Tonight, 6 May, the first semi-final of the 59^th Eurovision Song Contest takes place at B&W Hallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark. The entries from 16 countries compete for 10 slots in the grand final to be held this coming Saturday, 10 May, six countries will be eliminated. Read more to see the line-up and check out our video from the press centre where accredited journalists and fans of the contest tell us their favourites for tonight’s show….

Tonight, 6 May, the first semi-final of the 59^th Eurovision Song Contest takes place at B&W Hallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark. The entries from 16 countries compete for 10 slots in the grand final to be held this coming Saturday, 10 May, six countries will be eliminated. Scroll down and watch our video from the press centre where accredited journalists and fans of the contest tell us their favourites for tonight’s show.

Starting order:

01. ARMENIA – Aram Mp3 – Not Alone
02. LATVIA – Aarzemnieki – Cake To Bake
03. ESTONIA – Tanja – Amazing
04. SWEDEN – Sanna Nielsen – Undo
05. ICELAND – Pollapönk – No Prejudice
06. ALBANIA – Hersi – One Night’s Anger
07. RUSSIA – Tolmachevy Sisters – Shine
08. AZERBAIJAN – Dilara Kazimova – Start A Fire
09. UKRAINE – Mariya Yaremchuk – Tick-Tock
10. BELGIUM – Axel Hirsoux – Mother
11. MOLDOVA – Cristina Scarlat – Wild Soul
12. SAN MARINO – Valentina Monetta – Maybe (Forse)
13. PORTUGAL – Suzy – Quero Ser Tua
14. THE NETHERLANDS – The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm
15. MONTENEGRO – Sergej Cetkovic – Moj Svijet
16. HUNGARY – András Kállay-Saunders – Running