The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Austrian capital. According to today’s results, another 10 participants will advance to the final. The final will be held on Saturday evening.
The second semi-final was not as tense as the first: the political component was minimized. In the first semi-final, some of the audience booed Israeli singer Noam Bettany, while others chanted slogans in his support. During the second, there was no such tension, and all the favorites calmly passed to the final, notes BBC music commentator Mark Savage.
The following 10 performers have reached the final.
Albania (singer Alice, with the song “Nân”)
Australia (Delta Goodrem, “Eclipse”)
Bulgaria (Dara, “Banagaranga”)
Cyprus (Antigoni, “Jalla”)
Ukraine (LELÉKA, “Ridnym”)
Czech Republic (Daniel Žižka, “Crossroads”)
Denmark (Søren Torpegår Lun, “Før Vi Går Hjem”)
Malta (Aidan, “Bella”)
Romania (Alexandra Capitănescu, “Choke Me”)
Norway (Jonas Löw, “Ya Ya Ya”).
As a reminder, the following countries qualified for the final in the first round:
Belgium (singer ESSYLA, with the song “Dancing on the Ice”)
Croatia (group Lelek, “Andromeda”)
Finland (Pete Parkkonen and Linda Lampenius, “Liekinheitin”)
Greece (Akilas Mitilineus, “Ferto”)
Israel (Noam Bethan, “Michelle”)
Lithuania (Lyon Sika, “Sólo quiero más”)
Moldova (Satoshi, “Viva, Moldova!”)
Poland (Alicja, “Pray”)
Serbia (group Lavina, “Kraj Mene”)
Sweden (Felicia, “My System”)
They will also be joined in the final by Austria (as the host country), the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy (as representatives of the so-called “Big Four” of music broadcasters).
The main favorite is the Finnish duo Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen. The top three also include Greece’s representative Akilas (Akilas Mitilinios) and Australia’s Delta Goodrem.
