There is a fire in the shopping center near the arena where Eurovision will be held: people are being evacuated

Some of the people who came here spent their time in the stylish shopping center “Emporia” located nearby.

Soon sirens and a request to vacate the premises were heard here. It turned out that a fire had been reported in the shopping center.

Visually, no smoke can be seen around the shopping center. However, a huge stream of visitors left the building in a hurry.

On Thursday, 16 countries will compete for the ten remaining tickets to the “Eurovision” final in the Malmö Arena.

Delphi reminds that the 68th Eurovision Song Contest is being held in the Swedish city of Malmö. Artists from 37 countries are competing for the name of the winner.

During the second semi-final, the following countries take the stage: Malta, Albania, Greece, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Denmark, Armenia, Latvia, Spain, San Marino, Sarkartvel, Belgium, Estonia, Italy, Israel, Norway, Netherlands.

At the end of the second semi-final, it will be determined which 10 countries will go to the grand final of Eurovision, which will take place on May 11. It will feature 20 countries selected by the audience during the semi-finals and six countries that enter the final without voting.

In the first semi-final, tickets to the final were won by: Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland, Luxembourg.

The novelty of this year’s competition is that the performances of the countries that automatically appear in the finals are also included in the semi-finals: Sweden, the host of the competition, and the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, which support the preparation of the competition with the largest sums. Although their performances will be included among the semi-finalists, they will not be able to be voted on.

Lithuanian viewers could cast their vote in the first semi-final, in which our country’s representative appeared – they could vote during the allotted time via short SMS message, the Internet or a special “Eurovision” voting app.

This year’s song contest is hosted by Hollywood star and legendary Eurovision veteran Malin Akerman and Petra Mede.

The first semi-final of Eurovision started with the three favorites of the song contest, their song was performed by Eleni Foureira, who won 2nd place in 2018, the Swedish artist Eric Saade, who appeared in 2011 with the song “Popular” and the Spanish Chanel, who won 3rd place a year ago.

After some time passed, it became clear that Silvester Belt will appear in the first part of the final. Together with him, representatives of Ireland and Luxembourg will be in this part.

At the press conference after the first semi-final, Silvester Belt thanked everyone who voted for him. When asked about the bullying he experienced as a child, the artist said that he wants to support all people who experience it.

“I love you all with all my heart. And to my little inner child, I would say, ‘Little boy, you’ve been through so much adversity, never stop and never give up,'” said Silvester Belt.

When asked what was the biggest challenge in his Eurovision tour, the artist representing Lithuania did not say much, stating that it was sleep.

Silvester Belt’s performance in the first semi-final:

A Latvian journalist noticed that there is a lot of discussion in the neighboring country about which language song should be sent to the song contest. When asked about the arguments in Lithuania, Silvester Belt said that here too people say that you should send a piece performed in a foreign language, otherwise no one will understand it.

“However, to be honest, the only people who think so are Lithuanians. The whole world, all people, regardless of Lithuanians, are convinced that our language is very beautiful, don’t stop doing it. I don’t regret it, besides, the Lithuanian language adds mystique,” said Silvester Belt.