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7 amazing things from the first Semi-Final of 2018

1) Israel's Netta clucked her way through to the Grand Final, helped by a few dozen ornamental cats

2) Finland's Saara Aalto - who you may recognise from X Factor 2016 - gave a monster performance and got a pass to the final

3) Ireland qualified for the Eurovision final for the first time since 2013 with Ryan O'Shaughnessy's 'Together'

4) Belarus' entry by ALEKSEEV saw some experimental staging, including the RoseCam

5) Elina Nechayeva's bonkers dress and epic high notes ensured Estonia would make it through

6) The Czech Republic's Mikolas Josef's backpack antics were a hit with the crowd

7) A Beyonce-inspired performance from Cyprus made Eleni Foureira the bookies' favourite to win the contest

Don't miss the second Semi-Final!

Catch it on Thursday, 8pm on BBC Four, hosted by Scott Mills and Rylan Clark-Neal.

Watch the first Eurovision Semi-Final in full on BBC iPlayer