Today the first representatives of nine countries had the chance to rehearse. Montenegro was up first, followed by Czech Republic, Belarus, Belgium, Sweden, Armenia, Andorra and Switzerland. The last one to rehearse was Hadise from Turkey.
Tomorrow we have the participants from Israel, Bulgaria, Iceland, FYR Macedonia, Romania, Finland, Portugal, Malta and Bosnia & Herzegovina rehearsing. Stay tuned for our coverage!
Montenegro
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Montenegrin participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Montenegro: first rehearsal
The very first rehearsal for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest was completed on Sunday morning by Montenegro's Andrea Demirovic.
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The first press conference of Montenegro's singer Andrea took place today.
Czech Republic
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Czech Republic participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Czech Republic: First rehearsal
Gipsy.cz, the band representing the Czech Republich in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, were second to rehearse today.
Image gallery: Czech Republic: First Press Conference
In their first press conference, the Czech representatives Gipsy.cz talked about their plans and predictions for the outcome of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.
Belarus
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Belarusian participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Belarus: first rehearsal
Petr Elfimov first rehearsal today for Belarus.
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Photographs from Petr Elfimov's first Press Conference on 3rd May
Belgium
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Belgian participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Belgium: first rehearsal
During the rehearsal of the 2009 Belgian entry Copycat - a rock'n'roll number with a funny reference to Elvis Presley accusing him to be a "copy" of Patrick Ouchène!
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The first press conference of the Belgian singer Patrick Ouchène took place today.
Sweden
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Swedish participant went in their article.
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Malena Ernman from Sweden sings the fifth entry of the first Semi-Final with her operatic La Voix.
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Sweden's Malena Ernman had her first press conference today.
Armenia
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Armenian participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Armenia: first rehearsal
In the first Armenian rehearsal, the sister duo Inga & Anush surprised everyone with a very energetic performance of their ethno-pop song Nor Par.
Image gallery: Armenia: first press conference
In the first Armenian rehearsal, the sister duo Inga & Anush surprised everyone with a very energetic performance of their ethno-pop song Nor Par.
Andorra
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Andorran participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Andorra: first rehearsal
Susanne Georgi's first rehearsal Sunday 3rd May for Andorra.
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The first press conference of Andorra Sunday 3rd May.
Switzerland
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Swiss participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Switzerland: first rehearsal
Switzerland's Lovebugs had their first rehearsal in Moscow on Sunday 2 May.
Image gallery: Switzerland: first press conference
The Swiss participants, The Lovebugs, had their first press conference today.
Turkey
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Turkish participant went in their article.
Image gallery: Turkey: first rehearsal
The Turkish representative in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, Hadise, performed her song Düm Tek Tek together with three female and two male backing dancers in her first rehearsal today.
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Hadise, the Turkish singer this year, gave her firsst press conference today.
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