Eurovision 2014: Dates, Odds, Contestants, TV Info, Live Stream for Semifinal and Final (+Videos)

By Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at zack.stieber@epochtimes.com
May 6, 2014Updated: May 6, 2014

Eurovision 2014 kicks off on May 6 at 9 p.m. CET with the first semifinal. 

The first evening will include performances from contestants that hail from Portugal, Hungary, Belgium, Armenia, Ukraine, and The Netherlands (see a full list below).

The 16 contestants are vying for one of the 10 spots in the Grand Final. Nikolaj Koppel, Pilou Asbæk, and Lise Rønne are hosting the performances, which are being held in Copenhagen. 

The second semifinal, slated for May 8, will include the rest of the participating countries–including Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, and Romania.

Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom already have spots in the final.

The semifinals will be broadcast in all the respective countries and others (full list below).

Live streaming will be available via Eurovision.tv.

Viewers will be able to vote for who moves forward.

See the odds below the contenders and broadcasters.

The Contenders

  1. Armenia: Not Alone sung by Aram MP3
  2. Latvia: Cake To Bake sung by Aarzemnieki
  3. Estonia: Amazing sung by Tanja
  4. Sweden: Undo sung by Sanna Nielsen
  5. Iceland: No Prejudice sung by Pollapönk
  6. Albania: One Night’s Anger sung by Hersi
  7. Russia: Shine sung by Tolmachevy Sisters
  8. Azerbaijan: Start A Fire sung by Dilara Kazimova
  9. Ukraine: Tick-Tock sung by Mariya Yaremchuk
  10. Belgium: Mother sung by Axel Hirsoux
  11. Moldova: Wild Soul sung by Cristina Scarlat
  12. San Marino: Maybe (Forse) sung by Valentina Monetta
  13. Portugal: Quero Ser Tua sung by Suzy
  14. Netherlands: Calm After The Storm sung by The Common Linnets
  15. Montenegro: Moj Svijet sung by Sergej Ćetković
  16. Hungary: Running sung by András Kállay-Saunders

Broadcasters

Albania – TVSH

Armenia – Armenia 1

Australia – SBS One

Austria -ORF

Azerbaijan -ITV

Belarus -Belarus-1

Belgium -een and Radio 2

Canada – TBA

Croatia – HRT 1

Cyprus – RIK 1

Denmark -DR1

Estonia – ETV

Finland -Yle TV2 and Yle Radio Suomi

France -France O, France 3

Georgia – GBP First Channel

Germany -EinsPlus

Greece – NERIT

Hungary -M1

Iceland RUV, Ras 2

Ireland -RTE Two, RTE One

Israel – Channel 1, Channel 33

Italy – Rai 2

Kazakhstan – Khabar

Latvia – LTV1

Lithuania – LRT

Macedonia – MRT 1

Malta – TVM

Moldova – Moldova 1

Montenegro – TVCG 1

New Zealand – BBC

Netherlands – Nederland 1 and BVN

Norway – NRK 1

Poland – TVP1 and TVP Polonia

 Portugal – RTP1

Romania – TVR1 and TVRi

Russia – Russia-1

San Marino – SMtv San Marino

Serbia – RTS1

Slovenia – RTV SLO2

Spain – TVE

Sweden -SVT1

Switzerland – SRF zwei, SRF 1

Ukraine – First National

United Kingdom – BBC Three, BBC One

Odds

Armenia – 2

Sweden – 3

United Kingdom 13/2

Ukraine – 9

Hungary – 10

Denmark – 9

Norway – 20

Azerbaijan –  25

Austria – 25

Israel – 33

Romania – 50

Greece – 40

Spain – 50

Italy – 50

Russia – 50

Belgium – 50

Finland – 66

Malta – 66

France – 66

Netherlands – 66

Estonia – 80

Ireland – 100

Germany – 100

Montenegro – 100

Switzerland – 150

Poland – 150 

Slovenia – 200

Iceland – 250

Latvia – 300

Lithuania – 300

Belarus – 300

Moldova – 300

Albania – 300

FYR Macedonia – 300

Georgia – 300

Portugal – 400

San Marino – 400

Odds via Sky Bet

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