May 9, 20232 yr That basically went exactly as expected - with the only one not in my live top 10 being Portugal that I'd already said in here that I felt I under marked so I'm taking that as I pretty much got exactly what I wanted. Huzzah.
May 9, 20232 yr it was me or did some of you noticed differences of the sound quality of some acts?? I thought it was the microphones, Switzerland, Ireland, Israel, Sweeden, Finland and Chechia had their sound better while singing, while the others had some kind of "echo" or "emptiness" on their vocal sound. Ireland was very trebly.
May 9, 20232 yr Happy with the qualifiers, only slightly disappointed about Malta but honestly I feel wrong for enjoying that anyway x
May 9, 20232 yr just discovered the sound of some acts didnt sounded good on tv but on youtube sounds lot better
May 9, 20232 yr When doing the reveal of the 10 countries going through leaving Norway to last kinda killed off the i wonder who it is at that point i just knew its definitely Norway
May 10, 20232 yr Author idk I feel like Norway could be a surprise DNQ given her shaky vocal performance so it wasn't that obvious to me.
May 10, 20232 yr Really enjoyed Portugal, Sweden and Finland. Overall, the semis are fairly poor this year in my books to be fair. Glad the big 5 come to elevate the final to some extent. Edited May 10, 20232 yr by Sour Candy
May 10, 20232 yr I thought Norway was fine? I just wish they did something better with the staging as it just felt empty. I was fully expecting a shock DNQ given that and it’s place in the running order.
May 10, 20232 yr just collected the Youtube views for ESCXtra so... https://escxtra.com/2023/05/10/let-3-and-no...rst-semi-final/ Croatia not just qualifying, but leading *.*
May 10, 20232 yr Just realised after listening to the YouTube version that the audience said “Game Over Bitch” during Serbia’s song. :lol:
May 10, 20232 yr I think my latest bottom 5 is: Malta Portugal Ireland Azerbaijan Netherlands Really happy with the results - totally on board with the Portugal for Latvia swap after seeing the performances. Not getting the dislike for Switzerland on here - I’m biased obviously but to me it’s a great young singer doing a powerful song.
May 10, 20232 yr Juries can continue to not vote in semis if it means we avoid every single bland ballad going through again! Hadn't listened to most before yesterday somehow... But that Dutch song was beyond dull (and I'm sure would have qualified if there was a jury vote)
May 10, 20232 yr Youtube views of last night's performances Croatia 1,286,000 Israel 1,081,000 Finland 1,009,000 Sweden 898,000 Norway 568,000 Serbia 499,000 Czechia 476,000 Portugal 398,000 Moldova 374,000 Switzerland 229,000 Ireland 188,000 Netherlands 181,000 Latvia 125,000 Azerbaijan 119,000 Malta 116,000 Edited May 10, 20232 yr by Colm
May 10, 20232 yr Youtube views of last night's performances Croatia 1,286,000 Israel 1,081,000 Finland 1,009,000 Sweden 898,000 Norway 568,000 Serbia 499,000 Czechia 476,000 Portugal 398,000 Moldova 374,000 Switzerland 229,000 Ireland 188,000 Netherlands 181,000 Latvia 125,000 Azerbaijan 119,000 Malta 116,000 I think this might really look like how the televote went...
May 10, 20232 yr My ranking of the Semi-Final 1 songs:Finland (It was a treat to hear some industrial dubstep metal)Portugal (sounds like she's saying 'I'm Kurosawa!' at some points)NorwayCzechiaMoldovaSerbiaSwedenCroatiaMalta (Wow at that topless car!)AzerbaijanIreland (I like "Gold Forever" by The Wanted)LatviaSwitzerlandIsraelNetherlands Top 5 are my faves (9/10s at least) 8/10s end at Malta (Azerbaijan comes close). Netherlands is a solid song on its own, but the performance didn't grab me. Edited May 11, 20232 yr by DalekTurret32
May 11, 20232 yr That it is. At this point the only real competition I see for Sweden and Finland is France lol France? It's finishing 15th at best judging by that dire performance clip. she ain't no Barbara
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