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Sun sets in Baku and the first Eurovision week is coming to an end. The week we have been all waiting for is soon here!

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In the first week, all the countries rehearsed on the stage twice. First rehearsal was 40-minute long and mainly focused on technical issues such as lighting and cameraworking. Second rehearsal was a bit shorter, 30 minutes and then artists paid more attention to the performance and singing. Videos from the rehearsals can be found on eurovision.tv's official YouTube channel.

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Last night the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was officially welcomed to Baku and the Welcome Reception was held at Euroclub. Some pictures are below and more you find here.

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But the first week was only beginning and soon every Eurovision fan's favorite week is here! More than eight hours of live show will be broadcasted around Europe. Every semi-final and the grand final are preceded by three dress rehearsals, two of them a day before and one just hours before the live show. Second dress rehearsal is the one where juries will vote (*).

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Monday, 21st of May

• Dress rehearsal 1, Semi-Final 1  15:00-17:00 CET
• Dress rehearsal 2, Semi-Final 1  21:00-23:00 CET *

Tuesday, 22nd of May

• Dress rehearsal 3, Semi-Final 1  15:00-17:00 CET
• SEMI-FINAL 1, live show             21:00-23:00 CET

Wednesday, 23rd of May

• EBU/Ictimai press conference   13:30-14:00 CET
• Dress rehearsal 1, Semi-Final 2  15:00-17:00 CET
• Dress rehearsal 2, Semi-Final 2  21:00-23:00 CET *

Thursday, 24th of May

• Dress rehearsal 3, Semi-Final 2  15:00-17:00 CET
• SEMI-FINAL 2, live show             21:00-23:00 CET

Friday, 25th of May

• Big5 + Azerbaijan press conferences
• Dress rehearsal 1, Grand Final    14:30-17:30 CET
• Dress rehearsal 2, Grand Final    21:00-00:00 CET *

Saturday, 26th of May

• Dress rehearsal 3, Grand Final    14:00-17:00 CET
• GRAND FINAL, live show           21:00-00:00 CET