Thursday 13 May and the rehearsals started for the BIG 5 countries and the host. ESC Covers have on line accreditation and a team of reporters will follow it in shifts and report for us. Here is the second report from the first rehearsals of a Big 5 country – that of Germany.

If you might have fallen asleep, this is your wake up call from Germany. Jendrik seems very happy and has a nice charisma. The song is uplifting and the girl next to him, dressed as a hand, is funny. The ESC Covers panel, however, have our doubts that this is going to do well in the final.