Rehearsals for the first semi-final are underway today as the 18 participants return to the arena for a second time! We here at ESCToday are ready to bring you the latest news live from the arena itself.

Azerbaijan’s representative, Samra, was next to take to the stage this afternoon with her 5 backing vocalists, 4 being visible onstage.

Samra wears a white all-in-one outfit with a patterned design on the front, whilst her backing vocalists wear a mixture of white and gold colours. The backing vocalists also perform in the background using the microphone stands, the stands themselves being in another gold colour. In another rehearsal, Samra wore a long golden jumpsuit with a similar pattern to that of the white outfit.

Check out Azerbaijan’s second rehearsal below!

Rehearsals continue this afternoon with performances from Montenegro, Iceland, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Malta.

Photo: Andreas Putting, Thomas Hanses ©