Eurovision 2017 Semi-final 1 Results

Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Semi-final 1 result: Portugal got 370 points and won Semi-final 1 with the song "Amar Pelos Dois" performed by Salvador Sobral

Date: 9 May 2017, 21:00
Location: Kyiv International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
Broadcaster: National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC)
Hosts: Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk & Timur Miroshnychenko
Slogan: Celebrate Diversity

Qualification: The best 10 songs qualified for the Grand Final

Voting: Combination of 50% televoting and 50% national juries. All countries participating in Semi-final 1 could vote, along with three pre-qualified countries Spain, Italy and United Kingdom (determined by allocation draw)

Read more: Semi-final 1: The 10 songs qualified for the Grand Final

Portugal holds the record of most points in a Grand Final. In 2017 Salvador Sobral won with record breaking 758 points with the song "Amar Pelos Dois"

Portugal had to go through 49 contests to achieve their first victory in 2017

Russia withdrew from Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv because the Russian artist Yulia Samoylova was banned from entering Ukraine