So I correctly picked eight out of the ten qualifiers in the first semi. The two I overlooked were Austria and Ireland, which is really odd, because those are genuinely two of my personal favourites. I should have had more faith, but I thought the Irish song would suffer from being low-key, and with Austria I don't think I got a full sense from the rehearsal videos of just how effective the staging was. The live vocal was superb as well. I still don't think Ireland will do any damage in the grand final, but Austria just might.
As for tonight, here are the ten countries I think will make it through -
Norway
Ukraine
Sweden
Hungary
Moldova
Russia
Denmark
Malta
Australia
Poland
Russia is my 'wildcard' pick out of that lot. Most people expect it to fall short, and it may well do...but Russia are the kings of political voting, and political voting at the Eurovision most certainly isn't dead.
Breaking news: the Russian song just topped the vote in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania...and you didn't even know they were voting! Thanks for these posts...semi finals aren't even in in usa.
ReplyDeleteIt really is just a costume party for LGBT, shirt tuggers and pillow munchers. The music is crap.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the good old days with Sandy Shaw an so on when we had real music.
(Plays Dvorak's New World Symphony)
DeleteUtube, New York Philharmonic 2016. Wunderbar.
DeleteI think we need a campaign for a vote to leave the Eurovison song contest and let the eurotrash have their eardrum pummelling pile of shite to themselves. I'd campaign to leave European football as well, but you jocks stopped competing in Europe years ago.
DeleteLooking forward to our Eurovision Party on Saturday night. Should be loads of fun what with all the great music and shirt tugging. Planning to munch a good few pillows! But I thought Sandy Shaw used to run the Arbuthnot Arms Hotel and Leisure Centre in Newton Stewart. Was he part of the Good Old Days too?
DeleteI love the sound of one hand clapping in the mists of the BritNat kailyard. The sheer karma of it all. Yummy.
DeleteYou nat sis love it when foriegners look at you. Notice me Herman. Notice me Napolean. Notice me Spicko.
DeleteU R SAD. Scotty empire - hahahaha
Great to see Georgia and Hungary singing in their own languages. In contrast, Latvia's entry brought us back to the Gloucester Hotel in Aberdeen on Sunday nights - minus the fun.
ReplyDeleteFun in Aberdeen is when a Jock gets a round in and he has left his benefits at home.
DeleteState of this.
DeleteAbsolute state of this, a jock would never get a round in.
DeleteAren't you adorable with your casual racism, there.
DeleteGWC2 - You're welcome to come around for the Eurovision party again, like last year. The mattress needs munched again!!
DeleteOooh, matron!!
It wis great and the Vaseline came in handy.
DeleteGreat to see Slovenia through. Hope it or Lithuania win.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the story with Australia? Is it a joke?