The voting at the Ogae Poll in press center in Baku still goes on. Lots and lots of journalists have already voted and Russia still leding this poll. At the second place is Romania while Greece surprisingly is at the 3rd place. We can see that Ireland is pretty high meaning that this song has lots of fans and supporters doubting though the final result. And the most weird of all is the place of Sweden...20th...? well , this is really amazing, I think that the Swedish fans havent arrived in Baku or they were waiting Swedens first rehearsal which we found it amazing. More polls tomorrow!

The Euroclub was opened today in the Baku Sports Palace. It will host the 2012 Eurovision opening party on Saturday, along with after-parties for the two semi-finals and the grand final. Watch some shots from the opening featuring last year's winners, Ell & Nikki, here (video courtesy of eurovision.az):

Mandinga flash mob took place  in Baku Tuesday, Mandinga members came to the press center of Baku, Azerbaijan, and gathered  journalists that are accredited to teach them Zaleilah dance. Many journalists, fans and volunteers from the organizing team took part in Eurovision flash mob, and many gathered to see and sing the song that will represent Romania this year.The participation was so big that they had a delay to their press conference! A French journalist wanted to know even if Romania has a place big enough to host Eurovision . Mandinga members managed to reassure him that the National Arena can be one

Mandinga had their first rehearsal two days ago and we think it was a good one. The Ogae press center voting where all journalists are voting, Romania and Mandinga are already figuring in the top 5. Nice show, Great vocals and o pozitive energy that can be transmitted and for sure will bring many points. Mandinga also starting having fun in Baku changing their clothes and trying to provoke. Here is an outfit that was really interesting!

Today the first eight countries that will be competing in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on 24th May will go on stage for their first open rehearsal. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TODAY? Today, the first nine countries from the second semi-final will have their first rehearsals. Each country will have exactly 40 minutes on the stage, along with a press conference right afterwards. Rehearsal schedule (times are CET, add 3 hours for local time in Baku): Serbia (08:00-08:40) F.Y.R. Macedonia (08:45-09:25) The Netherlands (09:30-10:10) Malta (10:15-10:55) BREAK (10:55-11:55) Belarus (1

As every year and this year the press center launched the vote among journalists accredited for the best song of the year, with the custody and care of OGAE INTERNATIONAL, fan desk in the press center. It is no surprise the first position is Russia with 59 points, while based on the rehearsal,  Romania with 56 points followed by second and third place On Ireland with 54. Having finished the first rehearsal of the first semifinal, Greece with Afrodisiac is in fifth position with 51 points, while Cyprus with Ivi Adamou and La la love is in 6th place with 48 points. Analytical: 1. Russia 59 2. Romania 5

Rehearsal day 2 and everything started as scheduled. The rehearsal schedule today is as follows: 9:00 Israel 9:45 San Marino 10:30 Cyprus 11:15 Denmark 12:55 Russia 13:40 Hungary 14:25 Austria 13:25 Moldova 14:10 Ireland

OGAE Sweden is the 33rd fan club that votrs to this crazy Eurovision race. The 12 points from Sweden go to Cyprus. This is not a surprise as the Swedish producers and composers of the song made this happen. Don't forget also that oh lala is playing in all Swedish radios and was actually in the top 10 in i-tunes for a long time. The surprise here is the 6 points to Iceland! This is the complete vote of the Swedish fans: 12 Cyprus 10 Norway 8 Serbia 7 Estonia 6 Iceland 5 Spain 4 Romania 3 Germany 2 Italy 1 France Just missed out: Finland Switzerland Ireland Current standings (3

Today was the first day of rehearsals in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the first nine delegations have made their technical rehearsal. All went well and everybody is happy and thrilled so far about the organization and of course the Krystal hall looks amazing. But one of the most important things in Baku is the amazing city. Our friends from escaustria made a video on how the city looks these day: Here is the video:

Eurovision 2012: The first days of rehearsals! Rehearsals began today in the Eurovision Song Contest with the first 9 delegations to take place on the stage in Baku. Montenegro, Iceland, Greece, Latvia, Albania, Romania, Switzerland, Belgium and Finland gave the first examples of the appearance that they have prepared for their participation in the semifinal on 22nd of  May. The rehearsal schedule tomorrow is as follows: 9:00 Israel 9:45 San Marino 10:30 Cyprus 11:15 Denmark 12:55 Russia 13:40 Hungary 14:25 Austria 13:25 Moldova 14:10 Ireland