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.
Eurovision's rules at the time stipulated that non-host participating nations, excluding the "Big Four", had to advance through the semi-final to reach the grand final. Nevertheless, the top ten countries from the semi-final secured a spot in the grand final without further qualification.