Azerbaijan, Baku, May 16 / Trend, E.Mehdiyev, V.Imanov /
The fourth day of rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 has started in Baku on Wednesday.
Slovenia's representative Eva Boto began the rehearsals, which involve 10 countries, with the song "Verjamem."
Following the rehearsals, performers will hold a press conference, during which they will share their impressions of Baku and hold rehearsals with local and foreign journalists.
The rehearsals, which will continue all day long, will involve Croatia, Sweden, Georgia, Turkey, Estonia, Slovakia, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Lithuania's representatives.
The 57th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Baku Crystal Hall. The arena has a capacity of up to 23,000 spectators. Roughly 16,000 people will be able to attend each of the three Eurovision Song Contest live shows.
The semi-finals will be held on May 22 and May 24, while the final event is on May 26. The logo is the 'Fire Flower', while the motto is 'Light your fire.'
Azerbaijan won the right to host the prestigious European song contest after the victory of Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell / Nikki) at Eurovision 2011 in Dusseldorf, Germany last May.