ESC’16: First Ten Finalists Selected

The first ten finalists for the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest have been selected, while eight countries have been left behind.

Through to the final are:

• Armenia – Iveta Mukuchyan – LoveWave
• Austria – Zoe – Loin D’ici
• Azerbaijan – Samra – Miracle
• Croatia – Nina Kraljic – Lighthouse
• Cyprus – Mins One – Alter Ego
• Czech Republic – Gabriela Guncikova – I Stand
• Hungary – Freddie – Pioneer
• Malta – Ira Losco – Walk On Water
• The Netherlands – Douwe Bob – Slow Down
• Russia – Sergey Lazarev – You Are The Only One

Out are:

• Bosnia & Herzegovina – Dalal & Deen feat Ana Rucner & Jala – Ljubav je
• Estonia – Juri Pootsmann – Play
• Finland – Sandhja – Sing It Away
• Greece – Argo – Utopian Land
• Iceland – Greta Salome – Hear Them Calling Me
• Moldova – Lidia Isac – Falling Stars
• Montenegro – Highway – The Real Thing
• San Marino – Serhat – I Didn’t Know