Eurovision 2024: First 10 countries secure spot in Grand Final-InfoExpress

Ten countries made it to the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024 Tuesday, advancing from the first semifinal of the European singing competition.

The first semifinal notably saw the long-absent Luxembourg, which last made the contest in 1993 where it finished last, make it to the Grand Final on Saturday.

Favorites Croatia and Ukraine also made it through to Saturday's show.

The finalists were chosen by a fan vote from the countries participating in the semifinal and in countries not in the contest.

Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain each have automatic bids in the Grand Final.

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The contest, which is being held in Malmö, Sweden, is the largest song competition in Europe and is organized by the European Broadcasting Union.

Here's what you need to know about Eurovision 2024.

Performers moving onto Eurovision 2024 Grand Final

Country	Performer	Song
Cyprus	Silia Kapsis	Liar
Serbia	TEYA DORA	RAMONDA
Lithuania	Silvester Belt	Luktelk
Ireland	Bambie Thug	Doomsday Blue
Ukraine	alyona alyona & Jerry Heil	Teresa & Maria
Croatia	Baby Lasagna	Rim Tim Tagi Dim
Slovenia	Raiven	Veronika
Finland	Windows95man	No Rules!
Portugal	iolanda	Grito
Luxembourg	TALI	Fighter

Performers competing in Eurovision 2024 second semifinal

Country	Performer	Song
Malta	Sarah Bonnici	Loop
Albania	BESA	TITAN
Greece	Marina Satti	ZARI
Switzerland	Nemo	The Code
Czechia	Aiko	Pedestal
Austria	Kaleen	We Will Rave
Denmark	SABA	SAND
Armenia	LADANIVA	Jako
Latvia	Dons	Hollow
San Marino	MEGARA	11:11
Georgia	Nutsa Buzaladze	Firefighter
Belgium	Mustii	Before the Party's Over
Estonia	5MIINUST x Puuluup	(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi
Israel	Eden Golan	Hurricane
Norway	Gåte	Ulveham
Netherlands	Joost Klein	Europapa