The running order of the semi-finals revealed
The running order of the entries which will take part in the semi-finals of Eurovision Song Contest 2015 have been revealed today.
Just like in the previous two years, the producers of the shows made the running order for the two semi-finals. The decision was approved by Jon Ola Sand, the EBU Executive Supervisor, and Dr. Frank Dieter Freiling, the Chairman of the EBU Reference Group.
The following is the running order for semi-final 1:
- Moldova
- Armenia
- Belgium
- The Netherlands
- Finland
- Greece
- Estonia
- FYR Macedonia
- Serbia
- Hungary
- Belarus
- Russia
- Denmark
- Albania
- Romania
- Georgia
In the first semi-final, the commercial breaks are set to be after song 5 and 12.
The running order for semi-final 2 is as follows:
- Lithuania
- Ireland
- San Marino
- Montenegro
- Malta
- Norway
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Israel
- Latvia
- Azerbaijan
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Slovenia
- Poland
In the second semi-final, the commercial breaks are also set to be after the 5th and the 12th song.
As a reminder, the already qualified finalists, the so-called Big 5 plus the host country and this year’s guest country Australia, will vote in the following semi-final shows:
Semi-final 1
- Spain
- Austria
- France
- Australia
Semi-final 2
- Germany
- Italy
- United Kingdom
- Australia
At the Heads of Delegations meeting, which took place at the beginning of last week, it was drawn that this year’s host country Austria will perform at position number 14 in the final, to be held on 23rd of May.