Eurovision semi-final - Cyprus appears first (VIDEO)

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Eurovision semi-final - Cyprus appears first
The first semifinal of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place tonight at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Center.

The second semifinal is on Thursday, May 16 and the grand final on Saturday, May 18, at 22:00.

Cyprus appears first in the first semifinal with the song Replay and singer Tamta.
Greece appears in 16th place with Katerina Duska and the song Better Love.

The order of appearance in the two Semifinals is as follows:

First Semifinal, Tuesday, May 14

Cyprus
Montenegro
Φινλανδία
Poland
Slovenia
Czech republic
Hungary
Belarus
Serbia
Belgium
Georgia
Australia
Iceland
Εσθονία
Portugal
Greece
San Marino

Second Semifinal, Thursday, May 16

Armenia
Ireland
Moldova
Switzerland
Latvia
Romania
Denmark
Sweden
Austria
Croatian
Malta
Lithuania
Russia
Αλβανία
Νορβηγία
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Azerbaijan

The songs of "Big Five" (Spain, United Kingdom France, Germany, Italy) as well as Israel as the host country do not compete, as they qualify directly for the Eurovision Final.

A total of 18 countries will take part in the May 26 Final, including twenty of the two Semifinals - ten each night - the Big Five and Israel.

Watch the video from Tamta's rehearsals:

Source: KYPE