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23. Branches of love: Armenia's big ballad

In one of the most beautiful sets, Hayko performed Armenia's Anytime You Need at the Hartwall Arena today, the last

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Romania is dissatisfied with first rehearsal

The Romanian delegation expressed disappointment with the way their first Eurovision Song Contest rehearsal was conducted, and also with events

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20. UPD Planet Romania: Todomondo on stage

The Earth still dominates Romania's show on stage in Hartwall, providing a beautiful, globally relevant backdrop to a song which

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19. Flag reinterpreted for UK act

Out goes the full Union Flag, and in comes a new, stylised version for Scooch's performance of Flying the Flag

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18. Verka fever: Hartwall all a-glitter UPD

It's official: Verka fever has hit Helsinki. Fans went crazy for Ukraine's performance in Hartwall this afternoon as glitter took

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10. Summer's out: Red is the order of Greece's day

The Summer vibe is out for Greece, and Sarbel's set has been replaced by vibrant, hot reds swaying behind him

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01. Beautiful performance art: Bosnia rehearses

Marija Sestic gave the first performance of the day in Hartwall this morning, delivering with her team a beautiful, emotive

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16. Fly me to the top ten: Germany's Roger

With his name in gold, sparkling lights three metres high, Roger Cicero transported the hall back to the fifties once

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02. D'nash looking flash: Spain on stage

Confident D'nash are looking like they mean business after several charismatic and strong performances at their second rehearsal in Hartwall

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15. Funkier than ever: Russia rehearsal

Serebro are looking and sounding like a group with a great deal of experience behind them after a funkier rehearsal

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09. Smooth retro vibe: Lithuiania maximises potential

Lithuania perfects its retro, bluesy style on stage today at the second rehearsal for Julija and 4Fun. At today's rehearsal,

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04. Dervish daisy: Dramatic change of Irish staging

Dervish's Cathy appeared on stage for her second rehearsal this morning barefoot, in a flowing white dress with crimson trimming.

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Exclusive: the Jet Set interview

The Jet Set, the Polish representatives in this year's Eurovision Song Contest spoke to esctoday.com after their second rehearsal for

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13. Playing with pinks: French experiment

Like Greece and Spain, France had a change of heart today and began to experiment with different styles of lighting