Steve gets the first reactions from all ten qualifiers from the first semi-final. We hear from Vesna representing Czechia, Mimicat from Portugal, Serbia's Luke Black, Norway's Alessandra, Remo Forrer from Switzerland, Let 3 from Croatia, Moldova's Pasha Parfeni, Noa Kirel from Israel, Sweden's Loreen and Käärijä from Finland. Eurovision fans and bloggers Samantha Ross and Madlen Tutelian also share their thoughts and offer analysis on the qualifiers and non-qualifiers. We're @Eurovision on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, and get all your latest news at Eurovision.tv and the Eurovision Song Contest's Official YouTube channel.

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