Revealed: Semi-Final Line-Ups for Eurovision Song Contest 2018

With just over 14 weeks to go until the Eurovision Song Contest’s Grand Final in Lisbon, the line ups for the Semi-Finals have been decided by a draw. Australia will compete on 10 May - and hopefully reach the GF two days later!

Gute Laune garantiert: Die Moderatoren Myf Warhurst und Joel Creasey werden auch im Mai 2018 wieder für SBS im Einsatz stehen Source: SBS

Ten countries from each Semi-Final will progress to join six pre-qualified countries in the Grand Final on Saturday 12th May.

They are: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom (the ‘Big Five') and the host country Portugal.

Die indigene Sängerin Jessica Mauboy wird Australien beim 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lissabon repräsentieren Source: AAP

Australia will compete in the 2nd Semi-Final; Switzerland and Austria in the 1st Semi-Final.

The complete line up of this year’s Semi-Finals is as follows:

First Semi-Final (To be broadcast on 8^th May) 

First half

Belarus

Bulgaria 

Lithuania

Albania

Czech Republic

Belgium

Iceland

Azerbaijan

Israel

Estonia

 

Second half

Switzerland

Finland

Austria

Ireland

Armenia

Cyprus

Croatia

Greece

FYR Macedonia

Second Semi-Final (To be broadcast on 10^th May) 

First half

Russia

Serbia

Denmark

Romania

Australia

Norway

Moldova

San Marino

The Netherlands

 

Second half

Montenegro

Sweden

Hungary

Malta

Latvia

Georgia

Poland

Slovenia

Ukraine

SBS will broadcast all the action from Lisbon - for details, watch this space in the coming weeks!