Rehearsals are now well and truly underway in the city of Tel Aviv, which will be hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Today sees the first day of rehearsals, with the first half of the first semi-final evening taking to the impressive stage of Expo Tel Aviv.

9 countries are all set to make their debut onstage, 10 days before the live show of the first semi-final. Following their rehearsal, a Meet & Greet session will be coming next. These countries are Cyprus, Montenegro, Finland, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus and Serbia.

Serbia will be closing today’s rehearsal series, with Nevena Božović debuting her song on the stage at Expo Tel Aviv. Will she manage to progress to the final?

Nevena is wearing a similar, but more elaborate look than that of her Beovizija performance. She is still in a black strapless dress, but this dress is full-length with a thigh-high split. The dress is made of two black contrasting materials, a leatherette and an iridescent material, and the skirt is gathered in modern-looking layers.

Nevena accessorises with the familiar silver barred necklace and armbands. She wears red lipstick, which gives her look more drama than her previous presentations of Kruna.

Gallery of Serbia’s first rehearsal