Dima Bilan is one of Russia's most successful artists, having won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. Now he is back with his eighth album and a MuzTV award under his belt!

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=dima_bilan_releases_his_eighth_album

"The millions of viewers in Europe and the contestants, who have put heart and soul into their performances, deserve a fair and transparent result," said Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, in response to media reports that question the integrity of the voting.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=87553&_t=eurovision_organisers_respond_to_media_reports_on_voting

The live show for the Final takes place tomorrow evening, when viewers in 39 countries will have their opportunity to vote to decide the winner. It is worth remembering that this evening's dress rehearsal is of equal significance, as this is the rehearsal that the professional juries will be watching and voting on, and they are responsible for 50% of the votes.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=86633&_t=time_now_for_the_all_important_jury_final

The first dress rehearsal of the Grand Final took place in the Malmö Arena this afternoon. Find out what happened on the Eurovision stage and get prepared for the live show, to take place at 21:00 CET tomorrow, on May 18th!

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=starting_shortly_dress_rehearsal_for_the_final

The ten qualifiers from the First Semi-Final were immediately rushed from the Malmö Arena to the press conference. However we were able to get a few seconds to get some immediate reactions.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=first_reactions_from_the_ten_finalists

Tonight in the first two hour show of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, broadcasted LIVE from Malmö Arena, 16 countries took part in the First Semi-final in order to qualify for 10 places available in Saturday's final. We have our ten qualifiers, and these are as follows, in the order they were announced.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=we_have_our_first_ten_finalists

Although the live show for the First Semi-Final takes place tomorrow evening, when viewers in 19 countries will have their opportunity to vote to decide the ten qualifiers. It is worth remembering that this evening's dress rehearsal is of equal significance, as this is the rehearsal that the professional juries will be watching and voting on, and they are responsible for 50% of the votes.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=making_your_mind_up_time_for_the_juries

If this year’s Russian participant Dina Garipova could “change the world”, as she sings in her entry What If, she would have chosen it in light and dark pastel and blue – colours that were dominant on stage.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=dinas_world_in_pastel_and_blue_colours

Dina Garipova, the Russian Eurovision representative, showed a vocally strong performance of her heartwarming ballad What If in the first rehearsal today. On stage she peformed in a dark blue setting surrounded by shining white bubbles.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=shining_bubbles_for_russia

Nevena, Mirna and Sara, who will sing for Serbia in Malmö together as Moje 3, are working on their stage act for Malmö at full speed at this moment. On their way to Sweden, they get support from several other artists, including former Eurovision winner Marija Šerifovi'c and Russian representative Dina Garipova, whom they met in Belgrade recently.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=moje_3_meet_marija_serifovic_and_dina_garipova

The Russian representative for Malmö, Dina Garipova, told Eurovision.tv about her plans after the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The singer will be a guest at Josh Groban’s concert in Moscow that is scheduled on May 19th, the day after the Grand Final in Malmö. Dina will have the honour to open his show.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=russias_dina_garipova_about_her_plans_after_the_contest