View from Kievpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 13 May 2017
Neil Smith
Entertainment reporter
Portugal top the leader board at the jury vote halfway point with 186 points, with Bulgaria and Italy trailing behind.
Is this Eurovision a done deal? The journalists in the press room are starting to think so.
Portugal, remember, have yet to win Eurovision and have never even ended inside the top five.
Seasoned Eurovision journalists here are shouting out the 12-point recipients of certain countries before they're given.