Posted May 19, 201015 yr It's taken me way Z kimś takim* for this, but here are my predictions for how things might go next week... SF1 1. Serbia 2. Slovakia 3. Albania 4. Belarus 5. Belgium 6. Greece 7. Moldova 8. Iceland 9. Finland 10. Russia --- 11. Estonia 12. Poland 13. FYR Macedonia 14. Bosnia & Herzegovina 15. Latvia 16. Malta 17. Portugal SF2 1. Azerbaijan 2. Ireland 3. Armenia 4. Croatia 5. Turkey 6. Romania 7. Sweden 8. Denmark 9. Israel 10. Switzerland --- 11. The Netherlands 12. Bulgaria :snif: 13. Cyprus 14. Ukraine 15. Georgia 16. Lithuania 17. Slovenia Final (based on the above predictions): 1. Azerbaijan 2. Germany 3. Ireland 4. Armenia 5. Croatia 6. Belgium 7. Serbia 8. Turkey 9. Spain 10. Slovakia 11. Moldova 12. Israel 13. France 14. Sweden 15. Romania 16. Albania 17. Finland 18. Iceland 19. Norway 20. Switzerland 21. Greece 22. Denmark 23. Belarus 24. United Kingdom 25. Russia *Too Long - Poland 2001 :kink:
May 19, 201015 yr That all looks pretty accurate, but I don't think Ireland will do quite that well, although it would be nice
May 19, 201015 yr Denmark 22nd :o Where's Peter to argue against that happening :heehee: I still think it will go top ten myself but about 9th, and that's where I've always thought it would end up from the first time I heard it through to now.
May 19, 201015 yr Author I kind of think it will flop now, rehearsals have been horrendous, and it is still a VERY VERY bland song... That all looks pretty accurate, but I don't think Ireland will do quite that well, although it would be nice It's slightly wishful thinking I guess, but I want it to do really well, so I'm going to try blind faith :kink:
May 19, 201015 yr Author I think Russia is much more likely, but if either does, they are finishing bottom 5 (probably 3).
May 19, 201015 yr Both are awful for me. Although listening to the CD I did leave Russia on for the duration :o It's like a car crash, absolutely horrible but you look anyway :drama: Ukraine I left on for 30 seconds before almost falling asleep and having to switch off to save myself from slipping into a coma :drama: A far cry from the country that bought us Wild Dances, Shady Lady and the like :(
May 19, 201015 yr I hope you are wrong about Estonia and Georgia :drama: and Norway is easy top 5 :kink:
May 19, 201015 yr I kind of think it will flop now, rehearsals have been horrendous, and it is still a VERY VERY bland song... Rehearsals have been bad for them, but prior performances were very good, so I'm going to go with the view that they're likely just saving themselves and just focusing on tech for the moment... ...and there don't seem to be that many who share your view on its blandness judging by most online polls :kink: On another subject, I can't wait for the contest to be over just so I can finally laugh at Jerick's blind patriotism :smoke:
May 19, 201015 yr Author Rehearsals have been bad for them, but prior performances were very good, so I'm going to go with the view that they're likely just saving themselves and just focusing on tech for the moment... ...and there don't seem to be that many who share your view on its blandness judging by most online polls :kink: On another subject, I can't wait for the contest to be over just so I can finally laugh at Jerick's blind patriotism :smoke: Hmm, I guess, but how much effort does it take to fake chemistry, or stay in tune :kink: I've seen quite a few actually, I think ithas fan favourite written through it like a stick of rock though. It's this year's Je T'Adore/Vampires Are Alive... Well at least we can agree on something :kink:
May 19, 201015 yr I can see a lot of that being true. I'm thinking Georgia will Yohanna it after their rehearsal, whereas I think Switzerland are doomed :( . Netherlands will be an interesting one to watch, could completely flop or could throw a massive spanner in the works for any of the pre-contest favourites.
May 19, 201015 yr Author I can see a lot of that being true. I'm thinking Georgia will Yohanna it after their rehearsal, whereas I think Switzerland are doomed :( . Netherlands will be an interesting one to watch, could completely flop or could throw a massive spanner in the works for any of the pre-contest favourites. Yes, Georgia are easy qualifiers. I can see Netherlands scraping into the final, and if they do, they will get a big reward from the more casual/drunk viewers on the Saturday night :hic: :lol:
May 20, 201015 yr Author A few small changes... SF1 1. Serbia 2. Belarus 3. Albania 4. Slovakia 5. Belgium 6. Greece 7. Moldova 8. Iceland 9. Finland 10. Russia --- 11. FYR Macedonia 12. Estonia 13. Poland 14. Bosnia & Herzegovina 15. Latvia 16. Malta 17. Portugal SF2 1. Azerbaijan 2. Armenia 3. Ireland 4. Croatia 5. Turkey 6. Romania 7. Israel 8. Sweden 9. Denmark 10. Switzerland --- 11. The Netherlands 12. Bulgaria 13. Ukraine 14. Cyprus 15. Georgia 16. Lithuania 17. Slovenia Final (based on the above predictions): 1. Azerbaijan 2. Germany 3. Croatia 4. Armenia 5. Ireland 6. Belgium 7. Serbia 8. Turkey 9. Spain 10. Israel 11. Slovakia 12. Moldova 13. France 14. Albania 15. Greece 16. Sweden 17. Romania 18. Finland 19. Belarus 20. Iceland 21. Norway 22. Switzerland 23. Denmark 24. United Kingdom 25. Russia
May 20, 201015 yr Do you really see the juries abandoning Denmark en masse? I could see your point if it was still 100% public, but there's no way they'll finish bottom five...
May 20, 201015 yr Author Why would the juries vote for Denmark though? I guess it varies from jury to jury, but I think they are looking for art, originality and talent in the song and performance. Which I don't see much of in this one :kink:
May 21, 201015 yr Why would the juries vote for Denmark though? I guess it varies from jury to jury, but I think they are looking for art, originality and talent in the song and performance. Which I don't see much of in this one :kink: I guess the 'juries will vote in their droves for dated schlager influenced pop' is our updated take on last year's argument of 'juries will vote in their droves for ballads', which as it happened they did (Hai France/UK). The fact that Charlotte Perrelli's Hero made the final by default thanks to jury votes in 2008 perhaps proves this correct, although I still can't explain how the hell Lose Control got to the final this way :lol: Then again, the Melodifestivalen juries this year all did their best to avoid this type of music preferring to go for the more classy and contemporary Keep On Walking, so I wonder if it will be reflected on the whole in ESC.
May 21, 201015 yr Poor FYR Macedonia, just missing out for at least the third year in a row :kink: I don't see the juries abandoning Denmark en masse - I think it shall be the public who abandon Denmark
May 21, 201015 yr Author Poor FYR Macedonia, just missing out for at least the third year in a row :kink: I don't see the juries abandoning Denmark en masse - I think it shall be the public who abandon Denmark Well I can see them scraping in, but if so it will be 100% diaspora. Terrible song, bad rehearsal. Well let's hope so :kink:
May 21, 201015 yr Well I can see them scraping in, but if so it will be 100% diaspora. Terrible song, bad rehearsal. Well let's hope so :kink: Danish diaspora? :huh:
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