With numbers in rock, retro, pure pop and ethnic styles, Finland's Paradise Oskar and Da Da Dam was a nice way of rounding off rehearsals on day 1. The entry has been praised by some for its simpleness and honesty, whereas others have been quick to brand it naive and boring. How would the young performer come across on the huge Eurovision stage?
Georgia participates only for the fourth time in the Eurovision Song Contest and so far the Caucasian country has been very successful. In every participation they managed to reach the final. Can they do this again in Düsseldorf?
The first song to be chosen for Düsseldorf was from Switzerland, back in mid-December. After all the waiting, would Anna Rossinelli be able to recreate her winning formula some 4½ months on?
Hot on the heels of Serbia was Russia with young Alexey Vorobyov, or Alex Sparrow as he is calling himself in Düsseldorf. Expectations were sky high, with rumours of a completely revamped stage show and choreography. Needless to say, Russia didn't disappoint.
Serbia were next to rehearse, and we had another break from the all-pervading English language. Will this break from the norm yield a place in the final?
After Manga's success in Oslo finishing as runner-up Turkey chose again a rock entry. Will the group Yüksek Sadakat be able to repeat last year's success?
Armenia compete for the sixth time this year, and hope to make it six years in Saturday night finals. How will they fare with this year's on-stage gimmick?
Next on stage was the Albanian delegation. Aurela Gace who is very popular in her home country Albania managed to give an outstanding vocal performance.
Sunday morning rehearsals continued with Norway's Stella Mwangi taking to the stage to set out her stall for a week on Tuesday. Would this fan favourite come up with the goods?
Poland kicked off the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf. A few moments ago Magdalena Tul finished her first rehearsal which left a good impression.
