Live from the Malmö Arena, Sweden, artists and songs from 15 countries will compete for ten places in next Saturday’s final. Ireland’s entry, Doomsday Blue performed by Bambie Thug, will be heard tonight.
Countries taking part in appearance order: Cyprus, Serbia, Lithuania, Ireland, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, Iceland, Slovenia, Finland, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Australia, Portugal and Luxembourg. Viewers in ROI can vote for any of the other fourteen songs tonight. Full details will be given on screen. Three direct finalists: United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden will also be heard tonight (but viewers cannot vote for these until Saturday). The presenters in Malmö are Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman. Marty Whelan is in the commentary box.