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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Eurovision 2015: Confirmed - 39 countries wave their flags in Vienna!

Now the number of the competing countries for the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is official confirmed! 39 countries will wave their flags in Vienna.

'Buidling Bridges' in Vienna with these countries:

Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
FYR Macedonia
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom

After a record of 42 participating countries in 2012 in Baku we had only 37 countries on Eurovision stage in Copenhagen this year. The EBU managed to bring three countries (Czech Republic, Cyprus, Serbia) back to the contest.

“Throughout the year, we are in close dialogue with a number of the broadcasters, for example to work with them to strengthen the brand in their country, or to show them the potential in taking part in the contest,” says Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the contest on behalf of EBU/EUROVISION.

“ORF has been a great partner in helping to achieve exactly that,” he continued.

Who will participate in which Semi-Final?

The EBU has also decided that 16 countries will perform in the first Semi-Final on 19th of May and 17 countries in the second Semi-Final on 19th of May. On 26th of January we will find out which countries will perform in the first or in the second Semi-Final. You can fallow the draw on eurovision.tv