Today in Tel Aviv, the Israeli city officially took over the hosting duties from Lisbon to host the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Besides the ceremony, EBU also held the draw for the semifinals.
Six pots, two semis
Before the allocation draw took place, the EBU revealed the pots in which each country would be. The pots are there to split those who, when grouped together, would be more likely to vote for each other.
Examples of such blocks are the Nordic countries, but also the ex-USSR or ex-Yugoslav countries. Certain duos, such as Romania/Moldova and Greece/Cyprus are also in the same pot, but there’s no guarantee that the pot system will actually split them.
As the pots were revealed, we analysed the patterns set out by such pots as the European Broadcasting Union use. You can read our full analysis here.
Semi 1
Besides the eighteen participating broadcasters in this semi, three automatic qualifiers will vote. Big Five members Spain and France will do so, alongside hosts Israel.
| First half | Second half |
| Slovenia | Estonia |
| Belarus | Portugal |
| Czech Republic | Greece |
| Poland | Ukraine |
| Finland | Belgium |
| Serbia | Australia |
| Cyprus | Georgia |
| Montenegro | Iceland |
| Hungary | San Marino |
Semi 2
Like in semi 1, three automatic qualifiers will vote in this semi. United Kingdom, Germany and Italy will vote in and broadcast this show.
| First half | Second half |
| Switzerland | Malta |
| Denmark | Lithuania |
| Romania | Croatia |
| Latvia | The Netherlands |
| Austria | Russia |
| Ireland | Norway |
| Sweden | North Macedonia |
| Moldova | Azerbaijan |
| Armenia | Albania |
This article will be updated during the draw. Make sure you refresh to see the latest updates. You can watch the Allocation Draw live below!
