The delegation heads of the 43 participating countries gathered at the Sava Centre studio to follow the draw, and to contribute it! Like last year, several delegation heads were drawn to decide about their starting slot.
Earlier, back in January, it was decided in which Semi-Final the participanting countries would take place.
The first Semi-Final (20th of May)
Delegation heads from Azerbaijan, Greece and Russia were drawn to decide themselves in which positions they would like to start. The running order of the other countries was drawn.
- Montenegro
- Israel
- Estonia
- Moldova
- San Marino
- Belgium
- Azerbaijan
- Slovenia
- Norway
- Poland
- Ireland
- Andorra
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Armenia
- The Netherlands
- Finland
- Romania
- Russia
- Greece
The second Semi-Final (22nd of May)
Delegation heads from FYR Macedonia, Portugal and Denmark were drawn to decide themselves in which positions they would like to start. The running order of the other countries was drawn.
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Lithuania
- Albania
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Belarus
- Latvia
- Croatia
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
- Georgia
- Hungary
- Malta
- Cyprus
- FYR Macedonia
- Portugal
The presentation of the points
It was also decided by draw in which order the 43 countries will give their points during the Final. The points will be presented in the following order: UK, FYR Macedonia, Ukraine, Germany, Estonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Belgium, San Marino, Latvia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Israel, Cyprus, Moldova, Iceland, France, Romania, Portugal, Norway, Hungary, Andorra, Poland, Slovenia, Armenia, Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, Malta, Ireland, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Greece, Finland, Croatia, Sweden, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, Montenegro, Georgia and Denmark.
The Final (24th of May)
The delegation head from Serbia was so lucky to be drawn to decide in which positions they would like to start. The running order of the other countries was drawn.
The Final slots will be filled out as soon as the Semi-Finalists are known.
- Semi-Final qualifier
- United Kingdom
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Germany
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- France
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Spain
- Serbia
- Semi-Final qualifier
- Semi-Final qualifier
Stay tuned for more in-depth coverage of the draw for the running order.