So we are back in the press centre awaiting the start of day 2. We have a busy day ahead with first rehearsals from the remaining 9 countries competing in the first semi-final.

You can follow our coverage here with our live blog in which we will share our thoughts and descriptions of the staging and the performances and give you an idea what to expect when the first semi-final starts on Tuesday 8th May.

We will see performances from:

– FYR Macedonia
– Croatia
– Austria
– Greece
– Finland
– Armenia
– Switzerland
– Ireland
– Cyprus

Look out for updates on twitter, and of course our team will be doing a live round-up during the day on a facebook live stream!