The semi-final, held at Vienna’s Wiener Stadhalle, saw 10 countries qualify for Saturday’s grand finale.
Among them were Finnish duo Pete Parkonnen and Linda Lampenius, whose tempestuous love song Liekinheitin (Flamethrower) is currently the favourite to win.
But there was disappointment for British star Boy George. The Culture Club singer appeared as a guest performer on San Marino’s entry, which failed to survive Tuesday’s vote.
Here are the acts we will see again at Saturday’s grand finale.
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Belgium: Essyla – Dancing on the Ice
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Croatia: Lelek – Andromeda
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Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – Liekinheitin
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Greece: Akylas – Ferto
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Israel: Noam Bettan – Michelle
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Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – Sólo quiero más
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Moldova: Satoshi – Viva, Moldova!
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Poland: Alicja – Pray
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Serbia: Lavina – Kraj Mene
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Sweden: Felicia – My System
That means Estonia, Georgia, Montenegro, Portugal and San Marino have all been eliminated.
They included three returning Eurovision acts – Estonia’s Vanilla Ninja, San Marino’s Senhit and Georgian trio Bzikebi, who won Junior Eurovision in 2008.
Loyalty, it would seem, means nothing in the gladiatorial arena of the annual song contest.
