According to the Eurovision rules at the time, selected participating countries, apart from the host country and the "Big Four" (, , , and the ), were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the grand final. However, the top ten countries from the semi-final progressed to the grand final.
In line with Eurovision regulations at the time, countries other than the host nation and the "Big Four" (, , , and ) were required to progress from the semi-final to participate in the grand final. Conversely, the top ten countries from the semi-final automatically qualified for the grand final.