On the evening of May 6, the International Song Contest with the participation of 43 participating countries officially opened in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. Traditionally, the red carpet was replaced this time with a blue one - in the color of the Tagus River, on the embankment of which the opening took place, as well as the ocean, which became the theme of the 63rd contest. took place on May 8th. This year our country in the competition Alekseev with the song Forever.
According to the rules of the competition, Belarus will not be able to vote in the second semi-final, as it voted in the first.
Performers from Norway, Romania, Serbia, San Marino, Denmark, Russia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Australia, Georgia, Poland, Malta, Hungary, Latvia, Sweden, Montenegro, Slovenia, Ukraine will perform in the second semi-final, eurovision.tv reports. .
1. Norway. Alexander Rybak - That's How You Write A Song
During his time, as in 2009, he will play the violin. The performer wrote the song for this year's contest himself.
Alexander Rybak became the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, which was held in Moscow. For the performance of the Fairytale song, Rybak received 387 points, which until 2017 was a record in the entire history of the contest.
2. Romania. The Humans - Goodbye
The Humans are a Romanian band from Bucharest consisting of vocalist Cristina Caramarcu, guitarist Alexandru Cismaru, keyboardist Alexandru Matei, bassist Alin Neagoe and drummer Adi Tetrade.
3. Serbia. Sanja Ilic & Balkanika - Nova Deca
Aleksandar "Sanya" Ilic is a 67-year-old Serbian pop composer and keyboardist who founded the Balkanika band in 1998. Sanya Ilic is the oldest participant in Eurovision 2018.
4. San Marino. Jessika and Jenifer Brening - Who We Are
Jessica Muscat is a Maltese singer and actress better known by her stage name Jessika.
Jennifer Brening is a German singer. She took part in the show The Winner is ... on the SAT TV channel. 1, as well as season 11 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
5. Denmark. Rasmussen - Higher Ground
Jonas Flodager Rasmussen is a Danish actor and singer known as Rasmussen. He studied drama and music at the University of Aarhus and is currently the lead vocalist for Hair Metal Heröes, an 80s-style cover band that covers hits from artists such as ABBA and Elton John.
6. Russia. Julia Samoilova - I Won't Break
Russian singer Yulia Samoilova at the age of 13 became a disabled person of the 1st group with a diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy. From an early age, Samoilova participated in various competitions. At the age of fourteen she became a laureate of the music festival "On the Wings of a Dream". He is a finalist of the third season of Alla Pugacheva's project "Factor A".
The singer will go to Eurovision on the second attempt: last year, her Ukrainian authorities.
7. Moldova. DoReDoS - My Lucky Day
DoReDos is a Moldavian trio from Rybnitsa. The group consists of Marina Jundiet, Evgeny Andriyanov and Sergey Mytsa. The group was founded in 2011. In 2017, they became winners from Moldova at the New Wave contest, after which all three members of the group received the title of Honored Artists of Moldova.
8. The Netherlands. Waylon - Outlaw In 'Em
Waylon, real name Willem Bakerk, is a Dutch singer who, together with Ilse De Lange, represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, as part of The Common Linnets.
9. Australia. Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy is an Australian R&B and pop singer-songwriter and actress. In 2006, Mauboy was runner-up on the fourth season of the Australian Idol talent show and subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia.
10. Georgia. Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao - For You
Iriao is a seven-member Georgian jazz and ethno-folk music group. The group was founded in 2013 by David Malazonia. Iriao is considered the first musical group that combined jazz with Georgian ethnic melodies.
11. Poland. Gromee and Lukas Meijer - Light Me Up
Gromee is a DJ, songwriter and producer. He creates music for world famous stars, and his hits are gaining fame on the Internet. Lucas Meyer spends most of his time in the No Sleep for Lucy group, a team that constantly collaborates with famous brands.
12. Malta. Christabelle
Christabel Borg is a Maltese singer who started her career as a teenager but as a TV presenter. Participated in the selection for Eurovision in 2015 and 2016 with the songs Rush and Kingdom, but could not win.
13. Hungary. AWS - Viszlat Nyar
AWS is a Hungarian band from Budakessy that performs Metalcore and Post-hardcore music. It consists of Bence Brooker, Daniel Kekenesh, Ersh Sikloshi, Aron Veresh and Shoma Shisler.
14. Latvia. Laura Rizzotto
Laura Rizzotto is a Brazilian-born Latvian singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist.
15. Sweden. Benjamin Ingrosso
Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Winner of the celebrity dance TV show Let's Dance 2014, participated in Melodifestivalen twice in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
16. Montenegro. Vanja Radovanovic
Vanja Radovanovic is a Montenegrin musician, singer and songwriter.
17. Slovenia. Lea Sirk
18. Ukraine. MELOVIN - Under The Ladder
For our performer, this is the second chance to make a first impression on European audiences: last year, due to a ban by the Ukrainian authorities, she was unable to come to the competition in Kyiv.
"Eurovision" -2018. Participation in the second will be representatives of 18 countries - out of 43 participating in this year's Eurovision. The main task is to get into the top ten.
The finalists will be determined by the national jury, which ranks the songs and assigns points to them. The favorite receives 12 points, the composition following it - 10 points, then - 8, 7, 6 - and so on up to one, which goes to the tenth performer from this rating. The rest of the participants are left with nothing.
Then the scores of different judging teams are summed up, and ten leaders go to the final.
Yulia Samoilova is predicted to get into these top 10. According to bookmakers, Alexander Rybak, representing Norway for the second time after winning Eurovision 2009, Australian Jessica Mauboy, Swedish representative Benjamin Ingross and Ukrainian performer Melovin will get into the next stage with her.
The Russian singer will perform the song I Won't Break. Two weeks after the publication of the official video on the Internet, Yulia Samoilova's video gained 1.4 million views.
Representatives of Russia consistently qualify for the final. Three times - in 2012, 2015 and 2016 - our artists took first place in the semi-final round.
Full list of participants of the second semi-final of Eurovision-2018:
Jessica Mauboy (Australia) - We Got Love
AWS (Hungary) - Viszlát Nyár
Ethno-folk and jazz group Iriao (Georgia) - For You
Rasmussen (Denmark) - Higher Ground
Laura Rizzotto (Latvia) - Funny Girl
Christabel (Malta) - Taboo
DoReDos (Moldova) - My Lucky Day
Waylon (Netherlands) - Outlaw In "Em
Alexander Rybak (Norway) - That's How You Write A Song
Gromee and Lukas Meyer (Poland) - Light Me Up
Yulia Samoilova (Russia) - I Won "t Break
The Humans (Romania) - Goodbye
The second semi-final of the 63rd International Song Contest starts in Lisbon, Europe is in anticipation, the artists are already ready to take the stage. Who will be in the final?
On May 10, all the attention of Europe is again riveted to the Portuguese capital, where the second semi-final of Eurovision 2018 takes place.
On stage "Altice Arena" in Lisbon gathered the most incendiary representatives, and unique songs.
All of Europe in a single impulse is rooting for their favorites, this night will be sleepless.
18 performers from the second semi-final will take to the stage to demonstrate all their talent and voice, bright numbers, and outfits.
The results of the second semi-final will soon be known, who are the 10 lucky ones who will go to the final of the song contest?
Europe will remember this show for a long time, the latest advances in technology, a great show, special effects, all this will be at Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon.
Root for your favorite!
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So, the second show of the largest musical event "Eurovision 2018" is coming!
The start of the competition is preceded by a picture-postcard of Portugal and the marine theme.
Then the hosts Filomena Kautela, Silvia Alberto, Daniela Rua and Katarina Furtado appear on the stage, after welcoming words they announce the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 - open!
Results and results of the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2018:
1. Alexander Rybak (Norway)
This year, Alexander Rybak from Norway returns to Eurovision 2018.
The violinist and singer of Belarusian origin was considered the champion of the competition until 2017 in terms of the number of points scored, so many bet on his victory again.
In 2009, at a competition in Moscow, he won with the song "Fairytale".
In 2018, Rybak will perform the song "That's How You Write A Song".
2. The Humans (Romania)
Romania at the show in Lisbon will be represented by The Humans, which will consist of vocalist Cristina Caramarcu, guitarist Alexandru Cismaru, keyboardist Alexandru Matei, bassist Alin Nyagoe and drummer Adi Tetrade.
Participation in Eurovision will be a real breakthrough for a young little-known group and the first serious step in a professional musical career. The entry "Goodbye" was written by the group's vocalist Cristina Karamarcu.
3. Sanya Ilic and Balkanika (Serbia)
The musical style of "Balkanika" is folk Balkan motifs in the rhythm of modern musical trends.
The band plays old Balkan instruments, from which Sanya and his friends are trying, not without success, to extract a modern pop-rock sound.
Balkanika gives successful concerts all over the world.
4. Jessica and Jennifer Brening (San Marino)
Jessica Muscat and Jennifer Brening will perform the song "Who We Are" at the Eurovision Song Contest San Marino.
In Malta, Jessica Muscat is a popular actress and singer. From 2009 to 2016, she tried her hand at the national selection, but only in 2018 will she perform on the stage of the competition, and together with the German singer Jennifer Brening.
5. Rasmussen (Denmark)
Jonas Flodager Rasmussen is a 33-year-old Danish actor and singer, vocal teacher, plays in musicals, performed in a choir on stage with The Rolling Stones, as well as in tribute concerts for Elton John, Paul McCartney and ABBA.
Higher Ground is inspired by the legend of the Viking Magnus Erlendson, who defied his king and renounced violence, battles and plunder.
6. Yulia Samoilova (Russia)
From an early age, Julia participated in various music competitions, was fond of alternative music, and in 2008 she founded the TerraNova group, which lasted two years. Julia reached the final of the third season of Alla Pugacheva's project "Factor A", and Pugacheva personally awarded her with the "Alla's Golden Star" award.
At the age of 13, Yulia was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, now the girl is 29 years old, and she moves in a wheelchair.
In 2014, at the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, she performed the song "Together". Russia returned to the competition after a year-long break.
Yulia Samoilova was supposed to represent Russia at last year's competition in Kyiv, but the Ukrainian Security Service banned her from entering the country for performing in Crimea in 2015.
7. DoReDos (Moldova)
DoReDos is a folk-pop trio formed in 2011 by Marina Jundiet, Evgeny Andrianov and Sergey Mytsa.
Last year, the guys won the New Wave, after which all three received the title of Honored Artists of Moldova.
Then they were noticed by Philip Kirkorov, who actively helps the group in preparation for Eurovision 2018 and is the composer of the song My Lucky Day.
8. Waylon (Netherlands)
38-year-old William Bickerk, aka Waylon, began his career at the age of 15 on the TV show Telekids, his first success came with participation in the talent show Holland's Got Talent in 2008.
In 2014, Waylon already represented the Netherlands at Eurovision as part of The Common Linnets and brought his country one of the highest results since 1975.
After the competition, Waylon focused on his solo career.
9. Jessica Mauboy (Australia)
Number nine will feature Australian R&B and pop singer and actress Jessica Mauboy.
From an early age, she sang in the church choir with her grandmother.
In 2006, she placed second on the fourth season of the Australian Idol talent show.
The singer has already released three studio albums.
In 2010, the girl played a major role in the musical Bran Nue Dae.
10. Iriao (Georgia)
Iriao is an ethno-jazz band created in 2013 that combines jazz with Georgian ethnic melodies.
Iriao is often invited to major jazz festivals around the world.
The group performed a lot both in Europe (Austria, Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic countries), and in countries exotic for jazz like Indonesia or Malaysia.
11. Gromee and Lukas Meyer (Poland)
Gromee is the pseudonym of 39-year-old DJ and producer Andrzej Gromala from Krakow.
In March 2018, Gromee released their debut album, Chapter One.
And before that, he recorded a lot of very successful singles in his homeland. Lukas Meyer is a 29 year old Swedish rock musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, vocalist for the band No Sleep For Lucy.
As a child, Lucas played hockey and almost became a professional player like his brother, but decided to devote himself to music.
12. Christabel (Malta)
26-year-old Christabel Borg has been performing on stage since the age of three.
As a teenager, she was a TV presenter, but then she focused on music.
For the past seven years, Christabel has worked with American and British producers.
Some of her songs have topped the local charts and she has won eight Bay Music Awards, the highest award in Malta's music industry.
The singer is an ambassador for the Malta President's Foundation for the Support of the Mental Health Society.
13.AWS (Hungary)
Metal band AWS formed in 2006 in Budapest. AWS plays metalcore and post-hardcore.
Their music is not easy to perceive not only with heavy sound, but also with non-trivial texts on the topic of the day.
In addition, unlike many metal bands, AWS do not write lyrics in English, but in their native Hungarian language, because they believe that in this way they can convey their thoughts much more eloquently.
14. Laura Risotto (Latvia)
Laura was born in Rio de Janeiro and is 23 years old. Her father is Latvian and her mother is Brazilian of Portuguese descent.
The girl sings, writes songs and plays the piano. She wrote her first tune at age 11 and has since published over a hundred original songs.
At the age of 15, she began performing on stage in Rio, and a year later she recorded her first album.
Later, Laura received a scholarship from the American Berklee College of Music and moved to Boston. She recorded the second album already in the USA.
Last year, the girl received a master's degree in music and music education from Columbia University in New York.
15. Benjamin Ingrosso (Sweden)
20-year-old Benjamin Ingrosso grew up in a very creative family, his father is a dancer, his mother is a singer, among other relatives there are many actors and musicians.
He taught himself to play the guitar and piano, and at the age of 9 he already wrote his first hit.
Benjamin is one of the most popular artists in Sweden.
He has over 25 million plays on Spotify, with one platinum and three gold singles.
16. Vanya Radovanovic (Montenegro)
Vanya is 35 years old, and 14 of them he has been working in the field of music. In 2004, he received the "Best Debut" award at the Budva Music Festival - this was the start of his career.
Vanya not only sings, but also writes songs himself - both for himself and for other artists.
He also wrote the song for Eurovision himself.
17. Lea Sirk (Slovenia)
The girl is 28 years old, she began to study music at the age of five. She participated in many national and international festivals, where she constantly occupied a leading position.
She studied at the Conservatory in Geneva, participated in various seminars throughout Europe, she also has a Master of Arts degree.
Lea has already tried to break into Eurovision in 2009, 2010 and 2017, and in 2014 and 2016 she represented her country in the team of backing vocalists.
18. MELOVIN (Ukraine)
Ukraine is represented at the competition by 21-year-old singer, composer and songwriter Konstantin Bocharov, performing under the pseudonym MELOVIN, which is a reference to two words: Halloween and the name of designer Alexander McQueen.
In 2015, MELOVIN won the Ukrainian show "X-factor", and in 2016 he released his debut single.
Last year, the singer already tried to get to Eurovision, but lost the final, although he scored the largest number of audience votes.
This year he performs his own song Under The Ladder.
The stage performance was helped by Konstantin Tomilchenko, who choreographed Jamala, the winner of Eurovision 2016.
All participants of the second semi-final performed, the favorites were chosen!
Presenters appear on the stage and call on Europe to vote.
Only 10 participants out of 18 will receive the coveted tickets to the final, which will take place on May 12th.
All the participants are located in the green room, which is located in the center of the hall in front of the stage, and they are worried about how the votes will be located, how Europe will decide.
Further on the air they showed a funny cut of the shooting of postcards for the participants of Eurovision-2018
All votes have been counted, says competition supervisor Jon Ola Sann, the show was unique and the announcement of the finalists can begin.
Go!
The finals of Eurovision 2018 are:
- Serbia
- Moldova
- Hungary
- Ukraine
- Sweden
- Australia
- Norway
- Denmark
- Slovenia
- Netherlands
Surprising and shocking results - this is the Eurovision Song Contest!
Tomorrow, May 12, the grand finale of Eurovision 2018 will take place, in which we will find out the name of the winner.
Do not miss!
During the second semi-final, representatives of 18 countries performed, including the Ukrainian singer with his competitive composition Under the Ladder last, at number 18.
In Ukraine, Eurovision 2018 was broadcast at once by two TV channels - STB and UA: First. It was also possible to watch the online broadcast of the second semi-final on the UNIAN website. The live broadcast of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2018 began at 22:00 Kyiv time.
The host of Eurovision 2017 Timur Miroshnichenko and the representative of Ukraine at the contest in 2010 in Oslo, the singer ALYOSHA, commented on the second semi-final for Ukrainians, and the singer Jamala will become a commentator in the final. On "STB" TV presenter and comedian Sergei Prytula will be a commentator.
The order of performance of the participants of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2018 (May 10):
San Marino: Jessika (feat. Jenifer Brening) - Who We Are
Denmark: Rasmussen - Higher Ground
Russia: Julia Samoylova - I Will Not Break
Moldova: DoReDos - My Lucky Day
Netherlands: Waylon - Outlaw in "Em
Australia: Jessica Mauboy - We Got Love
Georgia: Iriao - Sheni Gulistvis
Poland: Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer
Malta: Christabelle - Taboo
Hungary: AWS - Viszlat nyar
Latvia: Laura Rizzotto - Funny Girl
Sweden: Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance You Off
Montenegro: Vanja Radovanovic - Inje
Slovenia: Lea Sirk - Hvala, ne!
Ukraine: MELOVIN - Under the Ladder
Recall, according to the results of which 10 countries received tickets to the final of the competition. As part of the first semi-final of the music competition, participants from 19 countries performed. Representatives of Azerbaijan, Iceland, Albania, Belgium, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Israel, Belarus, Estonia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Croatia, Austria, Greece, Finland, Armenia, Switzerland, Ireland and Cyprus performed on the stage of the Meo-Arena stadium.
Albania: Evgent Bushpepa - Mall
CZ: Mykolas Josef - Lie to Me
Lithuania: Eva Zasimauskaite - When We "re Old
Israel: Netta Barzilai - Toy
Estonia: Elina Nechaeva - La Forza
Bulgaria: EQUINOX - Bones
Austria: Cesar Sempson - Nobody But You
Finland: Saara Aalto - Monsters
Ireland: Ryan O'Shaughnessy - Together
Cyprus: Eleni Foureira - Fuego
The 63rd Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Lisbon (Portugal) from 8 to 12 May 2018. 42 countries will take part in it. Traditionally, 37 contestants will compete for the right to get to the final of the show through the system of semi-finals. According to the draw, which took place on January 29, 2018, the audience will see 18 participants in the second semi-final on May 10, 2018.
In this group, there is only one favorite in the fight for victory - Australian Jessica Mauboy, as well as interesting performers in the person of the Norwegian, the winner of Eurovision-2009, Alexander Rybak, as well as the Swede - Benjamin Ingrosso. The representative of Ukraine - MELOVIN will close the program of the semi-finals. Therefore, the second semi-final promises to keep you in suspense until the very end.
All participants of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2018
1. Alexander Rybak from Norway. The violinist and singer of Belarusian origin was considered the champion of the competition until 2017 in terms of the number of points scored. In 2009, at a competition in Moscow, he won with the song "Fairytale". In 2018, Rybak will perform the song "That's How You Write A Song".
2. From Romania group performance expected The Humans, which includes vocalist Cristina Caramarcu, guitarist Alexandru Cismaru, keyboardist Alexandru Matei, bassist Alin Nyagoe and drummer Adi Tetrade. They will perform a composition in English "Goodbye".
3. Serbia presents the 67-year-old composer and musician Sanya Ilic and his group "Balkanika". In 1982, he wrote a song for the Yugoslav trio Aska, with which they won the national selection for Eurovision, and took 14th place in the final. This year, Ilic will sing a song in Serbian "Nova deca" (Nova deca).
4. From San Marino will speak Jessica and Jennifer Brening with the song "Who We Are". Jessica Muscat is a famous Maltese actress and singer. She tried to take part in Eurovision from 2009 to 2016 and only in 2018 will she perform on the stage of the competition, but together with the German singer Jennifer Brening. The girls initially did not plan to perform together, but by coincidence they will take the stage in a duet.
5. Danish actor and singer Rasmussen will present the song "Higher Ground" at Eurovision-2018. In February of this year, Jonas Flodager Rasmussen, who is the leader and vocalist of the cover band Hair Metal Heröes, won the national selection in Denmark.
6. Russia entrusted the singer to represent the country in Portugal Yulia Samoilova. The name of the artist is associated with the scandal that occurred at the last Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Kyiv. Samoilova was supposed to represent the Russian Federation at the competition, but the SBU banned the artist from entering the country. The reason is Yulia's performance in the Russian-annexed Crimea in June 2015. At the end of 2017, it became known that it was Samoilova who would represent the Russian Federation of Portugal. In March, she submitted the contest entry "I Won't Break".
7. Moldova trio will be presented DoReDos as part of Marina Jundiet, Evgeny Andriyanov and Sergey Mytsa. They already tried to represent the country at the competition in 2015-2016. At Eurovision 2018, the trio will sing a song composed by Russian singer Philip Kirkorov "My Lucky Day".
8. Netherlands with the composition "Outlaw in "Em" will present Waylon. Willem Bakerk (Wailon's real name) has already competed in Eurovision 2014 with Ilse De-Langev as part of "The Common Linnets". Waylon is an accomplished performer with three full length albums to his credit.
9. From australia R&B and pop singer, actress to perform in Portugal Jessica Mauboy. In 2006, she placed second on the fourth season of the Australian Idol talent show. She has already released three studio albums, the last of which is the most successful. At Eurovision 2018, she will compete for victory with the song "We Got Love".
10. Georgia represented in Lisbon by a jazz and ethno-folk music group Iriao. The guys will sing a song in Georgian and English "Sheni Gulistvis". The group, which is considered the first musical group to combine jazz with Georgian ethnic melodies, has seven members.
11. From Poland DJ will perform Gromee and Lukas Mayer with the song "Light Me Up".
12. Honor Malta with the single "Taboo" will defend Christabel Borg, acting under the name Christabelle. She took part in the selection of Malta in 2014-2016, but could not win. She returned to the preselection in 2018 and won.
13. Team AWS will present Hungary at Eurovision 2018. The guys perform metalcore and post-hardcore music. Lineup: Bence Brooker, Daniel Kekenesh, Ersh Shiklosi, Aron Veresh, Shoma Shisler. The group released three music albums and shot 7 video clips. At the competition they will perform a song in their native language "Viszlát nyár".
14. Latvia the competition will be represented by a Latvian of Brazilian origin, singer, pianist and guitarist Laura Risotto. With the song "Funny Girl" she will compete for reaching the final.
15. Sweden will be presented by a singer and composer of Italian origin Benjamin Ingrosso. In 2006, he won the Lilla Melodifestivalen competition, and four years ago he won the celebrity dance TV show Let's Dance 2014. Ingrosso will perform the song "Dance You Off".
16. Vanja Radovanovic from Montenegro will perform in the second semi-final with the song in Montenegrin "Inje".
17. From Slovenia will speak Lea Sirk. The girl has already tried to break into Eurovision in 2009, 2010 and 2017, but unsuccessfully. In 2018, she will perform penultimately in the second semi-final with the composition in Slovenian "Hvala, ne!"
Bookmakers' predictions for the second semi-final of Eurovision 2018 (photo: parimatch-all.com)
In bookmakers, the second semi-final is considered frankly weak. Thus, the fifth place is predicted by the Australian Jessica Mauboy, the sixth - by the Swede Ingrosso, the eighth - by Alexander Rybak. The coefficient of bets on the victory of a representative from Ukraine is 67.0.
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