Eurovision 2024: Australia's Electric Fields misses out on grand final spot

Electric Fields has been eliminated from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest and will not progress to the final. The duo competed in Semi Final 1 at Malmö in Sweden on Wednesday morning. The qualifiers were Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland and Luxembourg. The United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain automatically qualify for the final each year, alongside the host country. Semi Final 2 will be broadcast live from 8.

30am AEST on Friday 10 May, and the final will be held at 5am AEST on Sunday 12 May, both on SBS and available on SBS On Demand. Electric Fields performed their song One Mikali, which loosely translates to One Blood in the Yankunytjatjara language. It was the first time an Aboriginal language joined about 78 languages and dialects that have graced the Eurovision stage since its inception in 1956.

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