In Sweden, on the evening of May 9, the second semi-final of Eurovision ended. Israel, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia and five other countries reached the finals.
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Estonia sent two groups to the competition at once, 5MIINUST and Puuluup, jointly performing a “hooligan” folk-punk song called “And we don’t know anything about these drugs” ((Nendest) Narkootikumidest Ei Tea Me (Küll) Midagi).
Latvia will be represented in the final by singer Don (Arturs Šingireis, stage name Dons) with a solemn lyrical ballad in English, Hollow.
The final of the competition will take place at the Malmö Arena on Saturday.
Ukraine is also in the final of Eurovision 2024. alyona alyona and Jerry Heil will sing Teresa & Maria again at the final concert, which will take place this Saturday, May 11, at 22.00.
After the dress rehearsal on Thursday, videos appeared on social media showing some spectators booing Israeli participant Eden Golan.
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Before the competition, many called for Israel to be banned from Eurovision due to the war in Gaza. The competition organizer, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), forced the lyrics of Golan’s song to be changed so that it complied with all the rules, and allowed her to participate in Eurovision.
The singer herself said that nothing will stop her and is proud to represent her country.
Voting results in the second semi-final:
- Latvia Dons – “Hollow”
- Austria Kaleen – “We Will Rave”
- Netherlands Joost Klein – “Europapa”
- Norway Gåte – “Ulveham”
- Israel | Eden Golan – “Hurricane”
- Greece Marina Satti – “ZARI”
- Estonia 5MIINUST x Puuluup – “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”
- Switzerland Nemo – “The Code”
- Georgia | Nutsa Buzaladze – “Firefighter”
- Armenia LADANIVA – “Jako”
The voting results for the first semi-final are as follows:
- Serbia TEYA DORA – “Ramonda”
- Portugal iolanda – “Grito”
- Slovenia Raiven – “Veronica”
- Ukraine | alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – “Teresa & Maria”
- Lithuania | Silvester Belt – “Luktelk”
- Finland Windows95man – “No Rules!”
- Croatia Baby Lasagna – “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”
- Cyprus | Silia Kapsis – “Liar”
- Ireland Bambie Thug – “Doomsday Blue”
- Luxembourg | TALI – “Fighter”
Source: Racurs
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