August 15, 20177 yr Apricot Stone to be a wildcard qualifier and Jan Jan to miss out and Armenia will have gone perfectly
August 15, 20177 yr Author 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...
August 15, 20177 yr Apricot Stone to be a wildcard qualifier and Jan Jan to miss out and Armenia will have gone perfectly Jahq is, once again, wrong.
August 15, 20177 yr Croatia really are slim pickings but I'd go with Lako Je Sve and My Friend as the Direct qualifiers here.
August 15, 20177 yr 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...
August 15, 20177 yr 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*
August 15, 20177 yr My Friend HAS to be through, and I'll take either of Celebrate or Feminnem as the other Jahq is, once again, wrong. Jan Jan is a load of shit DON'T DENYYYY!
August 15, 20177 yr 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
August 15, 20177 yr Author 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. Edited August 15, 20177 yr by Alpha.
August 15, 20177 yr Author 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? Edited August 15, 20177 yr by Alpha.
August 15, 20177 yr 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
August 15, 20177 yr Author 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.
August 15, 20177 yr Author 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
August 15, 20177 yr PORTUGAL On to one of my favourite countries now http://i.imgur.com/SAYkQ36.png 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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