Ukraine's first rehearsal on Monday raised a few eyebrows when she was carried on stage by one of her country's tallest men.  We saw the eagerly awaited second rehearsal a short time ago and it didn't disappoint.  How has it changed?

Fresh faced Dina Garipova from Russia really wowed those watching on Monday with a stellar performance and a classy stage act. Would she be able to top her initial performance with an even better one? She certainly didn't disappoint.

Hot favourite Emmelie de Forest has just finished her second and final rehearsal before the dress rehearsals next week. How have things changed since she took to the stage on Monday?

Croatia took to the stage with the sextet Klapa S Mora - could we expect just as enchanting a performance as they treated us to on Monday? They seem to carry off the powerful vocals so effortlessly, so anticipation for their second rehearsal was high.

Austrias performer Natália Kelly will be the first one out next on next Tuesday. The young american-born singer did not show any signs of nervosity during todays rehearsal.

Estonia with a strong ballade. Birgit makes it shine with a beautiful vocal perfomance.

American Hannah gives us a questionable first rehearsal of her dance floor stomper Straight Into Love, with much room for improvement. Would today see her rise to the occasion?

Sara Markoska has released a new single and video in FYR Macedonia together with rapper, Pancho.  The song is called Zeleno svetlo.  The composers  Lazar Cvetkoski and Magdalena Cvetkoska-Ena are two of the composers of this year's Eurovision song by Esma & Lozano.

We are now taking a closer look at the rehearsals of the last five countries in the second semi-final. This starts with the popular Norwegian entry, which will be followed by Albania, Georgia, Switzerland and Romania.

Today we will see the last nine semi-finalists rehearse on the stage here in Malmö for the first time. First up this morning was Greece followed by Israel, Armenia and Hungary. Check up how it went in this updated rehearsal article.

The Eurovision winner Carola has been confirmed as the interval act of the Eurovision final on the 18th of May. The act is described by the Eurovision show producer Christer Björkman as a humorous number with focus on Sweden.

Malmö might be the capital of the Eurovision Song Contest these days, but not everything happens there. In Stockholm the ABBA Museum opened the 7th of May. A lot of efforts have been made in order to make the exhibition a special experience for the visitors. 

Earlier today the first four countries in the second semi-final went on stage for their first rehearsal here in Malmö. Now time had come to the next four to show us what they have planned. First in this group was Finland followed by Malta, Bulgaria and finally Iceland.

In an announcement today SVT presented next Thursdays interval act for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song contest. The interval act, called "Swedish pop Voices", will feature the two swedish pop stars Darin & Agnes singing a medley with some of their greatest hits.