Petra Mede will be the hostess of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest shows. Today she was introduced to the media at a press conference in Malmö. She was joined by show producer, Christer Björkman, and scriptwriter, Edward af Sillen.
For their press conference today the Latvian guys from PeR had prepared their very own version of Bob Marley's reggae hit No Woman, No Cry. That performance can be seen in this video.
At her press conference today Emmelie de Forest, representing Denmark, entertained the press and fans with this acoustic version of her entry Only Teardrops. She is the top favourite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
For many Eurovision fans the Swedish selection stands as something magical. The participating names are awaited with even more eager than a 5 year old looking forward to his Christmas presents. Few minutes ago the first half of these names were announced revealing several interesting names.
Minutes ago SVT revealed, during a press conference, that the hosts for next year's Swedish final, Melodifestivalen, will be Gina Dirawi and Danny Saucedo. Gina will thereby be doing this twice in a row where as it is new for Danny, who is a former participant.
The qualifiers from the second semi final held a winners' press conference at the Crystal Hall arena in Baku. They were all asked a couple of questions by the press and then discovered their place in the final on Saturday night.
Tomorrow the dress rehearsals for the first semi-final start. It is therefore the last day with the regular rehearsals and following press conferences. 11 countries will go on stage today.
Today, on day two, it is time for the remaining participants in the first semi-finalists to rehearse for the first time on the stage here in Baku. Let's take a closer look at the schedule waiting for us today.
Today the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest officially take its starts as the artists from the first 9 countries in the first semi-final rehearse on the stage in Baku for the first time.
Earlier, Bosnian broadcaster, BHRT, announced that they had selected Maya Sar to represent their country in Azerbaijan. Today the broadcaster and Maya Sar came together for a press conference where they announced further details in the selection process and that Maya will be singing Karoke Ti Znam in Baku.
