Eurovision 2024 semi-final one line-up and running order [Video]

As Malmö in Sweden prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, the two semi-final line-ups have been decided.

The exact running order of each semi-final was announced on 26 March, and an earlier draw has unveiled which countries will be competing in which event, held on 7 and 9 May. You can see all 37 of the official entries (and the associated music videos) for Eurovision 2024 here.

In the first semi-final, Cyprus has been selected to go first, while Serbia is second, in a so-called “death slot”, along with Lithuania (third).

Eurovision has been around for long enough to generate its fair share of superstition. According to Reddit, most people consider the second and third performance slots in the semis to be the “slots of death” – positions in the running order that it is very difficult to qualify from.

Ukraine will be the fifth country to perform in the first semi-final, after Ireland.

The second semi final will see …