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BELGIESTOCKHOLM 2016

Belgium closes second semifinal, Netherlands as the sixth

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The start order for the upcoming Eurovision song contest is well known. SVT, the Swedish host broadcaster, is our compatriot Laura Tesoro mirthful. They may shut down the second semi.

Since 2013, when SVT even though the song contest organized, the host broadcaster itself determine the running order to get a varied show in which each entry. However, it was determined through drawing lots in what part of the show each country will occur. So Laura Tesoro knew already that they in the second half of the second semifinal would be allowed.

First semifinal

Douwe Bob, who in the first semifinal for Netherlands takes office, as sixth to the bucket. He comes after the occurrence of the Croatian Nina Kraljić and goes the Armenian Iveta Mukuchyan in advance. The first semi is opened by the Finnish Sandhja while Ira Losco from Malta can end. The complete running order of the first semifinal:

#LandArtiestNummer
1FinlandSandhjaSing It Away
2GriekenlandArgoUtopian Land
3MoldaviëLidia IsacFalling Stars
4HongarijeFreddiePioneer
5KroatiëNina KraljićLighthouse
6NederlandDouwe BobSlow Down
7ArmeniëIveta MukuchyanLoveWave
8San MarinoSerhatI Didn't Know
9RuslandSergey LazarovYou're The Only One
10TsjechiëGabriela GunčíkováI Stand
11CyprusMinus OneAlter Ego
12OostenrijkZOËLoin d'ici
13EstlandJüri PootsmannPlay
14AzerbeidzjanSamraMiracle
15MontenegroHighwayReal Thing
16IJslandGreta SalómeHear Them Calling
17Bosnië & HerzegovinaDeen & Dalal ft. Ana Rucner & JalaLjubav je
18MaltaIra LoscoWalk On Water

Here you’ll find the 18 semifinalists in a short recap:

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Second semifinal

Friday morning became known with What’s The Pressure her semi may shut down, a windfall for our country. Fun fact: it’s only the third time in the Eurovision history that Belgium will last. Earlier happened that just in 1959 with Bob Benny and Telex with the group in 1980 . In Stockholm will our country be preceded by the Albanian Eneda Tarifa. The show is opened by Justs from Latvia. The complete running order of the second semifinal:

#LandArtiestNummer
1LetlandJustsHeartbeat
2PolenMichał SzpakColor of Your Life
3ZwitserlandRykkaLast of Our Kind
4IsraëlHovi StarMade of Stars
5Wit-RuslandAlexander IvanovHelp You Fly
6ServiëSanja Vučić ZAAGoodbye
7IerlandNicky ByrneSunlight
8(VJR) MacedoniëKaliopiDona
9LitouwenDonny MontellI've Been Waiting for This Night
10AustraliëDani ImSound of Silence
11SloveniëManuEllaBlue and Red
12BulgarijePoli GenovaIf Love Was a Crime
13DenemarkenLighthouse XSoldiers of Love
14OekraïneJamala1944
15NoorwegenAgneteIcebreaker
16GeorgiëYoung Georgian LolitazMidnight Gold
17AlbaniëEneda TarifaFairytale Love
18BelgiëLaura TesoroWhat's the Pressure

Here you’ll find the nine ten semifinalists in a short recap:

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