EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2016 – Semi Finals 1 and 2

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Image Name: Eurovision 2016 - Nicky Byrne Description: Eurovision 2016 Nicky Byrne representing Ireland singing "Sunlight" The Semi Finals will take place on Tuesday May 10th and Thursday May 12th at 8pm on RTÉ2 (Nicky will appear in Semi Final 2) The Final will take place on Saturday May 14th on RTÉ One Copyright: RTÉ/Universal Music 2016. Photography credit: Lili Foberg

Image Name: Eurovision 2016 Description: Eurovision 2016 Nicky Byrne representing Ireland singing "Sunlight" The Semi Finals will take place on Tuesday May 10th and Thursday May 12th at 8pm on RTÉ2 (Nicky will appear in Semi Final 2) The Final will take place on Saturday May 14th on RTÉ One Copyright: RTÉ/Universal Music 2016. Photography credit: Lili Foberg

Broadcast Details: Tuesday 10th May, 8.00pm

Thirty- six countries compete for a place in the grand final on Saturday May 14th. Who will make it through? (Come on Ireland!)

This week thirty- six countries will compete for a place in the grand final on Saturday May 14th. Who will make it through? (Come on Ireland!)

This year Nicky Byrne is flying the flag for Ireland. Nicky has performed in arenas around the world and has sold 45 million records as part of Westlife, will perform the song Sunlight co-written by himself, renowned songwriter Wayne Hector and award-winning composer Ronan Hardiman.

The two Semi Finals take place on Tuesday May 10th and Thursday May 12th at 8pm on RTÉ2. Ireland take part in the second semi final.

Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede will be your hosts during the two Semi-Finals and Grand Final.

The Eurovision Song Contest Final takes place on Saturday May 14th (Week 20) and will be broadcast live on RTÉ One.

SEMI FINAL 1 – Tuesday May 10th at 8pm

Live from Stockholm, Sweden artists from 18 countries will take to the stage tonight to sing for a place in the Grand Final on Saturday in the 61st annual Eurovision Song Contest.

With commentary from Marty Whelan.

The “Big Five” nations UK, Spain, France, Germany and Italy will all automatically qualify. As the winning nation, so will Sweden. 18 nations will compete in the two semi-final competitions, before behind whittled down to the final 20 qualifiers.

The countries taking part in the first semi final are:

01	Finland YLE	Sandhja	Sing It Away
02	Greece ERT	Argo	Utopian Land
03	Moldova TRM	Lidia Isac	Falling Stars
04	Hungary MTV	Freddie	Pioneer
05	Croatia HRT	Nina Kraljić	Lighthouse
06	The Netherlands AVROTROS	Douwe Bob	Slow Down
07	Armenia AMPTV	Iveta Mukuchyan	LoveWave
08	San Marino SMRTV	Serhat	I Didn’t Know
09	Russia RTR	Sergey Lazarev	You Are The Only One
10	Czech Republic ČT	Gabriela Gunčíková	I Stand
11	Cyprus CyBC	Minus One	Alter Ego
12	Austria ORF	ZOË	Loin d’ici
13	Estonia ERR	Jüri Pootsmann	Play
14	Azerbaijan İctimai	Samra	Miracle
15	Montenegro RTCG	Highway	The Real Thing
16	Iceland RÚV	Greta Salóme	Hear Them Calling
17	Bosnia & Herzegovina BHRT	Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala	Ljubav Je
18	Malta PBS	Ira Losco	Walk On Water

SEMI FINAL 2 – Thursday May 12th 8pm

Live from Stockholm, Sweden a artists from 18 countries, including Nicky Byrne representing Ireland, will take to the stage tonight to sing for a place in the Grand Final on Saturday in the 61at annual Eurovision Song Contest.

With commentary from Marty Whelan.

The countries taking part in the second semi final are:

01	Latvia LTV	Justs	Heartbeat
02	Poland TVP	Michał Szpak	Color Of Your Life
03	Switzerland SSR SRG	Rykka	The Last Of Our Kind
04	Israel IBA	Hovi Star	Made Of Stars
05	Belarus BTRC	IVAN	Help You Fly
06	Serbia RTS	Sanja Vučić ZAA	Goodbye (Shelter)
07	Ireland RTÉ	Nicky Byrne	Sunlight
08	F.Y.R. Macedonia MKRTV	Kaliopi	Dona
09	Lithuania LRT	Donny Montell	I’ve Been Waiting for This Night
10	Australia SBS	Dami Im	Sound Of Silence
11	Slovenia RTVSLO	ManuElla	Blue And Red
12	Bulgaria BNT	Poli Genova	If Love Was A Crime
13	Denmark DR	Lighthouse X	Soldiers Of Love
14	Ukraine NTU	Jamala	1944
15	Norway NRK	Agnete	Icebreaker
16	Georgia GPB	Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz	Midnight Gold
17	Albania RTSH	Eneda Tarifa	Fairytale
18	Belgium VRT	Laura Tesoro	What’s The Pressure