And here's dear Oto sings at the press conference:

Another anticipated contestant is Conan Osiris. The Portuguese singer wears a green kimono-like outfit. The dancer that accompanies him wears just green pants and gloves. The video art is in firey red, with a big red rose and flames. The bright green with the red goes well and reminisce of the Portuguese flag. Very good live vocally as well. Conan is on point, but I'm not sure this will be engaging enough for the average viewer.

What have the Estonians prepared for us? Victor Crone goes on stage with a buttoned-up shirt under a black leather jacket. The stage looks dark at first, just to be lit up afterward. The video art showing brown storm clouds, turning blue. The performance seems to be much like the national final one, which is a tad of a disappointment. Victor had a stand-in at the part that will be pre-recorded with a virtual storm done by a green screen. Overall, it was an underwhelming first rehearsal.

Iceland's turn. The Hatari members are on stage for their first rehearsal. "Hatrið mun sigra" gets an intense performance, as it should. The stage is lit with red and flickering white lights. With the group on stage are 3 dancers, one starts off in a round shaped cage. The third band member is on the cage. Some fire pyro is being used, as expected. Camera work is good, transfers the angry mood on stage. Matthías sounds very good, he sells the song. This will definitely stand out in the first semi and will slide to the finals.