The rehearsal for the final Eurovision 2017 event was carried out on Friday, May 12 in the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv.
As it is known, another ten of 18 Eurovision contestants made it to the final show after the second semi-final:
- Bulgaria: Beautiful Mess by Kristian Kostov
- Belarus: Story of My Life by Naviband
- Croatia: My Friend by Jacques Houdek
- Hungary: Origo by Joci Pápai
- Denmark: Where I Am by Anja
- Israel: I Feel Alive by IMRI
- Romania: Yodel It! by Ilinka ft. Alex Florea
- Norway: Grab The Moment by JOWST
- The Netherlands: Lights and Shadows by OG3NE
- Austria: Running On Air by Nathan Trent
The ten qualifiers were also decided in the first semi-final:
- Moldova: Hey Mamma by Sunstroke Project
- Azerbaijan: Skeletons by Dihaj
- Greece: This Is Love by Demy
- Sweden: I Can’t Go On by Robin Bengtsson
- Portugal: Amar Pelos Dois by Salvador Sobral
- Poland: Flashlight by Kasia Moś
- Armenia: Fly With Me by Artsvik
- Australia: Don’t Come Easy by Isaiah
- Cyprus: Gravity by Hovig
- Belgium: City Lights by Blanche
Six countries including O.Torvald band, which is representing Ukraine, are getting straight to the final.
26 contestants will be performing in the final stage (representatives of Big Five countries and the host country).
Eurovision final will take place on May 13 at 10 p.m. Kyiv local time (21:00 CEST). Ukraine, the hosting country, will be represented by rock band O.Torvald, which is to perform 22nd, right at the final show bypassing the semi-final stage.
You can also follow live broadcast of the Grand Final show on 112.international.