Australia and Denmark are already in the Eurovision final. Competing in Australia, by the way, is Delta Goodrem, who you probably remember for hits like ‘Lost Without You’. The second semi-final held this Thursday has also allowed Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania and the Czech Republic to pass, thus completing the line-up of 25 countries that will compete this Saturday for the Crystal Microphone in one of the editions of Eurovision with the fewest participants in recent years… and with a “hype” and prestige quite affected by the controversy with Israel, which has once again qualified for the final despite breaking the rules by issuing advertisements asking for the vote. massive.
Those eliminated on the night were Azerbaijan, Armenia, Switzerland, Latvia and Luxembourg, who are left out of a particularly open final this year.
Three countries that had already qualified directly for the final also performed during the semi-final: France and the United Kingdom – for being part of the Big Four – and Austria, host after their victory last year.
The final of this 70th edition of Eurovision takes place this Saturday, May 16, starting at 9:00 p.m. at the Wiener Stadthalle in Austria. Finland and Australia start as big favorites to win.
This year’s edition also continues to be marked by political tension around Israel’s participation. In the middle of Eurovision week, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has once again defended Israel’s withdrawal from the contest: “In the face of illegal war and genocide, silence is not an option.”
Precisely, Israel’s position in the order of actions makes it quite clear that the EBU does not seem particularly interested in boosting its chances of victory. Placed in third place, the Israeli candidacy risks becoming one of those performances that the public has already forgotten by the time the final televote arrives.
Order of actions:
Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – «Før Vi Går Hjem»
Germany: Sarah Engels – “Fire”
Israel: Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
Belgium: ESSYLA – «Dancing on the Ice»
Albania: Alis – «Nân»
Greece: Akylas – «Ferto»
Ukraine: LELÉKA – «Ridnym»
Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
Serbia: LAVINA – «Kraj Mene»
Malta: AIDAN – «Bella»
Czechia: Daniel Zizka – «CROSSROADS»
Bulgaria: DARA – “Bangaranga”
Croatia: LELEK – «Andromeda»
United Kingdom: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
France: Monroe – «Regarde !»
Moldova: Satoshi – “Long live Moldova!”
Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – «Liekinheitin»
Poland: ALICJA – «Pray»
Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – “I Only Want More”
Sweden: FELICIA – «My System»
Cyprus: Antigoni – «JALLA»
Italy: Sal Da Vinci – “Per Semper Sì”
Norway: JONAS LOVV – “YA YA YA”
Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – «Choke Me»
Austria: COSMÓ – “Tanzschein”
