Jana's vocals are a bit shaky in the clip, I just want her to do well! I think Nathan might get Austria to qualify, I love his staging and he is fab live

Romania have CANNONS

DISCO BALL CANNONS no less *.*

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2017 is NOT going my way - all my faves are getting various levels of panning from the press (Belgium, Macedonia, Iceland). To add to this, the songs I cant abide (Austria, Armenia, Netherlands) are getting high praise.

 

Pray for Macedonia - indeed.

Serbia's vocals sounded dreadful in that clip!

I have an each way bet on Romania so yasss bring out those extra gimmicks *.

LQ leak of Romania's full perf

 

This is going to stay in your minds, especially with the run of Netherlands, Hungary, Denmark and Ireland immediately after!

That really is televote gold!

Yeah, I really need to place another each way bet. I wonder how much the juries will drag it down though...it even feels like a televote winner.

Oh and Ireland's staging features a hot air balloon. Choices.

 

Not sure how I feel about that.

I like it actually. It's shockingly interesting for an Irish stage.

So tempted by an each way on Romania after that! I already have Netherlands EW and Finland/Netherlands top 10 bets for £2.50 :lol:

Yeah, I really need to place another each way bet. I wonder how much the juries will drag it down though...it even feels like a televote winner.

 

I don't know if 76 year old Mary Hammond from the UK will be much of a fan but I'm not convinced about the juries being anti-Yodel as I've seen suggested. Didn't it get top marks from them during the selection or am I getting confused with something else (I know, I'm trusting a Romanian selection not to have lots of bribery involved!). Hopefully the younger jury members and ex-Eurovision participants involved will get it.

I don't know if 76 year old Mary Hammond from the UK will be much of a fan but I'm not convinced about the juries being anti-Yodel as I've seen suggested. Didn't it get top marks from them during the selection or am I getting confused with something else (I know, I'm trusting a Romanian selection not to have lots of bribery involved!). Hopefully the younger jury members and ex-Eurovision participants involved will get it.

 

Aye it got 12s across the board in Romania and it was (broadly speaking) the same type of people who are on Eurovision Juries that were on the panel (former participants, radio DJs ect)

 

Not that it's gonna win the jury voting or anything but hey, the juries can be weird sometimes.

DAY 4 - WEDNESDAY 3RD MAY

 

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/San%20Marino_zpsx3s6g8dc.png San Marino

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Croatia_zpsdc9ptlqf.png Croatia

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Norway_zpsgrplia4j.png Norway

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Switzerland_zpspu8xjwlq.png Switzerland

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Belarus_zps0zigzyi1.png Belarus

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Bulgaria_zpsk1esazjf.png Bulgaria

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Lithuania_zpsiib7l7s3.png Lithuania

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Estonia_zps3ufzgkx8.png Estonia

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Flag%20Icons/Israel_zpsyievgvoi.png Israel

 

SO excited to see what San Marino, Croatia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia and Israel do today! Probably the best quality half of a semi final for me ever!

I mean, starting off with San Marino and Croatia means it should be a nice and ridiculous morning!

Croatia is allegedly completely ridiculous and features sunflowers and a double rainbow!

Everyone be upstanding for the return of our Queen