Yes! Ladies and gentlemen, tonight the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will take place and we will witness an amazing show! After the long national finals season, Eurovision finally starts tonight at 21:00 CET on your national broadcaster TV programme.
Here are tonight's participants:
- Austria – Natalia Kelly – Shine
- Estonia – Birgit – Et Uus Saaks Alguse
- Slovenia – Hannah – Straight Into Love
- Croatia – Klapa s Mora – Mizerija
- Denmark – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops
- Russia – Dina Garipiva – What If
- Ukraine – Zlata Ognevich – Gravity
- The Netherlands – Anouk – Birds
- Montenegro – Who See – Igranka
- Lithuania – Andrius Pojavis – Something
- Belarus – Alyona Lanskaya – Solayoh
- Moldova – Aliona Moon – O Mie
- Ireland – Ryan Dolan – Only Love Survives
- Cyprus – Despina Olympiou – An Me Thimase
- Belgium – Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills
- Serbia – Moje 3 – Ljubav Je Svuda
Countries that really deserve to qualify (random order): Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia and the Netherlands.
Good luck to everyone tonight!
Read my reactions of Semifinal 1 HERE.
