Kicking off another busy weekend in ESC-land, tonight will see not one but two countries selecting their entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest!
Having qualified for last year’s final, Austria will be looking to select another strong contender to represent the nation in Baku in May.
Meanwhile, the “Late Late Show” on RTE will be the scene of Jedward’s attempt to represent Ireland for the second year in succession. Fellow ESC veteran Donna McCaul (2005) is considered to be their strongest competition.
Earlier in the evening, ahead of tomorrow’s grand final, Finland will announce five finalists (from the seven listed below) as selected by a public vote. A professional jury will then select one of the remaining two songs to complete the line-up.
This Friday
Sorted by start times and country name – all times CET
| 20:00 |  |
Finland, semi-final 5/5 Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu |
| TV: | YLE (website) | |
| stream: | click here (only for viewers in Finland) | |
| entries: | 1. Pernilla Karlsson – När jag blundar 2. Kaisa Vala – Habits of human beings 3. Freeman – Noitanainen 4. Stig – Laululeija 5. Iconcrash – We are the night 6. Mica Ikonen – Antaa mennä 7. Ville Eetvartti – Lasikaupunki |
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| voting: | 6 qualify: 5 from televoting + 1 jury choice | |
| hosts: | Anne Lainto & Joona Kortesmäki | |
| subchat: | type /join #finland | |
| 20:15 |  |
Austria, final Österreich rockt den Song Contest |
| TV: | ORF eins (website) | |
| stream: | eurovision.tv | |
| entries: | 1. James Cottriall – Stand up 2. !DelaDap – Don’t turn around 3. Krautschädl – Einsturzgefohr 4. Mary Broadcast Band – How can you ask me? 5. Papermoon – Vater, father, mon père 6. Norbert Schneider – Medicate my blues away 7. Trackshittaz – Woki mit deim Popo 8. Valerie – Comme ça 9. Conchita Wurst – That’s what I am 10. 3Punkt5 – Augenblick |
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| voting: | 100% televoting | |
| hosts: | Mirjam Weichselbraun, Andi Knoll & Robert Kratky | |
| subchat: | type /join #austria | |
| 22:35 |  |
Ireland, final Eurosong 2012 |
| TV: | RTE One (website) | |
| stream: | eurovision.tv | |
| entries: | 1. Celtic Whisper & Maria McCool – Mistaken 2. Donna McCaul – Mercy 3. Andrew Mann – Here I am 4. Una Gibney & David Shannon – Language of love 5. Jedward – Waterline |
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| voting: | 50% jury, 50% televoting | |
| hosts: | Ryan Tubridy | |
| subchat: | type /join #ireland | |
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