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> Super Eurovision III // Heat 8, Armenia, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Serbia
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:35 PM
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Apricot Stone to be a wildcard qualifier and Jan Jan to miss out and Armenia will have gone perfectly
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:38 PM
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CROATIA

8th // 72 points // 2008 ► Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents - Romanca
7th // 78 points // 2013 ► Klapa s Mora - Mižerja
6th // 86 points // 2009 ► Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea - Lijepa Tena

Believe it or not, Romanca was at one point looking at getting a spot in Second Chance! It just started to falter in the second half of votes however and in the end did finish in last place. None of these are great loses, Mižerja and Lijepa Tena are quite nice to listen to but ultimately inessential.

Top 5:

2010 ► Feminnem - Lako Je Sve
2011 ► Daria - Celebrate
2012 ► Nina Badrić - Nebo
2016 ► Nina Kraljić - Lighthouse
2017 ► Jacques Houdek - My Friend

That leaves us with this quite eclectic top 5 for Croatia...
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:40 PM
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QUOTE(J▲hq @ Aug 15 2017, 06:35 PM) *
Apricot Stone to be a wildcard qualifier and Jan Jan to miss out and Armenia will have gone perfectly


Jahq is, once again, wrong.
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:41 PM
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Croatia really are slim pickings but I'd go with Lako Je Sve and My Friend as the Direct qualifiers here.
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:43 PM
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Only one of those songs deserves to qualify imo... I really hope 'My Friend' finishes 5th, I really can't think of a more shitty song in the Universe...
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:45 PM
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QUOTE(LexC @ Aug 15 2017, 07:41 PM) *
Croatia really are slim pickings but I'd go with Lako Je Sve and My Friend as the Direct qualifiers here.

Lighthouse and Lako Je Sve*
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:51 PM
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My Friend HAS to be through, and I'll take either of Celebrate or Feminnem as the other

QUOTE(LexC @ Aug 15 2017, 06:40 PM) *
Jahq is, once again, wrong.


Jan Jan is a load of shit

DON'T DENYYYY!
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:53 PM
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QUOTE(J▲hq @ Aug 15 2017, 07:51 PM) *
My Friend HAS to be through, and I'll take either of Celebrate or Feminnem as the other
Jan Jan is a load of shit

DON'T DENYYYY!

Wrong, wrong, wrong
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post Aug 15 2017, 05:54 PM
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Final results for CROATIA:

5th // 90 points // 2011 ► Daria - Celebrate

Celebrate ends up missing out on a spot in Second Chance after a tiebreak! I’m quite surprised it did so well as I don’t find it particularly memorable.

Second Chance

SC // ?? points // 2012 ► Nina Badrić - Nebo
SC // ?? points // 2017 ► Jacques Houdek - My Friend

The glorious and to my mind underrated Nebo and the eccentric popera entry My Friend go to Second Chance. My Friend is quite divide but it picked up enough sets of 12 points to balance out the lower scores. Nebo, on the other hand, made it through due to a more consistent set of scores, albeit without any 12s.


Direct Qualifiers

DQ // ?? points // 2010 ► Feminnem - Lako Je Sve
DQ // ?? points // 2016 ► Nina Kraljić - Lighthouse

Quite predictably we see Lako Je Sve and Lighthouse qualify pretty comfortably. Both these rather underperformed in the real thing, although in Lighthouse’s case I’m sure the Barbara Dex winning dress and slightly pitchy vocals were somewhat to blame… It still sounds glorious in studio form though.


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post Aug 15 2017, 05:55 PM
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Thank god!

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post Aug 15 2017, 05:59 PM
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Well those Croatian results are nothing to Celebrate sleep.gif
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:06 PM
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Whatevs, Croatia aint the ditch I want to die in.
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:19 PM
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HUNGARY

9th // 44 points // 2008 ► Csézy - Candlelight
8th // 62 points // 2009 ► Zoli Ádok - Dance With Me
7th // 70 points // 2015 ► Boggie - Wars For Nothing
6th // 71 points // 2012 ► Compact Disco - Sound Of Our Hearts

So it was Candlelight that picked up the lowest score of all this week. Ironically, only 2 people placed it last on their rankings but it got an avalanche of second to last scores and barely anything above that. Hungary also bucks the trend in that there 4 male acts still in the running. As for our other losses here, I remember enjoying Wars For Nothing and Sound Of Our Hearts quite a lot during their respective contests but Sound Of Our Hearts especially is sounding a little dated to me now and I don’t really mind them not going through. Dance With Me is just not my cup of tea but it seems to have its fans on here, picking up 2 scores of 10.


Top 5:

2011 ► Kati Wolf - What About My Dreams?
2013 ► ByeAlex - Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix)
2014 ► András Kállay-Saunders - Running
2016 ► Freddie - Pioneer
2017 ► Joci Pápai - Origo

Another varied top 5 here. What About My Dreams is well established as a fan favourite, but was it able to rack up the votes this time?


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post Aug 15 2017, 06:23 PM
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Poor Candlelight, not a bad song, just very much 'there' and nothing to draw you to it. But those giving decent/high scores to Croatia 2008 and Serbia 2009 need to be taking a long hard look at themselves x

If Joci can potter off in 5th place, that would be fabulous
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:23 PM
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What a perfect top 5!
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:29 PM
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Final results for HUNGARY

5th // 99 points // 2013 ► ByeAlex - Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix)

Indie pop entry Kedvesem just misses out here by a single point. I find this quite sweet actually and the staging worked well at the time to further cement this impression.

Second Chance

SC // ?? points // 2016 ► Freddie - Pioneer
SC // ?? points // 2017 ► Joci Pápai - Origo

Hungary’s two most recent entries end up in Second Chance. I especially like Origo, rap entries aren’t normally my thing but this is just so captivating. Pioneer is a little basic but still enjoyable enough.

Direct Qualifiers

DQ // ?? points // 2011 ► Kati Wolf - What About My Dreams?
DQ // ?? points // 2014 ► András Kállay-Saunders - Running

Kati takes her rightful qualification spot, thank goodness! Joining her is Running which is probably the closest Eurovision comes to ‘chart music’, Euphoria aside.
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:35 PM
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I hope Freddie can take a second chance spot
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:40 PM
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PORTUGAL

8th // 60 points // 2011 ► Homens Da Luta - A Luta É Alegria
7th // 74 points // 2012 ► Filipa Sousa - Vida Minha
6th // 81 points // 2015 ► Leonor Andrade - Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa

On to one of my favourite countries now. I have a real soft spot for Portugal and I must admit that I don’t even mind A Luta É Alegria, in a guilty pleasure kind of way. This is another divisive one that has a few dedicated fans but many who are rather less convinced. We also lose Filipa and Leonor in this first section, who got rather overlooked by most voters (in the real thing as well…). I feel sorry for Leonor who has a very good voice but a song that would fit perfectly into Germany’s 2015-17 trio of nice but beige entries.


Top 5:

2008 ► Vânia Fernandes - Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas)
2009 ► Flor-de-Lis - Todas As Ruas Do Amor
2010 ► Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim
2014 ► Suzy - Quero Ser Tua
2017 ► Salvador Sobral - Amar Pelos Dois

Definitely the correct top 5 for Portugal here. Even though I’m not a fan of Salvador he did break the points record after all
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:44 PM
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I predict Salvador and Suzy to qualify. Flor-de-Lis and Filipa to second chance
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post Aug 15 2017, 06:46 PM
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QUOTE(Alpha. @ Aug 15 2017, 07:40 PM) *
PORTUGAL

On to one of my favourite countries now






Flor-de-Lis MUST qualify. It's the only time I've been like 'YES, I love what PORTUGAL have sent'
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