It was a busy Saturday full of music and magical moments. Here is a quick look of tonight’s updates in the national final across Europe:
Sweden – Melodifestivalen 2st semi-final:
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The second group of 7 entries conquered the Melodifestivalen stage, and like last week, the top2 qualifies directly to the final, and places 3-4 will have another chance to qualify through the andra chansen round a week before the final, oh, and for the second week in a row a nice treat from host Eric Saade Welcome to Melodi 🙂
Tonight’s full results are:
Direct to the final :
- Malou Prytz – I Do Me
- Hanna Ferm & Liamoo – Hold You
Second chance:
- Vlad Reiser – Nakna i regnet
- Andreas Johnson – Army Of Us
Sadly, its the end of the road for:
- Oscar Enestad – I Love It (7th Place)
- Jan Malmsjö – Leva livet (6th place)
- Margaret – Tempo (5th place)
Iceland – Söngvakeppnin 1st Semi final
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The first group of 5 songs will battle tonight for 2 spots in Söngvakeppnin final.
Tonights contestents are:
- Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra
- Hera Björk – Eitt andartak
Sadly, not monving on for the final are:
- Daníel Oliver – Samt ekki
- Þórdís Imsland – Nú og hér
- Kristina Skoubo Bærendsen – Ég á mig sjálf
Hungary – 1st Semi Final:
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Hungary is moving forward for the semifinal round after 3 Heat nights. From the first group of 9, Qualify for the final are:
- Petruska – Help Me Out of Here (42 Points)
- Acoustic Planet – Nyári zápor (45 Points)
- The Middletonz – Roses (41 Points)
- Bence Vavra – Szótlanság (42 Points)
Sadly, We are saying goodbye to:
- USNK – Posztolj (34 Points)
- Deniz – Ide Várnak Vissza (35 Points)
- Konyha – Százszor Visszajátszott (38 Points)
- The Sign – Ő (37 Points)
- yesyes – Incomplete (35 Points)
Israel – Hakohav Haba – Semi Final
Tonight, the last Semi-Final, and we will finally reveal who joins Maya Buskila and Ketreyah to complete the 4 finalists:
On the first round of the evening, the entries results were:
- Avraham de Carvalho (89%)
- Kobi Merimi (78%)
- Shefita (74%)
- Daniel Barzilai (58%)
And in the second performance
- Kobi Merimi (88%)
- Shefita (82%)
- Avraham de Carvalho (70%)
So, we have a final 4 in Israel: Maya Buskila, Ketreyah, Kobi Merimi, and Shefita. The winner will be chosen on the final night February 12.
Ukraine – Vidbir 2019 – 1st Semi Final
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Ukraine kicks off their national final Vidbir 2019 (Нацвідбір на Євробачення-2019). Tonight, the first 8 songs out of 16 performed in front of the jury: Eurovision winner singer-songwriter Jamala, Ukraine representative for Eurovision 2007 Andriy Danylko (aka Verka Serduchka), and singer and producer Yevhen Filatov
Tonight’s qualifiers are:
- MARUV – Siren Song (Bang) (14 Points)
- Brunettes Shoot Blondes – Houston (14 Points)
- YUKO – Galyna Guliala (13 Points)

Sadly, its the end of the road for:
- The Hypnotunez – Hey (2 Points)
- Letay – Myla moya (Мила моя) (5Points)
- Vera Kekelia – Wow! (6 Points)
- TseSho – Hate (11 Points)
- Bahroma – Nazavzhdy-Navsegda (Назавжди-Навсегда) (7 Points)
Lithuania- Eurovizijos Atranka 1st Semi Final:
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After 4 heat nights of Eurovizijos Atranka selected 24 artists for the semi final, 12 participated tonight in a battle for 4 golden tickets for the grand final on February 23rd.
The first 4 qualifiers for the final are:
- Henry & Tommy Modric – Neverpart
- Junà – Strength Of A Woman
- Monika Marija – Light On
- Jurgis Brūzga – CTRL ALT DELETE
Sadly we’re saying goodbye to:
- Cheri – Again
- Edgaras Lubys – To The Sky
- Emilija Gogolyte – Riddle
- Glossarium – Anyone
- Lukas Bartaška – River of Hope
- Migloko – Rožės
- Saulės kliošas – Laiko mašina
- Twosome – 1000
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