The second semifinal was attended by 18 countries. For the first time in the history of participation, Russia and Azerbaijan did not pass to the final. Despite the fact that Belarusians were not among the finalists either, we can give our votes for the best hit on Saturday during the Grand Final.
Alexander Rybak, representative of Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest-2018: "I promised Norway I would do my best to pass to the final, in the last seconds I was so worried."
Thus, in addition to Norway, another 9 countries passed to the final. They are Moldova, Serbia, Denmark, Netherlands, Australia, Hungary, Sweden, Slovenia and Ukraine.
