Live Blog: Wednesday 4 May

And that’s it for Day 5! Thank you for joining us today, it’s been a really fun and energising day in the Delegation Bubble. Tomorrow we’ll be here again from 10:00 CEST for more backstage goings-on and second rehearsals, then from 15:30 CEST we’ll be returning to the arena Green Room for the first rehearsals for the Big 5.

Please join us – it’s going to be a VERY big day!

Here’s a gallery of highlights from today’s second rehearsals – enjoy!

🇬🇧 United Kingdom’s Sam Ryder is on his way! Hurry up Sam, Turin is ready for you! 🛫

There is a HUGE thunderstorm in Turin right now – the Delegation Bubble is essentially an enormous tent, and the rain is LOUD. Any minute the PalaOlimpico might be part of Ochman’s River…

Here’s a clip of Portugal’s second rehearsal – you can find out more about the song and their journey to Eurovision in the story below.

Enjoy this exclusive clip of Greece’s second rehearsal! You can find out more about the song on the link below.

Croatia’s Mia Dimšić came by to say hello, and wrote a message for her family in Croatia and her fans across Europe:

“Mum, dad, sis – thank you for always having my back and always seeing the best in me. And also a message for everyone else – if you guys like my performance on Tuesday, I will be very grateful for your love!”

Watch an exclusive clip of Austria’s second rehearsal here!

Here’s a clip of Denmark’s second rehearsal – you can find out a bit more about Reddi’s The Show in the link below.

Here’s an exclusive clip of Croatia’s second rehearsal – enjoy!

For their second rehearsal, Austria’s Pia Maria’s had a fabulous new hairdo from our friends at Moroccanoil. LUM!X needs to up his game…

🇫🇷 France’s Fulenn are on their way to Turin!

The Eurovision trophy is in the Delegation Bubble, and EVERYONE wants to touch it. But only one act will hold it in their hands on Saturday 14th…who will it be???

Here’s an exclusive clip of Moldova’s second rehearsal – you can find out more about their song, and their train ride to Eurovision, on the story below!

…in Semi-Final 1? Eurovision TikTok’s got a one-second recap of every entry…

…to the people of the Netherlands.

“Enjoy Liberation Day tomorrow! Love S10.”

Enjoy this exclusive clip of Netherland’s second rehearsal!

Croatia’s Mia Dimšić is on stage right now for her second rehearsal of Guilty Pleasure. The staging and outfit are much the same as Mia’s first rehearsal on Saturday, and it’s another great performance. You can find out more about the inspiration for the song on the link below.

…and it was as heartfelt and haunting as her first rehearsal on Saturday. She had lots of thoughts to share about how that rehearsal went!

Here’s an exclusive 30-second clip of Bulgaria’s second rehearsal.

Please enjoy this clip of Ukraine’s second rehearsal.

Bulgaria’s Intelligent Music Project have finished their second rehearsal, and we’ll have an exclusive clip of them rocking the PalaOlimpico stage soon. But in the meantime, find out more about their road to Eurovision, and their song Intention.

The Big 5 are on their way to Turin…Spain’s Chanel is already at the airport. Vamos, Chanel!

"All the fourth years in high school – enjoy your essay, sorry we didn’t have to write it!

And to everyone else, if you enjoy our performance on Tuesday please vote for us!"

Marius Bear from Switzerland popped by the Live Blog desk to leave a message for his fans, and his mum!

“Hi mum, Turin is beautiful, love to everyone and thank you for the support. Vote for me on Tuesday!”

Want to watch an exclusive clip of Slovenia’s second rehearsal? We’ve got this.

…and they took a moment to leave a message for their fans back home in Latvia:

“Happy National Restoration of Independence Day! Svinam visi kopå 😀”

Head over to YouTube for a clip from Switzerland’s second rehearsal.

Ukraine have finished their second rehearsal – the fringed outfits have changed colour, but otherwise their upbeat staging has stayed the same as their first rehearsal on Saturday.

If you’d like to find out more about Kalush Orchestra and their song Stefania, check out the story link down below.

Want to find out more about Slovenia’s LPS and their song Disko? Of course you do, and we’re happy to oblige…

And…here’s Lithuania too!

The exclusive clip of Latvia’s second rehearsal is over here:

Ronela from Albania has just set a new bar for Delegation Bubble style. How can anyone else compete?

Head to YouTube for this clip of Albania’s second rehearsal.

Q: What do you get when you combine a Slovenian disco ball, the PalaOlimpico lighting, and an amazing photographer?

A: this picture:

Switzerland’s Marius Bear has finished on the rehearsal stage – you find out more about his song Boys Do Cry here.

We’ve all been there, Latvia. We’re just impressed you got down there in the first place.

Monika Liu has finished her second rehearsal, and it’s just as polished as it was on Saturday. Find out a little more about her road to Eurovision and her song Sentimental.

Some of the Eurovision team bumped into Stefan from 🇪🇪 Estonia in a pizza restaurant in Turin last night, and he was kind enough to share his menu recommendations ❤️🍕. Thanks Stefan!

Latvia’s Citi Zēni have finished their second rehearsal, and now have the rest of the day to create mayhem in the Delegation Bubble. If you’d like to find out all about them and the story behind Eat Your Salad, check out this article.

Have you been watching Eurovision Backstage? Our brilliant roving reporter Samya Hafsaoui has been meeting all the people who make Eurovision happen – yesterday she followed Ireland’s Brooke as she got ready for her first rehearsal. You can find all Samya’s videos on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

Our first outfit change of the day – Albania’s Ronela is trying out a sparkly silver outfit, and her dancers have added some black leather harnesses. There’s a photo below, as well as a great article that shares the secrets of Ronela’s Eurovision staging.

If you missed all the action from yesterday’s first rehearsals, here’s a TikTok round up of Day 4.

Good morning from beautiful Turin, and welcome to Day 5 of the Eurovision 2022 Live Blog!

We’re moving into a new stage of rehearsals today, as fourteen artists taking part in the first Semi-Final are welcomed back to the main stage. The final three (Iceland, Norway and Armenia) will all rehearse first thing tomorrow.

We won’t be watching from the arena so much today – instead we’ll be roaming around to bring you all the backstage goings-on and breaking news from the PalaOlimpico. But we’ll definitely be keeping one eye on the big screen to see if there are any changes to performances or costumes during second rehearsals, and later we’ll be posting a 30-second YouTube video of each second rehearsal.

Please stay with us, and if you’re enjoying the Live Blog feel free to share on Twitter!

Day 5 rehearsal schedule:

🇦🇱 Albania

🇱🇻 Latvia

🇱🇹 Lithuania

🇨🇭 Switzerland

🇸🇮 Slovenia

🇺🇦 Ukraine

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇲🇩 Moldova

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇭🇷 Croatia

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇦🇹 Austria

🇬🇷 Greece