May 11, 20223 yr I missed this semi-final so I had to catchup, but here is my ranking of the performances (from fave to least fave): AustriaUkraineMoldovaAlbaniaBulgariaNorwayDenmarkSloveniaLithuaniaArmeniaSwitzerlandIcelandPortugalNetherlandsLatviaCroatiaGreece My Top 3 are 9/10, #4-#8 are 8/10, with #9-#13 coming close. Netherlands was solid. Latvia’s song was ridiculous, but very funny. Greece and Croatia were decent, I guess. This semi-final seemed to go for a more rock and balled theme than the usual upbeat pop, which is interesting. Moldova’s polka rap fusion was awesome. Hoping for them to collab with Weird Al Yankovic someday. Croatia: Are those the crossword visuals from the Madonna’s 4 Minutes music video? Austria was such a blast with its synthpop smash. Shame it didn't make it to the final. Iceland going for some dark folk that reminded me of First Aid Kit and The Pierces a fair bit. Norway: Is it me or did that opening verse remind me of Where Are You Now by Lost Frequencies (finger clicks, guitar line, vocal rhythm)? Anyway, seeing how music occasionally explores fairytales is an interesting thing to talk about (e.g. Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit using Alice In Wonderland as a metaphor for LSD), and Subwoolfer’s take on Red Riding Hood is a quirky one.
May 11, 20223 yr An interesting trend that seems to have emerged out of the semi is that "De Diepte" is the song appearing in the most download charts on ESCTracker and actually has a higher YT viewcount than Norway. Maybe this suggests that the Dutch did better on the televote than many of us expected? I think that the fact that only 2 of the songs are doing better than 10 year old winner Euphoria is very telling of the quality this year :lol:
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