Moldova will compete in the second semifinal of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled on May 16 in Tel Aviv, Israel, informs the event's official website.

The second semifinal will take place as following: the first half - Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Moldova, Latvia, Romania, Denmark, Armenia; the second half - Albania, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Norway, Russia, Holland, Croatia, Lithuania, Malta.

The first semifinal scheduled on May 14 will be: the first half - Slovenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Cyprus, Serbia, Finland, Poland, Hungary; the second half - Estonia, Portugal, San Marino, Iceland, Georgia, Australia, Belgium, Ukraine, Greece.

The countries in the group of five big players - France, Germany, Spain, Great Britain and Italy - are qualified directly in the final, alongside the host this year, Israel.

The Grand Final Eurovision 2019 is scheduled for May 18th.