Eurovision Music Event Honors Austria and Australia Mix-up

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Moldova's song made it to the final. The first semifinal happened.

In short:

The first semifinal finished. 10 countries will be in the final.

Some countries did not participate because of Israel.

What's next?

There was a funny song about Austria and Australia.

The Eurovision party started in Vienna. 11,000 fans watched.

The contest has problems because of Israel.

10 countries made it to the next round despite boycotts.

Georgia performed during the first semifinal.

Jury and public voting decided the results.

10 countries qualified.

This year's Eurovision is very political.

Belgium's song is Dancing on the Ice

Croatia's song is Andromeda

Finland's song is Liekinheitin

Greece's song is Ferto

Israel's song is Michelle

Lithuania's song is Solo quiero mas

Moldova's song is Viva, Moldova!

Poland's song is Pray

Serbia's song is Kraj mene

Sweden's song is My System

Some countries did not make it to the final.

The performances were different and fun.

Moldova started the show with energy.

Austria and Australia will compete soon.

Some countries already have a spot in the final.

Lion Ceccah performed for Lithuania.

No kangaroos in Austria

Australian singer Go-Jo made a guest appearance.

Go-Jo explained the mix-up between Austria and Australia.

Go-Jo performed with Austrian hosts.

The hosts wanted to clear up the confusion.

Austria and Australia are opposites.

Australia has dangers like spiders and sharks.

Austria has desserts that can cause heart attacks.

The trio performed a fun song.

The crowd participated in the song.

The song ended with a call and response.

Australia will perform in the second semifinal.

Countries boycott Israel

This is the 70th Eurovision event.

Some countries are boycotting because of Israel.

The boycott will reduce the number of viewers.

Protesters were in Vienna.

Israel performed despite the protests.

Israel made it to the final.

Reuters

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