Another 10 countries made it to the Eurovision final: acrobat Nemo, Estonians and brother Dons are celebrating | Names

Performers from 37 countries are competing for the name of the winner at the 68th contest, which will take place in the Swedish city of Malmö in the second week of May. Although the first 15 of the lucky ones going to the finals were already revealed during the first semi-final, on Thursday the stage was heated again – 16 more participants fought.

Malta, Albania, Greece, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Denmark, Armenia, Latvia, Spain, San Marino, Sakartvel, Belgium, Estonia, Italy, Israel, Norway and the Netherlands appeared in the second semi-final of Eurovision.

After all the performances, it became clear that the following entered the finals and will appear on the big Eurovision stage on Saturday: Latvia, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Sakartvel,

The first lucky 15 was revealed during the first semi-final. Then the following won the ticket to the finals: Lithuania, Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland and Luxembourg.

Malta’s Sarah Bonnici is the first to take the stage with the rhythmic song “Loop”. During her performance, four energetic dancers dance together, heating up the entire arena with their movements.

Albanian star Besa Kokëdhima appears in the Malmö Arena as the second number with the song “Zemër n’dorë”. During the performance of the piece, mysterious dancers appear along with the performer.

The third representative of Greece, Marina Satti, appears on stage. She performs the song “Zari” with southern rhythms that move the entire arena.

Nemo, the favorite Swiss performer, appears fourth on stage. In the performance of the song “The code” he demonstrates not only high vocal capabilities, but also connects rap verses. Watching his performance can be dizzying – the Swiss spins on a disc placed on the stage while singing a song.

Aiko, the representative of the Czech Republic, enters the stage of the Malmö Arena with the fifth number. The performer is trying to get to the Eurovision final with the song “Pedestal”. She ends her performance with the movements of the popular “Wednesday” dance.

After the Czech Republic, the Frenchman Slimane appears on the scene, and as a representative of the big five of Eurovision, he goes straight to the final. He performs the lyrical song “Mon Amour” on stage.

Austria’s Kaleen takes the stage in number six. Her song “We will rave” ignites a real rave party in the arena and behind the TV screens. During the performance, thanks to the light and sound effects, you can really feel like you are in a nightclub.

On the seventh stage, the lyrical representative of Denmark, Saba, appears with the song “Sand”. Watching her performance, you can really feel like you are at the sandy seashore – the stage effects fascinate many Eurovision fans.

Armenian representatives Ladaniva appear eighth, who are ready to hold another Eurovision party. When their song “Jako” is playing, the entire Malmö arena is buzzing.

The representative of neighboring Latvia, Dons, takes the stage ninth. Although he appears alone, he fills the entire arena with the sensitive song “Hallow”.

After Latvian, Nebulossa, the performer of the big five of Eurovision, which includes Spain, appears. The 56-year-old Spanish woman appears with vogue dancers showing passionate dance moves to the feminist song “Zora”.

San Marino’s representatives Megara appear on stage ten with the song “11:11”. There’s plenty of pink, noise, and group member frolicking throughout their rocking performance.

Sakartvelo star Nutsa Buzaladze is making her eleventh appearance at the Malmö Arena. The singer performs the piece “Firefighter”, during which four passionate dancers also appear.

Belgian representative Mustii, one of the favorites, also takes the stage on the twelfth stage with the song “Before the Party’s Over”. This song also receives special support in the Malmö Arena – the words of the song are on the lips of the audience.

At number thirteen, the crazy Estonians 5miinust & Puuluup appear in the arena with the song “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) magadi”. During their performance, not only the audience in the Malmö Arena, but also behind the television screens, go wild together.

After Estonia, the representative of Italy, Angelina Mango, who goes directly to the final, appears. The song “La Noia”, which has already managed to become a hit, makes the entire Malmö arena dance. Fireworks crown the Italian’s performance.

Israeli representative Eden Golan, who caused a lot of storms among Eurovision fans due to her participation, appears fourteenth. She performs the song “Hurricane” on stage.

The representatives of Norway appear on the scene in number fifteen. This is the band Gåte performing the rock song Ulveham.

The last one to appear on the stage is Joost Klein, one of the favorites from the Netherlands for a long time. He performs the already hit song “Europapa”. There are those who joke that this piece could become the new hit of Europe.

We remind you that the Eurovision format has not changed since 2008. The semi-finals are held over two days, from which the 10 countries with the most votes advance to the finals. 26 countries appear in the final – the host of the competition (Sweden) and the “big five”, which includes the organizers – Germany, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Italy.

Voting begins when the representatives of all countries appear, and the votes of the commission and the audience are divided in half – 50% each. The country with the most votes receives 12 “Eurovision” points, followed by 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.