The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off in style with the first semi-final tonight. 18 countries competed and 10 acts qualified for the final on Saturday.
The 10 lucky countries to make it were –
- Azerbaijan
- Russia
- The Netherlands
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Austria
- Armenia
- Czech Republic
- Cyprus
- Malta
There were brief live clips recorded at the jury semi-final show of three of Saturday’s automatic finalists – France, Spain, Sweden