TEN ACTS QUALIFY FOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST FINAL
Baku, May 26 (AZERTAC). Serbia`s Milan Stankovic won a final place after performing Ovo Je Balkan Ten countries have made it through to Saturday`s grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Greece, Portugal, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Albania and Iceland won through the first semi-final in Oslo. A further 10 finalists will be chosen from 17 countries in a second semi-final on Thursday night. Automatic finalists France, Germany, Spain, the UK and last year`s winners Norway will also compete on Saturday. This year, for the first time, expert juries determine 50% of the vote in the qualifying rounds.
The judging panels are made up of record industry experts from each country. UK entrant Josh Dubovie, 19, from Basildon in Essex, is representing the UK this year with That Sounds Good To Me, a song written and produced by Pete Waterman and Mike Stock.
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