How does tonight work?published at 19:57 BST
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The stage is set, the crowd is buzzing, and we’ve got live updates flowing. But first, here’s a brief overview of how the night is set to pan out.
First it’s time for The Queen of the Night – the opening performance from last year’s winner JJ.
As he performs, out come the 25 finalists who are introduced through the flag parade.
Next, meet your hosts, Austrian stars, Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski.
Then…showtime.
There’s 25 acts to get through, one by one – buckle up and grab your snacks.
If your country is competing, voting opens just before the first song is performed, and will be open for around 40 minutes after the last song, so there’s a lot of time for viewers to pick their favourites.
Then, it’s time for the winners. For those in the UK, La Voix, a former Strictly Come Dancing and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestant, will be the UK’s first Eurovision “spokesqueen”, delivering the national jury results live from Salford during Saturday’s final.
Get your scorecards ready, it’s almost time.