The second qualifying round of the Eurovision Song Contest will start in Rotterdam today, May 20, at 10 pm Kyiv time. The day before it became known that one of the members of the team from Iceland, Daði og Gagnamagnið, tested positive for COVID-19.
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On Thursday, ten tickets to the finals will be drawn among the representatives of 17 participating countries in the following order
San Marino: Senhit – Adrenalina
Estonia: Uku Suviste – The Lucky One
Czech Republic: Benny Cristo – omaga
Greece: Stefania – Last Dance
Austria: Vincent Bueno – Amen
Poland: RAFAŁ – The Ride
Moldova: Natalia Gordienko – Sugar
Iceland: Daði og Gagnamagnið – 10 Years
Serbia: Hurricane – Loco Loco
Georgia: Tornike Kipiani – You
Albania: Anxhela Peristeri – Karma
Portugal: The Black Mamba – Love Is On My Side
Bulgaria: Victoria – Growing Up Is Getting Old
Finland: Blind Channel – Dark Side
Latvia: Samanta Tina – The Moon is Rising
Switzerland: Gjon’s – Tears Tout l’Univers
Denmark: Fyr & Flamme – Øve Os På Hinanden
The performance of the Icelanders will be shown in the recording
The Daði og Gagnamagnið group from Iceland was already in quarantine, but tests did not confirm the disease in other members. However, after consultations with the organizer of the competition – EMC – the team decided to refuse to participate in public performances.
However, the song “10 years” remains in the competition. National juries and TV viewers will evaluate a recording of the Icelanders’ performance at a rehearsal in Rotterdam. The EMU has set such rules this year in case a Eurovision contestant is quarantined due to a coronavirus or is unable to fly to Rotterdam. Thus, in the first semifinal, a recording of the performance of the Australian Montaigne, made in her homeland in compliance with strict regulations, was shown. Due to coronavirus restrictions, Montaigne was unable to fly to the Netherlands. The song performed by her in the final of “Eurovision-2021” did not pass.
Daði og Gagnamagnið is one of the favorites of both the competition, which was canceled last year due to a pandemic and the current Eurovision Song Contest.
The first semifinal of Eurovision-2021
According to the results of the first semifinal, participants from 10 countries made it to the final: Norway, Israel, Russia, Azerbaijan, Malta, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sweden, Belgium, and Ukraine.
After the semifinals, bookmakers increased their chances of winning the Ukrainian band Go-A – they rose from 8th to 4th place among the favorites. The leaders are Italy, Malta, and France.
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Source: Ukrgate
