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.
We have all made our impressions of all the songs competing at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but a lot of things can change depending on just how well the various artists comes across on stage. In order to present it all as good as possible each country will have two rehearsals on the stage here in Baku – and today we get to see just how it is looking for the first 9 countries participating in the first semi-final.
The same 9 artists will also show more sides of themselves and their career and the following press conference.
The schedule for day 1 at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest:
| Country | Rehearsal Baku | Rehearsal CET | Press conference Baku | Press conference CET |
| Montenegro | 11:00 – 11:40 | 8:00 – 8:40 | 12:25 – 13:05 | 9:25 – 10:05 |
| Iceland | 11:45 – 12:25 | 8:45 – 9:25 | 13:10 – 13:50 | 10:10 – 10:50 |
| Greece | 12:30 – 13:10 | 9:30 – 10:10 | 13:55 – 14:35 | 10:55 – 11:35 |
| Latvia | 13:15 – 13:55 | 10:15 – 10:55 | 14:40 – 15:20 | 11:40 – 12:25 |
| Albania | 14:55 – 15:35 | 11:55 – 12:35 | 16:20 – 17:00 | 13:20 – 14:00 |
| Romania | 15:40 – 16:20 | 12:40 – 13:20 | 17:05 – 17:45 | 14:05 – 14:45 |
| Switzerland | 16:25 – 17:05 | 13:25 – 14:05 | 17:50 – 18:30 | 14:50 – 15:30 |
| Belgium | 17:25 – 18:05 | 14:25 – 15:05 | 18:50 – 19:30 | 15:50 – 16:30 |
| Finland | 18:10 – 18:50 | 15:10 – 15:50 | 19:35 – 20:15 | 16:35 – 17:15 |
