele both wear lighter, white outfits.

Plenty of lights appear on the backing LED screen whilst the duo perform their entry, with an image of the Earth features later on in the performance.

Below is a short preview of this years performance from San Marino.

After the rehearsal, we spoke with other press members to find out what they had to say about San Marino’s performance.

If you want to know more about Anita Simoncini & Michele Perniola check out our Introducing 2015 – San Marino article.

First rehearsals schedule: Day 3

Below is a list of the countries whose first rehearsals take place today. A more detailed schedule has also been provided.

  • 12:00 – 12:30: Lithuania
  • 12:40 – 13:10: Ireland
  • 13:20 – 13:50: San Marino
  • 14:00 – 14:30: Montenegro
  • 15:50 – 16:20: Malta
  • 16:30 – 17:00: Norway
  • 17:10 – 17:40: Portugal
  • 17:50 – 18:20: Czech Republic

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


Hello my name is Daniel Doyle. I am 19 years old and I live in Rushden, United Kingdom. My first Eurovision was in 2004 where I was given permission by my parents to stay up late to watch the contest. Since then I have been a hardcore fan. The first Eurovision I went to was in 2010 and I hope to go to more in the near future.