image sourced from original article at The second semifinal of this year's Eurovision Song Contest concluded with ten more countries securing their places in Saturday's grand final. Australia and Denmark, both considered strong contenders by betting rankings, advanced alongside Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Romania, Malta, Albania, Cyprus and Czechia.
They will join the qualifiers from the first semifinal, including Israel's Noam Bettan, as well as representatives from Greece, Finland, Belgium, Sweden, Moldova, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania and Poland.
In the final, these countries will compete against Italy, France, Britain and Germany, who automatically qualify as major financial contributors to the contest, along with host nation Austria. Spain, traditionally part of this group, is boycotting this year's event.
