He will sing song NUMBER 1500 in the history of Eurovision Song Contest

The producer of this years Eurovision, the Portuguese broadcaster RTP, has revealed the running order for the two semi-finals at Eurovision Song Contest 2018. So now we also know who will sing song number 1500 in the history of Eurovision Song Contest. It is the former Eurovision winner from 2009, Alexander Rybak:

EUROVISION SONG NUMBER 1500

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Alexander Rybak
That's How You Write a Song

Before the announcement, we already knew that the 1st song in Semi-final 2 will be entry number 1500 in the history of Eurovision Song Contest.

In 2016 (at Semi-final 1) Freddie from Hungary became the 1400th act at Eurovision with "Pioneer".

In 2006 Ireland's Brian Kennedy became the 1000th act to sing on the Eurovision stage with "Every Song Is A Cry For Love". He came tenth.

Eurovision Song Contest 2018

The 63rd Eurovision Song Contest takes place on 8, 10 and 12 May 2018. The contest is hosted by Lisbon, Portugal, and produced by the Portuguese broadcaster RTP.

• Place: Altice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal
• Participants: 43
• Semi-final 1: 8 May 2018 – 19 participants: The 10 songs with highest points qualify to the Grand Final
• Semi-final 2: 10 May 2018 – 18 participants: The 10 songs with highest points qualify to the Grand Final
• Grand Final: 12 May 2018. 26 participants: Portugal (host), Big-5 (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and United Kingdom), 10 best from Semi-Final 1, 10 best from Semi-Final 2