Last night there were some problems here in front of the Sports Palace in Kiev. Behind the barriers there were hostile demonstrators who wanted to destroy the good image the Ukraine will receive while broadcasting the event throughout the world.

Now the day of the days has come – the 50th Eurovision Song Contest will be held at 21.00 CET and broadcasted all over the world. The atmosphere is great and you can feel that there is the certain tenseness.

The semifinal is over and Europe has decided. Due to unforeseen reasons some countries could not qualify for the final on Saturday: the Netherlands and Iceland.

The most famous Ukrainian personalities are without any doubt the Klitschko-Brothers.

The second dress rehearsal of the semifinal took place last night and it has been quite impressive. In the arena the show appears differently than on TV. Generally said, it's going to be very very colourful - from pop to rock, from folklore to kitsch.

Today eurovisionlive.com had the chance to take a look behind the scenes of the Eurovision Song Contest. Honestly, we were a bit disappointed by the fact that everything is quite simple:

he Sunday was quite calm here in Kiev. No drama happened, but one of the Irish background-dancers was fallen from stage during the press conference. The German singer Gracia has arrived with her delegation. David Brandes belongs now to the Swiss delegation.

Moldova has been highly expected on stage and at the press conference today. This year they are having their debut at Eurovision.