Which countries have made it to the grand final?published at 17:52 BST
Image source, EPA/ShutterstockLion Ceccah from Lithuania preparing in the last dress rehearsal
One stage, 25 acts. Here’s a run down of who has made it to the grand final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Five countries qualified automatically:
The “Big Four” countries – the UK, Italy, Germany and France – were guaranteed a place in the grand final as they are the biggest financial contributors to the contest.
Austria, as this year’s hosts also automatically qualified.
Image source, EPA/ShutterstockNorway’s Jonas Lovv during the dress rehearsals
Twenty countries fought for their spot:
In the first semi-final, which took place on Tuesday, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia and Sweden advanced to the final.
The second semi-final was the decider on who would earn the last few spots in the grand final, the successful countries were: Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Malta, Norway, Romania and Ukraine.
Acts from all 25 countries will be performing tonight, and one of them will be crowned this year’s winner – stick with us.
