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 the Big 5 + Austria and Australia return to the stage for their second rehearsal.

Following Spain’s rehearsal was Ann Sophie, Germany’s 2015 representative. Ann performs alongside 4 backing vocalists onstage, each of whom stand in front of a circular light. Everyone on stage is wearing black, including Ann Sophie who wears a full black jumpsuit. Fitting in with the title of the song, black smoke rises on the LED background throughout the performance. Watch Germany’s second rehearsal below!

Germany: Ann Sophie – Black smoke (Open Rehearsal)#Eurovision #BuildingBridges

Posted by Esctoday on Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Check out our Introducing 2015 – Germany article for more information about Ann Sophie.

Second rehearsals schedule: Day 10

Below is a full schedule of today’s second rehearsals, including all ‘Big 5’ members along with the host country, Austria, and the guest country at this year’s contest, Australia.

  • 10:00 – 10:20: Italy
  • 10:25 – 10:45: Austria
  • 10:50 – 11:10: Spain
  • 11:15 – 11:35: Germany
  • 11:40 – 12:00: United Kingdom
  • 12:05 – 12:25: France
  • 12:30 – 12:50: Australia

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.