The first ten finalists have been determined.

It has been an exciting evening and also a in interesting kaleidoscope of the current European music scene. But the rules say that only 10 countries have the chance to qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday.

These countries made it to the Grand Final:

01. Switzerland
02. Armenia
03. Iceland
04. Lithuania
05. Portugal
06. Norway
07. Greece
08. Ukraine
09. Moldova
10. The Netherlands

So the following entries did not make it into the Grand Final: Albania, Latvia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark and Austria.

The running order will be released, after the second semi-final on Thursday night. It will be determined by the Italian broadcaster with the approval of the EBU.

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As one of the founders of eurovisionlive.com I am responsible for the interviews with the singers and the editorial content. My passion for the Eurovision Song Contest exists since my early childhood. The exotic music, different cultures and languages have given a lot of inspiration to me. Since my very first ESC in Dublin 1994 I particularly appreciate the get together and friendship of all the nationalities and Riverdance was a thrill!