The first set of semi-final rehearsals have been completed, now it’s time to move on to the second rehearsals of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest! Artists from the first semi-final are back in the Lisbon arena once again, ready for their second set of rehearsals.
It’s day 5 of rehearsals at the Altice Arena in the Eurovision 2018 host city of Lisbon, with the second rehearsals for the semi-finalists set to kick off today! In total, 15 artists will take to the stage for their second rehearsal, with some potential changes expected to be made over from their first rehearsals.
All of today’s performers are from semi-final 1; from Azerbaijan through to Finland, it will be a packed day of rehearsals for the semi-final 1 participants today, with second rehearsals continuing tomorrow.
07 | Israel
Israel is next onstage with Netta and her entry Toy, who will compete in the first semi-final next Tuesday on the 8 May. The fan favourite brings colour to the stage with her backing dancers, before her second rehearsal comes to an end. Have a look at the official footage of Israel’s second rehearsal.
Check out the images from Israel’s second rehearsal on the Eurovision stage.
08 | Belarus
Onstage next today is Alekseev of Belarus, who will compete in the first semi-final with his winning national final entry Forever. Belarus’s second rehearsal has come to an end; let’s have a look at the official footage of Belarus’s second rehearsal.
Have a look at the images from Belarus’s second rehearsal this afternoon.
09 | Estonia
Elina Nechayeva from Estonia is next onstage today for her rehearsal, where she is set to compete with her entry La forza in next week’s first semi-final. It was the singer’s second time on the Lisbon stage today for her second rehearsal. Let’s have a look at the official footage of Estonia’s second rehearsal.
Check out the images from the second rehearsal of Estonia.