Eurovision: all countries of the semifinal in order of appearance

The evening starts with a young performer from Malta. She fits the trend of singers making the step from the Junior Song Festival to the adult version. Sarah Bonnici sings 'Loop' at Eurovision in Malmö this year.

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This singer, Besa, won the national song festival of Albania with the song 'Zemrën N'dorë', but she performs it in English as 'Titan' at Eurovision. The reason for the change was that contestants may not sing in a foreign language at the national festival but are allowed to do so at Eurovision, and they usually have a better shot at winning if people from other countries understand the lyrics.

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This year, Greece celebrates 50 years of Eurovision with the participation of the multi-talented Marina Satti. She usually combines different rhythms in her music such as traditional Greek, Arabic, and Balkan sounds with urban elements, and we can expect the room to move with her entry 'Zari'.

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Nemo is a non-binary singer, rapper, and songwriter who became famous (and went viral on social media) after an appearance on the Swiss radio station SRF Virus in 2016. They participated in 'The Masked Singer Switzerland' and will now represent the country with the acclaimed song 'The Code.'

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Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova, best known as Aiko, comes to Malmö on behalf of the Czech Republic. Based in Brighton, England, she released her first album (Aiko) in 2018 and her second (Expiration Date) in 2020. She will be representing the Czech Republic with the song 'Pedestal'.

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Finally, France is represented by an artist who won 'The Voice' France in 2016. Slimane is a big name in the French music industry, as he sold two million albums and has two billion streams and 7 million social media followers to his name. He will be singing 'Mon Amour'.

Kaleen is a dancer, choreographer, and composer who worked as a creative director for Spain and Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. This year she represents Austria with her techno-influenced dance-pop song 'We Will Rave'.

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SABA (or Saba Lykke Oehlenschlæger) is a singer, model, and musical theater actress. She's representing Denmark with the electronic love song 'Sand'.

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The group representing Armenia is partly Armenian and partly French. Their music is of the traditional Balkan genre with a mix of jazz, reggae, and maloya. The song of these remarkable contestants is called 'Jako'.

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Artūrs Šingirejs is musically known as Dons, one of the most popular singers in Latvia. The third time was the charm for his Eurovision career, as he participated in the Latvian’s preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest three times (2010, 2014, and 2024) before being selected. Now, Dons is proudly singing the song 'Hollow' on behalf of Latvia.

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Among the five countries set for the finals, Spain is sending electropop group Nebulossa to Malmö. The duo is formed by Maria Bas and Mark Dasousa. Their song 'Zorra' ('Vixen') caused some consternation as its lyrics contained words that could be taken as misogynistic, but the Eurovision jury decided it did not break the rules.

It's a little Spanish interval in the evening, as San Marino's band is also from Spain! Megara is a rock band from Madrid that tried to get selected as the Spanish contestant for Eurovision in 2023 but lost. They then decided to compete in the San Marino Eurovision pre-selection contest and won there. They will represent the city-state with the song '11:11'.

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Nutsa Buzaladze started her career in 2011 when she participated in the talent show 'Georgia's Got Talent'. In 2014 she won the 'New Wave Music Festival' in Latvia, and since then she's continued to participate in talent shows such as 'The Voice of Turkey', 'Two Stars Georgia', 'Your Face Sounds Familiar' Georgia, 'Dancing with the Stars', and 'American Idol' in 2023'. Her song at Eurovision is called 'Firefighter.'

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Mustii is as singer, composer, and actor known for several roles on TV and Netflix as well as his music. He also works as a permanent judge of 'Drag Race Belgique'. His song for Eurovision is 'Before the Party's Over'.

5miinust & Puuluup is a rap, hip hop and folk group formed by Stoni Kohver, Päevakoer, Põhja-Korea, and Lancelot. They represent Estonia with the song '(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi' - which means  "We (sure) know nothing about (these) drugs." What that phrase is all about, you'll have to find out when you watch the semifinal!

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As always, the winner of the Italian 'San Remo' music festival represents Italy at Eurovision. Angelina Mango, who sings the song 'La Noia' in Malmö, has a great reputation in Italy thanks to four platinum and two gold records as well as a completely sold-out tour.

Eden Golan is a Russian-Israeli singer who broke through at the Russian Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2025 and, subsequently, the talent show 'The Voice Kids' in Russia. In 2022 she returned to Israel to continue her career there. Her song for Eurovision is called 'Hurricane.'

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Gåte is a progressive folk-rock band with a bit of electronica in their music. They have been in the music world since the early 2000s. Representing Norway at Eurovision 2024, they are singing 'Ulveham,' which means 'Wolve's skin'.

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The Netherlands are the last to perform in this second semifinal of Eurovision. They send a techno house artist to Malmö to throw a party at the end of the evening. Joost Klein sings and raps on the beat of Eurodance that reminds us of the 90s. His song 'Europapa' is an ode to Europe and to his father who passed away when Klein was young.

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