Welcome! We're back in Basel as the world's biggest music competition gears up for its second semi-final. After the first round on Tuesday, we already know that Iceland, Sweden and Estonia have qualified. Tonight, ten more countries will make the grade, and six will be sent packing.

Austria has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. The winning artist was a singer named JJ, real name Johannes Pietsch, who sung a song called Wasted Love. He scored 436 points in total,

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