Antigoni from Cyprus performs the song ‘JALLA’ during the second semifinal of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, Thursday. [AP]
VIENNA – The lineup for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest has been decided, with five more countries sent home after the second semifinal on Thursday.
Fifteen countries battled for 10 of the 25 spots in Saturday’s finale of the pan-continental pop competition, with the results decided by votes from national juries and viewers around the world.
Those heading for the final include Denmark’s Søren Torpegaard Lund with the sultry “Før Vi Går Hjem” (“Before We Go Home”), Australian star Delta Goodrem with power ballad “Eclipse” and Bulgarian singer Dara with the catchy “Bangaranga.”
Singers Daniel Žižka from Czechia, Leléka from Ukraine, Alis from Albania, Aidan from Malta, Antigoni from Cyprus, Alexandra Căpitănescu from Romania and Jonas Lovv from Norway also qualified. Performers from Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Armenia, Switzerland and Latvia were eliminated.
