May 12, 201510 yr I'm thinking top 5 but no more for Russia. It's musically superior to a lot of what's coming before it but I think audiences will be more cynical than people are giving them credit for.
May 12, 201510 yr Author It's probably going to do a Dina Garipova or a little bit better, I can't quite see Polina winning (can't see past Sweden/Australia/Italy) but top 3 is manageable I think as one of those three at least will fail and Polina seems best placed to take advantage.
May 12, 201510 yr All the ex-USSR countries will still vote for Russia regardless of the whole anti-gay thing. So any boycott is going to be AT LEAST cancelled out with Polina still most likely getting a boost to finish Top 10 overall.
May 12, 201510 yr I was thinking less about the anti-Gay thing, more the whole invading another country thing but still, I take your point.
May 12, 201510 yr Author Elhaida hit the money note on her first attempt perfectly, even with earpiece issues! :w00t:
May 12, 201510 yr Author She got a very good reaction in the press centre, I still believe this screams the fan favourite failure from this semi final due to the fact its a grower for most people but I still hope I'm wrong. Very similar to Despina in 2013 for Cyprus in many ways, although this is more accessible than 'An Me Thimasé' was.
May 12, 201510 yr She got a very good reaction in the press centre, I still believe this screams the fan favourite failure from this semi final due to the fact its a grower for most people but I still hope I'm wrong. Very similar to Despina in 2013 for Cyprus in many ways, although this is more accessible than 'An Me Thimasé' was. Cyprus 2013 was NOT a fan favourite!
May 12, 201510 yr Author As pointed out by ESC Xtra, Elhaida seems to have the same backdrop as Pastora had in this video (skip to 1:12): kzGvo5eqayc
May 12, 201510 yr Author Cyprus 2013 was NOT a fan favourite! No I know that, I meant it's a song with big ballad type vocals performed near the end of its semi with very simple staging that has been deemed a grower for many people.
May 12, 201510 yr FbZ0nXfApww Having the text from the video in Romanian on the screen seems a strange move.
May 12, 201510 yr Georgia have apparently just nailed the first runthrough. Goddammit Eurovision stop distracting me!
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