Allocation Draw for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest Complete
This afternoon, the draw that decides in which of the Semi-Finals that non-‘Big 5’ countries perform in took place.
The event was streamed live on YouTube from the City Hall of Lisbon in Portugal.
Below is the outcome, and we can now begin to determine how both Semi-Finals will look! The full running order will be decided by the producers in the coming weeks – but this is the approximate positioning of both the Tuesday and Thursday shows, highlighting who will perform in the 1st and 2nd parts of each show.
Semi-Final 1 – 1st Half:
Belarus
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Albania
Czech Republic
Belgium
Iceland
Azerbaijan
Israel
Estonia
Semi-Final 1 – 2nd Half:
Switzerland
Finland
Austria
Ireland
Armenia
Cyprus
Croatia
Greece
FYR Macedonia
Semi-Final 2 – 1st Half:
Russia
Serbia
Denmark
Romania
Australia
Norway
Moldova
San Marino
The Netherlands
Semi-Final 2 – 2nd Half:
Montenegro
Sweden
Hungary
Malta
Latvia
Georgia
Poland
Slovenia
Ukraine
Semi-Final 1 takes place on Tuesday 8th May, Semi-Final 2 takes place on Thursday 10th May, and the Grand Final will be held on Saturday 12th May!