It’s confirmed and sealed! A total of 42 countries are set to compete at the forthcoming 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. The EBU has released the official list of the 2019 ESC participating countries.

36 countries will compete in the 2 semi-finals scheduled to be held on 14 and 16 May. A total of 26 countries will compete in the grand final on 18 May.

The Big 5 countries (Spain, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany) + host country (Israel) are automatically qualified to compete in the grand final. Hence 20/36 countries will proceed from the semi-finals to the grand final and join the Big 5 and Israel.

Mr.Jon Ola Sand (Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor – EBU) says:

Last year Netta dared to dream and won the contest in Lisbon, bringing it to Israel for 2019. We are thrilled that 42 countries will be represented in Tel Aviv and hope the participating broadcasters are inspired to have the same dream. The team at KAN is busy preparing to welcome the participants – and the World! – to Tel Aviv and will be putting on a show to remember.

Mr. Eldad Koblenz (KAN/IPBC CEO) says:

We already know that dreams come true when we saw Netta Barzilai win the Eurovision Song Contest in May and bring the trophy back to Israel for a fourth time. Netta allowed us to dare to dream and now, as these dreams are being realised, we can’t wait to host the 42 delegations who will aspire to do the same. All of us at KAN are looking forward to welcoming everyone to an exciting and memorable Eurovision Song Contest that will be watched by millions of viewers in Israel and across the globe.

Participating countries

1. Albania
2. Armenia
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Azerbaijan
6. Belarus
7. Belgium
8. Croatia
9. Cyprus
10. Czech Republic
11. Denmark
12. Estonia
13. Finland
14. France
15. FYR Macedonia
16. Germany
17. Georgia
18. Greece
19. Hungary
20. Iceland
21. Ireland
22. Israel
23. Italy
24. Latvia
25. Lithuania
26. Malta
27. Moldova
28. Montenegro
29. The Netherlands
30. Norway
31. Poland
32. Portugal
33. Romania
34. Russia
35. San Marino
36. Serbia
37. Slovenia
38. Spain
39. Sweden
40. Switzerland
41. Ukraine
42. United Kingdom

The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 14, 16 and 18 of May at the Tel Aviv Convention Centre in Tel Aviv, Israel.