Eurovision-2009 determines 25 finalists
09:05, 15 May 2009
MOSCOW. May 15. KAZINFORM The Eurovision-2009 song contest held the second semi-final on Thursday to determine another ten countries of the 25 finalists to compete on Saturday night; Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.
Thursday qualifiers comprised:
Azerbaijan - AySel & Arash with Always, Ukraine - Svetlana Loboda Be My Valentine!, Croatia - Igor Cukrov Lijepa Tena, Lithuania - Sasha Son Love, Moldova - Nelly Ciobanu Hora Din Moldova, Denmark - Brinck Believe Again, Estonia - Urban Symphony Randajad, Norway - Alexander Rybak Fairytale, Greece - Sakis Rouvas This is Our Night, Albania - Kejsi Tola Carry Me in Your Dreams.
They joined the winners of the first semi-final: Turkey - Hadise Dum Tek Tek, Sweden - Malena Ernman La Voix, Israel - Noa & Mira Awad There Must Be Another Way, Portugal - Flor-de-lis Todas As Ruas Do Amor, Malta - Chiara What If We, Finland - Waldo?s People Lose Control, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Regina Bistra Voda, Romania - Elena The Balkan Girls, Armenia - Inga & Anush Jan Jan, and Iceland - Yohanna Is It True?
The remaining five automatic finalists are: UK - Jade Ewen It?s My Time, France - Patricia Kaas Et S'il Fallait Le Faire, Germany - Alex Swings Oscar Sings! Miss Kiss Kiss Bang, Spain - Soraya The Night Is For Me, and Russia - Anastasia Prikhodko Mamo; Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS.