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 sees all of the competing countries from semi-final two return to the stage for their second rehearsal.

Next onstage today is the Swiss representative, Mélanie René. Featuring drum props on the stage with 4 backing vocalists, Mélanie takes to the stage wearing a silver flowing which flows down to the ground. The background features a dark forest with a light shining through. Here is the full clip of Switzerland’s second rehearsal.

Switzerland: Mélanie René – Time to shine (Open Rehearsal)#Eurovision #BuildingBridges

Posted by Esctoday on Saturday, 16 May 2015

Check out our Introducing 2015 – Switzerland article for more information about Mélanie René.

Second rehearsals schedule: Day 6

Following today’s rehearsals, below you can see a schedule of tomorrow’s rehearsals for the second semi-final.

  • 10:20 – 10:40: Lithuania
  • 10:45 – 11:05: Ireland
  • 11:10 – 11:30: San Marino
  • 11:35 – 11:55: Montenegro
  • 12:00 – 12:20: Malta
  • 12:25 – 12:45: Norway
  • 13:50 – 14:10: Portugal
  • 14:15 – 14:35: Czech Republic
  • 14:40 – 15:00: Israel
  • 15:05 – 15:25: Latvia
  • 15:30 – 15:50: Azerbaijan
  • 16:30 – 16:50: Iceland
  • 16:55 – 17:15: Sweden
  • 17:20 – 17:40: Switzerland
  • 17:45 – 18:05: Cyprus
  • 18:10 – 18:30: Slovenia
  • 18:35 – 18:55: Poland

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


Jessica was born and raised in the United Kingdom. Eurovision has been a huge part of her life for a number of years, getting to see the contest live for the first time in 2015. Jessica joined the ESCToday team in November 2013.