Tonight we’ll have three countries having a show in the search for their Eurovision entry. While France and Lithuania both have their second show, Hungary will kick off their search with the start of A Dal 2019. Below you will find all the
🇫🇷 France – Destination Eurovision
Show: Destination Eurovision — Semi-Final 2
When: 21.00 – 23.55 (CET)
Where to watch:France 2, TV5 Monde Europe, Eurovision France Facebook Livestream (if you live in France, Belgium or Switzerland, you will only be able to access TV5 Monde FBS, which will start broadcasting the show with a delay at 23:30 CET: to watch live, prefer either the direct stream from France 2 or the Facebook official live stream.)
During the show each act will sing a cover of their choice and their potential Eurovision entry afterwards. Nine acts will compete for four spots to the final. The best four will be selected via 50% televoting and 50% international jury.
Here are the acts for tonight. (not in running order)
| Artist | Cover | Song |
| Philipelise | J’veux du soleil (Au P’Tit Bonheur) | Madame la Paix |
| Seemone | Magnolia Forever (Claude François) | Tous les deux |
| Doutson | Femme libérée (Cookie Dingler) | Sois un bon fils |
| Ugo | Résiste (France Gall) | Ce qui me blesse |
| Gabriella | L’encre de tes yeux (Francis Cabrel) | On cherche encore (We Never Get Enough) |
| Emmanuel Moire | Take On Me (a-ha) | La promesse |
| Tracy de Sa | Lose Yourself (Eminem) | Por |
| Noémie | Wonderwall (Oasis) | Ma petite |
| The Divaz | Respect Aretha Franklin | La |
🇱🇹 Lithuania – Eurovizijos Atranka
Show: Eurovizijos Atranka – Show 2
When: 20.00 – 22.00 CET
Where to watch: LRT Lituanica, LRT Televizija HD or live from LRT’s official page.
The show was pre-recorded so the jury already made their voting for the second show. However, during the show tonight the public will have their say and this makes 50% of the end result. The Top six out of thirteen entries will make it to the semi-finals next month.
The artists and songs for tonight:
| # | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Tiramisu | The smell of your eye |
| 2 | Giedrius Nakas | Klaidos |
| 3 | Justina Žukauskaitė | Hit me harder |
| 4 | Lukas Bartaška | River of hope |
| 5 | Paola Hart | I’ll be alright |
| 6 | Valdas Lacko | Dare |
| 7 | Emilija Gogolytė | Riddle |
| 8 | Edgaras Lubys | To the sky |
| 9 | Donata & BingBang | Doing the loop |
| 10 | Gražvydas Sidiniauskas | Another movie |
| 11 | Juna | Strength of a woman |
| 12 | BANZZZAI | I don’t care |
| 13 | Original Copy | Power of sounds |
🇭🇺 Hungary – A Dal 2019
Show: A Dal – Heat 1
When: 19.30 – 21.50 CET
Where to watch: Duna, Duna World or the online live stream.
Tonight the first ten songs of A Dal 2019 will take the stage. Six songs will make it to the semi-finals. There will be four judges Miklós Both, Misi Mező, Feró Nagy and Lilla Vincze. The televoting will count as a fifth jury member. The Top 5 of the combined result will make it to the semi-finals. Moreover, the artist with the best score from the public of the remaining five songs will also qualify to the semi-final as the sixth act.
Tonights competing artists
| # | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Antal Tímea feat. Demko Gergő | Kedves világ! |
| 2 | Berkes Olivér | Viágítótorony |
| 3 | DENIZ | Ide várnak vissza |
| 4 | Hamar Barni | Wasted |
| 5 | Konyha | Százszor visszajátszott |
| 6 | Nomad | A remény hídjai |
| 7 | Oláh Gergő | Hozzád bújnék |
| 8 | Pátkai Rozina | Frida |
| 9 | Szekér Gergő | Madár, repülj! |
| 10 | Váray László | Someone who lives like this |
What show to watch? Who to root for? So many questions, but we hope we could you help a bit to make up your mind for tonight. We’ll provide you with live updates about the shows on our Twitter @ESCXTRA. You’ll also find all the results on ESCXTRA right after the shows ended.
To what are you most looking forward to tonight? Let us know in the comments below 😉
