Well done to Sweden for winning tonight only 15 points below the record holder Alexander Rybak!

It is your chance to vote in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is time to make your choice of the 26 countries that have made it to the final of the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in Baku.

Will the favourites Sweden win? Or will neighbours Norway pip them to it? Can Jedward do it for Ireland or will Italy win bragging rights? Will the Russia grannies show they can do it like the youngsters? (That is enough name dropping – Ed.)

So you know the deal! Pick your top ten award them points 12, 10, and 8-1.

So vote here 

See the results here

See the animated scoreboard here

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The Second Semi Final of the 57th Eurovision Song Contest has ended in Baku, Azerbaijan. 10 countries qualified to join the automatic finalists (Big 5 and the host nation) and the 10 qualifiers from the First Semi Final on Tuesday night.

The automatic finalists are United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Azerbaijan.

Joining them are tonight’s qualifiers; Lithuania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Ukraine, Sweden, FYR Macedonia, Norway, Estonia, Malta and Turkey.

Jon Ola Sand, the Executive Supervisor, Sietse Bakker, the Event Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest and Annika Nyberg Frankenhaeuser the new Media Director and representing Ictimai TV the Host Broadcaster,  Adil Kermu, Tahir Mamadov and Camran Agasi held a Press Conference this afternoon in Baku following last night’s staging of the Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Tomorrow sees the Second Semi-Final of the 57th Eurovision Song Contest. Just like the first Semi, ESC Ireland gives you the chance to vote Eurovision Style! First here is a recap of the songs

Now go vote here!

See the result here

See the animated result here

Source: Elke Roels, Thomas Hanses (EBU) First Semi-Final Winners Press Conference

Tonight saw the first Semi-Final of the 57th Eurovision Song Contest take place in Baku. In what was an agonising wait for Ireland fans we clinched the “Golden Ticket” and the last spot in the final. The other qualifiers were Romania, Moldova, Iceland, Hungary, Denmark, Albania, Cyprus, Greece and Russia.

We made it folks, straight to the final on Saturday. Well done to Jedward for doing us proud with “Waterline”

With less then 24 hours until the first Semi-Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, it is your chance to vote Eurovision style the ESC Ireland Semi Final 1 poll.

You can vote here

You can see the votes here

You can see the animated vote here

Come on Boys!!!