The First Semi-Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest takes place tonight, 19th of May, live from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna.
Sixteen songs will participate in the first Semi-Final, and professional juries in each of the participating countries, as well as in Spain, Austria, France and Australia, voted on yesterday’s dress rehearsal. They account for 50% of the overall total.
Each jury member ranks all the songs in the show by judging each song, each jury member should focus on the vocal capability of the artists, the performance on stage, the composition and originality of the song, and the overall impression by the act.
The EBU’s televoting partner Digame will merge the points given by the jury and the televoters tonight per individual country. If there is a tie between two or more songs between jury votes and televotes, then the song gaining the most televotes will be ranked higher.
Armenia is represented by Genealogy, a band that consists of six singers who were internally selected by the Public Television of Armenia to sing Face The Shadow in Vienna, a powerful anthem about peace, unity, and love.
The Contenders
- Moldova: I Want Your Love sung by Eduard Romanyuta
- Armenia: Face The Shadow sung by Genealogy
- Belgiumm: Rhythm Inside sung by Loïc Nottet
- The Netherlands: Walk Along sung by Trijntje Oosterhuis
- Finland: Aina Mun Pitää sung by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
- Greece: One Last Breath sung by Maria Elena Kyriakou
- Estonia: Goodbye To Yesterday sung by Elina & Stig
- F.Y.R. Macedonia: Autumn Leaves sung by Daniel Kajmakoski
- Serbia: Beauty Never Lies sung by Bojana Stamenov
- Hungary: Wars For Nothing sung by Boggie
- Belarus: Time sung by Uzari&Maimuna
- Russia: A Million Voices sung by Polina Gagarina
- Denmark: The Way You Are sung by Anti Social Media
- Albania: I’m Alive sung by Elhaida Dani
- Romania: De La Capat sung by Voltaj
- Georgia: Warrior sung by Nina Sublatti