The second qualifying round of the Eurovision Song Contest will start in Rotterdam today, May 20, at 10 pm Kyiv time. The day before it became known that one of the members of the team from Iceland, Da\u00f0i og Gagnamagni\u00f0, tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – May 20, 2021 – Ukraine Society and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Thursday, ten tickets <\/a>to the finals will be drawn among the representatives of 17 participating countries in the following order<\/p>\n\n\n\n San Marino: Senhit – Adrenalina<\/p>\n\n\n\n Estonia: Uku Suviste – The Lucky One<\/p>\n\n\n\n Czech Republic: Benny Cristo – omaga<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greece: Stefania – Last Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n Austria: Vincent Bueno – Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Poland: RAFA\u0141 – The Ride<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moldova: Natalia Gordienko – Sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n Iceland: Da\u00f0i og Gagnamagni\u00f0 – 10 Years<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serbia: Hurricane – Loco Loco<\/p>\n\n\n\n Georgia: Tornike Kipiani – You<\/p>\n\n\n\n Albania: Anxhela Peristeri – Karma<\/p>\n\n\n\n Portugal: The Black Mamba – Love Is On My Side<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bulgaria: Victoria – Growing Up Is Getting Old<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finland: Blind Channel – Dark Side<\/p>\n\n\n\n Latvia: Samanta Tina – The Moon is Rising<\/p>\n\n\n\n Switzerland: Gjon’s – Tears Tout l’Univers<\/p>\n\n\n\n Denmark: Fyr & Flamme – \u00d8ve Os P\u00e5 Hinanden<\/p>\n\n\n\n The performance of the Icelanders will be shown in the recording<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Da\u00f0i og Gagnamagni\u00f0 group from Iceland was already in quarantine, but tests did not confirm the disease in other members. However, after consultations with the organizer of the competition – EMC – the team decided to refuse to participate in public performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the song “10 years” remains in the competition. National juries and TV viewers will evaluate a recording of the Icelanders’ performance at a rehearsal in Rotterdam. The EMU has set such rules this year in case a Eurovision contestant is quarantined due to a coronavirus or is unable to fly to Rotterdam<\/a>. Thus, in the first semifinal, a recording of the performance of the Australian Montaigne, made in her homeland in compliance with strict regulations, was shown. Due to coronavirus restrictions, Montaigne was unable to fly to the Netherlands. The song performed by her in the final of “Eurovision-2021” did not pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Da\u00f0i og Gagnamagni\u00f0 is one of the favorites of both the competition, which was canceled last year due to a pandemic and the current Eurovision Song Contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first semifinal of Eurovision-2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the results of the first semifinal, participants from 10 countries made it to the final: Norway, Israel, Russia, Azerbaijan, Malta, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sweden, Belgium, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the semifinals, bookmakers increased their chances of winning the Ukrainian band Go-A – they rose from 8th to 4th place among the favorites. The leaders are Italy, Malta, and France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n