10 countries have qualified from the first Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final this morning in Italy.
Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini and Mika hosted a spectacular show at PalaOlimpico.
Qualifying countries are in bold:
1 Albania Ronela Hajati “Sekret”
2 Latvia Citi Zēni “Eat Your Salad”
3 Lithuania Monika Liu “Sentimentai”
4 Switzerland Marius Bear “Boys Do Cry”
5 Slovenia LPS “Disko”
6 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra “Stefania”
7 Bulgaria Intelligent Music Project “Intention”
8 Netherlands S10 “De diepte”
9 Moldova Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers “Trenulețul” h
10 Portugal Maro “Saudade, saudade”
11 Croatia Mia Dimšić “Guilty Pleasure”
12 Denmark Reddi “The Show”
13 Austria Lumix feat. Pia Maria “Halo”
14 Iceland Systur “Með hækkandi sól”
15 Greece Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord “Die Together”
16 Norway Subwoolfer “Give That Wolf a Banana”
17 Armenia Rosa Linn “Snap”
Live early morning broadcasts (AEST)
• Semi Final 1 – Wednesday 11 May, 5am SBS
• Semi Final 2 – Friday 13 May, 5am SBS (Featuring Sheldon Riley) * Australia votes
• Grand Final – Sunday 15 May, 5am SBS * Australia votes
Primetime evening broadcasts
• Semi Final 1 – Friday 13 May, 8.30pm SBS
• Semi Final 2 – Saturday 14 May, 8.30pm SBS (Featuring Sheldon Riley)
• Grand Final – Sunday 15 May, 7.30pm SBS
NB: TV Tonight filing Live results.
This post updates.