Approximately one week after the first delegations have arrived at the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest, an official welcoming reception is held for all competing countries.
In Düsseldorf, the welcome reception was held in a huge theatre, enabling all of the respective competitors to mingle with each other.
This content is unfortunately no longer available
But imagery is not all we try to capture at Eurovision.tv, we endeavour to bring the atmosphere to the people, yourselves, our loyal followers. Follow the action below when the stars arrived on the coveted red carpet.
This content is unfortunately no longer available
Stay tuned for our next celebration of the greatest TV Show in Europe when we follow the artists from arriving at the red carpet to the confines of the Welcome Reception.
