Semi Final 2 qualifiers are Australia, Denmark, Hungary, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Singing vikings, dancing robots and the return of Rybak... John Lucas presents a rundown of what to watch out for in tonight's second Semi Final of Eurovision 2018.

Lisbon 2018's Eurovision staging made the artistic choice to remove the LED wall. Elaine O'Neill looks at the history of physical props and virtual scenery, the impact of RTPs choice, and the positive impact on the Song Contest.

Female artists at Eurovision must walk a fine line to ensure they appear acceptable to the televoting audience. They must be confident but not too confident, sexy but not too sexy, funny but not too funny. Lisa-Jayne Lewis explores the way that societal biases about femininity affect results and reactions at Eurovision.

ESC Insights' Sharleen Wright informs of the current state of play in the 2018 contest odds and how to approach your bets leading to Saturdays' final.