It’s finally here, the moment fans across the continent (and now from down under) have been waiting for. We’re LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna for the first rehearsals of 2015!

Today will see the first rehearsals from the countries in the first half of semi-final one. Moldova, Armenia, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Estonia and Macedonia will be taking to the stage so we will finally get an idea of how these entries will play out on stage.

Obviously due to EBU rules we cannot record the rehearsals or enter the arena but we will provide you with as much information as possible, so sit back and relax while the most exciting fortnight of the year begins!

Live coverage by Sean Tarbuck, Zack Kerr, Anselm Bründlmayer. In the case of opinions posted, these do not reflect the views of ESC United as a whole, the EBU or any other members of the Eurovision community.

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