During tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest first Semi-Final, broadcast live from Sweden’s Malmö Arena, Europe selected the first 10 qualifiers to go through to the Grand Final, on Saturday night.

In alphabetical order, they are:

• Belarus: Alyona Lanskaya - Solayoh
• Belgium: Roberto Bellarosa - Love Kills
• Denmark: Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops
• Estonia: Birgit - Et Uus Saaks Alguse
• Ireland: Ryan Dolan - Only Love Survives
• Lithuania: Andrius Pojavis - Something
• Moldova: Aliona Moon - O Mie
• Netherlands: Anouk - Birds
• Russia: Dina Garipova - What If
• Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich - Gravity

Artists from 16 nations competed for the 10 places, which were awarded by viewers and professional juries representing each country. Each had a 50 per cent stake in the outcome.

EBU Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand said the 58th Eurovision Song Contest was off to a great start, but that there were two more unforgettable nights of entertainment ahead.

"The Swedish EBU Member SVT has put huge effort into raising the standards for TV entertainment with all three shows,” he said. “Europe will be amazed by what they see in the second Semi-Final on

Thursday, as well as the Grand Final on Saturday.”

Thursday's second Semi-Final will complete the Grand Final line-up, which already includes the automatic qualifiers from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and host Sweden.

The running order of the acts in the Final will be decided by the show’s producers. Viewers from the 39 participating countries will vote for their favourite songs via a pan-European televoting system, which will open once all the contestants have performed. In addition, professional juries, comprising six representatives from each of those countries, have a 50 per cent stake in the outcome.

It was the song Euphoria, sung by Swedish entry Loreen, which brought Sweden a fourth Eurovision Song Contest victory last year, and with it the chance to host this year's event. In the wake of her triumph, Loreen has become a household name and topped charts across Europe.

The Grand Final, which is expected to be watched by more than 60 million fans, will be transmitted live over the Eurovision and Euroradio networks to Europe and the world by Swedish EBU Member SVT.

The competitors in the first Semi-Final were:

	Representing country	Performer(s)	Song title
01	Austria ORF	Natália Kelly View participant profile	Shine Watch video
02	Estonia ERR	Birgit View participant profile	Et Uus Saaks Alguse Watch video
03	Slovenia RTVSLO	Hannah View participant profile	Straight Into Love Watch video
04	Croatia HRT	Klapa s mora View participant profile	Mižerja Watch video
05	Denmark DR	Emmelie de Forest View participant profile	Only Teardrops Watch video
06	Russia C1R	Dina Garipova View participant profile	What If Watch video
07	Ukraine NTU	Zlata Ognevich View participant profile	Gravity Watch video
08	The Netherlands TROS	Anouk View participant profile	Birds Watch video
09	Montenegro RTCG	Who See View participant profile	Igranka Watch video
10	Lithuania LRT	Andrius Pojavis View participant profile	Something Watch video
11	Belarus BTRC	Alyona Lanskaya View participant profile	Solayoh Watch video
12	Moldova TRM	Aliona Moon View participant profile	O Mie Watch video
13	Ireland RTÉ	Ryan Dolan View participant profile	Only Love Survives Watch video
14	Cyprus CyBC	Despina Olympiou View participant profile	An Me Thimasai Watch video
15	Belgium RTBF	Roberto Bellarosa View participant profile	Love Kills Watch video
16	Serbia RTS	Moje 3 View participant profile	Ljubav Je Svuda Watch video

The 'Big Five' and host Sweden, whose places are already confirmed in Saturday's final are:

TBD	Sweden SVT	Robin Stjernberg View participant profile	You Watch video
TBD	Germany NDR	Cascada View participant profile	Glorious Watch video
TBD	United Kingdom BBC	Bonnie Tyler View participant profile	Believe In Me Watch video
TBD	France France 3	Amandine Bourgeois View participant profile	L'enfer Et Moi Watch video
TBD	Italy RAI	Marco Mengoni View participant profile	L'Essenziale Watch video
TBD	Spain TVE	ESDM View participant profile	Contigo Hasta El Final (With You Until The End) Watch video

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