▁draw ▁was ▁held ▁which ▁placed ▁each ▁country ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁semi - final s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁which ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁they ▁would ▁perform ▁in . ▁Lat via ▁was ▁placed ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final , ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Once ▁all ▁the ▁compet ing ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁contest ▁had ▁been ▁released , ▁the ▁running ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁shows ' ▁produ cers ▁rather ▁than ▁through ▁another ▁draw , ▁so ▁that ▁similar ▁songs ▁were ▁not ▁placed ▁next ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁Lat via ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁position ▁ 1 8 , ▁closing ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁following ▁Sloven ia . ▁ ▁Sem i - final ▁Tri ana ▁Park ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁technical ▁re he ars als ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁and ▁ 5 ▁May , ▁followed ▁by ▁dress ▁re he ars als ▁on ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 9 ▁May . ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁j ury ▁show ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁where ▁the ▁professional ▁jur ies ▁of ▁each ▁country ▁watched ▁and ▁voted ▁on ▁the ▁compet ing ▁entries . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁Lat via ▁was ▁not ▁announced ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁entries ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final ▁and ▁therefore ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁Lat