Rehearsals & press conferences 19.05.12

Germany's Roman number

The very last open rehearsal took place this evening in the Baku Crystal Hall, which was for the second rehearsal for Roman Lob with the German entry Standing Still.

Pastora belts out the second rehearsal of Spain

Many things are happening for the countries already qualified for the final in a very short time: after yesterday's debut rehearsal and welcome reception party, it was time for their second rehearsal today. Spain's Pastora Soler was one of them, ready on the stage of the Baku Crystal Hall.

Sequins and spotlights for Azerbaijan

For the second time in so many days, Sabina Babayeva from Azerbaijan rehearsed at the Baku Crystal Hall. We also met her backstage for an exclusive interview before she went on to perform.

The cameras love Italy's Nina Zilli

Italy rehearsed today in the Crystal Hall for the second time. Nina Zilli once again gave a confident delivery of the Italian entry L'Amore È Femmina (Out Of Love).

Elegance and energy for France

Anggun is a truly cosmopolitan artist, whose roots are in Indonesia, but now she calls France home. Today she rehearsed the energetic routine accompanying her entry Echo (You And I) for the second time in the Baku Crystal Hall.

It's Engelbert's smile bathed in light

All the Semi-Finalists have now concluded their second rehearsals, leaving just the six automatically qualified finalists to complete their second rehearsals on stage. The first of these is Engelbert Humperdinck from the United Kingdom who has the unenviable task of being the first performer on stage in the Final on the 26th of May with the song Love Will Set You Free.

Blind and blue for Lithuania

Today, Donny Montell rehearsed for the second time in the Baku Crystal Hall. With the blindfold covering his eyes, the singer showed the blindness of love visually.

Dim lights and classic setting for Bosnia & Herzegovina

Maya Sar is no stranger to Europe's Favourite TV Show, having had experiences in both 2004 and 2011 as a performer with Deen and Dino Merlin. Today, she gave her second rehearsal of Korake Ti Znam for Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Tooji brings the house down for Norway

After a hectic week in Baku, Tooji arrived at the Crystal Hall for his second rehearsal where the Persian sounds and impressive dance moves made an impression!

Max Jason Mai rocks the stage for Slovakia

The only hard rock song in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest comes from Slovakia, and we spoke to the representative of the Central European country right before his rehearsal today. Max Jason Mai said that he was confident and not nervous, and he even performed an acoustic version of Don't Close Your Eyes for us, just before delivering yet another flawless performance on stage.

Ott Lepland does Estonia proud again with second rehearsal

Today, Ott Lepland of Estonia kicked off rehearsals for the second time in the Baku Crystal Hall. Ott entered the stage in his costume for the Semi-Final night.