A special draw was held at the City Hall in today Malmö in order to determine which countries will compete in which Semi-final. There was also another draw held in order to place the BIG 5 Countries and the host country Sweden in one of the two Semi-finals (determining which semi-final each country will vote in and broadcast).

The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-finals are scheduled to be held on the 14 and 16 May in Malmö. Whilst the grand final is scheduled for 18 May. 16 countries will compete in Semi-final 1 and 17 countries will compete in Semi- final 2.

Big 5 and Host Country – Semi-final allocation for broadcasting and voting

• [France] France – Second Semi-final
• [Germany] Germany – Second Semi-final
• [Spain] Spain – Second Semi-final
• [United Kingdom] United Kingdom – First Semi-final
• [Sweden] Sweden – First Semi-final
• [Italy] Italy – First Semi-final

Semi final 1

First half	Second half
[Denmark] Denmark	[Lithuania] Lithuania
[Croatia] Croatia	[Serbia] Serbia
[Ukraine] Ukraine	[Ireland] Ireland
[The Netherlands] The Netherlands	[Belarus] Belarus
[Austria] Austria	[Cyprus] Cyprus
[Slovenia] Slovenia	[Montenegro] Montenegro
[Estonia] Estonia	[Belgium] Belgium
[Russia] Russia	[Moldova] Moldova

Semi final 2

First half	Second half
[Latvia] Latvia	[Israel] Israel
[Azerbaijan] Azerbaijan	[Norway] Norway
[Malta] Malta	[Albania] Albania
[Iceland] Iceland	[Hungary] Hungary
[San Marino] San Marino	[Switzerland] Switzerland
[FYR Macedonia] FYR Macedonia	[Georgia] Georgia
[Finland] Finland	[Greece] Greece
[Bulgaria] Bulgaria	[Armenia] Armenia
	[Romania] Romania