I'm surprised anyone's doubting Croatia. Aside from maybe Armenia, it's the most certain qualifier here I'd say :o

 

Would you have been surprised at people doubting Slovakia before Tuesday Night?

Well, in that case Rich will have to start collecting money for those 30 CDs :kink:

 

It's my family and friends I feel sorry for :drama: Still, at least I'll have my Christmas shopping sorted early, I hope everyone likes charisma free pop duo's :cheer:

Would you have been surprised at people doubting Slovakia before Tuesday Night?

Looking back, I think we all did overestimate Slovakia a tad. Well, obviously we did because it didn't qualify, but I suppose if we had given it more thought, then we would have realised that it perhaps wasn't as much of a dead cert as we were saying. I mean, I predicted it to win their semi, but I didn't think it would even go top ten in the final - maybe even not top 15 - so my prediction of them winning their semi, in hindsight, was a little bizarre.

 

Croatia is different though - vocally very strong, sung near the end, three attractive women, sung before the sub-standard Georgian entry, more jury friendly, a great record in the semi finals (in 2007 and 2009 they qualified with pretty poor songs) and generally a better song anyway. I might actually cry if they don't make it as well tbh.

Croatia will sail through. In my opinion, Israel will be this semi's "Slovakia", having said that I never saw anything much in Horehronie. Denmark could easily be a shock non-qualifier, and possibly Ireland. I'd say those are the three favourites that are looking a bit more uncertain than the other dead certs.

 

Anyway, I'm also stupidly excited for tonight! :D

Bulgaria could be the upset tonight possibly.

 

Oh god I hope so :w00t: Not at the expense of Ireland tho :snif:

 

What I want:

01. Lithuania // InCulto "Eastern European Funk"

02. Armenia // Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"

03. Israel // Harel Skaat "Milim"

04. Denmark // Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This"

05. Switzerland // Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"

06. Sweden // Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"

07. Azerbaijan // Safura "Drip Drop"

08. Ukraine // Alyosha "Sweet People"

09. The Netherlands // Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"

10. Romania // Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"

11. Slovenia // Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari "Narodnozabavni rock"

12. Ireland // Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"

13. Bulgaria // Miro "Angel si ti"

14. Cyprus // Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"

15. Croatia // Feminnem "Lako je sve"

16. Georgia // Sopho Nizharadze "Shine"

17. Turkey // maNga "We Could Be the Same"

 

What I think:

01. Lithuania // InCulto "Eastern European Funk"

02. Armenia // Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"

03. Israel // Harel Skaat "Milim"

04. Denmark // Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This"

05. Switzerland // Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"

06. Sweden // Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"

07. Azerbaijan // Safura "Drip Drop"

08. Ukraine // Alyosha "Sweet People"

09. The Netherlands // Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"

10. Romania // Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"

11. Slovenia // Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari "Narodnozabavni rock"

12. Ireland // Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"

13. Bulgaria // Miro "Angel si ti"

14. Cyprus // Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"

15. Croatia // Feminnem "Lako je sve"

16. Georgia // Sopho Nizharadze "Shine"

17. Turkey // maNga "We Could Be the Same"

 

 

Would you have been surprised at people doubting Slovakia before Tuesday Night?

 

They're not even comparable. Slovakia seemed like the most 'different' option out of a terrible semi, hence us all overestimating it, but Croatia is a decent song in a decent semi with much more widespread contemporary appeal. I agree with David that we all overrated Slovakia, I think I put it down as 2nd in it's semi (:rofl:) but I don't think anyone here's overrating Croatia. I'd be surprised if it fails to come top 5 in the semi tonight.

This is who I want to qualify tonight:

 

01. Lithuania // InCulto "Eastern European Funk"

02. Armenia // Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"

03. Israel // Harel Skaat "Milim"

04. Denmark // Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This"

05. Switzerland // Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"

06. Sweden // Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"

07. Azerbaijan // Safura "Drip Drop"

08. Ukraine // Alyosha "Sweet People"

09. The Netherlands // Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"

10. Romania // Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"

11. Slovenia // Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari "Narodnozabavni rock"

12. Ireland // Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"

13. Bulgaria // Miro "Angel si ti"

14. Cyprus // Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"

15. Croatia // Feminnem "Lako je sve"

16. Georgia // Sopho Nizharadze "Shine"

17. Turkey // maNga "We Could Be the Same"

Edited May 27, 201015 yr by Alex!

Oh god I hope so :w00t: Not at the expense of Ireland tho :snif:

 

Quite, hopefully it'll be at the expense of Ukraine if it happens :kink: . I wouldn't mind seeing Miro in the final, but he is only my 12th favourite tonight. If he was in semi final 1 he'd have been my 5th favourite :o :(

I can't wait for tonight to be over so all these ridiculous predictions of Denmark and Ireland not going through come to an end :smoke:

How I want it to end:

 

01. Lithuania // InCulto "Eastern European Funk"

02. Armenia // Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"

03. Israel // Harel Skaat "Milim"

04. Denmark // Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This"

05. Switzerland // Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"

06. Sweden // Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"

07. Azerbaijan // Safura "Drip Drop"

08. Ukraine // Alyosha "Sweet People"

09. The Netherlands // Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"

10. Romania // Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"

11. Slovenia // Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari "Narodnozabavni rock"

12. Ireland // Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"

13. Bulgaria // Miro "Angel si ti"

14. Cyprus // Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"

15. Croatia // Feminnem "Lako je sve"

16. Georgia // Sopho Nizharadze "Shine"

17. Turkey // maNga "We Could Be the Same"

 

How I think it could end:

 

01. Lithuania // InCulto "Eastern European Funk"

02. Armenia // Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"

03. Israel // Harel Skaat "Milim"

04. Denmark // Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This"

05. Switzerland // Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"

06. Sweden // Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"

07. Azerbaijan // Safura "Drip Drop"

08. Ukraine // Alyosha "Sweet People"

09. The Netherlands // Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"

10. Romania // Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"

11. Slovenia // Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari "Narodnozabavni rock"

12. Ireland // Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"

13. Bulgaria // Miro "Angel si ti"

14. Cyprus // Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"

15. Croatia // Feminnem "Lako je sve"

16. Georgia // Sopho Nizharadze "Shine"

17. Turkey // maNga "We Could Be the Same"

What I WANTZ:

 

 

01. Lithuania // InCulto "Eastern European Funk"

02. Armenia // Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"

03. Israel // Harel Skaat "Milim"

04. Denmark // Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This"

05. Switzerland // Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"

06. Sweden // Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"

07. Azerbaijan // Safura "Drip Drop"

08. Ukraine // Alyosha "Sweet People"

09. The Netherlands // Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"

10. Romania // Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"

11. Slovenia // Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari "Narodnozabavni rock"

12. Ireland // Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"

13. Bulgaria // Miro "Angel si ti"

14. Cyprus // Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"

15. Croatia // Feminnem "Lako je sve"

16. Georgia // Sopho Nizharadze "Shine"

17. Turkey // maNga "We Could Be the Same"

Can someone tell me something, my sig, I'm quite embarassed about it actually.

 

Cus I thought it was Eva Rivas.....

 

Turns out this betting website has the same picture down as Safura ?

 

But I got the picture by typing Eva Rivas into yahoo images?

 

Someone please tell me.

Can someone tell me something, my sig, I'm quite embarassed about it actually.

 

Cus I thought it was Eva Rivas.....

 

Turns out this betting website has the same picture down as Safura ?

 

But I got the picture by typing Eva Rivas into yahoo images?

 

Someone please tell me.

 

It's definitely Eva ^_^

haha thats ok. I was damn sure it was, but when I saw the betting site had it down as Safura I was like.... HUH!?

Ukraine/Georgia and Bulgaria over Sweden and Ireland? I'd bet my life on at least one of Sweden and Ireland qualifying, and am pretty sure both will qualify anyway...

Im so nervous for Ireland tonight,i just pray we qualify. Again i thought the irish entry last year was great ( i still love the song and listen to it alot) and was sure we would qualify and we came 11th, i love Niamhs song aswell this year but im worried the been able to vote from the start of the show will go against Ireland.

Je voudrais...

 

02. Armenia // Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"

04. Denmark // Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This"

06. Sweden // Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"

07. Azerbaijan // Safura "Drip Drop"

10. Romania // Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"

12. Ireland // Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"

15. Croatia // Feminnem "Lako je sve"

16. Georgia // Sopho Nizharadze "Shine"

 

8, more than the first semi final :P

 

 

Im so nervous for Ireland tonight,i just pray we qualify. Again i thought the irish entry last year was great ( i still love the song and listen to it alot) and was sure we would qualify and we came 11th, i love Niamhs song aswell this year but im worried the been able to vote from the start of the show will go against Ireland.

 

Well the being able to vote from the start didn't badly effect Belarus or Iceland.......they performed last but still made it.

 

tbh whether Ireland comes 1st or 10th I don't really care right now.....just as long as we qualify :P

Edited May 27, 201015 yr by Sabrewulf

I still think they have the weakest ballad though, and they'll get forgotten about.

 

I agree on the song being quite weak, but performing second to last and being forgotten about? :o

 

Israel will be this semi's "Slovakia"

 

Yes. With their running draw and the other songs in this semi, I can't see them coming above 9th tonight. Harel is pretty big in Israel, but I find the song weak, it's one I skip when I play the CD, and I probably won't have it in my top 10 tonight.

 

I agree on the song being quite weak, but performing second to last and being forgotten about? :o

Croatia directly before it, and Turkey afterwards - I definitely think it's possible!