A riotous cavalcade of quality song appears to be taking place in May. There, therefore, has to be a semi final allocation draw (and a heated debate as to who is in which semi and which draw pot and all that nonsense)
We’re not the place for that – so, instead, here is the draw! – Remember it’s done by top half and bottom half and they are listed in the order they came out – Apart from Israel who asked to be in the 2nd Semi Final because of a clash with Yom HaShoah on the 5th/6th May.
| Semi Final 1 | Semi Final 2 |
|---|---|
| Ukraine | Austria |
| Cyprus | Malta |
| Poland | Switzerland |
| Serbia | Greece |
| Lithuania | Czechia |
| Croatia | Albania |
| Ireland | Denmark |
| Slovenia | Armenia |
| Iceland | Israel |
| Finland | Estonia |
| Portugal | Georgia |
| Luxembourg | Netherlands |
| Australia | Norway |
| Azerbaijan | Latvia |
| Moldova | San Marino |
| Belgium | |
| Voting In this one are : | Voting in this one are: |
| Sweden | Spain |
| UK | Italy |
| Germany | France |
Holocaust Memorial day in Israel is on 6th of May.
Which meant that Israel wouldn’t be able to do the afternoon dress rehearsal on that day, and maybe also the the one at 9pm.
Hence , Israel request to be in the 2nd semi
All you have ro do is ask the right person