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. Rehearsals continue in the host venue, the Wiener Stadthalle, with performances from the automatic qualifiers; the ‘Big 5’, the host country and the guest country.

The first country to rehearse on the stage today is the Italian trio, Il Volo.

Gianluca, Piero and Ignazio unleashed the power of their voices in a flawless vocal performance that thrilled the press area. No voices could be heard over while the trio sang Grande amore for the first time at the Wiener Stadthalle.

Do you want to know how the press liked the first Italian rehearsal? Watch below!

To find out more about this year’s Italian representatives, read our Introducing 2015 – Italy article.

First rehearsals schedule: Day 7

Below is a list of the countries whose first rehearsals take place today.

  • 09:40 – 10:10: Italy
  • 10:20 – 10:50: Austria
  • 11:00 – 11:30: Spain
  • 11:40 – 12:10: Germany
  • 12:20 – 12:50: United Kingdom
  • 13:00 – 13:30: France
  • 13:40 – 14:10: Australia

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


Born and raised in Spain, he has been a fan of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1986. SInce then he has not missed any of the shows and his passion for the event has not wained a bit. Now he is bringing the Eurovision news and enjoying it.