Yesterday was a quiet day in the Ahoy Arena as no rehearsals were happening, and whilst all the delegations were busy getting ready for the Turquoise Carpet ceremony, our very own Olivier went on a trip around this year’s host city, which was organized by the City of Rotterdam!

With a Eurovision bus and a water taxi, the press were taking to all the main sightseeing places around Rotterdam – Wilhelminapier, river De Maas, Markthal, De Depot, and ended at the Rotterdam Centraal Station. You can follow Olivier’s entire trip in this video below:

The first semi final which will also be seen by the national juries is taking place tonight at 9pm CET, and ESCBubble will take you through the entire show, as always! Make sure to check back tonight for all the information on everyone’s performance that will determine 50% of the final outcome. And in the meantime, let us know which songs you think should – or will qualify from the two semi finals, by voting for up to five songs from each semi in our polls right here:

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