The Eurovision Song Contest favourites, Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, received a standing ovation during Tuesday night's semi-final as they booked their home nation's place in Saturday's grand final in Turin.
The group received a rapturous response from the crowd at the PalaOlimpico after performing their song, Stefania.
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"Thank you for supporting Ukraine," they said.
Seventeen countries were competing for 10 places in Saturday's grand final.
Joining Ukraine in qualifying from the first semi-final were, in alphabetical order: Armenia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland.
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Latvia and Slovenia failed to progress on the night.
Irish Eurovision hopeful Brooke Scullion will compete in the second semi-final on Thursday.
Speaking to RTÉ Entertainment from Turin on Tuesday, the Co Derry singer appealed for more radio play for her song That's Rich.
"All I can do is focus on the campaign from here on in and, of course, it will be an excellent boost to get the song played on the radio," she added.
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The second Eurovision Song Contest semi-final is on RTÉ2, the RTÉ Player and RTÉ Radio 1 on Thursday from 8:00pm.
The 10 qualifiers from the first semi-final:
Armenia:
Greece:
Iceland:
Lithuania:
Moldova:
Netherlands:
Norway:
Portugal:
Switzerland:
Ukraine:
Harry Guerin Additional Reporting: Alan Corr
Photos: Corrinne Cumming / EBU
