The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have today revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals which will take place on 7 and 9 May. SVT, Sweden’s broadcaster in collaboration with the contest organizers, determined the line-up, which was approved by Eurovision executive supervisor Martin Österdahl .
Since 2013 when it was decided for the first time that the running order of the countries in the semi-finals is determined by the organizers, we see that every year the main goal is the best televised result so that both the audience in the arena and the TV viewers can enjoy an exciting semi-final.
The originality of this year’s event lies in the fact that the BIG 5 and Sweden will appear live during the semi-finals and indeed in the normal flow of the program, i.e. among the contestants.
1st semi-final – May 7
A total of 15 countries compete in the first semi-final. Cyprus will be the opening act, while a country that is returning to the competition after many years, Luxembourg, will perform last.
- Serbia
- Lithuania
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Croatian
- Iceland
- Germany
- Slovenia
- Finland
- Moldova
- Sweden
- Azerbaijan
- Australia
- Portugal
- Luxembourg
*countries not competing in the semi-final are in italics
2nd semi-final – 9 May
The second semi-final has a strong Greek interest with Marina Satti dropping her “ZARI” on May 9 on the Malmö arena. The second semi-final will open with Greece and end with the Netherlands.
- Malta
- Albania
- Greece
- Switzerland
- Czechia
- France
- Austria
- Denmark
- Armenia
- Latvia
- Spain
- San Marino
- Georgia
- Belgium
- Estonia
- Italy
- Israel
- Norway
- The Netherlands
*countries not competing in the semi-final are in italics
The top 10 countries from each semi-final will advance in the Grand Final where they will be accompanied with the Big 5 as well as last year’s winner Sweden on Saturday 11 May 2023 .
What do you think of the running of the two Semi-Finals?
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