Marianna's Blog: First rehearsals of the second part of Semi-Final 1 participants 07/05/2013

Serbia
Moje 3 "Ljubav Je Svuda"

Stunning colourful dresses for Serbia's Moje 3

Nevena, Mirna and Sara are the girls of the band Moje 3, who will represent Serbia in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. They rehearsed their cheerful song Ljubav Je Svuda for the first time today, and their dresses designed by a famous Serbian artist were amazing!

Belgium

Roberto Bellarosa "Love Kills"

Roberto goes lyrical on stage in Malmö

Today the voice of Belgium, Roberto Bellarosa, rehearsed for the very first time on the Malmö stage. We spoke to him backstage and followed his rehearsal on stage.

Cyprus
Despina Olympiou "An Me Thimase"

Despina goes for pure emotion

Elegance and pure emotion is what the performance of Despina Olympiou brings on stage. Her ballad An Me Thimase (or in English If You Remember Me) takes us through a love story from the past. But still with a strong, very warm performance.

Ireland
Ryan Dolan "Only Love Survives"

The sound of drums for Ireland

The Malmö Arena echoed to the sounds of various drums during the first rehearsal for the Irish entry, Only Love Survives sung by Ryan Dolan, with celtic tribal images featuring in the visuals.

Moldova
Aliona Moon "O Mie"

Gentle sounds and a starry sky for Moldova

One could see the sparkle in Aliona Moon's eyes when she was entering the stage in the Malmö Arena today for her first rehearsal: Just one year ago, she already performed in the Eurovision Song Contest, as a backing vocalist. This year, she will be the main person, trying to conquer the hearts of all Europeans with her soulful ballad O Mie, which she performed on a stage set like a starry sky today.

Belarus

Alyona Lanskaya "Solayoh"

Shining Solayoh on stage for Belarus

Today, Alyona Lanskaya from Belarus had her first rehearsal. She performed in front of a shining ball. In her Latino song, the singer tells the story about a happy planet Solayoh and delivered a strong performance.

Lithuania

Andrius Pojavis "Something"

Andrius from Lithuania has Something to tell

After a couple of countries swapped their running order positions for the rehearsals, as the second last song of today, we met the Lithuanian delegation relaxing backstage. The singer Andrius Pojavis told us he was looking forward getting his first contact with the Malmö stage.

Montenegro

Who See & Nina Žižić "Igranka"

Igranka hits the Eurovision dancefloor

MTV Award winning hip-hop duo Who See from Montenegro started the second day of rehearsals in Malmö Arena today. They turned the stage into Eurovision dancefloor while performing their song Igranka.