Australia’s Kate Miller-Heidke won the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with 261 points, while Czech Republic came second with 242 points and Iceland was third with 221 points.
Just two points was the difference between 10th and 11th place, with Belarus qualifying and Poland missing out on a place in the Grand Final.
Ranking semi final 1:
01. Australia – 261 points
02. Czech Republic – 242 points
03. Iceland – 221 points
04. Estonia – 198 points
05. Greece – 185 points
06. Slovenia – 167 points
07. Serbia – 156 points
08. San Marino – 150 points
09. Cyprus – 149 points
10. Belarus – 122 points
11. Poland – 120 points
12. Hungary – 97 points
13. Belgium – 70 points
14. Georgia – 62 points
15. Portugal – 51 points
16. Montenegro – 46 points
17. Finland – 23 points
Split results Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Remarkable is the fact that Australia did not win either the jury vote or the televote, but because of discrepancy between both lists, they were the overall winner.