"Let the song begin with passion, Let the wind begin to blow, You can break the rules of fashion, And your chance to win shall grow."
"Look into the TV camera, So the audience can see, That you're loveable, not desperate, Smile and they will vote for me."
Well we haven't got old women baking bread or a man in a hamster wheel. The only way we have a burning piano is if the Serbian's set fire to the set (again) and torch Delta's piano. And sadly there is no Russian skater as they are currently still banned.
There WILL however be snow, lots of fire, wind machines, stage risers, much leather, women dressed in white, silly costumes and dances, dodgy moustaches, songs about love and peace, traditional folk instruments and violins. Many violins.
1 DENMARK Søren Torpegaard Lund - Før Vi Går Hjem
2 GERMANY Sarah Engels - Fire
3 ISRAEL Noam Bettan - Michelle
4 BELGIUM Essyla - Dancing On The Ice
5 ALBANIA Alis - Nân
6 GREECE Akylas - Ferto
7 UKRAINE Leléka - Ridnym
8 AUSTRALIA Delta Goodrum - Eclipse
9 SERBIA Lavina - Kraj Mene
10 MALTA Aidan - Bella
11 CZECHIA Daniel Zizka - Crossroads
12 BULGARIA Dara - Bangaranga
13 CROATIA Lelek - Andromeda
14 UNITED KINGDOM Look Mum No Computer - Eins, Zwei, Drei
15 FRANCE Monroe - Regarde
16 MOLDOVA Satoshi - Viva, Moldova!
17 FINLAND Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen - Liekinheitin
18 POLAND Alicja - Pray
19 LITHUANIA Lion Ceccah - Sólo Quiero Más
20 SWEDEN Felicia - My System
21 CYPRUS Antigoni - Jalla
22 ITALY Sal Da Vinci - Per Sempre Si
23 NORWAY Jonas Lovv - Ya Ya Ya
24 ROMANIA Alexandra Căpitănescu - Choke Me
25 AUSTRIA Cosmó - Tanzschein
Voting for participant countries (inc UK) will open just before the first song is performed. It will stay open through all the performances, and for approximately 40 minutes after the last song has been performed.
Voting in the UK is ONLINE ONLY through the ESC website or app this year. You need to make a card payment - 15p per vote. (It may be worth setting up an account or downloading the app if you do not have already). There is no phone vote for the UK (some other participanting countries do have phone vote still).
Non participating countries (Hello Ireland) can vote as part the Rest of The World. The voting window will open online at approximately midnight before the show, closing briefly when the Live Show begins, and opening up again just before the first song is performed. It will then remain open through the Live Show until around 40 minutes after the last competing song has been presented. Voting is online only.
You can vote online here:
www.esc.vote
There is a maximum of ten votes each.
You can watch on the participating national broadcasters (BBC) or on Eurovision's YouTube channel.
Public Service Reminder: Don't Forget Your Subtitles for the handy lyric translations.
Drink to Terry at Song 9.