Live on ORF 1 from 9 p.m
Vienna (OTS) – A total of 37 countries will take part in the “Eurovision Song Contest” in Malmö in May 2024. While six countries – Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and last year’s winning country, Sweden – have already qualified, the 31 other nations will compete in the two semi-final shows on Tuesday, May 7th and Thursday, May 9th Move into the final on Saturday, May 11th (live from 9 p.m. on ORF 1). As part of the “Allocation Draw” a draw was held this evening (Tuesday, January 30th) in Malmö to determine which country would start in which half of which semi-final. Austria’s representative Kaleen will sing for a place in the final on Thursday, May 9th in the first half of the second semi-final. The exact starting order will be determined at a later date.
The result of the semifinal draw
First semi-final on May 7th with the following countries:
First half:
Ukraine
Cyprus
Poland
Serbia
Lithuania
Croatia
Ireland
Second half:
Slovenia
Island
Finland
Portugal
Australia
Azerbaijan
Moldova
Second semifinal on May 9th with the following countries:
First half:
Austria
Malta
Switzerland
Greece
Czech Republic
Albania
Denmark
Armenia
Second half:
Israel
Estonia
Georgia
Netherlands
Norway
Estonia
Latvia
San Marino
Belgium