Eurovision second semi-final scheduled for tonight
The Second Semi-Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest takes place tonight live from the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 21:00 to 23:00 CET.
Fifteen countries will compete for 10 places in the Grand Final. The broadcast will be hosted by Nikolaj Koppel, Pilou Asbæk and Lise Rønne.
The contenders are Malta: Coming Home sung by Firelight, Israel: Same Heart sung my Mei Finegold, Norway: Silent Storm sung by Carl Espen, Georgia: Three Minutes To Earth sung by The Shin and Mariko, Poland: My Słowianie - We Are Slavic sung by Donatan and Cleo, Austria: Rise Like A Phoenix sung by Conchita Wurst, Lithuania: Attention sung by Vilija Matačiūnaitė, Finland: Something Better sung by Softengine, Ireland: Heartbeat sung by Can-Linn feat Kasey Smith, Belarus: Cheesecake sung by Teo, F.Y.R. Macedonia: To The Sky sung by Tijana, Switzerland: Hunter Of Stars sung by Sebalter, Greece: Rise Up sung by Freaky Fortune feat Riskykidd, Slovenia: Round And Round sung by Tinkara Kovač, Romania: Miracle sung by Paula Seling & OVI.
Professional juries in each of the participating countries, as well as in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom voted on yesterday's dress rehearsal. They account for 50% of the overall total.
The EBU's televoting partner Digame will merge the points given by the jury and the televoters tonight per individual country. If there is a tie between two or more songs between jury votes and televotes, then the song gaining the most televotes will be ranked higher.
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