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Eurovision 2012 rehearsals begin at Baku Crystal Hall on May 13

18 April 2012 15:33 (UTC +04:00)

Representatives of Montenegro, Island, Greece, Latvia, Albania, Romania, Switzerland, Belgium and Finland will attend first rehearsals from 11.00 to 20.15 on May 13, eurovision.tv said.

Semifinalists will rehearse every day until May 19 and nine singers are expected to take the stage at the Baku Crystal hall during the rehearsals every day.

Six finalists will start rehearsals on May 19. Azerbaijanâ€™s representative Sabina Babayeva will take the stage for her first rehearsal at 17.00 on this day. Her second rehearsal will be held on May 20.

Main rehearsals will take place a day before the live show. The schedule of rehearsals and press conferences has been already prepared.

42 countries will attend the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. 18 countries will compete in each semifinal and 20 countries among them will be qualified for the finals. 26 countries will compete in the finals.