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.

Leonor Andrade is joined on stage by four backing singers who are all wearing hats. The hats are only being used today as test to see if it works. A decision will be decided later on if they are to be present during the performance.

As for the stage appearance, the staging is dark with very little bright lights. The backdrop is being used to present various sceneries such as a waves and a city.

All in all, it looks like we may see a few changes in the next rehearsal.

You can find a short preview of Portugal’s performance below.

What impression did Portugal have on the press? Find out below:

If you want to know more about this year’s Portuguese entry, check out our Introducing 2015 – Portugal 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

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!

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