Eurovision 2019 Big-5 draw: Which half of the final?
The Big-5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom) made a draw for which half of the Grand Final they will perform in
Each of the Big-5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom) made a draw in which half of the Grand Final they will perform in. The draws were made at the press conference after second rehearsals.
Based on the draw, the producers of Eurovision will decide the running order in the Grand Final. The running order will be decided and announced shortly after Thursday's Semi-final 2, by the Israeli producer and broadcaster, KAN, and approved by EBU.
After the semi-finals have finished on Tuesday and Thursday, the qualifiers from the semi-finals will make a draw to decide in which half of the Grand Final they will participate in. It has already been decided via draw that Israel will perform as number 14 in the Grand Final.
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The 64th Eurovision Song Contest takes place on 14, 16 and 18 May 2019. The contest is hosted by Tel Aviv, Israel, and produced by the Israeli broadcaster KAN.
- Location: Expo Tel Aviv, Israel
- Participants: 41
- Semi-final 1: 14 May 2019 – 17 participants: The 10 songs qualifies to the Grand Final
- Semi-final 2: 16 May 2019 – 18 participants: The 10 songs qualifies to the Grand Final
- Grand Final: 18 May 2019. 26 participants: Israel (host), Big-5 (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and United Kingdom), 10 best from Semi-Final 1, 10 best from Semi-Final 2
