/ world today news/ The ten finalists from the first semi-final of Eurovision 2012 are clear!
The lucky ones who received the highest points from the audience and the jury will present their songs again in the grand final on May 26, where the songs of the hosts from Azerbaijan, the Big 5 – Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Germany and France – are already waiting for them. Switzerland, Austria, San Marino, Israel, Finland, Belgium, Latvia and Montenegro failed to reach the final. The second semi-final will take place on May 24. The representative of Bulgaria, Sofi Marinova, will also take part in the competition evening. She will also share the stage with the representatives of Serbia, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Malta, Belarus, Portugal, Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, Sweden, Georgia, Turkey, Estonia, Slovakia, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lithuania. In the final, 10 songs from the second semi-final will re-qualify and fill the remaining empty places in the final.
These are the 10 countries, artists and songs that Europe chose to make it to the final:
Iceland – Greta Salóme & Jónsi – Never Forget
Гърция – Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac
Albania – Rona Nishliu – Suez
Romania – Mandinga – Zaleilah
Cyprus – Ivi Adamou – La La Love
Дания – Soluna Samay – Should’ve Known Better
Russia – Buranovskiye Babushki – Party For Everybody
Hungary – Compact Disco – Sound Of Our Hearts
Austria – Trackshittaz – Woki Mit Deim Popo
Moldova – Pasha Parfeny – Lăutar
Ireland – Jedward – Waterline
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