Balkan countries lose first Eurovision semifinal (Video)

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Victoria at her second rehearsal on the Eurovision stage. Bulgaria is in the second semifinal night tomorrow. Then several more Balkan countries will present themselves – Greece, Serbia and Albania.

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Ten songs made it to the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. The first semi-final night was held last night in Rotterdam, according to specialized electronic music publications.

Of the 16 songs presented, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cyprus, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Russia, Ukraine and Sweden go to the finals.

Ireland, Australia, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and Romania are eliminated.

Observations from the first semi-final tonight show that of the five Balkan performers who performed, only one made it to the final, the Balkan side of the so-called Western bloc – Cyprus, while the Balkan participants from the former Eastern bloc did not qualify – Romania and three former Yugoslavs. republics, BTA reported.

Three countries meeting the diversity criteria also make it to the finals – Sweden, Malta and Israel. A song dedicated to school bullying is also ranked – that of Norway. All representatives of the former Soviet bloc, who appeared in the first semifinal night – Azerbaijan, Russia and Ukraine – go to the final.

Of the songs that qualify, the ballads are few – Sweden, Norway and Belgium, while the rest are predominantly dance, be it disco, Latin, Orient, rap, rhythm and blues or electropop.

Bulgaria is in the second semifinal night tomorrow. Then several more Balkan countries will present themselves – Greece, Serbia and Albania.

The host country, the Netherlands, plus the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany and Spain, go directly to the final by regulation. The final is on Saturday.

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