The second semi-final of Eurovision 2024 has wrapped up, and we now have final ten acts who have qualified for Saturday’s Grand Final. Following the conclusion of the show, the ten qualifiers drew lots for which half of Saturday’s show they will perform in. This year, along with choosing either of the 2 halves, qualifiers can also choose ‘Producer’s Choice’, whereby the producers will allocate that artist a slot in the running order.
Semi Final Two Qualifiers Drew Their Halves
Below are the ten qualifiers and the half they will Grand Final.
| Running Order | Country | Artist | Entry | Half |
| 3 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Marina Satti | “Zari” | First Half |
| 4 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Nemo | “The Code” | Producer’s Choice |
| 6 | 🇦🇹 Austria | Kaleen | “We Will Rave” | Second Half |
| 8 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | Ladaniva | “Jako” | Producer’s Choice |
| 9 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | Dons | “Hollow” | Producer’s Choice |
| 11 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Nutsa Buzaladze | “Firefighter” | Producer’s Choice |
| 13 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 5miinust and Puuluup | “”(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” | Producer’s Choice |
| 14 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Eden Golan | “Hurricane” | Producer’s Choice |
| 15 | 🇳🇴 Norway | Gåte | “Ulveham” | Second Half |
| 16 | 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | Joost Klein | “Europapa” | Producer’s Choice |
Big 5 + Sweden draws for the Grand Final
They join the Big 5 and hosts Switzerland, who qualify to the final automatically. A few days ago, the rest of the Big 5 and Sweden drew their halves:
| Country | Half |
| United Kingdom | First Half |
| Germany | First Half |
| France | Second Half |
| Spain | Producer’s Choice |
| Italy | Producer’s Choice |
| Sweden | First Half (1st) |
The halves of the First Semi Final
On Tuesday, after the show ended, the ten qualifiers from the first semi final also drew their halves.
| Country | Artist | Song | Half |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Teya Dora | “Ramonda” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Iolanda | “Grito” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Raiven | “Veronika” | 2nd Half |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | alyona alyona & Jerry Heil | “Teresa & Maria” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Silvester Belt | “Luktelk” | 1st Half |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Windows95Man | “No Rules” | 2nd Half |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Silia Kapsis | “Liar” | 2nd Half |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Baby Lasagna | “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Bambie Thug | “Doomsday Blue” | 1st Half |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Tali | “Fighter” | 1st Half |
The story of Eurovision 2024 so far…
The Nordic country will host the 68th edition of the competition. This is after Loreen’s historic win at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. One month after the 2023 contest took place, SVT revealed the first names of the Core Team that will work on the competition. SVT completed the team in September.
In July 2023, after a shortlist of four cities, the EBU announced that Malmö would host Eurovision 2024. The city will spend up to €2.5 million for the contest. Additionally, they will have 600 volunteers working for the show.
As for the upcoming contest, there will be 37 countries participating. Luxembourg will be returning, whilst Romania withdraws. ‘United By Music’ will be the permanent slogan for the contest. The upcoming contest will have ‘The Eurovision Lights’ as the theme art. Florian Wieder and Fredrik Stormby designed the stage, revealed in December.
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