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As the winners of the first Eurovision’s semi-final prepare for the grand final, 18 participants of the second semi-final are getting ready for the dress rehearsals.

Performers from 10 countries – Moldova, Azerbaijan, Greece, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, Armenia, Australia, Cyprus, and Belgium – won the Eurovision Song Contest’s first semi-final on May 9 and will compete in the grand final on May 13. The first semi-final saw 18 participants.

The second semi-final is scheduled for May 11. It will see participants from Serbia, Austria, Macedonia, Malta, Romania, Netherlands, Hungary, Denmark, Ireland, San Marino, Croatia, Norway, Switzerland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia, and Israel.

Contestants from these countries will have two dress rehearsals – at 4 p.m. and 9 p.m on May 10. The first one will be open for the accredited media, another one will be closed.