Thanks to Mans Zelmerlow, who won last year with the song "Heroes", the contest will be held in Sweden for the sixth time. The real Eurovision fever has already started in Stockholm. Eurovision 2016 is just around the corner and today the first semi-finalists will perform. As many as 18 countries will compete in the first semi-final evening, namely: Finland, Greece, Moldova, Hungary, Croatia, the Netherlands, Armenia, San Marino, Russia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Austria, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta. But only ten of them will make it to the finals. So what and who are the first semi-finalists?
Eurovision 2016: here are the eighteen semi-finalists for the first night of Eurovision 2016 to be held May 10 at 9 p.m.
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1. Finland: Sandhja – Sing It Away
2. Greece: Argo – Utopian Land
3. Moldova: Lidia Isac – Falling Stars
4. Hungary: Freddie – Pioneer
5. Croatia: Nina Kraljić – Lighthouse
6. Netherlands: Douwe Bob – Slow Down
7. Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan – LoveWave
8. San Marino: Serhat – I Didn't Know
9. Russia: Sergey Lazarev – You Are The Only One
10. Czech Republic: Gabriela Gunčíková – I Stand
11. Cyprus: Minus One – Alter Ego
12. Austria: ZOË – Loin d'ici
13. Estonia: Jüri Pootsmann – Play
14. Azerbaijan: Samra – Miracle
15. Montenegro: Highway – The Real Thing
16. Iceland: Greta Salóme – Hear Them Calling
17. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala – Love is
18. Malta: Ira Losco – Walk On Water
