They are competing tonight the first 17 songs for her 66th Song Contest Eurovision to be held in Turin, Italy on Saturday 14 May. Of these, 10 will qualify for the Grand Final.
Online with the Pala Olimpico stage, ERT broadcasts at 22:00, the first semifinal, in which it appears Greece in 15th place, with Amanda Georgiadis and the song “Die together».
The direction of the stage appearance of the Greek participation is signed by Fokas Evangelinos. The internationally renowned Greek fashion designer, Silia Kritharioti, took care of Amanda’s costume appearance. THE Giannis Mourikis did the set design, while the lighting design was edited by a team of visual artists from Ukraine, led by Nicholas Chobb.
The hosts of the evening, at the Pala Olimpico, will be Mika, Laura Pausini and Alessandro Cattelanwhile Leo, a drone, will also play a key role – areference to Leonardo da Vinci and JepettoPinocchio’s father, which will open at night, will fly into the arena and will act as a tour guide in the participating countries.
THE order of appearance of the countries in the first semifinal are: Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Moldova, Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, Austria, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Armenia.
After the 17 songs competing in the first Semifinal, one will be shown 1 minute preview for two of the five countries that do not participate in any semifinals (Big Five): France and Italy. These previews were recorded in rehearsals for the jury.
The vote will follow, sending 10 countries to Saturday’s final.
The songs of the “Big Five” (Germany, Spain, France, the United Kingdom and Italy as the host country) do not compete, as they qualify directly for the Eurovision Final. However, they vote in the two semifinals, namely:
Italy and France vote in the first semifinal.
The two semifinals (May 10 and 12) and the final (May 14) can be watched by the public on television, live on ERT1, radio by the Second Program and the Voice of Greece and online on the digital platform ERTFLIX and via live streaming from ertnews.gr
In the commentary will be the Maria Kozakou and George Kapoutzidis.
Apart from the contestants, Diodato, Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie & The Giants will also take the stage tonight.
On Thursday, another 18 countries will compete for 10 more places in the final.
Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom are voting in the second semifinal.
Finally, point out that Stefania Lymperakaki will announce the 12th of the Greek jury in the Finalwho represented Greece in last year’s competition.
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