Eurovision 2018 finalists: Who are the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 finalists?
EUROVISION 2018 is only a day away and the final acts performing on the night have been decided. Here’s a roundup of the finalists in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision 2018 finalists
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There is less than 24 hours to go until the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Grand Final.
All of the finalists have been decided following the second round of semi-finals in Lisbon last night.
The final result was determined by a combination of televoting and professional jury results.
Here is a look at who will be performing on stage at the Altice Arena on Saturday night.
Who are the Eurovision 2018 finalists?
The countries who qualified in the first round of semi-finals on Tuesday are:
- Austria - Nobody But You by Cesár Sampson
- Estonia - La Forza by Elina Nechayeva
- Cyprus - Fuego by Eleni Foureira
- Lithuania - When We’re Old by Ieva Zasimauskaitė
- Israel - TOY by Netta
- Czech Republic - Lie To Me by Mikolas Josef
- Bulgaria - Bones by EQUINOX
- Albania - Mall by Eugent Bushpepa
- Finland - Monsters by Saara Aalto
- Ireland - Together by Ryan O'Shaughnessy
Cyprus' Eleni Foureira is the current favourite
The countries who qualified in the second round of semi-finals on Thursday are:
- Serbia - Nova Deca by Sanja Ilić & Balkanika
- Moldova - My Lucky Day by DoReDoS
- Hungary - Viszlát Nyár by AWS
- Ukraine - Under The Ladder by MELOVIN
- Sweden - Dance You Off by Benjamin Ingrosso
- Australia - We Got Love by Jessica Mauboy
- Norway - That's How You Write A Song by Alexander Rybak
- Denmark - Higher Ground by Rasmussen
- Slovenia - Hvala, ne! by Lea Sirk
- The Netherlands - Outlaw In 'Em by Waylon
SuRie's chances are looking good
Every year the so-called Big Five countries automatically qualify along with the host country.
The Big Five and host country performing at the Grand Final are:
- UK - Storm by SuRie
- France - Mercy by Madame Monsieur
- Germany - You Let Me Walk Alone by Michael Schulte
- Italy - Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente by Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro
- Spain - Tu Cancion by Amaia y Alfred
- Portugal - O Jardim by Cláudia Pascoal
Sweden's Benjamin Ingrosso is popular
The countries who didn’t make it to the Grand Final are:
- Azerbaijan
- Iceland
- Belgium
- Belarus
- F.Y.R. Macedonia
- Croatia
- Greece
- Armenia
- Switzerland
- Romania
- San Marino
- Russia
- Georgia
- Poland
- Malta
- Latvia
- Montenegro
The semi-finalists celebrating on stage in Lisbon
Cyprus are the current favourites and the UK’s SuRie is also in with a chance according to bookmakers Betfair.
Bet fair spokesperson Katie Baylis told Express.co.uk: “Cyprus are now the red-hot favourites at 11/10 after a favourable second-half draw.
“They were 100/1 10 days ago, but punters seem to think Eleni Foureira’s Fuego is a Eurovision belter and they have been backing the entry in droves in the last few days.
“SuRie may be looking to win the UK’s first Eurovision crown in 21 years but it would be against all the odds as a 200/1 outsider and the 2/1 favourite to finish last, with a first half draw not helping what has in recent years become a tough night for the UK.”
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will air on Saturday, May 12 on BBC One at 8pm