Sergey Fadeichev / TASS
In Stockholm the contestant from Russia will make a speech as h3 at the 61st competition "Eurovision-2016" in the first semi-final on May 10. Such is a result of lot which has taken place on January 25 in a town hall of the Swedish capital. The lot gathered, in Come Together we ("Will gather") — the motto of competition of this year, Russian Sergey Lazarev and representatives of 17 more countries. Among them performers from Austria, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece, Iceland, Cyprus, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, San Marino, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Finland, Croatia and Estonia. Sergey Lazarev wrote p to
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— Sergey Lazarev (@sergeylazarev) For carrying out competition was chosen on January 25, 2016 by a href the Globen arena. In a choice of a venue of competition that Globen is not only an indoor stadium with the world's largest a spherical superstructure, but also the whole complex of constructions became solving. Two more arenas of the smaller size are its part — Hovet ("Courtyard") and Annexet ("Addition"). These two arenas too will not be empty, VGTRK press service notes: in Hovet there will be a press center of a song festival, and in Annexet musical delegations will take place.
representatives of Albania will participate In the second semi-final, for the first time — Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia, Denmark, Israel, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Poland, Norway, Ukraine and Switzerland on May 12.
Top ten from semi-finals will pass p in the final on May 14. Here the hostess will join them — the winner country of 2015 and the Big five – five countries founders of competition: Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
Chances of Russia highly appreciated in exclusive interview to a site Vesti.Ru Philip Kirkorov. In his opinion, the key to success – good creative team which was gathered from the Russian side.
toA here Sweden a victory in 2015 were brought with the song Heroes ("Heroes") by Mons Zalmerlev. Together in the TV host Petra to Meda he becomes one of leaders of competition. By the way, Petra to Meda already conducted the competition "Eurovisions" final in Swedish to the Bulltrout in 2013.
At Sweden – strong roots on "Eurovision". The country won for all history of competition of 6 times. And the first victory in 1974 of Sweden was brought by ABBA with the song Waterloo.