ESC 2011, semi-final 1 - Malta

Glen Vella (born May 14 1983) is a Maltese singer.

Glen Vella debuted in the Maltese pre-selections for the ESC 2005 with the song Appreciate which came 6th. In 2008 he tried again but he stranded in the semi-final with the song Loved By you which he sung together with Maltese singer Pamela. In 2009 Glen was a member of the band Q, they failed to get to the Maltese final with the song Live For Today.

In 2010 Glen participated as a solo singer with the song Just A Little More Love which finished 2nd and finally in 2011 Glen won the Maltese national final with the song One Life.

ESC 2011, semi-final 1 - Lithuania

Evelina Sašenko (July 26 1987 in Rūdiškės) is a Lithuanian-Polish singer who studied singing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Evelina started her music career as a child and won several prizes at children festivals. In 2009 Evelina participated in the Lithuanian opera contest Triumfo Arka gaining fame and recognition.

In the 2010 Lithuanian national final for the ESC Evelina Sašenko reached the 3rd place with the song For this I'll pray. In 2011 she won the Lithuanian national final with the song C'est Ma Vie and she will be the Lithuanian representative in Germany.

ESC 2011, semi-final 1 - Iceland

Sigurjón's Friends are an Icelandic band, founded after the sudden death of Sigurjón Brink. Originally Sigurjón was meant to be the singer of the song Aftur Heim. Just before the semi-final of the Icelandic pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest Sigurjón passed away and his family decided, on reflection that they would like for the song to remain in the competition, that it should be performed by Sigurjón's Friends: Gunnar Ólason, Vignir Snær Vigfússon, Pálmi Sigurhjartarson, Matthías Matthíasson, Hreimur Örn Heimisson and Benedikt Brynleifsson. The friends won very unexpectedly.

Sigurjón Brink

ESC 2011, semi-final 1 - Hungary

Kati Wolf, born as Katalin Wolf on September 24 1974, is an Hungarian singer. Kati studied music and singing and was member of a couple tribute- and jazz bands. In 2010 she participated in the Hungarian X-Factor were she came 6th.

She was chosen to represent Hungary in Düsseldorf with the song What About My Dreams. The song will be sung in English and Hungarian.

ESC 2011, semi-final 1 - Greece

Greece will be represented in Düsseldorf by Loukas Giorkas and Stereo Mike and their song Watch My Dance.

Loukas Giorkas was born in Larnaca, Cyprus on October 18, 1986. Loukas is a Greek-Cypriot singer and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the X Factor. In 2009 he released his first album which attained gold status. He studies Biology.

Loukas Giorkas

Mihalis Exarhos was born in Piraeus, Greece in 1978 and is better known by his stage name Stereo Mike. Stereo Mike is a Greek hip hop artist and he won the MT EMA Award in the Best Greek Act category.

ESC 2011, semi-final 1 - Georgia

Eldrine is a Georgian rock band which was founded last year and consists of Tako Vadachkoria, Mikheil Chelidze, Irakli Bibilashvili, David Changoshvili, Tamar Shekiladze and Beso Tsikhelashvili. They participated in the Georgian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song One More Day and they won.

Shortly after the national final the singer and founder of the band, Tako, was replaced by Sopho Toroshelidze. This decision was made without explanation and is a bit strange because Tako was the founder of the band and the bands name is her nickname.

ESC 2011, semi-final 1 - Finland

Axel Ehnström, better known as Paradise Oskar, is a Finnish singer-songwriter and was born on October 23, 1990.

He won the Finnish national final for the ESC 2011 with the song Da Da Dam.