On May 16, 2019, the second semi-final of the international song contest was held at the Expo Tel Aviv venue, where Eurovision 2019 is taking place. After the announcement of the voting results, the countries that will take part in the final concert became known. They will join the previously named contestants who have decided after the first day of the semifinal, and those countries that automatically fall into the competition. Who became the finalists on the second day of Eurovision?
The third climax of the 64th international song contest will be held in Israel on May 18, 2019. The list of countries that traditionally make it to the final of the show without selection includes:
- France, the country is represented by singer Bilal Assani;
- Spain, Representative - Miki;
- Italy, a vocalist named Mamud will perform from this country;
- Germany, represents the country duet "S! Sters";
- Great Britain, from which performer Michael Rice will perform on the Eurovision stage 2019.
Israel also joined the Big Five this year, on whose territory a song show is taking place. In Tel Aviv, actor and musician, singer Kobe Marimi will perform.
Earlier, on May 14, 2019, the first ten countries that will fight for the victory in the final became known. Among them are, for example, Iceland, Belarus, Czech Republic.
In the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, eighteen countries were represented. According to the results of voting, only ten again went to the finals. Who will re-enter the stage in Tel Aviv on Saturday night?
Northern Macedonia became the first country to qualify for the final on the second qualifying day of Eurovision 2019. The country is represented by singer Tamara Todewska with the song "Proud". In the past, the performer has already participated in national selections, and in 2008 she entered the stage of the international song contest as part of a musical collective. However, that year North Macedonia did not manage to break into the final.
The second finalist was a singer representing the Netherlands (Holland). His name is Duncan Lawrence. Lawrence took to the stage in Tel Aviv with the lyric song "Arcade". It is worth noting that it is to this performer that many bookmakers predict victory. The real name of the singer sounds like Duncan de Moore. From childhood he studied music, wrote his songs.
The next contender for victory in the 64th song contest was Yonida Malichi. She represents Albania. Yonida entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Ktheju tokës". To date, the singer is very popular in her home country. And her career began when Yonida was only thirteen years old.
The fourth lucky man who broke from the semifinals to the finals was a singer and musician from Sweden. His name is Jon Lundwick. At Eurovision 2019, the singer presents the song "Too Late For Love". Since 2010, Jon has been building a career as a songwriter and, I must say, does it very successfully.
The fifth finalist was Sergey Lazarev, who re-represented Russia at the international song contest. This year, the singer is trying to conquer Europe with a very soulful song "Scream". Lazarev's career as a great singer started in 2001, when he began working in a duet with Vlad Topalov. In 2016, he took an honorable third place at Eurovision.
Genghis from Azerbaijan became the sixth finalist. The singer performed on the Israeli stage with the incendiary composition "Truth". Chingiz is home to Russia, but at the age of six, the future singer and virtuoso guitarist moved with his family to Azerbaijan. The first popularity came to him in 2007. And in 2013, he performed in Jurmala at the New Wave contest.
The seventh ticket to the finals was received by a singer from Denmark. Her name is Leonora (Leonora), on the stage in Tel Aviv, she performed a very gentle and positive song called "Love Is Forever". The singer began to professionally engage in vocals and music only five years ago, at that time she was fifteen years old. Now Leonora is an extremely popular performer in Scandinavia.
Eighth in the Eurovision Final 2019 were musicians representing Norway. KEiiNO brought the song "Spirit in the Sky" to Tel Aviv. In the music of this group, traditional Norwegian motifs, Sami chants and popular tunes are very cleverly intertwined. The team was formed in 2018.
Switzerland became the ninth country to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. At the competition, this state is represented by a vocalist named Luca Hanny. He performs a song called "She Got Me". From the age of five, Luke is seriously engaged in music. His first album was at the top of the charts in Switzerland and Austria.
The last finalist was a young singer named Mikela Pache with the song "Chameleon". She represents Malta. Mikela was the winner of the "X-Factor Malta" show, the League of Musical Talents (Latvia), and also participated in the finals of the Baltic Voices vocal competition.
