ESC 2011, semi-final 2 - (FY) Republic of Macedonia

Vlatko Ilievski, born on July 2 1985 in Skopje, is a Macedonian actor and singer. At the age of 12 he started playing guitar and singing in local bands. In 2000 Vlatko joined the band Morality until 2007. The band was very successful and released several albums.

In 2007 Vlatko started his solo career and participated 4 times in the Macedonian pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2008 he sang So Drugi Zborovi but finished only 13th, in 2009 he came 6th with the song Najbogat Na Svet, in 2010 he participated again and came equal 1st with the song Srekja but the results of the "expert" jury took precedence so Gjoko Taneski won the ticket to Oslo. Finally in 2011 he won the Macedonian national final with the song Rusinka.

ESC 2011, semi-final 2 - Estonia

Getter Jaani (born on February 3 1993 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pop singer. She will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with her entry Rockefeller Street.

Getter became famous in Estonia after finishing fourth in an Etonian version of Idol. After that she plaid in musicals and TV series.

In 2011 she took part in the Estonian pre-selection for the ESC, which she won with the song Rockefeller Street.

ESC 2011, semi-final 2 - Denmark

A Friend In London is a Danish pop and rock band that will represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf with the song New Tomorrow.

The band consists of Tim Schou - lead vocal / guitar, Sebastian Vinther - guitar / vocal, Aske Damm Bramming - bass / vocal and Esben Svane - drums / vocal. A Friend In London, also known a AFIL, was formed in 2005 when the members were at a boarding school in Vostrup. The lead singer Tim Schou won the contest Danish Young Talent 2005 which led to the recording of the band's first single Thoughts Of A Boheme. After this the band had several hits in Denmark, Canada and the US.

In 2011 AFIL took part at the Danish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song New Tomorrow. They won and so they'll be the Danish representatives in Düsseldorf. The song is already accused of plagiarism and the band has confirmed they will make changes to the song before the ESC.

ESC 2011, semi-final 2 - Cyprus

Christos Mylordos (born on April 30 1991 in Nicosia) is a Cypriot singer. In 2010 Christos won the talent show Performance which gave him the right to represent Cyprus in Düsseldorf. In January 2011 it was announced that the song Christos will sing at the eurovision Song Contest will be San Aggelos S'agapisa.

Manuel Carrasco

Manuel Carrasco (born Januari 15 1981 on Isla Christina) is a Spanish pop singer. He rose to fame during his participation in the second edition of Operación Triunfo where he finished 2nd. In the final episode of Operación Triunfo the three most popular artists of the show each sang three songs before an "expert" jury eliminated one song for each singer. The televoting public then eliminated another song for each singer, leaving one song by each of the singers. The public had a week to televote for their favorite. The three songs Manuel sang were Santa Lucía, Sueña Con Ese Momento and Viviré, Moriré which came 3rd in the Spanish pre-selection.

In 2004 Manuel participated in the Latin American song festival II Festival Mundial de Canción in Puerto Rico were he finished 1st with his own song Dibujar Tu Olvido.

He has released four very successful albums.
His first album Quiéreme was released shortly after the shows in 2003 and sold more than 200,000 copies. His latest album was released in 2008.

Manuel is still very popular and successful in Spain and Latin America.

ESC 2011, semi-final 2 - Bulgaria

Poli Genova (born on February 10 1987 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian singer.

As a child Poli was a member o the children group Bon-Bon, founded in 1995. A couple of years later she became the host of the TV show Bon-Bon which became a media phenomenon. Her voice and charming smile are trademarks of Bon-Bon.

Poli graduated from The National Music School focusing on clarinet. Poli is involved in many music and charity projects and is very popular in Bulgaria. In 2005 and in 2006 Poli took part in the Bulgarian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the group Melody. In 2005 they came 9th with the song Otkriy Me Sega and in 2006 they came 4th with Love That You Can't See.

In 2011 Poli participated again in the Bulgarian pre-selection, as a solo artist, and won with the song Na Inat.

ESC 2011, semi-final 2 - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edin Dervišhalidović, born in Sarajevo on September 12 1962, stage name Dino Merlin, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is also popular in the other countries such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, and Slovenia.

Dino founded the band Merlin in 1983 and has been its singer and songwriter since. With the band, he has recorded 5 studio albums.

Dino began his solo career under the name Dino Merlin in 1991 and recorded also five studio albums.

Dino Merlin wrote the first national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina called Jedna si, Jedina. He has also took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in Millstreet in 1993,Dino is the author of Sva bol svijeta which was the Bosnian entry that year, and in Jerusalem in 1999,singing Putnici with Béatrice, a French singer. Dino Merlin has also taken part in other big European festivals, such as Copenhagen in 1996 and Turkovision in 1997.

In 2011 Dino was chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina one again in the Eurovision Song Contest. In Düsseldorf he will sing the song Love In Rewind.