Eurovision Kicks Off
Our girl Jade will be competing in Moscow against some strange acts…
16:05, Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Eurovision is set to kick off tonight in Moscow with the first semi final in this year’s competition taking place.
The UK’s entry Jade is exempt from the first rounds of voting and goes straight into the final on Saturday where she will perform It’s My Time.
18 other nations will compete tonight to make it into the main competition.
They include Switzerland’s entry rockband Lovebug, hip hop group Gypsy from the Czech Republic, Iceland songstress Yohanna and Belgium’s finest rockabilly group Copycat.
The second semi final takes place this Thursday May 14 with 19 more countries competing.
Along with the UK- France, Spain, Germany and Russia all go automatically into Saturday’s final.
MTV will be firmly behind Jade!
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