After my success in correctly predicting nine out of ten qualifiers in the first semi, let's see how spectacularly I can fall from grace in round two. Here are the ten countries I think will make it through tonight...
Ukraine
Latvia
Serbia
Bulgaria
Israel
Australia
Belgium
Poland
Lithuania
Georgia
I couldn't make up my mind between Georgia, FYR Macedonia and Norway for the final spot. I almost plumped for FYR Macedonia on the basis that they usually get through even when their song isn't up to much, but then I realised that they don't really have many neighbours voting tonight - just Serbia and Albania (although admittedly that could still make all the difference).
Once again, I'll be looking out for a live performance strong enough to challenge Russia in the grand final. The only one that leapt out at me as a possibility on Tuesday night was Malta (and you can guarantee Ira Losco will wangle a few bonus votes from being a) pregnant and b) the girl who was robbed in 2002).
How was she robbed?
ReplyDeleteShe finished a narrow second to Latvia, who benefited from neighbourly voting. (Malta don't really have any reliable allies.)
DeleteIt would be nice if Israel won. That would give Corbyn, McDonnell and Livingstone a boost.
ReplyDeleteEven with lots of neighbours voting, Macedonia still tends not to do well, awful lots of issues with neighbouring countries!
ReplyDeleteIt is a pity Calumn Kennedy never won with Donald Wears his Troosers at the tap of Ben Nevis.
ReplyDeleteTen out of ten. Well done.
ReplyDeleteHow do you get 1o out of twenty? I hope you put some money where your blogging is. Thanks for the explain, by the way.
ReplyDeleteWell done James, 10/10! Ah'm fair chuffed, ah got 10/10 an aw, as tweeted, an seriously, ah never looked at yours first! :-)
ReplyDeleteAh hope Poland an Georgia jist scraped in oan ma votes... ;-)