Live Eurovision Song Contest | Fifteen countries will compete in the first semi-final for a place in the final

Live Songfestival | Vijftien landen strijden in eerste halve finale voor finaleplek

Welkom in het liveblog van de eerste halve finale van het Eurovisie Songfestival 2024. Mijn naam is Michiel Vos en ik houd jullie via dit liveblog op de hoogte van de gebeurtenissen rondom het Songfestival. Onze verslaggevers Lara Zevenberg en Bas Scharwachter zijn ter plaatse in Malmö. Joost Klein zien we vanavond nog niet terug. Hij treedt donderdag in de tweede halve finale namens Nederland op.

De uitzending van vanavond begint om 21.00 uur en is te zien op NPO1.
Vijftien landen treden aan in de strijd om tien finaleplekken.
De uitslag wordt iets voor 23.00 uur verwacht.

Liveblog

dinsdag 7 mei om 21:04

We saw Eric Saade on the Eurovision Song Contest stage in 2011. With his number Popular the Swede took third place at the time.

Tuesday May 7 at 9:03 PM

Eleni Foureira represented Cyprus in 2018. She narrowly missed out on winning and finished with Fuego on the second place. Israel won that year with singer Netta.

Tuesday May 7 at 9:02 PM

The opening of the first semi-final will be provided by three former participants in the Eurovision Song Contest who just missed out on winning.

Tuesday May 7 at 9:01 PM

Tonight we hear comments from Jacqueline Govaert for the first time. The Krezip singer discusses the broadcast on NPO1 together with Cornald Maas.

Tuesday May 7 at 8:53 PM

Joost Klein is not going to watch his competitors during the semi-finals. “I’m going to take a nap,” the artist tells AVROTROS. “I have to be ready.”

Tuesday May 7 at 8:50 PM

Tuesday May 7 at 8:45 PM

Our reporter Lara Zevenberg is waiting in the press center in Sweden.

Tuesday May 7 at 8:44 PM

Beeld uit video: Met afstand de topfavoriet: hoe Kroatië het Songfestival platspeelt — *Afspelen knop*
By far the top favorite: how Croatia crushes the Eurovision Song Contest

We have to keep an eye on Croatia tonight, because they are the big favorites to win.

Tuesday May 7 at 8:25 PM

According to the betting offices, the countries selected in blue will advance to the final tonight. Croatia, the big favorite to win, will also compete for a place in the final tonight.