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Marija Sestic spoke to esctoday.com

Marija Sestic from Bosnia & Herzegovina was the first Eurovision Song Contest finalist to rehearse her song and give her

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15. Verka Serduchka's rehearsal is absolutely lasha tumbai

Verka Serduchka just wrapped her first rehearsal on the Helsinki stage. Now everyone is breaking for dinner. The performance is

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UPD – 2 14. Roger Cicero swings the stage: Simple and solid

Germany's Roger Cicero takes the simple stage and converts it into a big band swing hall. Again. Cicero leaves very

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UPD 13. Russian Girls Rock: Static staging

If the stories about them are true – that they've never performed publicly together – then we just got the

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esctoday.com joins Edsilia on a boat trip

Yesterday morning, the Dutch delegation left for a boat trip to do some sightseeing in Helsinki. Only a few members

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12. You can't stop … the Summer? France continues the trend UPD

Les Fatals Picards take the psychedelic day into a mellower, bitter sweet evening. The mood is mellowing now, but Les

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14. Unashamedly sexy, infectiously fun : Poland rehearses

The Jet Set were the final act to take to the Hartwall Arena stage in today's rehearsal schedule, and it

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Johnny Logan critises the Eurovision Song Contest

Three times Eurovision Song Contest winner Johnny Logan has, in an interview with Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet talked about the

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11. Mad Mod in the house: The Ark have arrived UPD

Sweden's performance overwhelms the hall – but not the cameras – continuing the Summer mood. Summer of '79 perhaps. The

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UPD 10. Yassou, Helsinki: Sarbel's Summer vibe

Thanks to a very vocal and enthusiastic Greek presence in the press hall, Sarbel was guaranteed a hugely appreciative welcome

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Dervish: We'd love to take ESC to Belfast!

Moments ago, Dervish gave their first international video interview to esctoday.com after their rehearsal and press conference. In the interview,

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UPD 09. A lighter shade of pale: Lithuania in silhouette

The Lithuanians cut striking figures on stage today, with 4Fun's Julija singing with her guitar in front of the remaining

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Exclusive: Israel WILL perform

The Israeli delegation have informed esctoday.com that they have been assured that the changes requested after their initial rehearsal have

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UPD 05. Goth-rock girl: Hanna rehearses, Svante watches

The arena predictably filled up for the performance of Hanna this morning, who will be flying the flag for the