Today, the running order of the songs taking part in the Semi-Finals of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed.
As the previous two years, it was up to the producers of the shows to come up with a running order for the Semi-Finals. It was approved by the EBU Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand and the Chairman of the Reference Group, Dr. Frank Dieter Freiling.
After the producers reviewed all entries, the following running order was decided on for the Semi-Finals:
[column col=”1/2″]Semi-Final 1
- Moldova
- Armenia
- Belgium
- The Netherlands
- Finland
- Greece
- Estonia
- FYR Macedonia
- Serbia
- Hungary
- Belarus
- Russia
- Denmark
- Albania
- Romania
- Georgia
Semi-Final 2
- Lithuania
- Ireland
- San Marino
- Montenegro
- Malta
- Norway
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Israel
- Latvia
- Azerbaijan
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Slovenia
- Poland[/column]
After all the songs were submitted to the organisers at the Heads of Delegations Meeting last week, the producers decided upon the running order which was then approved by the Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand and the Chairman of the Reference Group, Dr Frank Dieter Freiling.
During the Heads of Delegations meeting it was also drawn that the host country of Austria will perform at position no 14 in the Final.
The running order for the Grand Final will be decided after the second Semi-Final.
The first Semi-Final will be held on the 19th of May and it has 16 participants while the second one with 17 contestants takes place on the 21st of May. The big Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest is on the 23rd of May.
