The scandalous representative of Estonia and the group from Ukraine reached the final of Eurovision

The first semi-final round of the international song contest "Eurovision-2025" ended on the night of May 14. According to its results, 10 countries participating in the grand final, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland, on May 17 this year, were determined, according to the official portal of the contest.

Representatives of 15 countries took part in the first semi-final, Norway, Albania, Sweden, Iceland, the Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Estonia, Portugal and Ukraine. Representatives of Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cyprus, Slovenia and Croatia did not qualify for the final round of the competition.

The second semi-final, which will be attended by artists from 16 countries, will be held on May 15.

As EADaily reported, Estonia is represented at this year's contest by rap artist Tommy Cash (Thomas Tammemets) with the song Espresso macchiato.

Earlier, the Italian Consumer Protection Association Codacons sent a complaint to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) demanding that the Estonian song Espresso macchiato be excluded from the list of participants in the Eurovision 2025 international song contest. The organization believes that "they cannot but express doubts about the expediency of allowing a song that is offensive to many people to participate in the contest, which is being watched by the public all over the world."

The track caused numerous indignant reactions of citizens and the media regarding its content.

Ukraine is represented by the band Ziferblat with the song Bird of Prayer. Earlier, bookmakers predicted that Ukraine could be eliminated from among the leaders of the competition.