Moscow, Russia - Today Romania, Finland, Portugal, Malta, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Ireland, Latvia, Serbia, Poland, Norway, Cyprus and Armenia had their second rehearsals and press conferences.
Tomorrow Denmark, Slovenia, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Greece, France, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom and Spain will rehearse and talk to the press.
Romania
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Romanian participant went in their article.
Romania kicked off the rehearsal schedule for day six. Elena Gheorghe and her Balkan girls revealed a little more about how their show is going to look in the First Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2407
Finland
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Finnish participant went in their article.
Waldo's People are one of Finland's most successful dance acts. Their last two albums - one of it being a "Best of" collection - reached the official Finnish top 40 charts. Paranoid is their latest release and it cracked the top 20 earlier in February. Their Eurovision Song Contest attempt Lose Control deals with a sensitive issue of today - homelessness.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2400
Portugal
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Portuguese participant went in their article.
When the Portuguese representatives Flor-de-Lis took the stage for their second rehearsal, the hall was suddenly filled with an air of happiness. Once again, the band members delivered a cheerful and convincing performance, and, for the first time, they performed in the actual dresses they will wear on the night of the First Semi-Final.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2422
Malta
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Maltese participant went in their article.
For the second round of rehearsals, many countries change details in the backdrop of their stage show. For Malta, the LED screens had a more varied colour for Friday's rehearsal.But Chara saves her stage costume for the dress rehearsals.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2427
Bosnia & Herzegovina
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the participant from Bosnia & Herzegovina went in their article.
The Bosnian language is a very melodic one indeed. Regina showed that in their song Bistra Voda which they rehearsed today for the second time. They transmited strong feelings of love and romantic, and they delivered a confident performance.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2425
Croatia
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Croatian participant went in their article.
Igor Cukrov and Andrea rehearsed their song Lijepa Tena for the second time today for Croatia. The stage setting is very dark as are the outfits worn by the performers.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2434
Ireland
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Irish participant went in their article.
One of the more rocky songs this year is Et Cetera by all girl-band Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy. The group had won the Irish national final in February against 5 competitors and got top marks from the televoters and almost all the juries. Ireland's song this year is very contemporary with hints of Kelly Clarkson's successful hits here and there. Will this modern approach take the Irish to the final?
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2421
Latvia
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Latvian participant went in their article.
While other countries are represented by artists singing about peace, love, shoes or fairytales, Intars Busulis will perform an entry about a traffic jam in the Second Semi-Final. In today's rehearsal, he further improved his camera work, and in the end, everything looked very professional and elaborate on the TV screens.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2439
Serbia
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Serbian participant went in their article.
Today Marko Kon's shoe, about wich he sings in his song Cipela, touched the Moscow stage again for the second rehearsal! With the help of the LEDs showing computer animation scenes the Serbian entry had a cheerful effect. Marko Kon & Milaan got a big applause of their fans in the Arena after their rehearsal.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2443
Poland
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Polish participant went in their article.
After three uptempo songs in a row from Ireland, Latvia and Serbia, it's time to slow things down with a classy ballad from Poland. Lidia Kopania rehearsed for the second time today her entry I Don't Wanna Leave.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2447
Lithuania
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Lithuanian participant went in their article.
The second round of rehearsals is under way in Moscow. This means plenty of discussions between artists and the production side, when the performances are sharpened up for the broadcasts. The Lithuanian entry has been one of the most discussed. After the concrete opinions issued from Sasha Son and his team, the production now holds the entry on top priority.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2453
Norway
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Norwegian participant went in their article.
Norway's Alexander Rybak rehearsed for the second time on Friday evening. The performance of Fairytale was unchanged from the previous performance, and the Norwegian camp was calm and collected. But young Alexander Rybak has become the focus of much attention, and he was urgent to keep his concentration before the rehearsal.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2451
Cyprus
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Cypriot participant went in their article.
Christina Metaxa just finished her second rehearsal today. The lead singer reminded of a mermaid sitting on a white box in front of a sea blue background. Christina delivered a touching and professional show.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2455
Armenia
You can read how the rehearsal and press conference of the Armenian participant went in their article.
Last to rehearse today were the Armenian sisters Inga and Anush, who performed their intoxicating New Dance again in a secure and vocally convincing way. The duo wore the same traditional black and dark blue dresses as their backing vocals.
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http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2452
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