The Heads of Delegation Meeting that commenced yesterday proved to be quite the interesting start to the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest knowing that one song is yet to be delivered until the end of the week due to a breach in rules and regulations within the lyrics yet what has also been presented thus far are plans for the greenroom and a general idea of the stage which is set to be quite different than it has been for the past couple of years with the organizers saying that it will be special and unexpected. Nevertheless, the focus of the day lies with the draw of the running order as all of the countries will be given a starting position today.

Following the withdrawal of Armenia from the musical showcase, it has not been set in stone that there will be eighteen countries competing in each semi-final along with a total of twenty six countries competing in the final. The current finalists include the Big Five made up of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as the winner of the previous year being Azerbaijan. These pre-qualified countries will also be choosing their starting position, through a random draw except the first one whose name comes up and therefore will have the decision to decide where to perform. Stay tuned to this page as from 11:20am CET as we follow the draw for the running order through the official website of the Eurovision Song Contest which is using it's video platform to broadcast the event.

Semi-Final 1

01. Montenegro

02. Iceland

03. Greece

04. Latvia

05. Albania

06. Romania

07. Switzerland

08. Belgium

09. Finland (wildcard)

10. Israel

11. San Marino

12. Cyprus

13. Denmark

14. Russia

15. Hungary

16. Austria

17. Moldova

18. Ireland (wildcard)

Semi-Final 2

01. Serbia

02. FYR Macedonia

03. The Netherlands

04. Malta

05. Belarus

06. Portugal

07. Ukraine (wildcard)

08. Bulgaria

09. Slovenia

10. Croatia

11. Sweden

12. Georgia

13. Turkey

14. Estonia

15. Slovakia

16. Norway

17. Bosnia & Herzegovina

18. Lithuania (wildcard)

Final

01. United Kingdom

09. France

10. Italy

13. Azerbaijan

19. Spain (wildcard)

20. Germany