The first of three live Eurovision shows has kicked off in Liverpool, as acts competed in the first semi-final.
Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, and Julia Sanina hosted live from the M&S Bank Arena and 15 countries competed for one of ten spots in Saturday night’s Grand Final.
Rita Ora, Julia Sanina, Alyosha and Rebecca Ferguson also performed during the interval.
Ten acts made it through to the Grand Final:
- Croatia - Let 3
- Moldova - Pasha Parfeni
- Switzerland - Remo Forrer
- Finland - Kaarija
- Czechia - Vesna
- Israel - Noa Kirel
- Portugal - Mimicat
- Sweden - Loreen
- Serbia - Luke Black
- Norway - Alessandra
Here are some of our favourite pictures of the first semi final.
This article is being updated live.
1. Eurovision: Semi-final one
Pasha Parfeni representing Moldova. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images
2. Eurovision: Semi-final one
Noa Kirel representing Israel. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images
3. Eurovision: Semi-final one
Remo Forrer representing Switzerland. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images
4. Eurovision: Semi-final one
Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper representing The Netherlands. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images