First Semi-Final: Reactions from the ten winners

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Moments after the First Semi-Final had ended, Eurovision.tv went backstage to capture the emotions and find out how the ten qualifiers were feeling knowing that they were now in the Final. You can see their reactions in our video and photo footage.

There were high emotions in the green room when the envelopes were opened, you can see some of the images of the artists celebrating when their names are announced.

Emotions backstage with the ten winners

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The ten finalists made their way to the huge stage to celebrate their qualification. You can see the images below.

Emotions on stage with the winners

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Directly after they came off stage, the winners gave us their reactions, you can see what they had to say in our video.

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Tomorrow, the Second Semi-Finalists will rehearse and we will be bringing you more live updates from Baku.

Posted on 26/May 2012 at 09:15
lili25 from United Kingdom

i will voit GREECE and ROMANIA report to the moderator
Posted on 26/May 2012 at 09:13
lili25 from United Kingdom

i will voit GREECE,ROMANIA,irelande!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!by germany report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 17:40
kristel1990

Albania with Rona Nishliu will win the Eurovision.The best of best from Rona Nishliu.
Albania and Kosovo is the winer. report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 15:56
Ssidra

if you want to talk about joke >>look Russian performance
if you want to talk about song,art and voice >>listen Albanian performance report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 15:11
Jaxs_ from Greece

I find that ireland,cyprus and denmark were the best songs from the first semi-finals.
Fron greece

Jaxs report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 14:45
Jaxs_ from Greece

I believe that ireland, cyprus and denmark were the best from the first semi final.
From greece

Jaxs report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 14:35
David from Spain from Spain

Don´t like Albania and finland songs......Spain have to win this year Go Pastora go!!!!! report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 14:04
olsi from Albania

ALBANIA HAS A MASTERPIECE....NOT A COPY-PASTE AS OTHERS report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 13:58
fine23force dza

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and good good chance for all participian in eurovision 2012 report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 13:47
fine23force dza

OH ! OH! MY GOD I THINK THATH'S FINAL IT WILL BE AT ICELAND ONLY IN EUROVISION 2012 THATH'S MY UNIQUE OPINION AND VOTE. report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 12:39
Tyoma

we won t see Finland(((( report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 12:39
TillTheWorldEnds

My fave song this year is "Sound Of Our Hearts" from Hungary.
It's an amazing song, i think they can win this year.

But EVERYBODY knows with #2 drawn nothing can win......
Sadly. report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 12:23
Reversewk2000

Albania have a great song! But that singer... for the love of God. That screaming and shrieking, she was out of tune and there was absolutely NO vibrato on the high notes. Only clean screaming tones like someone is killing her.
Like I said, great song - terrible singer! report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 11:51
Drexler

This year strangely was the first time I agree with most of the finalist. Romania, Cyprus and Greece deserved to be in the final because they had nice, rhythmic and catchy songs though Mandinga and Ivi were discord. Albania deserved to be in the final because she has the best vocal I've heard in this contest so far, Russia's song is quite funny and nice, I love the old Udmurt ladies, the rest was good too. Of the qualified songs I don't like Moldova, Hungary and Ireland, I just couldn't catch those songs' rhythm and musicality, instead of them i'd have chosen Switzerland, Finland and Latvia. report to the moderator
Posted on 24/May 2012 at 11:02
Bikutah from Austria

You're so right reimon, I can't believe finland and switzerland didn't make it, they were both in my top3 from the 1st semi... report to the moderator