In the first show of this years Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast live from the Globe Arena, 18 countries took part in the first Semi-final in order to qualify for the 10 places available in Saturday's final. The ten qualifiers in the order they were announced are Azerbaijan, Russia, The Netherlands,Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Armenia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Malta. Russian singer Sergey Lazarev at the press conference after the concert was asked to say a few words about Russian and also how safe it would be for LGBT people to travel there for next year, if Russian wins.
(Audio is in English)
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