Final Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Israel will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Twenty-six countries will perform in the EXPO Tel Aviv (International Convention Center) in Tel Aviv. Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub will present the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
In addition to host country Israel, 'The Big Five' countries are automatically placed. Spain, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom and France are the countries that make the largest financial contribution to the organization of the Eurovision Song Contest. The remaining 36 participants must place themselves through the semi-finals.
Madonna at Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Just like last year there were rumors again that Madonna will be performing and finally the time has come: Madonna will give a show during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv! It seems that she will play both an old hit and a new song. There was some discussion because it's a political song has a political (since 2018 it is forbidden to play songs with political content at ESC), but Madonna will probably sing the song anyway.
Voting & points
The professional juries of all participating countries award half of the points to be distributed. The viewers at home vote for the other half of the points during the live broadcast of the final.
Michael Rice has arrived in Tel Aviv
Michael Rice has arrived in Tel Aviv and had his first rehearsals of 'Bigger Than Us' onstage in Tel Aviv. Watch footage of his second rehearsal on Youtube.
Eurovision 2019 grand final program
| Country | Artist | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | Michela | Chameleon | placed via second semifinal |
| Albania | Jonida Maliqi | Ktheju tokës | placed via second semifinal |
| Czech Republic | Lake Malawi | Friend of a Friend | placed via first semifinal |
| Germany | S!sters | Sister | Automatically placed |
| Russia | Sergej Lazarev | Scream | placed via second semifinal |
| Denmark | Leonora | Love Is Forever | placed via second semifinal |
| San Marino | Serhat | Say Na Na Na | placed via first semifinal |
| North Macedonia | Tamara Todevska | Proud | placed via second semifinal |
| Sweden | John Lundvik | Too late for love | placed via second semifinal |
| Slovenia | Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl | Sebi | placed via first semifinal |
| Cyprus | Tamta | Replay | placed via first semifinal |
| The Netherlands | Duncan Laurence | Arcade | placed via second semifinal |
| Greece | Katerine Duska | Better love | placed via first semifinal |
| Israel | Kobi Marimi | Home | Host country |
| Norway | KEiiNO | Spirit in the Sky | placed via second semifinal |
| United Kingdom | Michael Rice | Bigger Than Us | Automatically placed |
| Iceland | Hatari | Hatrið mun sigra | placed via first semifinal |
| Estonia | Victor Crone | Storm | placed via first semifinal |
| Belarus | ZENA | Like It | placed via first semifinal |
| Azerbaijan | Chingiz | Truth | placed via second semifinal |
| France | Bilal Hassani | Roi | Automatically placed |
| Italy | Mahmood | Soldi | Automatically placed |
| Serbia | Nevena Božović | Kruna | placed via first semifinal |
| Switzerland | Luca Hänni | She Got Me | placed via second semifinal |
| Australia | Kate Middler-Heidke | Zero Gravity | placed via first semifinal |
| Spain | Miki | La venda | Automatically placed |