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Eurovision 2014: Greece in second semifinal tonight with “Rise Up”!

Greece is the third front runner - Who are our competitors

Newsroom May 8 11:36

All Eurovision fans are waiting anxiously to watch tonight’s second semifinal. Ten countries out of fifteen will pass to the final contest.

The semifinal is scheduled to start shortly after 10 pm (Greece’s local time) and fifteen countries will perform and do their best to win a place in the final contest. Among them is Greece too, hoping that Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd will ensure a place to the finals calling Europe to ““Rise Up”!

In the first part of the second semifinal the following countries will perform their songs: Norway, Israel, Georgia, Austria, Lithuania, Poland, Malta, while in the second part the countries competing are : FYROM, Finland, Ireland, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Greece and Switzerland.

Watch the rehearsal of Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd:

Bets on “Rise Up”

The show prepared by the Greek team seems to have impressed the audience since Greece comes third on the countries of the second semi-final that will pass to the finals. Romania and Norway come first.

Watch the video of the front runners of the second semifinal:

Paula Seling and Ovi sing “Miracle”:

Carl Espen singing the “Silent Storm” will try to impress the fans of ballad songs:

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