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The Summer vibe is out for Greece, and Sarbel's set has been replaced by vibrant, hot reds swaying behind him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

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UPD 05. Leave me alone: Hanna intense on stage

The Finns seem happy with the overall package for Hanna's entry Leave Me Alone today, as little has changed from

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12. Glamming together: Visual performance for Sweden

Ola Salon and The Ark turned in a much more controlled vocal performance at today's Swedish rehearsal, the man himself

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Voting: just ten minutes

Yesterday evening, the EBU published the running order for the semifinal show on 10th May. In the schedule, the voting

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Last individual rehearsals today

Six days of individual rehearsal slots come to an end today, as the automatically qualified countries have their second outing