The EBU this week have announced the full list of the participants in Baku. This confirms that Poland have indeed withdrawn from the contest due to their priorities with Euro 2012 coverage and also that Armenia will take part at this stage. His is a run down of the competing nations.
Taking part in the semifinals will be:
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
The direct finalists are:
Azerbaijan
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
