Tonight, Thursday 11 May, Europe can enjoy the second semi-final of the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest live from the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv!

Semi-final 2 of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will be held at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine, and will be broadcast live starting at 21:00 CEST. The show will be hosted by Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk, while Timor Miroshnychenko will be reporting from the Green Room.

How to watch

Tonight’s show kicks off from 21:00 CEST and will last for around 2 hours 15 minutes.

• The show can be viewed through the participating national broadcasters
• A live stream will be available via the official Eurovision YouTube channel

In this semi-final, another 18 contestants will take to the stage, vying for a place in the Grand Final on Saturday 13 May. As in semi-final 1, 10 artists or acts will progress to the Grand Final, after a 50/50 voting system by expert jury’s and televote.

Semi-final 2 participants

The 18 acts participating in semi-final 2, in starting order:

Again, of these 18 participants, 10 will qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday. They will join the 10 finalists that already qualified from semi-final 1, on Tuesday 9 May:

• Moldova
• Azerbaijan
• Greece
• Sweden
• Portugal
• Poland
• Armenia
• Australia
• Cyprus
• Belgium

What do you think of the 18 songs presenting themselves this evening? And which 10 acts do you think will qualify for the Grand Final of Eurovision 2017?

Enjoy semi-final 2 of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, tonight from 21:00 CEST!