When is eurovision 2018 final

You go girl! There were 18 countries taking part in the second semi-final, with eight being eliminated. The 10 that qualified will join the first 10 countries put through from Tuesday's first leg. The second semi-final saw the following countries selected through a combination of jury and public vote: Norway, Serbia, Denmark, Moldova, The Netherlands, Australia, Hungary, Sweden, Slovenia and Ukraine.

This is on account of these countries making the largest financial contribution to the event. The successful countries join the likes of bookies' favourite Cyprus - represented by pop star Eleni Foureira - and Israel's Netta in the final. Israel and Norway are now neck and neck as the second favourites to win the competition. The year-old will perform her anthemic track, Storm, which she says is intended to inspire hope.

The 26 countries to make it through to Saturday's final are:. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment. Image source, Andres Putting. Image source, PA. Alexander Rybak is going for glory a second time round. Image source, EPA. We got sequins and we got love - Australia's Jess Mauboy. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info. A total of 26 countries will be performing in the Eurovision Song Contest grand final.

Before the grand final, there will be two semi-finals taking place on Tuesday, May 8 and Thursday, May Eurovision was hosted in Kiev, Ukraine last year and saw Portugal winning the contest. Six acts performed on the programme with their chosen song for the Eurovision Song Contest before the phone lines are thrown open to viewers. However, in a shocking twist, SuRie managed to win the public over and will now be representing the UK in Lisbon in May. After 1 September , broadcasters may reveal their selected songs or national final contenders.

The remainder gave the public, and often an international jury, a say in the selection. The song is a high-impact rock ballad about the longing Eugent experienced after performing abroad for several months. Armenia again used their national final Depi Evratesil , but this time with original songs. As well as being part of the inaugural Eurovision Asia Song Contest, Australia has also been invited back to participate in Eurovision Broadcaster SBS has internally selected Jessica Mauboy , who previously performed as an interval act in The broadcaster ORF has internally selected Cesar Sampson , who has previously performed at Eurovision as a backing artist for Bulgaria.

Broadcaster Ictimai has internally selected the bluesy singer Aisel. She then put a shortlist to the public involving more than people in 31 countries. None of them knew the songs were for Eurovision. His staging at the national final featured a very expensive light-me-up body suit.

So we expect plenty of technical wonder in Lisbon. From an open selection they pieced together a five-person supergroup called Equinox, which is made up of the Bulgarian artists Zhana Bergendorff, Georgi Simeonov and Vlado Mihailov, and the American singers Johnny Manuel and Trey Campbell.

Expect the mystery to continue to the Lisbon stage. Serving up major sex appeal and sass, expect Eleni to bring the heat to Lisbon. Broadcaster Czech Television used an online national final to choose its act for Lisbon.

Wood bamboos are at the ready. The song, which is sung entirely in Italian, is a fusion of pop and opera. Expect Elina to deliver some flawless vocals and a stirring performance on the night.

Broadcaster France 2 introduced a new national final, Destination Eurovision. The duo dedicate the song to the humanitarian volunteers who work with migrants.