So Georgia start us off today and it was a lovely way to ease into the day. Comes across very well live - the harmonies were spot-on and very simple staging - Iriao stood in a line and just delivered their song simply and with feeling. I think this may be a qualifier after that first outing. Will be noticed between Australia and Poland which go before and after them respectively in the running order.

The first rehearsal of today is Georgia and it's a great start of the day, especially taking into account all the disappointments from yesterday. All six members are now on stage. In the beginning the camera focuses mostly on the three main singers but later we also see the other band members.
Vocally it sounds really well and it could - and should - do a lot better than most people have anticipated until now. The only thing I still hope to see changed is the lighting, it's more of the same blue and then red to yellow colours in the background.

In the last run of four we got to see they have fog on stage - which would look a lot better with different colours in the background than the initial red-yellow) and a pyro curtain in the last seconds.

So welcome to rehearsals - day four. We'll be kicking off with Georgia before hearing from Poland, Malta, Hungary, Latvia, Sweden, Montenegro, Slovenia and Ukraine. We'll keep you abreast of all the news as it happens.

Delegation of Moldova had their first rehearsal yesterday and we were invited to follow the day with them - so we can show some backstage footage starting from the arrival, passing through control and getting to the Delegation Bubble, then Dressing Room, rehearsing there, moving to in-ear rehearsal, final things before getting on stage, and after the rehearsal getting to the viewing room. It was followed by Hair & Make-up consultation, Eurovision.tv interview and then delegation moved to Press-conference area and interviews.

In the video you can briefly spot: Julia Samoylova, Dmitry Melnikov, Yuri Aksiuta, Alexander Rybak, Balkanika, Henric von Zweigbergk, Ola Melzig, Christer Björkman, Jon Ola Sand and all time on screen are all Moldova delegation members starting from D1s Vitalie Cojocaru, Philipp Kirkorov and Dmitrii Sergeev, D2 Ivan Luca and D3 artists Marina Djundiet, Eugeniu Andrianov, Sergiu Mîța, Erik Høiby , Sara Linnea Larsson and Konstantin Vechersky.

Due to the filming restrictions the video does not include any footage of the on stage rehearsal itself, but we present a video from the dressing room rehearsal with Alex Panayi.

The winners of the day were Moldova and Norway, both shortened in the market.
The betting markets reacted disappointed to The Netherlands and Australia.

OK, so one of the favourites - Australia. Simple staging - just Jessica poured into a purple, spangly dress with some angled-linear lights that give it the disco feel it has. Vocally, she seems to find the lower register harder to reach than the seemingly "more difficult" middle and higher notes, which is when she seems to start to relax and enjoy it. If she nails this on the night, it really has a fantastic chance.

Jessica wears a mostly short purple, glittery dress and is alone on stage. The lighting features white and pink diagonal stripes to both sides, it seems as they have also brought their own wall. There's a lot of choreography now going on all through the song which for me doesn't work - I preferred the relaxed, natural performances she gave at the preview party.
The dancing in the bridge has a quite native feel to it but it doesn't really fit in here as it's completely unexpected. Underwhelming performance from one of the frontrunners.