Only ONE point separated the 10th and 11th position in semi-final 2
Jon Ola Sand tweets about the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2019
After a night of tension and powerful performances, we now have the complete lineup for the Grand Final which is being held in Tel Aviv on Saturday 18th May 2019.
North Macedonia, Albania, Malta, Switzerland, Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Norway, Russia, Denmark and Sweden qualified from the second semi-final. But before the full voting breakdown to be released after the Grand Final, Jon Ola Sand shed some light about last night's results on Twitter:
In the first semi-final only two points separated the 10th and 11th place with the jury and televotes agreeing on eight of the results. Now in the second semifinal only ONE point separated the 10th and 11th place with the jury and televotes agreeing on seven of the results.
Tonight the 26 artists will perform in front of the jury for their votes with only a few hours away from the Grand Final to be televised on Saturday 18 May.
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 best songs qualified to the Grand Final
Semi-final 2: 16 May 2019 – 18 participants: The 10 best songs qualified 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