This year's Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Vienna, Austria.
The final takes place on Saturday 23 May.
Electro Velvet are flying the flag for the UK with their electro-swing track I'm Still in Love with You.
The BBC's Emma Saunders is in Vienna to report from behind the scenes.
And we're off… 16 countries will go head-to-head at the first Eurovision semi-final tonight live from Vienna, with 10 lucky acts going through to Saturday's grand final.
Among those could be Finland's punk rock outfit PKN, Russia's Polina Gagarina - with a song about unity, fairness and equality - and Estonia's ones to watch, duo Elina and Stig.
This year's competition has a lot to live up to after Conchita Wurst stormed to glory in 2014 in Copenhagen. The self-styled "bearded lady" will Rise Like a Phoenix once more to host this year's green room in both the semis and the final itself.
And never fear, the UK's entry, Electro Velvet, has a guaranteed slot on the stage this Saturday. As one of the "Big Five" which contribute the most money to the competition - along with Italy, Spain, France and Germany - the UK goes through automatically.
As last year's winner, Austria also gets a bye into the final as does this year's surprise package, Australia, which has been invited to take part to celebrate the song contest's 60th anniversary.
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