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Die Infos und die Musik zu allen ESC-Jahrgängen von 1956 - 2020. Unser 24-Stunden-ESC-Radio-Marathon mit ALLEN Titeln des Eurovision Song Contest von 1956 bis 2020, die auf den ersten 3 Plätzen gelandet sind. Plus ein paar Zugaben und mit jeder Menge Infos, kurzen Ausschnitten und tausend Nebensächlichkeiten zu allen Jahrgängen. Viel Spaß und gute Unterhaltung bei unserem Trip durch sechseinhalb Jahrzehnte Grand Prix Eurovision. Am Mikro: Wolfgang Krantz Good evening Europe. Let the show begin. May the best song win. . Everything about the Eurovision Song Contest. Special features, rare recordings, quiz, trivia about the world‘s biggest music show. Contact: Mail: eurovisionradio@aol.com https://laut.fm/eurovision

We celebrate the LOSERS ! The radio show with our listener's guilty pleasure songs from the Eurovision Song Contest. We asked YOU in Youtube, Facebook and other social media: "Which ESC song ended up at the bottom of the list at the end of the show? But YOU love it so much, although the song didn't get many points. It's not only one of your guilty pleasures but a true favourite of yours. And why was it so underrated? Let us know why this loser is a true WINNER in your eyes. And why do YOU like this song which ended up at the right side of the scoreboard?" This radio show is the result of your proposals and comments on your guilty pleasure songs. You may not have heard the one or other of these songs for quite a while, but all of them are worth listening once again. Among others with: Nora Nova, Joy Flemming, Conchita Bautista, Timna Brauer, Helen & Joseph, Samira Bensaid, Lydia, Daz Sampson, Anna Rossellini and Michal Zspak and many others. laut.fm/eurovision

Wie wurden die deutschen Beiträge für den Grand Prix im Lauf der Jahrzehnte eigentlich bestimmt? Was waren die Highlights, und welche Direktnominierung ging so richtig schief. Wir spielen sie alle und erzählen Euch die Hintergründe. Die Geschichte des deutschen ESC- Vorentscheids also von 1956 - 2022, "So geht das jede Nacht" von Freddy Quinn bis "Rockstars" von Malik Harris. laut.fm/eurovision

Everything about the Eurovision Song Contest. Special features, rare recordings, quiz, trivia about the world‘s biggest music show. Contact: Mail: eurovisionradio@aol.com https://laut.fm/eurovision

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the global energy crisis. The winner was Sweden with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy, and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Final The final took place on 13 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with the jury and televote of all thirty-seven participating countries, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" online vote, eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 12 May 2023. Sweden won the contest with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Sweden won with 583 points, also winning the jury vote. Finland came second with 526 points and won the televote, with Israel, Italy, Norway, Ukraine, Belgium, Estonia, Australia and Czechia completing the top ten. Albania, Portugal, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions. The final was opened by Kalush Orchestra performing their winning song "Stefania" and their latest single "Changes". Among those who appeared in the pre-recorded portion of the opening were Bolt Strings, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joss Stone, Ballet Black, Ms Banks, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. This was followed by the flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied by four former Ukrainian Eurovision entrants performing new spins on their competing songs mixed with British classics: Go_A with "Shum", Jamala with her winning song "1944", Tina Karol with "Show Me Your Love", and Verka Serduchka with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai". The interval acts included Sam Ryder performing his new single "Mountain" with Queen's Roger Taylor, and "The Liverpool Songbook", a homage to Liverpool's music heritage featuring six former Eurovision entrants singing their own version of songs from the host city: Mahmood with "Imagine", Netta with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", Daði Freyr with "Whole Again", Cornelia Jakobs with "I Turn to You", Sonia with "Better the Devil You Know", and Duncan Laurence, together with the aforementioned artists, the presenters, and Ruslana in a pre-recorded appearance at the Golden Gate in Kyiv, with "You'll Never Walk Alone". ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus also appeared in a short video skit on the recent commercial successes to come out of the contest. Duncan Laurence performed together with the guest artists and the presenters as part of an interval act in the final. Ruslana can be seen on the LED background, in a pre-recorded appearance from the Golden Gate in Kyiv. Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 120 15 2 Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 59 23 3 Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 92 20 4 Poland Blanka "Solo" 93 19 5 Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 30 24 6 France La Zarra "Évidemment" 104 16 7 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 126 12 8 Spain Blanca Paloma "Eaea" 100 17 9 Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 583 1 10 Albania Albina and Family "Duje" 76 22 11 Italy Marco Mengoni "Due vite" 350 4 12 Estonia Alika "Bridges" 168 8 13 Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 526 2 14 Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 129 10 15 Australia Voyager "Promise" 151 9 16 Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 182 7 17 Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 122 14 18 Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 96 18 19 Ukraine Tvorchi "Heart of Steel" 243 6 20 Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 268 5 21 Germany Lord of the Lost "Blood & Glitter" 18 26 22 Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 127 11 23 Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 362 3 24 Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 78 21 25 Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 123 13 26 United Kingdom Mae Muller "I Wrote a Song" 24 25

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the global energy crisis. The winner was Sweden with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy, and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).Sixteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 22 March 2023. Australia won the most points, followed by Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Armenia, Cyprus, Belgium, Albania, and Estonia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Iceland, Georgia, Greece, Denmark, Romania, and San Marino. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote. This semi-final featured a pre-recorded spoken word piece on the history of the contest by actor Luke Evans during a break between the competing performances, while the interval acts included "Music Unites Generations", a medley of well-known Ukrainian musical works performed by Mariya Yaremchuk, Otoy and Zlata Dziunka, and a dance sketch choreographed by Jason Gilkison and performed by three drag performers, Miss Demeanour, Miss Mercedes Bends, and Tomara Thomas, along with the Podilya dance ensemble. The sketch, titled "Be Who You Wanna Be", was set to a medley of "Free Yourself", "Free Your Mind", "Free" and the 2018 Australian entry "We Got Love". The British, Spanish and Ukrainian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Mariya Yaremchuk and Zlata Dziunka performed as part of an interval act in the second semi-final. Results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Denmark Reiley "Breaking My Heart" 6 14 2 Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 99 6 3 Romania Theodor Andrei "D.G.T. (Off and On)" 0 15 4 Estonia Alika "Bridges" 74 10 5 Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 90 8 6 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 94 7 7 Iceland Diljá "Power" 44 11 8 Greece Victor Vernicos "What They Say" 14 13 9 Poland Blanka "Solo" 124 3 10 Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 103 5 11 Georgia Iru "Echo" 33 12 12 San Marino Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal" 0 16 13 Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 137 2 14 Albania Albina and Familja Kelmendi "Duje" 83 9 15 Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 110 4 16 Australia Voyager "Promise" 149 1

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the global energy crisis. The winner was Sweden with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy, and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Semi-final 1 Rita Ora performed as an interval act in the first semi-final. The first semi-final took place on 9 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Fifteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 22 March 2023. Finland won the most points, followed by Sweden, Israel, Czechia, Moldova, Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, Portugal, and Serbia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Latvia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, and Malta. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Germany and Italy, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote. This semi-final was opened by a dance sketch set to "Together in Electric Dreams", preceded by a pre-recorded segment featuring Paul Hollywood, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Sister Sister, Ricky Tomlinson, and Paul O'Grady in a posthumous appearance. This was followed by co-presenter Julia Sanina performing "Mayak" with her husband and fellow The Hardkiss member Valeriy Bebko. The interval acts included Alyosha performing "Ordinary World" with Rebecca Ferguson, and Rita Ora performing a medley of "Ritual", "Anywhere", "I Will Never Let You Down" and "Praising You". The French, German, and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 102 6 2 Malta The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)" 3 15 3 Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 37 10 4 Latvia Sudden Lights "Aijā" 34 11 5 Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 74 9 6 Ireland Wild Youth "We Are One" 10 12 7 Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 76 8 8 Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 97 7 9 Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 127 3 10 Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 109 5 11 Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 135 2 12 Azerbaijan TuralTuranX "Tell Me More" 4 14 13 Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 110 4 14 Netherlands Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper "Burning Daylight" 7 13 15 Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 177 1

Dates: Semi-final 1: 10 May 2022 - Semi-final 2: 12 May 2022 - Final: 14 May 2022 Host venue: PalaOlimpico, Turin, Italy Presenters: Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini, Mika Directed by: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Executive producers: Claudio Fasulo, Simona Martorelli - Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), the contest was held at the PalaOlimpico, and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absence from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was Ukraine with the song "Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. The United Kingdom finished in second place for a record-extending sixteenth time, also achieving its best result since 1998. Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with 439 points, the most received in the contest's history to date, and came fourth in the jury vote behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. "Stefania" is the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest. The Italian government allocated around €1.5 million as part of the budget needed to host the event, while the municipality of Turin and the regional government of Piedmont contributed around €10 million in total. The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million. The full costs was not officially published, but is estimated to be at approximately €22 million. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 161 million viewers in 34 European markets, a decrease of 22 million viewers from the previous edition, however, it is noted that this is due to the exclusion of Russia and the lack of audience figures from Ukraine, with the overall figures up by 7 million viewers in a comparable market from 2021. An increase of three per cent in the 15–24 year old age range was also reported. A total of 18 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Final The final took place on 14 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST). Twenty-five countries participated in the final, with all forty participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 13 May 2022. Ukraine won with 631 points, also winning the televote. The United Kingdom came second with 466 points and won the jury vote, with Spain, Sweden, Serbia, Italy, Moldova, Greece, Portugal, and Norway completing the top ten. Finland, the Czech Republic, Iceland, France, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions. The final was opened by the Rockin'1000 performing "Give Peace a Chance" and co-presenter Laura Pausini performing a medley of "Benvenuto", "Io canto", "La solitudine", "Le cose che vivi" and "Scatola", followed by the traditional flag parade, introducing all twenty-five finalists. The interval acts included Måneskin performing their new single "Supermodel" and "If I Can Dream", Gigliola Cinquetti performing her winning song "Non ho l'età", and co-presenter Mika performing a medley of "Love Today", "Grace Kelly", his new single "Yo Yo" and "Happy Ending". Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti also appeared in a pre-recorded message from the International Space Station. Participants and results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Czech Republic We Are Domi "Lights Off" 38 22 2 Romania Wrs "Llámame" 65 18 3 Portugal Maro "Saudade, saudade" 207 9 4 Finland The Rasmus "Jezebel" 38 21 5 Switzerland Marius Bear "Boys Do Cry" 78 17 6 France Alvan and Ahez "Fulenn" 17 24 7 Norway Subwoolfer "Give That Wolf a Banana" 182 10 8 Armenia Rosa Linn "Snap" 61 20 9 Italy Mahmood and Blanco "Brividi" 268 6 10 Spain Chanel "SloMo" 459 3 11 Netherlands S10 "De diepte" 171 11 12 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" 631 1 13 Germany Malik Harris "Rockstars" 6 25 14 Lithuania Monika Liu "Sentimentai" 128 14 15 Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli "Fade to Black" 106 16 16 Belgium Jérémie Makiese "Miss You" 64 19 17 Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" 215 8 18 Iceland Systur "Með hækkandi sól" 20 23 19 Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers "Trenulețul" 253 7 20 Sweden Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" 438 4 21 Australia Sheldon Riley "Not the Same" 125 15 22 United Kingdom Sam Ryder "Space Man" 466 2 23 Poland Ochman "River" 151 12 24 Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" 312 5 25 Estonia Stefan "Hope" 141 13

Dates: Semi-final 1: 10 May 2022 - Semi-final 2: 12 May 2022 - Final: 14 May 2022 Host venue: PalaOlimpico, Turin, Italy Presenters: Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini, Mika Directed by: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Executive producers: Claudio Fasulo, Simona Martorelli - Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), the contest was held at the PalaOlimpico, and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absence from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was Ukraine with the song "Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. The United Kingdom finished in second place for a record-extending sixteenth time, also achieving its best result since 1998. Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with 439 points, the most received in the contest's history to date, and came fourth in the jury vote behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. "Stefania" is the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest. The Italian government allocated around €1.5 million as part of the budget needed to host the event, while the municipality of Turin and the regional government of Piedmont contributed around €10 million in total. The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million. The full costs was not officially published, but is estimated to be at approximately €22 million. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 161 million viewers in 34 European markets, a decrease of 22 million viewers from the previous edition, however, it is noted that this is due to the exclusion of Russia and the lack of audience figures from Ukraine, with the overall figures up by 7 million viewers in a comparable market from 2021. An increase of three per cent in the 15–24 year old age range was also reported. A total of 18 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 12 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST) Eighteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 29 March 2022. Sweden won the most points, followed by Australia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Belgium, Romania, and Azerbaijan. The countries that failed to reach the final were North Macedonia, Cyprus, Israel, San Marino, Ireland, Malta, Montenegro, and Georgia. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. This semi-final was opened by "The Italian Way", an act built around Italian improvisation performed by co-presenter Alessandro Cattelan, while the interval featured a medley of "Fragile" and "People Have the Power" performed by co-presenters Laura Pausini and Mika, and Il Volo performing a new version of "Grande amore". The British, German, and Spanish artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Participants and results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Finland The Rasmus "Jezebel" 162 7 2 Israel Michael Ben David "I.M" 61 13 3 Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" 237 3 4 Azerbaijan Nadir Rustamli "Fade to Black" 96 10 5 Georgia Circus Mircus "Lock Me In" 22 18 6 Malta Emma Muscat "I Am What I Am" 47 16 7 San Marino Achille Lauro "Stripper" 50 14 8 Australia Sheldon Riley "Not the Same" 243 2 9 Cyprus Andromache "Ela" 63 12 10 Ireland Brooke "That's Rich" 47 15 11 North Macedonia Andrea "Circles" 76 11 12 Estonia Stefan "Hope" 209 5 13 Romania Wrs "Llámame" 118 9 14 Poland Ochman "River" 198 6 15 Montenegro Vladana "Breathe" 33 17 16 Belgium Jérémie Makiese "Miss You" 151 8 17 Sweden Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" 396 1 18 Czech Republic We Are Domi "Lights Off" 227 4

Dates: Semi-final 1: 10 May 2022 - Semi-final 2: 12 May 2022 - Final: 14 May 2022 Host venue: PalaOlimpico, Turin, Italy Presenters: Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini, Mika Directed by: Cristian Biondani, Duccio Forzano - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Executive producers: Claudio Fasulo, Simona Martorelli - Host broadcaster: Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), the contest was held at the PalaOlimpico, and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with Armenia and Montenegro returning after their absence from the previous edition. Russia had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was Ukraine with the song "Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. The United Kingdom finished in second place for a record-extending sixteenth time, also achieving its best result since 1998. Spain, Sweden and Serbia rounded out the top five, with Spain achieving its best result since 1995. Ukraine won the televote with 439 points, the most received in the contest's history to date, and came fourth in the jury vote behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. "Stefania" is the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian and the first song with hip-hop elements to win the contest. The Italian government allocated around €1.5 million as part of the budget needed to host the event, while the municipality of Turin and the regional government of Piedmont contributed around €10 million in total. The preliminary total budget for the shows was €16.3 million. The full costs was not officially published, but is estimated to be at approximately €22 million. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 161 million viewers in 34 European markets, a decrease of 22 million viewers from the previous edition, however, it is noted that this is due to the exclusion of Russia and the lack of audience figures from Ukraine, with the overall figures up by 7 million viewers in a comparable market from 2021. An increase of three per cent in the 15–24 year old age range was also reported. A total of 18 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok. Semi-final 1 The first semi-final took place on 10 May 2022 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 29 March 2022. Ukraine won the most points, followed by the Netherlands, Greece, Portugal, Armenia, Norway, Lithuania, Moldova, Switzerland, and Iceland. The countries that failed to reach the final were Croatia, Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Austria, Bulgaria, and Slovenia. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France and Italy. Russia was originally allocated to participate in the second half of this semi-final, but was excluded from the contest due to its invasion of Ukraine. This semi-final was opened by a performance showcasing Italian ingenuity and creativity, accompanied by the official anthem of the contest, "The Sound of Beauty", performed by Sherol Dos Santos, while the interval featured a medley of "Horizon in Your Eyes", "Satisfaction" and "Golden Nights " performed by Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants with conductor Sylvia Catasta, a brief homage to Raffaella Carrà by the contest presenters, and Diodato performing "Fai rumore". The French and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Participants and results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Albania Ronela Hajati "Sekret" 58 12 2 Latvia Citi Zēni "Eat Your Salad" 55 14 3 Lithuania Monika Liu "Sentimentai" 159 7 4 Switzerland Marius Bear "Boys Do Cry" 118 9 5 Slovenia LPS "Disko" 15 17 6 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" 337 1 7 Bulgaria Intelligent Music Project "Intention" 29 16 8 Netherlands S10 "De diepte" 221 2 9 Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers "Trenulețul" 154 8 10 Portugal Maro "Saudade, saudade" 208 4 11 Croatia Mia Dimšić "Guilty Pleasure" 75 11 12 Denmark Reddi "The Show" 55 13 13 Austria Lumix feat. Pia Maria "Halo" 42 15 14 Iceland Systur "Með hækkandi sól" 103 10 15 Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" 211 3 16 Norway Subwoolfer "Give That Wolf a Banana" 177 6 17 Armenia Rosa Linn "Snap" 187 5

Dates: Semi-final 1: 18 May 2021 - Semi-final 2: 20 May 2021 - Final: 22 May 2021 Host venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands Presenters: Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit, Nikkie de Jager Directed by Marnix Kaart, Marc Pos, Daniel Jelinek - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Sietse Bakker, Astrid Dutrénit Host broadcaster: AVROTROS, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 2019 contest with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was set to host the 2020 contest, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and AVROTROS, the contest was held at Rotterdam Ahoy, and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May, and a final on 22 May 2021. The three live shows were presented by Dutch television presenters and singers Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit, and Dutch YouTuber and make-up artist Nikkie de Jager. Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, of which twenty-six re-entered the artists chosen for 2020 (albeit with different songs, as per the contest's rules). Bulgaria and Ukraine returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while Hungary and Montenegro did not return after their participation in the 2019 edition. Armenia and Belarus had originally planned to participate, but Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and Belarus was disqualified after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline. The winner was Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni", performed by Måneskin and written by the band's members Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi and Victoria De Angelis. France, Switzerland, Iceland and Ukraine rounded out the top five, with France and Switzerland achieving their best results since 1991 and 1993 respectively. Italy won the combined vote and televote, but placed fourth in the jury vote after Switzerland, France, and Malta. Italy was the second member of the "Big Five" since its introduction to win the contest after Germany in 2010. For the first time since 1995, none of the top three entries were performed in English, with France and Switzerland performing in French, and Italy in Italian. Also, for the first time since the current voting system was implemented in 2016, more than one country received no points from the televote in the final; these countries were Germany, Spain, the host country the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, the last of those becoming the first country to receive no points from both the jury and televote. It was the second time that the United Kingdom had received no points in the contest, the last time having been in 2003. For the first time since its debut in 2015, Australia failed to qualify for the final, making Ukraine the only country that has never failed to qualify from the semi-finals since their introduction in 2004. Armenia and Belarus confirmed their non-participation in the contest; Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises in the aftermath of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, while Belarus was disqualified from the contest after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 39. The total budget for the shows was €22 million, of which €3.7 million was left unspent after the contest, according to the municipal executive. The additional money was allocated to contingency scenarios that were eventually discarded. The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 183 million viewers in 36 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition, with an increase of seven percent in the 15–24 year old age range. Final The final took place on 22 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all thirty-nine participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 21 May 2021. Italy won with 524 points, also winning the televote. France came second with 499 points, with Switzerland (who won the jury vote), Iceland, Ukraine, Finland, Malta, Lithuania, Russia, and Greece completing the top ten. San Marino, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom occupied the bottom five positions, of which the last four countries received no points from the televote. The final was opened by the traditional flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied by a remix of "Venus" produced and performed by 16-year-old DJ Pieter Gabriel, with co-presenters Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Edsilia Rombley singing parts of the song. The interval acts included a medley of "Hero", "Ten Feet Tall" and "Titanium" performed by DJ Afrojack, singers Wulf and Glennis Grace, and an orchestra composed of young Dutch musicians; the "Rock the Roof" interval act, where six former Eurovision winners – Måns Zelmerlöw, Teach-In, Sandra Kim, Lenny Kuhr, Helena Paparizou and Lordi – performed their winning songs – "Heroes", "Ding-a-dong", "J'aime la vie", "De troubadour", "My Number One" and "Hard Rock Hallelujah" respectively – atop several venues in Rotterdam; and Duncan Laurence, who performed his winning song "Arcade" and his new single "Stars". A dance sketch titled "The Human Countdown" was then performed, which signified the closure of the voting window. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Cyprus Elena Tsagrinou "El Diablo" 94 16 2 Albania Anxhela Peristeri "Karma" 57 21 3 Israel Eden Alene "Set Me Free" 93 17 4 Belgium Hooverphonic "The Wrong Place" 74 19 5 Russia Manizha "Russian Woman" 204 9 6 Malta Destiny "Je me casse" 255 7 7 Portugal The Black Mamba "Love Is on My Side" 153 12 8 Serbia Hurricane "Loco loco" 102 15 9 United Kingdom James Newman "Embers" 0 26 10 Greece Stefania "Last Dance" 170 10 11 Switzerland Gjon's Tears "Tout l'univers" 432 3 12 Iceland Daði og Gagnamagnið "10 Years" 378 4 13 Spain Blas Cantó "Voy a quedarme" 6 24 14 Moldova Natalia Gordienko "Sugar" 115 13 15 Germany Jendrik "I Don't Feel Hate" 3 25 16 Finland Blind Channel "Dark Side" 301 6 17 Bulgaria Victoria "Growing Up Is Getting Old" 170 11 18 Lithuania The Roop "Discoteque" 220 8 19 Ukraine Go_A "Shum" 364 5 20 France Barbara Pravi "Voilà" 499 2 21 Azerbaijan Efendi "Mata Hari" 65 20 22 Norway Tix "Fallen Angel" 75 18 23 Netherlands Jeangu Macrooy "Birth of a New Age" 11 23 24 Italy Måneskin "Zitti e buoni" 524 1 25 Sweden Tusse "Voices" 109 14 26 San Marino Senhit "Adrenalina" 50 22

Dates: Semi-final 1: 18 May 2021 - Semi-final 2: 20 May 2021 - Final: 22 May 2021 Host venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands Presenters: Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit, Nikkie de Jager Directed by Marnix Kaart, Marc Pos, Daniel Jelinek - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Sietse Bakker, Astrid Dutrénit Host broadcaster: AVROTROS, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 2019 contest with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was set to host the 2020 contest, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and AVROTROS, the contest was held at Rotterdam Ahoy, and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May, and a final on 22 May 2021. The three live shows were presented by Dutch television presenters and singers Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit, and Dutch YouTuber and make-up artist Nikkie de Jager. Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, of which twenty-six re-entered the artists chosen for 2020 (albeit with different songs, as per the contest's rules). Bulgaria and Ukraine returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while Hungary and Montenegro did not return after their participation in the 2019 edition. Armenia and Belarus had originally planned to participate, but Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and Belarus was disqualified after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline. The winner was Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni", performed by Måneskin and written by the band's members Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi and Victoria De Angelis. France, Switzerland, Iceland and Ukraine rounded out the top five, with France and Switzerland achieving their best results since 1991 and 1993 respectively. Italy won the combined vote and televote, but placed fourth in the jury vote after Switzerland, France, and Malta. Italy was the second member of the "Big Five" since its introduction to win the contest after Germany in 2010. For the first time since 1995, none of the top three entries were performed in English, with France and Switzerland performing in French, and Italy in Italian. Also, for the first time since the current voting system was implemented in 2016, more than one country received no points from the televote in the final; these countries were Germany, Spain, the host country the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, the last of those becoming the first country to receive no points from both the jury and televote. It was the second time that the United Kingdom had received no points in the contest, the last time having been in 2003. For the first time since its debut in 2015, Australia failed to qualify for the final, making Ukraine the only country that has never failed to qualify from the semi-finals since their introduction in 2004. Armenia and Belarus confirmed their non-participation in the contest; Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises in the aftermath of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, while Belarus was disqualified from the contest after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 39. The total budget for the shows was €22 million, of which €3.7 million was left unspent after the contest, according to the municipal executive. The additional money was allocated to contingency scenarios that were eventually discarded. The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 183 million viewers in 36 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition, with an increase of seven percent in the 15–24 year old age range. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 20 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 30 March 2021. Switzerland won the most points, followed by Iceland, Bulgaria, Portugal, Finland, Greece, Moldova, Serbia, San Marino, and Albania. The countries that failed to reach the final were Estonia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Georgia, Latvia, and Denmark. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Spain and the United Kingdom. Armenia was originally allocated to participate in the second half of the semi-final, but withdrew from the contest due to its social and political crises in the aftermath of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. This semi-final was opened by breakdancer Redouan "Redo" Ait Chitt and singer-songwriter Eefje de Visser, with ballet dancer Ahmad Joudeh and BMX-er Dez Maarsen performing during the interval; the acts are titled "Forward Unlimited" and "Close Encounter of a Special Kind", respectively. The British, French, and Spanish artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 San Marino Senhit "Adrenalina" 118 9 2 Estonia Uku Suviste "The Lucky One" 58 13 3 Czech Republic Benny Cristo "Omaga" 23 15 4 Greece Stefania "Last Dance" 184 6 5 Austria Vincent Bueno "Amen" 66 12 6 Poland Rafał "The Ride" 35 14 7 Moldova Natalia Gordienko "Sugar" 179 7 8 Iceland Daði og Gagnamagnið "10 Years" 288 2 9 Serbia Hurricane "Loco loco" 124 8 10 Georgia Tornike Kipiani "You" 16 16 11 Albania Anxhela Peristeri "Karma" 112 10 12 Portugal The Black Mamba "Love Is on My Side" 239 4 13 Bulgaria Victoria "Growing Up Is Getting Old" 250 3 14 Finland Blind Channel "Dark Side" 234 5 15 Latvia Samanta Tīna "The Moon Is Rising" 14 17 16 Switzerland Gjon's Tears "Tout l'univers" 291 1 17 Denmark Fyr og Flamme "Øve os på hinanden" 89 11

Dates: Semi-final 1: 18 May 2021 - Semi-final 2: 20 May 2021 - Final: 22 May 2021 Host venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands Presenters: Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit, Nikkie de Jager Directed by Marnix Kaart, Marc Pos, Daniel Jelinek - Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Sietse Bakker, Astrid Dutrénit Host broadcaster: AVROTROS, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 2019 contest with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was set to host the 2020 contest, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and AVROTROS, the contest was held at Rotterdam Ahoy, and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May, and a final on 22 May 2021. The three live shows were presented by Dutch television presenters and singers Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit, and Dutch YouTuber and make-up artist Nikkie de Jager. Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, of which twenty-six re-entered the artists chosen for 2020 (albeit with different songs, as per the contest's rules). Bulgaria and Ukraine returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while Hungary and Montenegro did not return after their participation in the 2019 edition. Armenia and Belarus had originally planned to participate, but Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and Belarus was disqualified after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline. The winner was Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni", performed by Måneskin and written by the band's members Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi and Victoria De Angelis. France, Switzerland, Iceland and Ukraine rounded out the top five, with France and Switzerland achieving their best results since 1991 and 1993 respectively. Italy won the combined vote and televote, but placed fourth in the jury vote after Switzerland, France, and Malta. Italy was the second member of the "Big Five" since its introduction to win the contest after Germany in 2010. For the first time since 1995, none of the top three entries were performed in English, with France and Switzerland performing in French, and Italy in Italian. Also, for the first time since the current voting system was implemented in 2016, more than one country received no points from the televote in the final; these countries were Germany, Spain, the host country the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, the last of those becoming the first country to receive no points from both the jury and televote. It was the second time that the United Kingdom had received no points in the contest, the last time having been in 2003. For the first time since its debut in 2015, Australia failed to qualify for the final, making Ukraine the only country that has never failed to qualify from the semi-finals since their introduction in 2004. Armenia and Belarus confirmed their non-participation in the contest; Armenia withdrew due to its social and political crises in the aftermath of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, while Belarus was disqualified from the contest after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 39. The total budget for the shows was €22 million, of which €3.7 million was left unspent after the contest, according to the municipal executive. The additional money was allocated to contingency scenarios that were eventually discarded. The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 183 million viewers in 36 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition, with an increase of seven percent in the 15–24 year old age range. Semi-final 1 The first semi-final took place on 18 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Sixteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 30 March 2021. Malta won the most points, followed by Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Israel, Cyprus, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Belgium, and Norway. The countries that failed to reach the final were Slovenia, Australia, North Macedonia, Ireland, Croatia, and Romania. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Belarus was originally allocated to participate in the first half of the semi-final, but was disqualified from the contest after submitting entries in violation of the rules twice, and not providing an eligible entry before the deadline. This semi-final was opened by Duncan Laurence performing "Feel Something", and featured singer and YouTuber Davina Michelle and actress Thekla Reuten in an interval act titled "The Power of Water", centering on the Netherlands' history of water management. Michelle performed her new single "Sweet Water" in the performance. In both acts, augmented reality was used. The Dutch, German, and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Lithuania The Roop "Discoteque" 203 4 2 Slovenia Ana Soklič "Amen" 44 13 3 Russia Manizha "Russian Woman" 225 3 4 Sweden Tusse "Voices" 142 7 5 Australia Montaigne "Technicolour" 28 14 6 North Macedonia Vasil "Here I Stand" 23 15 7 Ireland Lesley Roy "Maps" 20 16 8 Cyprus Elena Tsagrinou "El Diablo" 170 6 9 Norway Tix "Fallen Angel" 115 10 10 Croatia Albina "Tick-Tock" 110 11 11 Belgium Hooverphonic "The Wrong Place" 117 9 12 Israel Eden Alene "Set Me Free" 192 5 13 Romania Roxen "Amnesia" 85 12 14 Azerbaijan Efendi "Mata Hari" 138 8 15 Ukraine Go_A "Shum" 267 2 16 Malta Destiny "Je me casse" 325 1

Dates: Semi-final 1: 14 May 2019 - Semi-final 2: 16 May 2019 - Final: 18 May 2019 Host venue: Expo Tel Aviv, Israel - Presenters: Erez Tal, Bar Refaeli, Assi Azar, Lucy Ayoub Directed by Amir Ukrainitz, Sivan Magazanik - Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand Executive producer: Zivit Davidovich - Host broadcaster: Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song "Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli. Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria and Ukraine not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Bulgaria cited financial difficulties as the reason for its absence, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection. The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Arcade", performed by Duncan Laurence and written by Laurence along with Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox. Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden rounded out the top five; due to a voting error, Norway was originally placed fifth, but placed sixth after a correction. The Netherlands won the combined vote, but placed third in the jury vote after North Macedonia and Sweden, and second in the televote after Norway. Further down the table, North Macedonia and San Marino achieved their best results to date, finishing seventh and 19th respectively. The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 182 million viewers in 40 European markets, a decrease of 4 million viewers from the previous edition. However, an increase of two percent in the 15–24 year old age range was reported. The lead-up to the contest was met with controversy on multiple fronts, primarily on issues surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict – this eventually led to demonstrations by interval act performer Madonna and Icelandic entrants Hatari during the broadcast of the final. The EBU initially announced on 7 November 2018 that 42 countries would participate in the contest, with Bulgaria opting not to participate for financial reasons. Ukraine announced its withdrawal from the contest on 27 February 2019, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 41. On 6 March 2019, the EBU confirmed that North Macedonia would take part for the first time under its new name, instead of the previous name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which had been used since the country's debut in 1998. Final Madonna performed "Like a Prayer", "Dark Ballet" and "Future" as an interval act in the final. The final took place on 18 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all forty-one participating countries eligible to vote. The final was opened with the traditional flag parade introducing the 26 finalists, which featured Dana International performing "Tel Aviv" and "Diva", Ilanit performing "Ey Sham", and Nadav Guedj performing "Golden Boy". In the interval, five former Eurovision participants were featured in the "Switch Song" interval act: Conchita Wurst performed "Heroes", Måns Zelmerlöw performed "Fuego", Eleni Foureira performed "Dancing Lasha Tumbai", Verka Serduchka performed "Toy", and Gali Atari, together with the four above-mentioned artists, performed her winning song "Hallelujah". Idan Raichel then performed "Bo'ee – Come to Me" together with the Idan Raichel Project. Netta then performed her new single "Nana Banana", followed by Madonna performing "Like a Prayer", "Dark Ballet" and "Future", the latter with Quavo. Actress and model Gal Gadot also appeared in a short video skit on Tel Aviv as a tourist destination. Madonna's interval performance in the final was heavily criticised due to her poor vocal showing, and further criticisms were raised when her official YouTube channel uploaded a video of the performance with the vocals auto-tuned. Madonna's representatives at Live Nation were subject to a lawsuit by host broadcaster Kan in September 2019, four months after the contest ended. The Belarusian jury was dismissed following the revelation of their votes in the first semi-final, which is contrary to the rules of the contest. Participants and results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Malta Michela "Chameleon" 107 14 2 Albania Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës" 90 17 3 Czech Republic Lake Malawi "Friend of a Friend" 157 11 4 Germany Sisters "Sister" 24 25 5 Russia Sergey Lazarev "Scream" 370 3 6 Denmark Leonora "Love Is Forever" 120 12 7 San Marino Serhat "Say Na Na Na" 77 19 8 North Macedonia Tamara Todevska "Proud" 305 7 9 Sweden John Lundvik "Too Late for Love" 334 5 10 Slovenia Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl "Sebi" 105 15 11 Cyprus Tamta "Replay" 109 13 12 Netherlands Duncan Laurence "Arcade" 498 1 13 Greece Katerine Duska "Better Love" 74 21 14 Israel Kobi Marimi "Home" 35 23 15 Norway Keiino "Spirit in the Sky" 331 6 16 United Kingdom Michael Rice "Bigger than Us" 11 26 17 Iceland Hatari "Hatrið mun sigra" 232 10 18 Estonia Victor Crone "Storm" 76 20 19 Belarus Zena "Like It" 31 24 20 Azerbaijan Chingiz "Truth" 302 8 21 France Bilal Hassani "Roi" 105 16 22 Italy Mahmood "Soldi" 472 2 23 Serbia Nevena Božović "Kruna" 89 18 24 Switzerland Luca Hänni "She Got Me" 364 4 25 Australia Kate Miller-Heidke "Zero Gravity" 284 9 26 Spain Miki "La venda" 54 22

Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light was a live television programme, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and produced by the Dutch broadcasters NPO, NOS and AVROTROS. It replaced the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was broadcast live from Hilversum, Netherlands on 16 May 2020 and lasted for approximately two hours. It was hosted by Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit, who had been chosen to present the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 before its cancellation. The EBU reported that the show had an audience of 73 million viewers, based on data provided by 38 of the 45 countries that broadcast the programme. In April 2021, the show was nominated for a Rockie Award in the category Comedy & Variety. As the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 could not take place due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Europe, the EBU decided to organise Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light as an alternative programme to fill the space that was initially planned for the competition. The programme's name was inspired by the song "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. This was the fourth time that the EBU organised a special show in the Eurovision format, after the shows for the 25th, 50th and 60th anniversaries. Like the 25th and 60th anniversary shows, this was a non-competitive show. Format During the programme, all 41 songs that had been chosen to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 were honoured in a non-competitive format. Participants from previous editions of the contest were invited to make an appearance. Johnny Logan, the hosts and Eurovision fans who uploaded clips for the occasion sang Logan's "What's Another Year", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague. Closing the show, all artists (except Hooverphonic, representing Belgium) performed "Love Shine a Light" from their respective home countries. The show ended with the announcement that Rotterdam would remain as the host city for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Hilversum was confirmed as the host city for the event, with Studio 21 in the Hilversum Media Park as the venue of the show. It was the second time Hilversum hosted a Eurovision event, having previously hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. The show was hosted by three presenters: actress and television host Chantal Janzen, singer and Dutch television commentator for the contest Jan Smit, and singer Edsilia Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in the 1998 and 2007 contests. They would have been the three hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Beauty vlogger Nikkie de Jager, also known as NikkieTutorials, presented the show's online content. All four went on to host the full contest in 2021. The show also showcased the artists and songs that would have competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, by showing short excerpts of the songs' music videos or stage performances, along with video messages from the artists themselves. Various landmarks in countries that were set to compete were illuminated as part of a segment titled Europe Shine a Landmarks.

Dates: Semi-final 1: 14 May 2019 - Semi-final 2: 16 May 2019 - Final: 18 May 2019 Host venue: Expo Tel Aviv, Israel - Presenters: Erez Tal, Bar Refaeli, Assi Azar, Lucy Ayoub Directed by Amir Ukrainitz, Sivan Magazanik - Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand Executive producer: Zivit Davidovich - Host broadcaster: Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song "Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli. Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria and Ukraine not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Bulgaria cited financial difficulties as the reason for its absence, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection. The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Arcade", performed by Duncan Laurence and written by Laurence along with Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox. Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden rounded out the top five; due to a voting error, Norway was originally placed fifth, but placed sixth after a correction. The Netherlands won the combined vote, but placed third in the jury vote after North Macedonia and Sweden, and second in the televote after Norway. Further down the table, North Macedonia and San Marino achieved their best results to date, finishing seventh and 19th respectively. The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 182 million viewers in 40 European markets, a decrease of 4 million viewers from the previous edition. However, an increase of two percent in the 15–24 year old age range was reported. The lead-up to the contest was met with controversy on multiple fronts, primarily on issues surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict – this eventually led to demonstrations by interval act performer Madonna and Icelandic entrants Hatari during the broadcast of the final. The EBU initially announced on 7 November 2018 that 42 countries would participate in the contest, with Bulgaria opting not to participate for financial reasons. Ukraine announced its withdrawal from the contest on 27 February 2019, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 41. On 6 March 2019, the EBU confirmed that North Macedonia would take part for the first time under its new name, instead of the previous name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which had been used since the country's debut in 1998. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 16 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST). Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Switzerland was pre-drawn into this semi-final due to scheduling issues. The Netherlands won the most points, followed by North Macedonia, Sweden, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Russia, Norway, Malta, Albania and Denmark. The countries that failed to reach the final were Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Croatia, Latvia, Armenia, Austria and Ireland.All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. The second semi-final included Shalva Band performing "A Million Dreams" and mentalist Lior Suchard as interval acts. The British, German and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Participants and results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Armenia Srbuk "Walking Out" 49 16 2 Ireland Sarah McTernan "22" 16 18 3 Moldova Anna Odobescu "Stay" 85 12 4 Switzerland Luca Hänni "She Got Me" 232 4 5 Latvia Carousel "That Night" 50 15 6 Romania Ester Peony "On a Sunday" 71 13 7 Denmark Leonora "Love Is Forever" 94 10 8 Sweden John Lundvik "Too Late for Love" 238 3 9 Austria Paenda "Limits" 21 17 10 Croatia Roko "The Dream" 64 14 11 Malta Michela "Chameleon" 157 8 12 Lithuania Jurij Veklenko "Run with the Lions" 93 11 13 Russia Sergey Lazarev "Scream" 217 6 14 Albania Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës" 96 9 15 Norway Keiino "Spirit in the Sky" 210 7 16 Netherlands Duncan Laurence "Arcade" 280 1 17 North Macedonia Tamara Todevska "Proud" 239 2 18 Azerbaijan Chingiz "Truth" 224 5

Dates: Semi-final 1: 14 May 2019 - Semi-final 2: 16 May 2019 - Final: 18 May 2019 Host venue: Expo Tel Aviv, Israel - Presenters: Erez Tal, Bar Refaeli, Assi Azar, Lucy Ayoub Directed by Amir Ukrainitz, Sivan Magazanik - Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand Executive producer: Zivit Davidovich - Host broadcaster: Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song "Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli. Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria and Ukraine not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Bulgaria cited financial difficulties as the reason for its absence, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection. The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Arcade", performed by Duncan Laurence and written by Laurence along with Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox. Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden rounded out the top five; due to a voting error, Norway was originally placed fifth, but placed sixth after a correction. The Netherlands won the combined vote, but placed third in the jury vote after North Macedonia and Sweden, and second in the televote after Norway. Further down the table, North Macedonia and San Marino achieved their best results to date, finishing seventh and 19th respectively. The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 182 million viewers in 40 European markets, a decrease of 4 million viewers from the previous edition. However, an increase of two percent in the 15–24 year old age range was reported. The lead-up to the contest was met with controversy on multiple fronts, primarily on issues surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict – this eventually led to demonstrations by interval act performer Madonna and Icelandic entrants Hatari during the broadcast of the final. The EBU initially announced on 7 November 2018 that 42 countries would participate in the contest, with Bulgaria opting not to participate for financial reasons. Ukraine announced its withdrawal from the contest on 27 February 2019, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 41. On 6 March 2019, the EBU confirmed that North Macedonia would take part for the first time under its new name, instead of the previous name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which had been used since the country's debut in 1998. Semi-final 1 The first semi-final took place on 14 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST). Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Ukraine was originally allocated to participate in the second half of the semi-final, but withdrew from the contest due to controversy over its national selection. Australia won the most points, followed by the Czech Republic, Iceland, Estonia, Greece, Slovenia, Serbia, San Marino, Cyprus and Belarus. The countries that failed to reach the final were Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Georgia, Portugal, Montenegro and Finland. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Israel and Spain. The first semi-final was opened by Netta performing a new version of her winning song "Toy", while the interval featured Dana International with "Just the Way You Are". The French, Israeli and Spanish artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Participants and results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Cyprus Tamta "Replay" 149 9 2 Montenegro D mol "Heaven" 46 16 3 Finland Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman "Look Away" 23 17 4 Poland Tulia "Fire of Love (Pali się)" 120 11 5 Slovenia Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl "Sebi" 167 6 6 Czech Republic Lake Malawi "Friend of a Friend" 242 2 7 Hungary Joci Pápai "Az én apám" 97 12 8 Belarus Zena "Like It" 122 10 9 Serbia Nevena Božović "Kruna" 156 7 10 Belgium Eliot "Wake Up" 70 13 11 Georgia Oto Nemsadze "Keep On Going" 62 14 12 Australia Kate Miller-Heidke "Zero Gravity" 261 1 13 Iceland Hatari "Hatrið mun sigra" 221 3 14 Estonia Victor Crone "Storm" 198 4 15 Portugal Conan Osíris "Telemóveis" 51 15 16 Greece Katerine Duska "Better Love" 185 5 17 San Marino Serhat "Say Na Na Na" 150 8

Dates: Semi-final 1: 8 May 2018 - Semi-final 2: 10 May 2018 - Final: 12 May 2018 Host venue: Lisbon Arena, Lisbon, Portugal Presenters: Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah, Catarina Furtado, Filomena Cautela Directed by Troels Lund, Paula Macedo, Pedro Miguel Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer: João Nuno Nogueira Host broadcaster: Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the 2017 contest with the song "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Lisbon Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2018. The three live shows were presented by Portuguese television presenters Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado, and Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah, marking the first time that the contest was presented by four hosts. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 2008 and 2011 editions. Russia returned after their absence from the previous edition, and for the first time since 2011, no country that participated in the previous edition withdrew. The winner was Israel with the song "Toy", performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger. Cyprus, Austria, Germany and Italy rounded out the top five, with Cyprus achieving their best result to date. Israel won the public vote, and came third in the jury vote behind Austria and Sweden. Further down the table, the Czech Republic also achieved its best result to date, finishing sixth. The EBU reported that the contest had a worldwide audience of around 186 million viewers, surpassing the 2017 edition by over 4 million. The postcards, filmed between March and April 2018, involved the act emerging from a door into Portugal to take part in a themed activity, such as mountain biking, making a salad or pastel de nata, or visiting popular attractions. The location where the activity took place was written in Portuguese at the start of the postcard. At the end of the postcard, the act posed for the camera, the slogan's hashtag appeared on the bottom corner of the screen, and song information was printed onto the country's flag. All the postcards had the same score, composed by Luis Figueredo. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 10 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST). Eighteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 3 April 2018. Norway won the most points, followed by Sweden, Moldova, Australia, Denmark, Ukraine, Netherlands, Slovenia, Serbia, and Hungary. The countries that failed to reach the final were Romania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Russia, Montenegro, San Marino, and Georgia. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Germany and Italy. With the approval from the contest's reference group, Italy broadcast and voted in the second semi-final following a request from Italian broadcaster RAI, as the date of the first semi-final coincided with the scheduled final of the fifth season of The Voice of Italy. The interval acts included a dance medley of "Puppet on a String", "Dschinghis Khan", "Making Your Mind Up", "Euphoria" and Riverdance, performed by the presenters; a pre-recorded segment depicting the recording of the postcards; a short documentary about the Portuguese 1974 entry "E depois do adeus" and its impact on the Carnation Revolution; plus new instalments of "Esclopedia" and "Planet Portugal". The French, German and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Norway Alexander Rybak "That's How You Write a Song" 266 1 2 Romania The Humans "Goodbye" 107 11 3 Serbia Sanja Ilić and Balkanika "Nova deca" 117 9 4 San Marino Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening "Who We Are" 28 17 5 Denmark Rasmussen "Higher Ground" 204 5 6 Russia Julia Samoylova "I Won't Break" 65 15 7 Moldova DoReDoS "My Lucky Day" 235 3 8 Netherlands Waylon "Outlaw in 'Em" 174 7 9 Australia Jessica Mauboy "We Got Love" 212 4 10 Georgia Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao "For You" 24 18 11 Poland Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer "Light Me Up" 81 14 12 Malta Christabelle "Taboo" 101 13 13 Hungary AWS "Viszlát nyár" 111 10 14 Latvia Laura Rizzotto "Funny Girl" 106 12 15 Sweden Benjamin Ingrosso "Dance You Off" 254 2 16 Montenegro Vanja Radovanović "Inje" 40 16 17 Slovenia Lea Sirk "Hvala, ne!" 132 8 18 Ukraine Mélovin "Under the Ladder" 179 6

Ausstrahlendes Programm: Das Erste, One - Produzierender Sender: Norddeutscher Rundfunk Ort: Studio Berlin - Datum 16. Februar 2024 - Uhrzeit 22:20 Uhr - Dauer ca. 140 Minuten Zahl der Beiträge 9 - Abstimmung: 50 % internationale Jurys - 50 % Zuschauer Pausenfüller: ABBA-Medley Bereits im Juli 2023 trat der NDR an Labels und Künstler heran, um für die Vorentscheidung zu werben. Am 7. September 2023 startete die offizielle Bewerbungsfrist, die am 5. Oktober 2023 enden sollte. Die Frist wurde bis zum 15. Oktober 2023 verlängert. Während der verlängerten Frist wurden rund 50 weitere Beiträge eingereicht. Insgesamt bewarben sich 495 Solisten, 71 Duette und 127 Bands für die Vorentscheidung. Ende November 2023 wurde bekannt, dass die Anzahl der im Rennen befindlichen Songs auf 32 reduziert wurde, darunter ca. ein Drittel mit deutschsprachigem Text. Die Bewertung dieser Beiträge nahm ein internationales Jurypanel vor, das aus 20 Mitgliedern bestand, die ehemals Mitglieder der Jurys bzw. Künstler waren, die am Eurovision Song Contest teilgenommen haben. Die Teilnehmer und Songs für das deutsche Finale wurden am 19. Januar 2024 veröffentlicht. Am 6. Dezember 2023 gab der NDR bekannt, dass ein Beitrag für das deutsche Finale im Rahmen des Dokutainment-Castingformats Ich will zum ESC! mit Rea Garvey und Conchita Wurst ausgewählt wird. Das Finale von Ich will zum ESC! wurde von Floryan mit seinem Song Scars gewonnen. Mit Ryk (2018) und Max Mutzke (Sieger 2004) nahmen zwei ehemalige Teilnehmer 2024 erneut an einer deutschen Vorentscheidung teil. Durch die Teilnahme von Max Mutzke war Das deutsche Finale 2024 die erste deutsche Vorentscheidung seit 2002, bei der sich ein früherer deutscher ESC-Vertreter erneut bewarb. Zusätzlich nahm mit Marie Reim die Tochter von Michelle, die Deutschland 2001 beim Eurovision Song Contest vertreten hatte, am Wettbewerb teil. Wie im Vorjahr wurde das Ergebnis der Vorentscheidung zu 50 % durch professionelle Jurys aus acht europäischen Ländern und zu 50 % durch eine Publikumsabstimmung in Deutschland per Telefon-, SMS- und Onlinevoting bestimmt. Die Onlineabstimmung wurde allerdings nicht mehr vor der Liveshow, sondern ausschließlich während des regulären Abstimmungszeitraums in der Sendung durchgeführt. Zudem wurden die Punkte des Publikums nicht mehr prozentual verteilt; stattdessen wurde das gesamte Juryergebnis in einen einzigen Satz von 1 bis 12 Punkten umgewandelt und die Punkte des Publikums von 1 bis 12 zu diesem addiert. Moderiert wurde die Show von Barbara Schöneberger, die diese Aufgabe – bis auf 2018 – bei allen deutschen Vorentscheidungen seit 2014 übernommen hat. Gesprächsgäste in der Show waren Alli Neumann, Mary Roos, Florian Silbereisen, Riccardo Simonetti, die deutschen Vertreter des Vorjahres Lord of the Lost sowie die Coaches von Ich will zum ESC!, Rea Garvey und Conchita Wurst. Ab 22:20 Uhr schaltete das Erste nach den «Tagesthemen» rüber, von 2,78 Millionen Zuschauern blieben noch 2,19 Millionen. Damit sind keinesfalls schlechte 14,7 Prozent am TV-Markt drin. Bei den 14- bis 49-Jährigen lief es sogar schlichtweg gut. Gute 0,46 Millionen jüngere Fernsehzuschauer holten sich starke 12,8 Prozent des entsprechenden Marktes. Platz Startnr. Interpret Lied 7. 1 Ninety Nine Love on a Budget 9. 2 Leona Undream You 1. 3 Isaak Always on the Run 5. 4 Galant Katze 8. 5 Floryan Scars 4. 6 Bodine Monet Tears Like Rain 3. 7 Ryk Oh Boy 6. 8 Marie Reim Naiv 2. 9 Max Mutzke Forever Strong

Dates: Semi-final 1: 8 May 2018 - Semi-final 2: 10 May 2018 - Final: 12 May 2018 Host venue: Lisbon Arena, Lisbon, Portugal Presenters: Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah, Catarina Furtado, Filomena Cautela Directed by Troels Lund, Paula Macedo, Pedro Miguel Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer: João Nuno Nogueira Host broadcaster: Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the 2017 contest with the song "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Lisbon Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2018. The three live shows were presented by Portuguese television presenters Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado, and Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah, marking the first time that the contest was presented by four hosts. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 2008 and 2011 editions. Russia returned after their absence from the previous edition, and for the first time since 2011, no country that participated in the previous edition withdrew. The winner was Israel with the song "Toy", performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger. Cyprus, Austria, Germany and Italy rounded out the top five, with Cyprus achieving their best result to date. Israel won the public vote, and came third in the jury vote behind Austria and Sweden. Further down the table, the Czech Republic also achieved its best result to date, finishing sixth. The EBU reported that the contest had a worldwide audience of around 186 million viewers, surpassing the 2017 edition by over 4 million. The postcards, filmed between March and April 2018, involved the act emerging from a door into Portugal to take part in a themed activity, such as mountain biking, making a salad or pastel de nata, or visiting popular attractions. The location where the activity took place was written in Portuguese at the start of the postcard. At the end of the postcard, the act posed for the camera, the slogan's hashtag appeared on the bottom corner of the screen, and song information was printed onto the country's flag. All the postcards had the same score, composed by Luis Figueredo. Final The final took place on 12 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all forty-three participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 10 May 2023. Israel won the contest with the song "Toy", performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger. Israel won with 529 points, also winning the televote. Cyprus came second with 436 points, with Austriaohich w won the jury vote), Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, and Moldova completing the top ten. Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, Finland, and Portugal occupied the bottom five positions. The final was opened by Portuguese fado singers Ana Moura and Mariza performing "Fado loucura" and "Barco negro" respectively. This was followed by the flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied with music by Portuguese scratching duo Beatbombers. The interval acts included a medley of "Ter peito e espaço", "Nova Lisboa", and "Reserva pra dois", performed by DJ Branko and featuring Sara Tavares, Dino D'Santiago, and Mayra Andrade respectively; a video sketch about the history of Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring Suzy; an interview with Polina Bogusevich, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017; and Salvador Sobral, who performed his new single "Mano a mano" and his winning song "Amar pelos dois", the latter in a duet with Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, with both songs featuring piano accompaniment by Júlio Resende. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Ukraine Mélovin "Under the Ladder" 130 17 2 Spain Amaia and Alfred "Tu canción" 61 23 3 Slovenia Lea Sirk "Hvala, ne!" 64 22 4 Lithuania Ieva Zasimauskaitė "When We're Old" 181 12 5 Austria Cesár Sampson "Nobody but You" 342 3 6 Estonia Elina Nechayeva "La forza" 245 8 7 Norway Alexander Rybak "That's How You Write a Song" 144 15 8 Portugal Cláudia Pascoal "O jardim" 39 26 9 United Kingdom SuRie "Storm" 48 24 10 Serbia Sanja Ilić and Balkanika "Nova deca" 113 19 11 Germany Michael Schulte "You Let Me Walk Alone" 340 4 12 Albania Eugent Bushpepa "Mall" 184 11 13 France Madame Monsieur "Mercy" 173 13 14 Czech Republic Mikolas Josef "Lie to Me" 281 6 15 Denmark Rasmussen "Higher Ground" 226 9 16 Australia Jessica Mauboy "We Got Love" 99 20 17 Finland Saara Aalto "Monsters" 46 25 18 Bulgaria Equinox "Bones" 166 14 19 Moldova DoReDoS "My Lucky Day" 209 10 20 Sweden Benjamin Ingrosso "Dance You Off" 274 7 21 Hungary AWS "Viszlát nyár" 93 21 22 Israel Netta "Toy" 529 1 23 Netherlands Waylon "Outlaw in 'Em" 121 18 24 Ireland Ryan O'Shaughnessy "Together" 136 16 25 Cyprus Eleni Foureira "Fuego" 436 2 26 Italy Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro "Non mi avete fatto niente" 308 5

Dates: Semi-final 1: 8 May 2018 - Semi-final 2: 10 May 2018 - Final: 12 May 2018 Host venue: Lisbon Arena, Lisbon, Portugal Presenters: Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah, Catarina Furtado, Filomena Cautela Directed by Troels Lund, Paula Macedo, Pedro Miguel Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer: João Nuno Nogueira Host broadcaster: Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the 2017 contest with the song "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Lisbon Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2018.[2] The three live shows were presented by Portuguese television presenters Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado, and Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah, marking the first time that the contest was presented by four hosts. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 2008 and 2011 editions. Russia returned after their absence from the previous edition, and for the first time since 2011, no country that participated in the previous edition withdrew. The winner was Israel with the song "Toy", performed by Netta and written by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger. Cyprus, Austria, Germany and Italy rounded out the top five, with Cyprus achieving their best result to date. Israel won the public vote, and came third in the jury vote behind Austria and Sweden. Further down the table, the Czech Republic also achieved its best result to date, finishing sixth. The EBU reported that the contest had a worldwide audience of around 186 million viewers, surpassing the 2017 edition by over 4 million. The postcards, filmed between March and April 2018, involved the act emerging from a door into Portugal to take part in a themed activity, such as mountain biking, making a salad or pastel de nata, or visiting popular attractions. The location where the activity took place was written in Portuguese at the start of the postcard. At the end of the postcard, the act posed for the camera, the slogan's hashtag appeared on the bottom corner of the screen, and song information was printed onto the country's flag.[69] All the postcards had the same score, composed by Luis Figueredo. Semi-final 1: The first semi-final took place on 8 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[78] Nineteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 3 April 2018.[79] Israel won the most points, followed by Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Austria, Estonia, Ireland, Bulgaria, Albania, Lithuania and Finland. The countries that failed to reach the final were Azerbaijan, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Macedonia, and Iceland. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.[80] The interval, which solely consisted of pre-recorded segments, included a performance of "Amar pelos dois" by 2017 entrants Alma, Blanche, Kristian Kostov, Manel Navarro, Martina Bárta, Norma John, and Svala; "Planet Portugal", a video sketch inspired by National Geographic featuring Herman José; and "Esclopedia", a video skit about the contest's history. The Portuguese, Spanish and British artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Azerbaijan Aisel "X My Heart" 94 11 2 Iceland Ari Ólafsson "Our Choice" 15 19 3 Albania Eugent Bushpepa "Mall" 162 8 4 Belgium Sennek "A Matter of Time" 91 12 5 Czech Republic Mikolas Josef "Lie to Me" 232 3 6 Lithuania Ieva Zasimauskaitė "When We're Old" 119 9 7 Israel Netta "Toy" 283 1 8 Belarus Alekseev "Forever" 65 16 9 Estonia Elina Nechayeva "La forza" 201 5 10 Bulgaria Equinox "Bones" 177 7 11 Macedonia Eye Cue "Lost and Found" 24 18 12 Croatia Franka "Crazy" 63 17 13 Austria Cesár Sampson "Nobody but You" 231 4 14 Greece Yianna Terzi "Oniro mou" 81 14 15 Finland Saara Aalto "Monsters" 108 10 16 Armenia Sevak Khanagyan "Qami" 79 15 17 Switzerland Zibbz "Stones" 86 13 18 Ireland Ryan O'Shaughnessy "Together" 179 6 19 Cyprus Eleni Foureira "Fuego" 262 2

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2017 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2017 - Final: 13 May 2017 Host venue: International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Presenters: Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk, Timur Miroshnychenko Directed by Troels Lund, Alexander Kolb, Ladislaus Kiraly Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer: Pavlo Grytsak Host broadcaster: Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the 2016 contest with the song "1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), the contest was held at the International Exhibition Centre and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and a final on 13 May 2017. The three live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenko, being the first contest since the inaugural 1956 edition without a female host. Forty-two countries participated in the contest. Portugal and Romania returned to the contest after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina did not participate on financial grounds. Russia had originally planned to participate, but later withdrew after its representative, Julia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of having travelled directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law. The winner was Portugal with the song "Amar pelos dois", performed by Salvador Sobral and written by his sister Luísa Sobral. The song won both the jury vote and televote, and Bulgaria, Moldova, Belgium and Sweden rounded out the top five. This was Portugal's first victory in 53 years of participation, the longest in Eurovision history. It was also the first winning song entirely performed in a country's native language since Serbia's "Molitva" in 2007. The top three countries – Portugal, Bulgaria and Moldova – all achieved their highest placings in their Eurovision history, while host country Ukraine received its worst placing to date, finishing 24th in the final. The EBU reported that 182 million viewers worldwide watched the contest, 22 million fewer than the 2016 record. Initially, on 31 October 2016, it was announced that forty-three countries were to participate in the contest, equalling the record set in 2008 and 2011. Portugal and Romania returned after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina withdrew on financial grounds. Russia had planned to participate but announced their withdrawal on 13 April 2017, after their representative, Julia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of travelling directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law. This subsequently reduced the number of participating countries to forty-two, the same number of countries as 2016. Final Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 42 participating countries eligible to vote. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Israel Imri "I Feel Alive" 39 23 2 Poland Kasia Moś "Flashlight" 64 22 3 Belarus Naviband "Story of My Life" 83 17 4 Austria Nathan Trent "Running on Air" 93 16 5 Armenia Artsvik "Fly with Me" 79 18 6 Netherlands OG3NE "Lights and Shadows" 150 11 7 Moldova SunStroke Project "Hey Mamma" 374 3 8 Hungary Joci Pápai "Origo" 200 8 9 Italy Francesco Gabbani "Occidentali's Karma" 334 6 10 Denmark Anja "Where I Am" 77 20 11 Portugal Salvador Sobral "Amar pelos dois" 758 1 12 Azerbaijan Dihaj "Skeletons" 120 14 13 Croatia Jacques Houdek "My Friend" 128 13 14 Australia Isaiah "Don't Come Easy" 173 9 15 Greece Demy "This Is Love" 77 19 16 Spain Manel Navarro "Do It for Your Lover" 5 26 17 Norway Jowst "Grab the Moment" 158 10 18 United Kingdom Lucie Jones "Never Give Up on You" 111 15 19 Cyprus Hovig "Gravity" 68 21 20 Romania Ilinca feat. Alex Florea "Yodel It!" 282 7 21 Germany Levina "Perfect Life" 6 25 22 Ukraine O.Torvald "Time" 36 24 23 Belgium Blanche "City Lights" 363 4 24 Sweden Robin Bengtsson "I Can't Go On" 344 5 25 Bulgaria Kristian Kostov "Beautiful Mess" 615 2 26 France Alma "Requiem" 135 12

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2017 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2017 - Final: 13 May 2017 Host venue: International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Presenters: Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk, Timur Miroshnychenko Directed by Troels Lund, Alexander Kolb, Ladislaus Kiraly Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer: Pavlo Grytsak Host broadcaster: Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the 2016 contest with the song "1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), the contest was held at the International Exhibition Centre and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and a final on 13 May 2017. The three live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenko, being the first contest since the inaugural 1956 edition without a female host. Forty-two countries participated in the contest. Portugal and Romania returned to the contest after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina did not participate on financial grounds. Russia had originally planned to participate, but later withdrew after its representative, Julia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of having travelled directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law. The winner was Portugal with the song "Amar pelos dois", performed by Salvador Sobral and written by his sister Luísa Sobral. The song won both the jury vote and televote, and Bulgaria, Moldova, Belgium and Sweden rounded out the top five. This was Portugal's first victory in 53 years of participation, the longest in Eurovision history. It was also the first winning song entirely performed in a country's native language since Serbia's "Molitva" in 2007. The top three countries – Portugal, Bulgaria and Moldova – all achieved their highest placings in their Eurovision history, while host country Ukraine received its worst placing to date, finishing 24th in the final. The EBU reported that 182 million viewers worldwide watched the contest, 22 million fewer than the 2016 record. Initially, on 31 October 2016, it was announced that forty-three countries were to participate in the contest, equalling the record set in 2008 and 2011. Portugal and Romania returned after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina withdrew on financial grounds. Russia had planned to participate but announced their withdrawal on 13 April 2017, after their representative, Julia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of travelling directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law. This subsequently reduced the number of participating countries to forty-two, the same number of countries as 2016. Semi-final 2 Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. France, Germany and Ukraine voted in this semi-final. Russia was originally set to perform in position three, but later withdrew from the contest after the artist it selected was banned from entering Ukraine, resulting in countries originally planned to perform fourth and later, to do so one place earlier. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Serbia Tijana Bogićević "In Too Deep" 98 11 2 Austria Nathan Trent "Running on Air" 147 7 3 Macedonia Jana Burčeska "Dance Alone" 69 15 4 Malta Claudia Faniello "Breathlessly" 55 16 5 Romania Ilinca feat. Alex Florea "Yodel It!" 174 6 6 Netherlands OG3NE "Lights and Shadows" 200 4 7 Hungary Joci Pápai "Origo" 231 2 8 Denmark Anja "Where I Am" 101 10 9 Ireland Brendan Murray "Dying to Try" 86 13 10 San Marino Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson "Spirit of the Night" 1 18 11 Croatia Jacques Houdek "My Friend" 141 8 12 Norway Jowst "Grab the Moment" 189 5 13 Switzerland Timebelle "Apollo" 97 12 14 Belarus Naviband "Story of My Life" 110 9 15 Bulgaria Kristian Kostov "Beautiful Mess" 403 1 16 Lithuania Fusedmarc "Rain of Revolution" 42 17 17 Estonia Koit Toome and Laura "Verona" 85 14 18 Israel Imri "I Feel Alive" 207 3

Dates: Semi-final 1: 10 May 2016 - Semi-final 2: 12 May 2016 - Final: 14 May 2016 Host venue: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Presenters: Petra Mede, Måns Zelmerlöw - Directed by Daniel Jelinek, Robin Hofwander, Sven Stojanović - Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer: Johan Bernhagen, Martin Österdahl - Host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2015 contest with the song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Globe Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2016. The three live shows were presented by Petra Mede and the previous year's winner Måns Zelmerlöw. Forty-two countries participated in the contest. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Ukraine returned after absences from recent contests, while Australia also returned after debuting as a special guest in 2015. Portugal did not enter, largely due to their national broadcaster's insufficient promotion of its music-based media, while Romania had planned to participate, but was disqualified due to repeated non-payment of debts by its national broadcaster to the EBU. The winner was Ukraine with the song "1944", performed and written by Jamala. Australia, Russia, Bulgaria and host country Sweden rounded out the top five. This was the first time since the introduction of professional jury voting in 2009 that the overall winner won neither the jury vote, which was won by Australia, nor the televote, which was won by Russia, with Ukraine placing second in both. "1944" is the first song containing lyrics in Crimean Tatar to win the contest. The Czech Republic managed to qualify for the final for the first time in five attempts since its debut in 2007, while both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece failed to qualify from the semi-finals for the first time ever, the latter being absent from the final for the first time since 2000. In the final, Australia's second-place finish was an improvement on its fifth-place finish in 2015, while Bulgaria finished fourth, its best result since its debut and first participation in a final since 2007. The contest was the first to implement a voting system change since 1975: each country's professional jury points were announced largely as before, while the results of each national televote were combined and announced in reverse order. It was also the first contest to be broadcast on live television in the United States, and the EBU recorded a record-breaking 204 million viewers worldwide for the contest, beating the 2015 viewing figures by over 5 million. Four countries returned after absences from recent contests: Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2012, Bulgaria and Croatia since 2013 and Ukraine since 2014. Australia also returned after debuting as a special guest in 2015, but by invitation of the EBU due to the associate membership status of the Special Broadcasting Service. However, instead of pre-qualifying for the final and voting in all three live shows, as was the case in 2015, Australia entered the second semi-final and voted only in that semi-final and the final. Portugal did not enter, largely due to its national broadcaster's insufficient promotion of their music-based media, as well as a poorly structured selection process, while Romania was disqualified on 22 April 2016 due to repeated non-payment of debts by their national broadcaster to the EBU. One of the interval acts of the final was a world premiere live performance of "Can't Stop the Feeling!" and "Rock Your Body" by Justin Timberlake. He was the first "global megastar" in the contest's 61-year-history to perform during the interval. Final: 26 countries participated in the final, with all 42 participating countries eligible to vote. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Belgium Laura Tesoro "What's the Pressure" 181 10 2 Czech Republic Gabriela Gunčíková "I Stand" 41 25 3 Netherlands Douwe Bob "Slow Down" 153 11 4 Azerbaijan Samra "Miracle" 117 17 5 Hungary Freddie "Pioneer" 108 19 6 Italy Francesca Michielin "No Degree of Separation" 124 16 7 Israel Hovi Star "Made of Stars" 135 14 8 Bulgaria Poli Genova "If Love Was a Crime" 307 4 9 Sweden Frans "If I Were Sorry" 261 5 10 Germany Jamie-Lee "Ghost" 11 26 11 France Amir "J'ai cherché" 257 6 12 Poland Michał Szpak "Color of Your Life" 229 8 13 Australia Dami Im "Sound of Silence" 511 2 14 Cyprus Minus One "Alter Ego" 96 21 15 Serbia Sanja Vučić Zaa "Goodbye (Shelter)" 115 18 16 Lithuania Donny Montell "I've Been Waiting for This Night" 200 9 17 Croatia Nina Kraljić "Lighthouse" 73 23 18 Russia Sergey Lazarev "You Are the Only One" 491 3 19 Spain Barei "Say Yay!" 77 22 20 Latvia Justs "Heartbeat" 132 15 21 Ukraine Jamala "1944" 534 1 22 Malta Ira Losco "Walk on Water" 153 12 23 Georgia Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz "Midnight Gold" 104 20 24 Austria Zoë "Loin d'ici" 151 13 25 United Kingdom Joe and Jake "You're Not Alone" 62 24 26 Armenia Iveta Mukuchyan "LoveWave" 249 7

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2017 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2017 - Final: 13 May 2017 Host venue: International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Presenters: Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk, Timur Miroshnychenko Directed by Troels Lund, Alexander Kolb, Ladislaus Kiraly Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer: Pavlo Grytsak Host broadcaster: Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the 2016 contest with the song "1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), the contest was held at the International Exhibition Centre and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and a final on 13 May 2017. The three live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenko, being the first contest since the inaugural 1956 edition without a female host. Forty-two countries participated in the contest. Portugal and Romania returned to the contest after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina did not participate on financial grounds. Russia had originally planned to participate, but later withdrew after its representative, Julia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of having travelled directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law. The winner was Portugal with the song "Amar pelos dois", performed by Salvador Sobral and written by his sister Luísa Sobral. The song won both the jury vote and televote, and Bulgaria, Moldova, Belgium and Sweden rounded out the top five. This was Portugal's first victory in 53 years of participation, the longest in Eurovision history. It was also the first winning song entirely performed in a country's native language since Serbia's "Molitva" in 2007. The top three countries – Portugal, Bulgaria and Moldova – all achieved their highest placings in their Eurovision history, while host country Ukraine received its worst placing to date, finishing 24th in the final. The EBU reported that 182 million viewers worldwide watched the contest, 22 million fewer than the 2016 record. Initially, on 31 October 2016, it was announced that forty-three countries were to participate in the contest, equalling the record set in 2008 and 2011. Portugal and Romania returned after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina withdrew on financial grounds.[36] Russia had planned to participate but announced their withdrawal on 13 April 2017, after their representative, Julia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of travelling directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law. This subsequently reduced the number of participating countries to forty-two, the same number of countries as 2016. Semi-final 1: Eighteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final. R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Sweden Robin Bengtsson "I Can't Go On" 227 3 2 Georgia Tamara Gachechiladze "Keep the Faith" 99 11 3 Australia Isaiah "Don't Come Easy" 160 6 4 Albania Lindita "World" 76 14 5 Belgium Blanche "City Lights" 165 4 6 Montenegro Slavko Kalezić "Space" 56 16 7 Finland Norma John "Blackbird" 92 12 8 Azerbaijan Dihaj "Skeletons" 150 8 9 Portugal Salvador Sobral "Amar pelos dois" 370 1 10 Greece Demy "This Is Love" 115 10 11 Poland Kasia Moś "Flashlight" 119 9 12 Moldova SunStroke Project "Hey Mamma" 291 2 13 Iceland Svala "Paper" 60 15 14 Czech Republic Martina Bárta "My Turn" 83 13 15 Cyprus Hovig "Gravity" 164 5 16 Armenia Artsvik "Fly with Me" 152 7 17 Slovenia Omar Naber "On My Way" 36 17 18 Latvia Triana Park "Line" 21 18