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Allow us to take you by the hand and guide you through the second

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semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

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18 more acts will be taking to the stage to win

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those final 10 places in

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We're excited because we have this to look forward to as well... I need

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your help, the force. This is unbelievable. This is serious. It's

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so good. Let the Eurovision

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Song Contest begin! MUSIC: Te Deum - Marche

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en rondeau (prelude) This programme contains scenes

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of Repetitive Flashing Images. Let the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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begin! COMMENTATOR: So this, my friends, is

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a distillation of what happened on Tuesday night.

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Here we go, buckle up for another crazy Eurovision ride. If you missed

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the first semifinal, shame on you! Nevertheless, let me get you up to

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speed. On Tuesday night the first 18 countries competed and the ten who

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made it through to the final were Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan,

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Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Moldova, Poland, Portugal and Sweden. If you

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are a fan of hot air balloons, yodelling and a man who can sing a

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duet with himself, you are in the right place.

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She had a lot of ponchos that night, Joe Marler -- Jamala. Tonight's show

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is even better than Tuesday's. You know, I think you might be right.

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Here we go. ANNOUNCER: And now, live from Kyiv,

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Ukraine, a warm welcome to the Eurovision Song Contest

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2017 with your hosts Timur Miroshnychenko,

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Oleksandr Skichko the three Amigos are back, your

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hosts for the evening. Ladies and gentlemen

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of Europe and beyond, welcome to the Eurovision

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Song Contest 2017, live Tonight is our second

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semifinal, where 18 more nations compete for a place

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in Saturday's grand final! But we are your hosts

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for this evening. Tonight, we will enjoy songs from 18

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countries lasting up COMMENTATOR: The jacket matches up

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with a shirt like a jigsaw. This time limit was introduced

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after Italy's 1957 entry lasted five COMMENTATOR: I can't take my eyes

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off it. Timur knows everything

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about Eurovision. Tonight, I will be interviewing

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the artists in the Green Room, meeting some nice girls

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there and hopefully COMMENTATOR: Top bants, gang.

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COMMENTATOR: If you can't make it to the Chelsea

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flower show this year... Too many flowers going on.

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Do you play any instruments? Of course. I never leave my home

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I never leave home without my sopilka.

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Perhaps I'll just take this one, conveniently placed

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So, let's play some Eurovision hits - Ukrainian style!

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COMMENTATOR: This is good, this is good.

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# Euphoria # A beating love within my heart

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# We're going up, up, up, up # I'm in love with a fairy tale even

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though it hurts # Cause I don't care if I lose my

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mind I am already cursed # You're a fire

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# And desire # Went you kiss my lips you know you

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take me higher # Your addiction, my conviction

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# You're my passion, my belief, my crucifixion

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# You are the one # You're my number one

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# The only treasure I'll ever have # You are the one

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# You're minor but one # Anything for you cause you're the

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one I love Rise Like a Phoenix

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# Out of the ashes Si King rather than vengeance and retribution

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# Once I'm reborn you know I will Rise Like a Phoenix

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# But you're my flame... #. COMMENTATOR: A heady mix of

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Ukrainian flute versions of euphoria, fairy tale, my number one,

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a winner for Greece in Kiev in 2005, and Rise Like a Phoenix. Strong.

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Please a big hand for The Folk Dance Ensemble Kiev,

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G-Art and The Stansilav Pavlyuchenko folk choir.

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COMMENTATOR: Looks like a family get-together in the jet household on

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a Friday night. UK viewers cannot vote tonight. You had your chance in

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the first semifinal on Tuesday. Because they split the voting of the

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big five countries plus last year's winner, Ukraine, over two

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semifinals. In case you're wondering, the reason the UK doesn't

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compete in the semifinals is because we are part of the big five. Those

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countries that make the biggest financial contribution to

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Eurovision. We're guaranteed a place in the grand final. A reminder,

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there is no phone vote tonight, the vote, no textbook. No voting at all

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tonight for UK viewers. Please don't try, your vote won't count and you

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may still be charged. Instead of voting, you can get in touch and

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tell us what you think about tonight's performances. You can do

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that on the BBC Eurovision website, or Twitter.

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There's only one thing left to say. Let the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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begin! Vova and Alex. Now, look at this.

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We've got Serbia. Tijana Bogicevic. Now, a few things to say, the first

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of which is, a Lotterer bridal-wear in the semifinals. We had a few on

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Tuesday. There are a few more tonight. And there will also be

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strobe effects and flashing images as well as a Lotterer bridal-wear,

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just to warn you. I think all the bridal-wear stores in Europe must be

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empty by now. Because they're all here. A little bit of Eurovision

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history for you, she was a backing singer for Mina, the singer for

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Serbia in 2011. Here she is, taking centre stage tonight, Tijana singing

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for Serbia. # Right where

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there was no going back # How you spin me around

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high off the ground # Feels like

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I?ve been sentenced to life # Feels like I've been

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sentenced to life # You just broke into my heart,

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got no defence # How you spin me around

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high off the ground # Feels like

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I've been sentenced to life # I'm in lightning speed

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and I can't slow down # My heart is racing

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when you're around # Feels like

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I've been sentenced to life COMMENTATOR: Baby, you're a

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firework! See-through bridal-wear. That's the look were going for this

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evening. Well done, Tijana. Moving on to Austria. It's three years

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since Conchita brought the contest to Vienna with Rise Like a Phoenix.

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This is the sushi loving, yoga obsessed Nathan Catt, Austrian name.

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His real name is Nathaniel Kohl. He decided Nathan Trent was a snappier

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stage name. This is about believing in yourself and reaching your goals.

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As a lot of the songs are. Make and dreams of one day performing with

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Ariana Grande. Which will probably remain a dream but you never know,

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if he gets through tonight. Singing on a glittery Halfmoon, here is

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Nathan for Austria. # And I'll keep running

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as fast as I can # Hey now, if you push me

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down I'll get up again # Hey now, if you let me drown I'll

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swim like a champion # I'm sure there'll be good times,

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there'll be bad times # But I don't care 'cause

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I'm running on air # All pretending that

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their life's a mess # 'Cause whatever you want,

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whatever you need # And I'll keep running

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as fast as I can # Hey now, if you push me down

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I'll get up again # Hey now, if you let me drown

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I'll swim like a champion # I'm sure there'll be good times,

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there'll be bad times # But I don't care

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'cause I'm running on air # Hey now, if you push me down

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I'll get up again # I'm sure there'll be good times,

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there'll be bad times # But I don't care

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'cause I'm running on air # Thank you, Europe! Last year, in

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Sweden, we had Justin Timberlake. Yes. And there's Nathan Trent for

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Austria. I loved that performance. Now, from the former Yugoslav

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Republic, we have Jana Burceska, and we have been told in this little

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film to expect a bit of a surprise. Maybe it is coming up soon, who

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knows? I think it is. Maybe they're decided not to put the surprise in

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after all. Obviously, you have no idea who Jana Burceska is, but there

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is a big surprise coming up about her... Yes! Can it be true?!

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Pregnant. She's pregnant. Here she is, singing Dance Alone. Pregnant!

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# Take out my hair, wash off my make-up

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# Wherever I am the rhythm follows

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# I'm lost in the sound of no tomorrow

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# Oh, bring the fire on, feel the heat

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# And all I need to keep on moving

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# I'm lost in the sound of no tomorrow

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# Take me to places that I've never been

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# Show me the faces that I've never seen

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# I'm lost in the sound of no tomorrow

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Thank you, darlings! Well done to Jana Burceska. And expecting as

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well! Go, girl! I head at my face down in mature cheddar for most of

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my pregnancies! Right, let's move on to Malta. So, this is Claudia

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Faniello from Malta. She thinks she was an ancient Egyptian in a past

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life, and the song is like it is from 3000 BC. I'm joking, obviously,

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it's very modern! She has tried to represent Malta at the Eurovision

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ten times. Here's to 11th time lucky! Here she is, Claudia

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Faniello, with Breathlessly. # So here I am

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right at your door # Catching my breath

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before the storm # Knowing there's a vacancy

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within your heart # Knowing that the storm

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is just about to die # Climbing over walls

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that always felt too high # Knowing there's a vacancy

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within your heart # Knowing that the storm

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is just about to die # Climbing over walls

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that always felt too high Thank you! Paula on Twitter says,

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Malta always has beautiful women representing them. I think we saw

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her tonsils! Now, listen, this is exciting, my friends, this is

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Romania, we have Ilinca ft. Alex Florea. This is a classic Eurovision

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hybrid you're about to witness. Rap meets yodeling. Leave a little space

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around that, think about that. I met them! They were delightful! Her mum

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is sort of looking after them both, keeping a close eye on them. Like

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unless's. Yes, very much like that. You're going to love this, for

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Romania, Ilinca ft. Alex Florea. It's what Eurovision is all about.

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# You never show the spark that makes you glow

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# You always say no to the right things

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# Don't try to hide the light inside of you

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# Today might be the day when you will make it, baby

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# If you never try, you'll never be alive

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# You are gonna miss out on this ride

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# Yodelei, yodelei, yodelei, yodeleio

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# Yodelei, yodelei, yodelei, yodeleio

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# Yodelei, yodelei yodeleio

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# Now what's the use of being so confused

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# Of doing all this work you really don't want to be doing?

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# But you'll be fine, it's time to feel alive

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# Don't stop from reaching for the stars and keep on moving

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# So bring it on, bring it on, I'm a dreamer

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# If you don't believe it, come and see me, I will teach ya

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# If you never try, you'll never be alive

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# You are gonna miss out on this ride

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# Yodelei, yodelei, yodelei, yodeleio

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# Yodelei, yodelei, yodelei, yodeleio

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# Sitting alone at my desk on a nine-to-five program,

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# Get another coffee, get another one to make it through

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# Don't you hide that light inside of you

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# Come and show me what you wanna do

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# If you're stuck in a place feeling incomplete

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# If you wanna run, feeling like a misfit

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# Come on sing along, come on sing this song

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# Yodelei, yodelei, yodelei, yodeleio

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good that they bought those cannons all the way from Romania. Our boss

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in the blues has absolutely lost it, I've never seen him... Head in

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hands, don't know whether he was laughing or crying or what. Emily

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and Josh in Bridgend are watching tonight, in amazement. We've got

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Kelly, whose watching in halfway. Louis Walsh is in the crowd tonight.

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For Ireland obviously. Next is the Netherlands. Its OG3NE. Three girls,

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sisters. They came up with the name because oh is their mum's blood

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group and gene because they share genes. With Bassong for the

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Netherlands... # It won't reach the corner

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where you strongly fight # At this place

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they know the game # Outside the world will turn

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and feel the same # Than the one who carries

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all the burden # I can only hope

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once you fly you'll be free # Cry no more,

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feeling all alone and insecure # You have been

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going through these stages # It lightens up the space

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but no-one knows # Is a double feeling

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when you cannot be # Than the one who lifts us

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on your shoulders # I can only hope

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once you fly you'll be free # Cry no more

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feeling all alone and insecure # You have been going through

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these stages # You got the biggest score,

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you're heaven-sent # No-one will doubt

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that you're an angel # Cry no more,

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feeling all alone and insecure # You have been going through

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these stages APPLAUSE

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CHEERING Hello Julian from Burnley, who is

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going to Kiev for the final on Saturday. Loving semifinal number

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two tonight. Chris Andrea in Maidenhead as well. That was the

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Netherlands. In a macro I thought you said Chris Reay was coming. --

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Chris and Ria. UK viewers cannot vote tonight. Last year me and Mel

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transformed... Now, do you remember last

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year when me and Mel Well, they said we could

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never top series 1. Sit back and enjoy

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part 1 of The Force. The eagle's flapping

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when the clock strikes nine. The lord's leaping as

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the north-westerly wind blows. Oh, it's not the

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headphones again, is it? No, something much more

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important has disappeared. I'm not being funny, boss,

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but you've been a bit careless We believe that was the last

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man to see the trophy. The picture isn't great,

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so we cannot identify him. We've got this new high-tech facial

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recognition technology back at HQ. And are we going to use

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the Countdown clock again, because I really think

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that was very, very good last year. We'll find the trophy

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before the grand final. If we can find your car keys last

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week, we can definitely find On Twitter, they say, yes, I'm so

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glad The Force is back for second series. I didn't make that up, it's

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a real person, Luke James. Thanks, look. Keep those messages coming, we

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want to know what you think. Contact us on BBC Eurovision website,

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Facebook or Twitter. So glad I did GCSE drama, it's really helped.

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Everyone, let's give it up for Hungary's Joci Papai!

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Here he is. There's a lot going on in that costume, isn't there? I must

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say there are a lot of top knots in tonight's show. This is the year of

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the top-notch. Top knot. He is a little bit like Slavko Kalezic, but

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without the extension. Or it is like girls world, and there is a dial on

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the back, you can twist it back into your head. Watch out for the wrap in

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this song. Any fans of Grange Hill know what I'm talking about.

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# Engem negyevesen megszolitott az Isten

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# Egy igazi fegyvert adott a kezembe

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# Tobbet gyakoroltam vele mint egy szamuraj

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# Benne bizhatok, mindig az igazat mondja

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# Ez egy olyan szovetseg, ami marad orokke

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# Fel nem aldozhato, o a legfobb kincsem

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# Sejtelmes erok laknak a gyerekben

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# A hurjaim tamadnak, sirnak a testekbe

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# Hiaba is veded ki, mereg a hangszerbe

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# Nagy tomegeket itattam at vele # Hallod a Dallamom,

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# Ezrek konnyei folynak a gitaromon

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Brussels sprouts says, look at the top knot on Hungary. You were right,

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Mel. Cool, isn't it? Lots of people thought he was singing about a lost

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llama, which I can't confirm or deny. It's a young Anneka Rice. A

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few messages coming in, James says it makes him realise how much he

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misses the bill, The Force. Benjamin Andrew says The Force is surely

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prime-time BBC One soon. Let's hope so, then, if you could send an

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e-mail. Next, we have then Anja. She's been trying to learn Danish

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for the last ten months from cassette. And her dad is from there,

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I think, or something. She's been dreaming of being in Eurovision

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since she was 11. Dream come true. Anja from Denmark. The song is Where

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I Am. # Always around, you're

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never holding me down # Putting up my walls

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so that I last better # Don't know why I do it

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because were together # Always holding back

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from you its on my mind # Tonight I'm gonna try

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for you real harder # Show you all the love

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I've held inside # Show you all the love I've

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held inside # Tonight I'm gonna hold

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you closer than before # Tonight I'm gonna hold

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you closer than before # Putting up my walls

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so that I last better # I don't know why I do it

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because we're together # Tonight I'm gonna try for

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you real harder # Laying down my gun

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I've held inside # Tonight I'm gonna hold

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you closer than before Eyebrows you on that, Mel. Didn't

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you notice them they were impressive?! Denmark there. Also,

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another cracking pair of eyebrows in the form of Brendan Murray, singing

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for Ireland. Somebody commented earlier that he looks like Harry

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Potter without the glasses. Suite! Rendon was born the last time

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Ireland won which was 1996. The mighty Ireland, they have had seven

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wins. Will it be Brendan Murray this time? He's going to try, he's dying

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to try for Ireland. # I know you're scared

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and so am I # 'Cause I know

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that love can be so strong # But I'm dying to try,

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I'm dying to try # Build a bridge

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to your heart every day # I'll give you it all

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but I'm not gonna lie # 'Cause no-one can promise

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That love will ever learn how to fly # But I'm dying to try,

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but I'm dying to try # That love will ever

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learn how to fly # Oh, but I'm dying

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to try, I'm dying to try # Build a bridge

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to your heart every day # I'll give you it all

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but I'm not gonna lie # That love will ever

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learn how to fly # That love will ever

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learn how to fly I told him before the performance,

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do not suck any helium out of that balloon, he did not listen! I'm so

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sorry, I interrupted you at the end, Brendan! The fans love it. Next, it

:48:50.:49:01.

is San Marino. I know what you're thinking, where is that? Well, it is

:49:02.:49:07.

a mountainous state surrounded by Italy. Having represented her

:49:08.:49:24.

country for times Valentina Monetta wants to be successful this time

:49:25.:49:27.

around. I was in the restaurant earlier and I saw her get turned

:49:28.:49:32.

away. A reminder, the remaining songs tonight contain flashing

:49:33.:49:37.

images and strobe effects. This time, Valentina Monetta is working

:49:38.:49:41.

with a bloke called Jimmy, who is just everything. This is Spirit of

:49:42.:49:45.

the Night. # Hey, are you the one

:49:46.:49:50.

I dream about? # I really feel

:49:51.:49:52.

the night can take away my doubt # Every time I see you smile

:49:53.:49:56.

there is a sadness in your eyes # I know it's nothing new

:49:57.:50:01.

and time will make you realise # We find we're

:50:02.:50:06.

searching high and low # And always looking

:50:07.:50:11.

for the right time # Together we can make it

:50:12.:50:13.

through the night # It's the spirit of the night,

:50:14.:50:20.

spirit of the night # Spirit of the night,

:50:21.:50:27.

spirit of the night # Spirit of the night,

:50:28.:50:41.

burning in our ecstasy # Hey, are you the one

:50:42.:50:44.

to take my pain? # I've been so hurt before,

:50:45.:50:52.

it's hard to trust again # And always looking

:50:53.:50:59.

for the right time # Together we can make it

:51:00.:51:14.

through the night # It's the spirit of the night,

:51:15.:51:22.

spirit of the night # Spirit of the night,

:51:23.:51:26.

takes our feelings so much higher # Takes our feelings

:51:27.:51:33.

so much higher and higher # It's the spirit of the night,

:51:34.:52:24.

spirit of the night Oh! I feel like we are in Gatwick in

:52:25.:52:58.

the Ramada Inn in 1988! Steve says, San Marino needs a roller-skates,

:52:59.:53:00.

that would have made it amazing! Now, this, my friends, is a Jacques

:53:01.:53:11.

Houdek. Very popular in the arena. I think you get a real two for one,

:53:12.:53:23.

and let me explain. Like the God Janus, who looks forward and

:53:24.:53:27.

backwards, two characters in one person, that is Jacques. There is

:53:28.:53:39.

pop Jacques, and there is Opera Jacques. There's two of him! Here he

:53:40.:53:46.

is, singing My Friend for Croatia. There are only two ways to live your

:53:47.:54:03.

life, one is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though

:54:04.:54:05.

everything is a miracle. # I pray you'll see the light

:54:06.:54:09.

and find your way # I pray you'll see the light

:54:10.:54:44.

and find your way It's all kinds of everything, isn't

:54:45.:56:48.

it? The love, the jacket, the make-up! I mean, who is the? Laura

:56:49.:56:58.

says, he could actually be two or three different people if you close

:56:59.:57:02.

your eyes and listen. You're right, very talented. Very talented. A lot

:57:03.:57:06.

of people saying that the winner, for them, on social media tonight.

:57:07.:57:12.

We'll see if they get through. We have no way, and this is JOWST. They

:57:13.:57:18.

have a signature mask which lights up when on stage, apart from in

:57:19.:57:22.

Russell, when it didn't! So, fingers crossed. Before they go on stage,

:57:23.:57:27.

they drink a lot of coffee, and they like to sing Ed Sheeran songs to get

:57:28.:57:32.

ready. Sadly, that's not what they're singing tonight, but enjoy

:57:33.:57:37.

their song, it is just as good, it's called Grab The Moment, by JOWST,

:57:38.:57:39.

for Norway. # They read me

:57:40.:57:52.

like a book that is open # While punching on a

:57:53.:57:55.

bag and I'm choking # I'm looking for a sign

:57:56.:57:58.

while they're stepping on my mind # But I hide behind

:57:59.:58:02.

a simpleminded notion # Feeling like a fool

:58:03.:58:06.

that was chosen # Really need to get

:58:07.:58:14.

that good vibe going # I'm gonna kill that

:58:15.:58:23.

voice in my head # I'm gonna kill that

:58:24.:58:32.

voice in my head # Getting kinda heavy

:58:33.:58:37.

on my shoulders # Try to stand straight

:58:38.:58:52.

but I'm boneless # Got a pocketful of prose

:58:53.:58:55.

while I'm walking on my toes # And I'm coping with

:58:56.:58:58.

a map that is roadless # I'm quiet in a corner

:58:59.:59:00.

seeking action # I wanna be bold but

:59:01.:59:04.

I'm only getting old # I need to stop drowning

:59:05.:59:06.

in distractions # I better get

:59:07.:59:08.

that good vibe buzzing # I'm gonna kill that

:59:09.:59:12.

voice in my head # I'm gonna kill that

:59:13.:59:19.

voice in my head # There's a calling

:59:20.:59:27.

for that leap # There's a fire

:59:28.:59:57.

in my soul # I'm gonna kill that

:59:58.:00:13.

voice in my head # I'm gonna kill that

:00:14.:00:16.

voice in my head Thank you so much, Europe. Thank

:00:17.:00:43.

you, guys, oh my God. COMMENTATOR: Bill on twitter says it's good to

:00:44.:00:47.

see Norway has captured one half of daft punk. There is... Hungary!

:00:48.:00:54.

Varies, yeah... He was in the audience. That us know what you

:00:55.:01:02.

think tonight on social media. We are on Facebook and Twitter.

:01:03.:01:04.

Switzerland. If Switzerland were to win this

:01:05.:01:05.

contest, it would be the first time that an act wearing yellow

:01:06.:01:08.

has ever won. That is a great fact. Hello! Is

:01:09.:01:23.

doggy in the suitcase? I'm sure he's not. Of course, Celine Dion won,

:01:24.:01:32.

didn't you, back in 1988. Despite not being Swiss. Very, very good

:01:33.:01:37.

luck to Timebelle. # We got the love,

:01:38.:01:44.

we got to love # So don't pull the rug

:01:45.:03:00.

from underneath us # We're in trouble

:03:01.:03:27.

but we got the love # Don't pull the rug

:03:28.:03:32.

from underneath us # Crashing down fast,

:03:33.:03:34.

as fragile as glass # But what are we now

:03:35.:03:37.

if we never tried? Thank you, beautiful people, thank

:03:38.:03:39.

you so much. Amazing Gouda coloured dress. I was

:03:40.:04:57.

conflict on the eyebrows. Kayla Mack that what is about you and eyebrows?

:04:58.:05:02.

All about the eyebrows tonight. Annie says beautiful beauty and the

:05:03.:05:08.

beast dress. If you need to go to the bathroom, is there anything to

:05:09.:05:13.

do in this Eurovision emergency? It's obvious, I would download the

:05:14.:05:18.

Eurovision app. It gives you a second screen an extra layer of

:05:19.:05:21.

information you can take with you anywhere. Commentator really

:05:22.:05:27.

enjoying tonight, thanks for our little commentary. Whereas part two

:05:28.:05:34.

of The Force? That is coming very soon. While they take a compose

:05:35.:05:35.

yourselves. We need to find out

:05:36.:05:45.

who this person is. OK, well, let's start with some

:05:46.:05:48.

facial recognition, I think. At last, we get to use that

:05:49.:05:51.

new technology we invested in! If there's one thing I know,

:05:52.:05:55.

Mel, it's my trees. He's standing next to the

:05:56.:06:06.

infamous horse chestnut tree. There are 13,000 varieties of tree

:06:07.:06:12.

here, which makes it the perfect No, it's Balaklava Man

:06:13.:06:24.

from The Line Of Duty. Oh, this guy, on the other hand,

:06:25.:06:33.

looks like he could Hang on, I can see two suspects

:06:34.:06:38.

exchanging a package 13 down, five to go,

:06:39.:06:50.

Kiev, are you ready? COMMENTATOR: Watching in Cheltenham,

:06:51.:07:37.

loving the semifinals, really enjoying The Force. Part three is

:07:38.:07:41.

tense. A reminder, you cannot vote during the show tonight. UK viewers

:07:42.:07:45.

have the chance to vote in Tuesday's semifinal.

:07:46.:07:54.

Deep and gritty drama from the BBC, says Andrew on Twitter. Next,

:07:55.:08:03.

Belarus. Some 14. The first song ever to be sung entirely in

:08:04.:08:08.

Belarussian. I was very stressed in rehearsals because I thought the

:08:09.:08:11.

lady's dress was going to get caught in the fan, but it didn't, so please

:08:12.:08:15.

don't get unduly stressed. It'll be fine. This is a band called

:08:16.:08:28.

Naviband. And they won best electrical band in Belarus 2010.

:08:29.:08:34.

Electronic band. So that's an accolade. Yellow macro electrical

:08:35.:08:35.

band. # Kol'ki dzyon

:08:36.:08:49.

kol'ki spatkannyaw # Sherah padzei

:08:50.:09:06.

nas pakidaye # Historia mayho zhytstsya

:09:07.:09:19.

Budze svyatsits' yashche yarchei # U nashai kryvi sontsa zaygraye

:09:20.:09:38.

Usya pryhazhosts' tvaikh vachei # Dze bydzesh ty - ya adshukayu

:09:39.:09:49.

Yarkia momanty znoidzem khutchey # Sennyashni dzen'

:09:50.:10:07.

stane pachatkam # Novykh zhadannyaw

:10:08.:10:14.

lepshykh idei # Historia mayho zhytstsya

:10:15.:10:28.

Budze svyatsits' yashche yarchei # U nashai kryvi sontsa zaygraye

:10:29.:10:30.

Usya pryhazhosts' tvaikh vachei Naviband. Are they in a boat? I

:10:31.:11:45.

don't know what that was. Quite catchy, you saw the crowd really

:11:46.:11:51.

going for it. Really loving it. Well, well, well. The Force is

:11:52.:11:56.

strong for The Force. Nathan says who need CSI when you have The

:11:57.:12:01.

Force. Wait for part three. Don't forget the next few performances

:12:02.:12:04.

contain flashing images and strobe effect and possibly more wedding

:12:05.:12:09.

outfits. This, this is exciting. This is Kristian Kostov. He's very

:12:10.:12:16.

sweet, isn't it? Very young. He had his 17th birthday just before

:12:17.:12:21.

Eurovision. There it is, there is the cake. Lovely structure on that

:12:22.:12:29.

cake, good crumb structure. He cut the cake presumably with the blade

:12:30.:12:33.

the wrong way round, as you do. His wish was to win the Eurovision. A

:12:34.:12:36.

fan favourite, this. Yeah. # And the lights all fade

:12:37.:12:45.

to black again Those loves are quite big this

:12:46.:15:42.

year's as well, aren't they? What you call those? Just in case you

:15:43.:15:49.

have just switched on, you're not watching Junior Eurovision. That was

:15:50.:15:56.

the Bulgarian entry, Kristian Kostov. Oh, look it's Lithuania.

:15:57.:16:07.

This is a band called Fusedmarc. Victoria, the lead singer, won best

:16:08.:16:13.

Lithuanian topknot of the year award 2010. We are about to see why. They

:16:14.:16:20.

says their inspirations, get this, are Bill Gates and Jesus Christ.

:16:21.:16:30.

Lithuania, and the track is called Rain Of Revolution.

:16:31.:16:42.

# Life like roller coaster spinning me around

:16:43.:16:50.

# Breathing getting faster when I'm upside down

:16:51.:17:00.

# Changes striking through me with a speed of sound

:17:01.:17:09.

# There's no need in green light, nothing stops me now

:17:10.:17:18.

# Making a start, making a start

:17:19.:17:22.

# Making a start and let the light shine through me

:17:23.:17:29.

# Breaking the rational views and narrow limits

:17:30.:17:38.

# There's no time for your illusions now

:17:39.:17:58.

# Looking for the reasons I'm still on the road

:17:59.:18:24.

# If I gotta stop and choose, yeah, yeah

:18:25.:18:28.

# Making a start and let the light shine

:18:29.:18:45.

# There's no time for your illusion now

:18:46.:19:21.

Good use of the topknot there from Lithuania. Bailey says, why does she

:19:22.:20:00.

look like my year five teacher? I don't know, I don't know your year

:20:01.:20:08.

five teacher! I also think she looks suspicious, from episode three of

:20:09.:20:20.

The Force. Now, this is Estonia with a modern take on Perfect Life and

:20:21.:20:26.

Juliet. The song is called Verona. He has a very good signatures there

:20:27.:20:31.

when he sings, watch out for that. It's worthy of The Force, actually.

:20:32.:20:36.

It's marvellous, you will know when it comes and you will love it, I

:20:37.:20:48.

promise you. Koit Toome Laura, singing for Estonia.

:20:49.:20:54.

# You wake up with a bottle in your hands

:20:55.:20:58.

# 'Cause we both know we lost our game

:20:59.:21:02.

# Will make you stronger, time is the proof

:21:03.:21:25.

# I was always trying to tell the truth

:21:26.:21:40.

# I hope the best in me was always you

:21:41.:21:50.

# 'Cause sometimes we're building and burning down love

:21:51.:22:05.

# Ah, we lost and we found our Verona

:22:06.:22:10.

# Ah, we lost and we found our Verona

:22:11.:22:23.

# Reckless type of love, reckless type of love

:22:24.:22:33.

# We never said I'm sorry, we never said enough

:22:34.:22:37.

# This western type of woman, western type of man

:22:38.:22:41.

# Ah, we lost and we found our Verona

:22:42.:22:54.

# 'Cause sometimes we're building and burning down love

:22:55.:23:17.

# Ah, we lost and we found our Verona

:23:18.:23:28.

# Ah, we lost and we found our Verona

:23:29.:23:44.

If that happens to you, just head to the local tourist information

:23:45.:24:01.

office, it is next to the local pizzeria, in the piazza. That is

:24:02.:24:07.

such a good stare, I wish I could stare like that. Next, we're going

:24:08.:24:11.

to Israel. This is the final song tonight. And this is IMRI. Born and

:24:12.:24:19.

raised in Tel Aviv, he won this year's Rising Star contest, which is

:24:20.:24:26.

a popular Israeli talent show. Before he went out on his own in

:24:27.:24:34.

Eurovision, he was a backing voter list -- backing vocalist in 2015,

:24:35.:24:39.

and also last year. And now, he's got the chance to do it on his own.

:24:40.:24:45.

In a vest, and singing for Israel, this is IMRI, and I Feel Alive. Any

:24:46.:24:50.

relation to Celia? # The secret of my life

:24:51.:24:58.

is never giving up # Walking through

:24:59.:25:01.

the stars brings me to the start # I was waiting way too much

:25:02.:25:05.

for something good to come # Was waiting way too much,

:25:06.:25:11.

it's like an hourglass # I wanted you to know that every

:25:12.:25:18.

piece broke from you # The years I've been

:25:19.:25:29.

alone far away from home # The years I've been

:25:30.:25:53.

alone far away from home # Baby, I can now escape away with

:25:54.:26:05.

you # I was waiting way too much

:26:06.:26:18.

for something good to come # I wanted you to know

:26:19.:26:21.

that every piece broke from you # Alive, alive, alive,

:26:22.:26:38.

oh # I wanted you to know that every

:26:39.:27:14.

piece broke from you Thank you, Europe! That's it, we've

:27:15.:27:58.

seen them all! He has got a lot of fans on social media. Chris says,

:27:59.:28:08.

oh, hi, Israel! We have seen all the acts from tonight. For us, they are

:28:09.:28:15.

all winners, but sadly, only ten will make the Grand Final...

:28:16.:28:20.

Remember, there's no voting for UK viewers tonight, despite what Alex

:28:21.:28:26.

here is saying, so please don't try as you may still be charged. Fans of

:28:27.:28:32.

The Force, don't go anywhere, because final part is coming up. And

:28:33.:28:37.

you will also see what happened when I met some of this year's acts. In a

:28:38.:28:45.

moment, we will have a quick look back at all of the 18 from tonight,

:28:46.:28:49.

a chance to pick your favourite. All for fun, because there is no voting

:28:50.:28:55.

tonight. I am missing their horticultural suits, I don't know

:28:56.:29:04.

about you! And now, your decision time begins. Alex... I think there

:29:05.:29:13.

is only one thing left to say - Europe, start voting now! But

:29:14.:29:17.

remember, no voting for UK viewers, just enjoy.

:29:18.:29:29.

Song three, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

:29:30.:30:20.

Ilinca ft. Alex Florea for Romania, wrap and yodelling, song five.

:30:21.:31:05.

Sister act for the Netherlands. Song six.

:31:06.:31:29.

Valentina and Jimmy for San Marino. Tsonga number ten.

:31:30.:32:46.

To become one for Croatia, number 11. -- two become one.

:32:47.:33:04.

Here's the yellow lady for Switzerland, some number 13. --

:33:05.:33:33.

song. Is it a boat, is it a plane? It's

:33:34.:33:42.

Belarus, some number 14. It's Kristian Kostov for Bulgaria.

:33:43.:34:06.

Some 15, Beautiful Mess. Finally, song number 18 in the form

:34:07.:34:25.

of IMRI for Israel. In Ukraine, Verka is a Ukrainian

:34:26.:35:37.

treasure. If you are wondering what inspired this cosmic creature to

:35:38.:35:40.

take the Eurovision stage, here is your answer. Get ready for a journey

:35:41.:35:43.

through time. This is Verkavision. # We were so high on love, drunk on

:35:44.:37:18.

love #. # Fever la diva, Victoria,

:37:19.:37:25.

Cleopatra. Verka! I would dearly love to meet

:37:26.:38:48.

Verka one day in a beige hotel room. This is not, while the hosts are

:38:49.:38:53.

talking to the fans, let's take a look at what happened when I went

:38:54.:38:58.

off to meet some of the Eurovision acts. Hope you enjoy this.

:38:59.:39:01.

I can't believe the BBC are making us pay our way this time.

:39:02.:39:04.

Well, it's either that or this whole thing was like a clever ruse

:39:05.:39:08.

to get you to meet some of this year's acts.

:39:09.:39:10.

Like we did in the cake shop in Vienna?

:39:11.:39:13.

And you've got your tea and coffee making facilities here.

:39:14.:39:23.

Does the gorilla always come with you?

:39:24.:39:36.

What does the song mean, Occidentali's Karma??

:39:37.:39:42.

It means that at the end of the day we are all naked apes.

:39:43.:39:47.

Listen, here are very special relationship.

:39:48.:40:23.

You're representing San Marino, Valentina and Jimmie.

:40:24.:40:27.

It's because I'm not from San Marino.

:40:28.:40:33.

Valentina, you are the doyenne of Eurovision.

:40:34.:40:39.

But you've always sung on your own before.

:40:40.:40:44.

So how is it now, having Jimmie with you?

:40:45.:40:47.

I'm sorry, my eye has been momentarily distracted by...

:40:48.:40:53.

Just, there's a lot of work that's been put into that.

:40:54.:40:56.

Why do people ask me to do that all the time?

:40:57.:41:09.

You don't object to a bit of objectifying.

:41:10.:41:16.

Now, I'm assuming with a title like that is there a bit of

:41:17.:41:30.

That certainly was Apache crew. We must talk about Lucy! Lucy Jones,

:41:31.:54:14.

our UK entry this year, and we have high hopes! Two days until the Grand

:54:15.:54:20.

Final, so Lucy is on voice rest. That's why she didn't speak to us at

:54:21.:54:23.

the hotel last night. It actually is! Also, yesterday, we saw her

:54:24.:54:29.

perform a duet with the winner from Denmark a few years ago, Emily, and

:54:30.:54:37.

she is actually the co-writer of the song. Beautiful duet. The Grand

:54:38.:54:44.

Final draw has been done. And it has been revealed that the UK will be in

:54:45.:54:47.

the second half of the Grand Final. That's on Saturday night which I

:54:48.:54:52.

think is good news. That's at 8pm with Graham on Saturday night. Yeah,

:54:53.:55:01.

I think Lucy is like an any sports person, she is pacing herself

:55:02.:55:03.

really, really well and she will unleash something gold on Saturday

:55:04.:55:08.

night, and sparkling. There has been a lot of talk on social media about

:55:09.:55:14.

The Force. Obviously, we very much enjoyed making it. There is some

:55:15.:55:17.

behind-the-scenes stuff which will go on the website very soon. If

:55:18.:55:22.

you're a fan, Dave in Bristol has tweeted, and he says, I missed part

:55:23.:55:27.

two but saw part three. Well, you can catch the whole thing and also

:55:28.:55:30.

an extended version of it later on tonight on the BBC website. I have

:55:31.:55:39.

to say, he was superb, he raised the bar with his acting, he was like

:55:40.:55:44.

David Suchet. And also on the website, see what happens when a

:55:45.:55:47.

very wealthy Ukrainian pop star... Right, let's head back to the show.

:55:48.:55:56.

Oh, that was a fantastic proposal! Wow! Really! Six performances,

:55:57.:56:03.

guaranteed place in the Grand Final on Saturday. The host country,

:56:04.:56:07.

Ukraine, and five other nations. We call them the big five and this is

:56:08.:56:14.

one of the qualifiers. Thank you! That's great! Really? So how do you

:56:15.:56:20.

feel about performing in the Grand Final on Saturday? I am so excited,

:56:21.:56:28.

I have been rehearsing approximately 1267 times, so I am really excited

:56:29.:56:32.

to get on that stage on Saturday nights. I have read that you need...

:56:33.:56:40.

Before going on stage, what is that? I need a big hug. Oh! I love your

:56:41.:56:52.

traditions, really! So, let's check out your song Requiem, performed

:56:53.:56:54.

live on stage in Kyiv. # Embrasse-moi,

:56:55.:57:21.

dis-moi que tu m'aimes # Fais-moi sourire au

:57:22.:57:34.

beau milieu d'un requiem # Embrasse-moi,

:57:35.:57:36.

dis-moi que tu m'aimes # Fais-moi danser jusqu'a ce que

:57:37.:57:38.

le temps nous reprenne # Embrasse moi, tell

:57:39.:57:40.

me that you love me # Embrasse moi, tell

:57:41.:57:42.

me that you love me # Embrasse moi, tell

:57:43.:57:46.

me that you love me Back to business. So, I am here with

:57:47.:58:09.

the German contestant, Levina, who is also in the big five. You won

:58:10.:58:14.

your first music competition at the age of nine. How will that

:58:15.:58:18.

experience help you in Saturday's final? Of course, maybe standing on

:58:19.:58:26.

a stage gives you some stability. It's to be honest, this stage is so

:58:27.:58:29.

big, I don't think anything can prepare you for that! Definitely! It

:58:30.:58:35.

has been claimed that you have the longest legs in this year's

:58:36.:58:39.

competition. Is that really true? You know, I am not really sure. I

:58:40.:58:45.

know I am quite tall, actually, when I sit down, I am very small. My

:58:46.:58:51.

upper body is, like, tiny. Let's show it to the whole world! But you

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know, the ceiling in this hall is high enough so it will be fine! OK,

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thank you, Levina, we wish you all the best in Saturdays final. Here is

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a clip of Levina performing on our Eurovision stage.

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# That's what you call a perfect life

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# Sometimes it's wrong before it's right

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# That's what you call a perfect life

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# Sometimes it's wrong before it's right

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# That's what you call a perfect life

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# That's what you call a perfect life

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It's a competition rule that as the host country

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you are automatically entered into the grand final.

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This year Ukraine is represented by O.Torvald.

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What is it like performing at Eurovision before a home crowd?

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I'm very honoured because of it. I'm really, really happy, you know. You

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will have definitely huge support on Saturday's final.

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We are about to see a huge head on the stage, why?

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This head is not just a head, it is a whole human and this human is

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everyone of us. Me... Even you. This human is polluted with all of the

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unnecessary stuff, like TV news, aggressive information, social

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networking etc. And we're going to purify the body and soul of that

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human with real rock music! That you, guys, I wish you all the best

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in Saturday's final. Let's take a look at you in action

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on our Kyiv stage, performing Time. So we've met all of the big five...

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COMMENTATOR: Ukraine, the Ukraining champions. It's giving me goose

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bumps. Yes, it is results time. Counting Eurovision vote is a job

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for a very special person, they need to be called, wise and slightly

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mystical, basically a personality of karate master. May I introduce the

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executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Mr

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Miyaichi of Eurovision, Mr Jon Ola Sand.

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APPLAUSE . Thank you for your very generous

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introduction, I must say. I can confirm that we have processed all

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the votes from the National jury than ten votes. Everything has gone

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successfully according to the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Which means that we are now ready for you. To present the results. And

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reveal who is going to join us for the grand final on Saturday. Alex,

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Vova, take it away. Before we hear the results I would

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like to remind all of the performers tonight, you are amazing. And what

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an honour it has been to hear you saying here live in Kiev.

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Absolutely. And it all comes down to what happens now. Big cars this is

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the moment of truth. Countries will be revealed in random order. So here

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we go. Alex. COMMENTATOR: Sit tight, gang, exciting times.

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Let's do it. The first finalist. Who goes to the grand final... Is...

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Bulgaria! COMMENTATOR: Bulgaria are through, they got their best placing

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last year. Fourth place they were. With if love was a crime.

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The second finalist is... Belarus! Well, well, well. Belarus through.

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They haven't qualified since 2014, so they'll be very happy with that.

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PRESENTER: the third finalist is... Croatia! MEL: I had a sneaking

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feeling that Jacques Houdek would go through. Well done to both of them.

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PRESENTER: our fourth finalist is... Hungry! Congratulations, Hungary.

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MEL: they've qualified every year since 2011. Well done. PRESENTER: it

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is really nerve-racking, so, the fifth finalist is...

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Denmark! MEL: Anja. Four years since Emmelie de Forest won in 2013.

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PRESENTER: our sixth finalist is... Israel! MEL: IMRI is through. They

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will be partying tonight. Romania! MEL: the yodelling rappers

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are through. Where is her mum? She's bound to be there somewhere. Well

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done, Romania. PRESENTER: congratulations. There

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are only three spots left. And we have 11 countries. So, who else will

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be going through to the grand final? The eighth finalist is... Norway!

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Congratulations, Norway. MEL: the masked man is through.

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PRESENTER: this is so tense. Yeah. The ninth finalist is...

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The Netherlands! MEL: they are through, they've qualified three

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times in the last ten years. Last time they sent a band they came

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second, 2014. Well done, girls. There is just one place left. One

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place remaining in the grand final. MEL: this must be agony for them.

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PRESENTER: one opportunity to take this Eurovision glory and perform

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live to the biggest audience in the world. This is really dream come

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true. So, the tenth finalist is... Austria!

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There we go, Austria, only three years since Conchita won. PRESENTER:

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it's so amazing. MEL: Nathan Catt for Austria. That must be a good

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feeling. -- Nathan Trent. PRESENTER: you have chosen the ten best to

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night songs. We'll one of them lift the Eurovision trophy in the grand

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final on Saturday? Here they are again. Tonight's ten winning songs.

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These are the ten acts you have chosen, who will enjoy the ten

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qualifiers for Saturday night. MEL: commiserations to all those bands

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who didn't quite make it through to Saturday's final.

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PRESENTER: who will take the ultimate prize? The 2017 Eurovision

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Song Contest trophy. We will find out on Saturday at the biggest world

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extravaganza that is. I can hardly wait. He has been overexcited. He

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has been overemotional. And I have been Timur. Thanks for watching and

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good night! SCOTT: huge reaction in the Arena tonight. Bog area,

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Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Denmark Israel, Romanian, Norway and the

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Netherlands, all through to the grand final. Not qualifying... San

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Marino. They will be gutted. Ireland, Brendan, Louis Walsh, part

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of his team tonight. They'll be going home. It when you're also

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going home. And Estonia, remember the staring man? He's not going to

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the final either. Two amazing semifinals. Here is the lovely Mel

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Giedroyc. I've loved this for the last few weeks. It feels like weeks,

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it actually two days. Good night from Kiev. Don't forget it's all

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about the grand final and all of the songs from the people who got

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through the two semifinals. 8pm with Graham, Saturday night on BBC One. I

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cannot wait. Graham, we've left you some radishes on the seat, enjoy

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those. Good night from Kiev! Three reasons we love Eurovision -

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the costumes.

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