A special draw was held at the City Hall in today Malmö in order to determine which countries will compete in which Semi-final. There was also another draw held in order to place the BIG 5 Countries and the host country Sweden in one of the two Semi-finals (determining which semi-final each country will vote in and broadcast).
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-finals are scheduled to be held on the 14 and 16 May in Malmö. Whilst the grand final is scheduled for 18 May. 16 countries will compete in Semi-final 1 and 17 countries will compete in Semi- final 2.
Big 5 and Host Country – Semi-final allocation for broadcasting and voting
- [France] France – Second Semi-final
- [Germany] Germany – Second Semi-final
- [Spain] Spain – Second Semi-final
- [United Kingdom] United Kingdom – First Semi-final
- [Sweden] Sweden – First Semi-final
- [Italy] Italy – First Semi-final
Semi final 1
First half |
Second half |
| [Denmark] Denmark | [Lithuania] Lithuania |
| [Croatia] Croatia | [Serbia] Serbia |
| [Ukraine] Ukraine | [Ireland] Ireland |
| [The Netherlands] The Netherlands | [Belarus] Belarus |
| [Austria] Austria | [Cyprus] Cyprus |
| [Slovenia] Slovenia | [Montenegro] Montenegro |
| [Estonia] Estonia | [Belgium] Belgium |
| [Russia] Russia | [Moldova] Moldova |
Semi final 2
First half |
Second half |
| [Latvia] Latvia | [Israel] Israel |
| [Azerbaijan] Azerbaijan | [Norway] Norway |
| [Malta] Malta | [Albania] Albania |
| [Iceland] Iceland | [Hungary] Hungary |
| [San Marino] San Marino | [Switzerland] Switzerland |
| [FYR Macedonia] FYR Macedonia | [Georgia] Georgia |
| [Finland] Finland | [Greece] Greece |
| [Bulgaria] Bulgaria | [Armenia] Armenia |
| [Romania] Romania |
