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Iceland make it to Eurovision final without performing

Daoiog Gagnamagnio
Daoiog Gagnamagnio

Iceland's Daoiog Gagnamagnio qualified for Saturday’s Eurovision Grand Final - despite not performing live on Thursday night’s semi-final.

A total of 17 countries competed, with 10 places in Saturday's showpiece event up for grabs.

Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Portugal, Iceland, San Marino, Switzerland, Greece and Finland all made it through.

But the one act that didn’t perform live on the night was Iceland’s Daoiog Gagnamagnio.

The group pulled out of in-person performing due to a positive Covid-19 test.

But it didn't prevent them from getting enough votes to make the Grand Final.

The Icelandic delegation had already been in quarantine after a positive test on Sunday and had undergone PCR testing.

Their song 10 Years remained in the competition and their rehearsal performance, recorded on the stage on May 13, was shown during the second semi-final broadcast.

In the first semi-final, Ireland's entry Lesley Roy missed out on qualifying for the final.

Norway, Israel, Russia, Azerbaijan, Malta, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sweden, Belgium and Ukraine made it through.

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