Eurovision Song Contest: Second Semifinal Approaches
Sixteen countries are set to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest’s second semifinal on Thursday, vying for a spot in Saturday’s grand finale at St Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. Viewers will play a crucial role in deciding which ten acts will advance to this highly anticipated event.
Ten countries have already secured their place in the final following Tuesday’s first semifinal. The “Big Five” nations—Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain—are guaranteed a spot in the 26-country final alongside the host nation, Switzerland.
Here are the 16 acts competing in Thursday’s semifinal:
- Armenia: Parg, “Survivor”
- Australia: Go-Jo, “Milkshake Man”
- Austria: JJ, “Wasted Love”
- Czech Republic: Adonxs, “Kiss Kiss Goodbye”
- Denmark: Sissal, “Hallucination”
- Finland: Erika Vikman, “Ich Komme”
- Georgia: Mariam Shengelia, “Freedom”
- Greece: Klavdia, “Asteromata”
- Ireland: Emmy, “Laika Party”
- Israel: Yuval Raphael, “New Day Will Rise”
- Latvia: Tautumeitas, “Bur Man Laimi”
- Lithuania: Katarsis, “Tavo akys”
- Luxembourg: Laura Thorn, “La Poupee Monte Le Son”
- Malta: Miriana Conte, “Serving”
- Montenegro: Nina Zizic, “Dobrodosli”
- Serbia: Princ, “Mila”
In the first semifinal, the following ten acts successfully qualified:
- Albania: Shkodra Elektronike, “Zjerm”
- Estonia: Tommy Cash, “Espresso Macchiato”
- Iceland: Vaeb, “Roa”
- Netherlands: Claude, “C’est la Vie”
- Norway: Kyle Alessandro, “Lighter”
- Poland: Justyna Steczkowska, “Gaja”
- Portugal: Napa, “Deslocado”
- San Marino: Gabry Ponte, “Tutta l’Italia”
- Sweden: KAJ, “Bara Bada Bastu”
- Ukraine: Ziferblat, “Bird of Pray”
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, and Slovenia were eliminated in the first round.
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