Thanks to Netta, who won last year with the song Toy, the annual Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will be held in Tel Aviv this year - the first semi-final night will feature 17 countries, including Slovenia.
Eurovision 2019 it is opened its doors, namely today, at 21:00 took place on the first semi-final night - it will be contested 17 countries (otherwise it would introduce itself 18 countries, but Ukraine withdrew), namely Cyprus, Montenegro, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus, Serbia, Belgium, Georgia, Australia, Iceland, Estonia, Portugal, Greece and San Marino.
Slovenia will perform under consecutive the number 5, it will be presented by Zala Kralj and Gašper Šant with a song Yourself.
This year, too, "the big five” placed directly in the finals and was awarded to them the right to vote in one of the semi-final evenings: Spain, France and Israel will thus be able to vote in the first semi-final night, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom v to another.
They will lead the music show Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and the quality of the implementation program will be evaluated expert jury and telephone voting. This year, the announcement of votes will be different - the announcement of the results will begin by announcing the country first which received the least points by juries, but it will end with that country which is from the jury received the most points. That way, we won't know who it is until the last country the winner!
At this year's final song selection Eurovision 2019 will also perform Madonna, they confirmed from the European Broadcasting Union - she will sing two songs, namely one an old hit and a new hit. Madonna's performance was supposed to cost million dollars, and it was allegedly protected by a businessman Sylvan Adams, which is allegedly in recent years financed many large ones events and concerts, with which he wants to support Israel.
Into the grand finale, which will take place May 18, 2019, will rank 10 countries from the first semi-final night.
How will the first semi-final night go?
1. Cyprus: Tamta - Replay
2. Montenegro: D minor – Heaven
3. Finland: Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman – Look Away
4. Poland: Tulia – Fire of Love
5. Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl – Sebi
6. Czech Republic: Lake Malawi – Friend Of A Friend
7. Hungary: Joci Pápai – Az én apám
8. Belarus: ZENA – Like It
9. Serbia: Nevena Božović – Crown
10. Belgium: Eliot – Wake Up
11. Georgia: Oto Nemsadze – Keep On Going
12. Australia: Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity
13. Iceland: Hatari – Hatrið Mun Sigra
14. Estonia: Victor Crone – Storm
15. Portugal: Conan Osiris – Telemóveis
16. Greece: Katerine Duska – Better Love
17. San Marino: Serhat – Say Na Na Na
More information:
eurovision.tv
