
We have our first ten finalists
11 May 2016 at 01:02 CEST- Azerbaijan
- Russia
- The Netherlands
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Austria
- Armenia
- Czech Republic
- Cyprus
- Malta
The ten winners will shortly have a press conference where they will also draw their position to be in either the first or second half of the Grand Final.
The first Semi-Final contenders
- Finland: Sing It Away sung by Sandhja
- Greece: Utopian Land sung by Argo
- Moldova: Falling Stars sung by Lidia Isac
- Hungary: Pioneer sung by Freddie
- Croatia: Lighthouse sung by Nina Kraljić
- Netherlands: Slow Down sung by Douwe Bob
- Armenia: LoveWave sung by Iveta Mukuchyan
- San Marino: I Didn't Know sung by Serhat
- Russia: You Are The Only One sung by Sergey Lazarev
- Czech Republic: I Stand sung by Gabriela Gunčíková
- Cyprus: Alter Ego sung by Minus One
- Austria: Loin d'ici sung by ZOË
- Estonia: Play sung by Jüri Pootsmann
- Azerbaijan: Miracle sung by Samra
- Montenegro: The Real Thing sung by Highway
- Iceland: Hear Them Calling sung by Greta Salóme
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: Ljubav Je sung by Dalal, Deen, Ana & Jala
- Malta: Walk on Water sung by Ira Losco
The first Semi-Final concludes
The first ten finalists (beside those already known,Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom), will take part in the Grand Final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place on Saturday the 14th of May. Another ten finalists will be chosen in the second Semi-Final on 12th of May.
18 Songs: 21 countries voted
The result was determined by a combination of national expert juries and televoting. The combined scores created the final outcome. In yesterday's Jury Final, the expert juries already determined their votes for the first Semi-Final by watching a live feed of the performances. Televoting took place tonight during the transmission of the live show.
If you missed the show, you can still watch it here.
Who were your favourites tonight? Let us know below.
Related stories

