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.

The next country to have their first rehearsal is Malta. Amber is one of the lucky artists who had six months to plan for the competition and today’ rehearsal has proven that those six months have been used effectively.

Amber is the only performer on stage. She sings wearing black dress which fits perfectly with the lighting. The backdrop looks similar to Austria last year where flames are forming the shape of a pair of wings.

Check out Amber’s performance in the clip below:

Here is what the press thought of Malta’s first rehearsal.

To find out more about Amber, check out our Introducing 2015 – Malta 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

We’re halfway through today’s rehearsals with four more artists taking to the Vienna stage later this afternoon. Since seeing some of today’s rehearsals, have your predictions changed? If so, there’s still time to update your predictions via our Big Poll at ESCToday!

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