The big moment has arrived in Liverpool

The second semi-finals in the Eurovision song contest will take place in Liverpool tonight and Iceland’s representative Diljá Pétursdóttir will take the stage. As Eurovision is a huge thing in Iceland it is to be expected that people will gather and watch the semi-finals and rooting for Diljá, Iceland's representative. The semi-finals start at 8 PM in Liverpool, or 7 PM Icelandic time.

We summed up everything you need to know about tonight’s contestants and here are the ten songs in the semi-finals tonight.

1. Denmark

Reiley – Breaking My Heart

Reiley, whose real name is Rani Petersen, is originally from the Faroe Islands, and this is the first time Faroe Islanders have taken to the big stage on behalf of Denmark in Eurovision.

Reiley has made a big impression on Tiktok, as well as being popular in South Korea. There he has performed and recorded music with some of the biggest musicians in the K-pop scene, K-pop is a South Korean genre that has gained worldwide popularity.

There has been much debate about whether Reiley uses so-called “autotune”, where his voice is purified during recording in order to make him sound better than he actually does. It’s a big misunderstanding, apparently, but Reiley uses a so-called “vocoder” that actually changes his voice as he goes along. The use of this has been controversial in the Eurovision world, but it was first allowed in 2017.

2. Armenia

Brunette – Future Lover

Brunette is a well-known singer in her home country, but she is also a member of the Armenian girl band En Eghjiknery, which could be translated as “Those Girls”.

The song's lyrics are about a lover whom Brunette has not yet met. Most of the song is sung in English, with the last part sung in Armenian, which is the first time since 2018 that Armenian language has been heard at Eurovision. If the song makes it, it will be the first time since 2009 that Armenian has been heard in the Eurovision finals.

3. Romania

Theodor Andrei – D.G.T. (Off and On)

Although Theodore is only 18 years of age, he has a wealth of experience in music and drama, including voice overs. Also, he has won several awards in his home country.

The title of the song is actually a game of words. In Romanian, the spelling D.G.T. sounds like the Romanian word for finger, while in Romania, playing someone with one's fingers basically means to tease someone or fool someone.

4. Estonia

Alika – Bridges

Alika first became a household name in her country on the Estonian version of Idol. As well as being a singer, she is a widely known dancer, rapper, and boxer.

Alika has a piano on stage that is no more than an automatic player. This is the first time a self-playing piano has been used as a prop in Eurovision.

Alika composes the song with Wouter Hardy, who co-wrote the Dutch winning song ‘Arcade’ in 2019 with Duncan Laurence.

5. Belgium

Gustaph – Because of You

Gustaph is a silent businessman whose musical career spans over twenty years. He also has Eurovision experience, having also performed as a backing vocalist in Belgium in 2018 and 2021.

Gustaph is a fan of hats and says he owns about 50 hats in his house. According to Gustaph, his husband is not so excited about the collection of hats and feels it is quite difficult to fit all the hats into the house.

6. Cyprus

Andrew Lambrou – Break A Broken Heart

Andrew Lambrou was born and raised in Australia, but his parents' homeland is Cyprus. He is proud of his roots and speaks fluent Greek.

He took part in the Australian Premier League last year but lost to Sheldon Riley.

7. Iceland

Diljá – Power

Diljá is our very own Icelandic representative in this year’s competition.

Diljá first appeared on Iceland’s Got Talent in 2015, when she was only 14 years old. She then sang herself into the mind and heart of Icelanders at the Icelandic song contest for Eurovision earlier this year.

Diljá is studying physical therapy at the University of Iceland, but her family runs a physical therapy center. So that gives her the leg up when it comes to doing the homework.

8. Greece

Victor Vernicos – What They Say

Victor Vernicos is the youngest competitor this year, aged just 16. In addition, he is the youngest competitor in the history of Greece. He was born in October 2006, so he was not born when Greece landed its only win in the competition so far in 2005.

He is half Greek and half Danish. Victor was born and raised in Greece, but is very fond of his Danish roots.

The song’s lyrics relate the first time he experienced a panic attack in his life, aged just 13. Six months later, he had written the song, at the age of 14.

9. Poland

Blanka – Solo

Blanka is a Polish-Bulgarian singer who knew from the age of 14 that she wanted to become a pop star. She soon thereafter moved to the United States with her mother and lived there for the next four years, mostly in Los Angeles and New York.

When Blanka is not fully engaged in her music career, she works as a model. She participated in the Polish reality show Top Model in 2021, where she competed to become Poland's next supermodel.

10. Slovenia

Joker Out – Carpe Diem

The band Joker Out was selected to be hosted by Slovenian TV to perform this year’s Slovenian contribution. The band is quite popular in its home country, as well as being popular in the Balkans.

The Joker Out boys are not afraid to wear colorful clothing that breaks gender bias, as well as bearing obvious distinctiveness of fashion from the disco era of the eighties.

Though the song's title is in Latin, the song itself is sung in Slovenian. The country felt it was important to honor the Slovenian language in the contest. The song is about how it doesn't matter where your life leads you, music and dancing are always the right answer. As the title says: Carpe Diem or Seize the day!

The polls

Here are the polls for the semi-finals tonight: