The first finalists of Eurovision have been announced; Among them are the representatives of Lithuania «The Roop» / Article

On 18 May, the first semi-final of the international song contest “Eurovision 2021” took place in the Netherlands, in which 16 member states participated. Representatives from Norway, Israel, Russia, Azerbaijan, Malta, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sweden, Belgium and Ukraine entered the final.

The finalists were selected by spectators and a jury from 16 countries represented in the semi-finals, as well as Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Slovenia, Australia, Northern Macedonia, Ireland, Croatia and Romania did not qualify for the final.

Participants of the first semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest:

1. “The Roop” – “Discoteque” (Lietuva)

2. Ana Soklič – “Amen” (Slovenia)

3. Manizha – “Russian Woman” (Krievija)

4. Tusse – Voices (Sweden)

5. Montaigne – Technicolor (Australia)

6. Vasil – “Here I Stand” (Northern Macedonia)

7. Lesley Roy – Maps (Ireland)

8. Elena Tsagrinou – “The Devil” (Kipra)

9. TIX – Fallen Angel (Norway)

10. Albina – Tick-Tock (Croatia)

11. “Hooverphonic” – “The Wrong Place” (Beļģija)

12. Eden Alene – “Set Me Free” (Izraēla)

13. Roxen – Amnesia (Romania)

14. Efendi – Mata Hari (Azerbaijan)

15. “Go_A” – “Shum” (Ukraina)

16. Destiny – “Je Me Casse” (Malta)

We will be able to watch the second semi-final with the participation of Latvian representative Samantas Tīna on May 20 at 22.00 on LTV1 and live on the portal LSM.lv. Then spectators in Latvia will be able to participate in the vote, supporting their favorites. 65. The final of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place on 22 May at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena.

Information on how to watch live competitions outside Latvia can be found Eurovision website.

CONTEXT:

Due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest was canceled. It was planned to take place in Rotterdam, as the Dutch representative Duncan Lawrence won the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019 with the ballad “Arcade”, winning the right of the Netherlands to hold the next competition. The Netherlands will exercise this right in 2021.

The rules of Eurovision stipulate that the representatives of the countries nominated in 2020 may participate in the 2021 competition, but not with the song that won last year. Samanta Tīna, the winner of the Latvian national selection competition “Supernova” in 2020, has also gone to Rotterdam ar dziesmu “The Moon is Rising”. She will participate in the second semi-final of the competition on May 20.

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