Welcome to our #LiveBlog of the Semi Final Allocation Draw. As the countries are drawn, they will appear into the relevant list below. You know the drill by now, keep refreshing the page from 11:00 GMT/12:00 CET and see where your country is drawn.

Carolina and Mario, the two hosts welcome everyone to the ceremony. We are now getting a short look back at Maneskin.

The Mayor of Rotterdam has taken to the stage, ready to hand over the Contest and discuss the challenges that the city faced in hosting the Contest. The Mayor of Turin has taken to the stage as part of the handover ceremony from the Mayor of Rotterdam. The Mayor of Turin is welcoming everyone to his city.

A tourist video is now been shown for those visiting in May.

The theme – “The Sound of Beauty” is now been explained.

The Draw is now beginning! Starting with the Big 5 (Scroll Down).

Semi Final 1 – First Half

• Albania
• Bulgaria
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Moldova
• Slovenia
• Switzerland
• The Netherlands
• Ukraine

Semi Final 1 – Second Half

• Armenia
• Austria
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Greece
• Iceland
• Norway
• Portugal
• Russia

Semi Final 2 – First Half

• Australia
• Azerbaijan
• Cyprus
• Finland
• Georgia
• Israel
• Malta
• San Marino
• Serbia

Semi Final 2 – Second Half

• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Ireland
• Montenegro
• North Macedonia
• Poland
• Romania
• Sweden

Semi Final 1 – Big 5 Voting

• France
• Italy

Semi Final 2 – Big 5 Voting

• Germany
• Spain
• United Kingdom

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: RAI & EBU