May 13May 13 Belgium and Cyprus out over Portugal, San Marino and Ukraine. Gurl, these results were a mess
May 13May 13 Belgium and Cyprus both out is insane!! This wasn’t the best semi final whereas semi 2 is a bloodbath, it’s a shame some weak songs got through here and we’ll inevitably lose some great ones on Thursday. I was hoping for Netherlands or Estonia shock NQ personally
May 14May 14 Belgium robbed, Croatia robbed, Portugal appreciation post to counter all the slander that I assume is in this thread, Albania to win (pending semi 2)1 Albania2 Belgium(Spain)3 Sweden(Switzerland)4 Croatia5 Portugal6 Iceland(Italy)7 Ukraine8 San Marino9 Cyprus10 Poland11 Azerbaijan12 Norway13 Estonia14 Netherlands15 SloveniaMy rankings from first impressions (I've managed to completely avoid hearing any of the songs at all before the contest this year so it's all on a nice fresh even playing field).Only 7/10 of my top 10 qualifying isn't too great as I didn't think this was that strong of a semi-final (although by the same token I can't say I really care about Cyprus being out, that and Norway may as well be interchangeable passable mid dance pop), I think I'll want to come back to my top 6 plus Spain and Switzerland from this lot, Italy and Ukraine may be growers, can take or leave the rest (and definitely leave Slovenia, shame as I feel like they're usually a good country for me). The clips of semi 2 sounded on the whole quite promising though so I'm hoping that'll be a stronger batch overall.I wasn't following the odds but I did definitely get the sense that Belgium and Portugal were the big surprise results and that indeed matches with what EurovisionWorld had predicted (Portugal being dead last! Dons teas), a little more surprised to see that Iceland were predicted to be out as I thought that was a strong opener, reminded me a bit of 'Queen Of Kings'. As if Slovenia allegedly had a better chance to qualify!
May 14May 14 Also have just seen it pointed out on Reddit that there were only 6 fully English language songs in this semi and 5 of them DNQed (!)
May 14May 14 After rewatching Iceland really grew on me so I'm glad it went through.Netherlands I feel will do well with the juries in the final.Wanted Belguim to go through, I see why Albania did even though its not my cup of tea but Poland and Portugal are 2 I'm surprised went through.Happy for little ole San Marino to have gone through, really wish Ireland was in tonight's semi as me might have stood a better chance but fingers crossed we go through Thursday night.
May 14May 14 San Marino fighting for its life. Omg!Sad about Cyprus, but was a very weak semi, so not that fussed.
May 14May 14 Norway through? thank GODSan Marino through? hell yesBelgium and Cyprus thrown out? mandatory COVID tests for the juries and public immediately
May 14May 14 Have to say Iceland was the surpirse of the night for me.It was just so good and such good fun. Delighted it went through
May 14May 14 06 Iceland - eh. Pretty okay and catchy.11 Poland - Slayage on so many levels. Holy shiiiiiit.00 Slovenia - no.04 Estonia - quite tame for his standards honestly. This does nothing for me.09 Spain - Not much of a fan of the actual song but she’s such an incredible performer woahhh.03 Ukraine - I appreciate the attempt but this vaseline filter is killing me, the song is doing nothing for me either.10 Sweden - Na ja, sauna!05 Portugal - It’s okay I guess. Started off strong until the guitars came on 30 seconds into it.05 Norway - Leave the dance break to the divas, this was weak. The song is generic and forgettable serving ‘work it hunty slay mama queen’ energy.10 Belgium - This started off incredibly shaky but then this bitch shook it off and served every bit of her c**t and I ate every single crumb that was left.00 Italy - no.06 Azerbaijan - the first seconds were amusing as I did NOT expect this voice lol she’s trying to be MJ x07 San Marino - Quite catchy. Maybe it will qualify in such a weak semi.09 Albania - so good, Albania knows their shit.03 Netherlands - did nothing for me. Flush.07 Croatia - a bit one note with the endless screaming but I guess it stands out.05 Switzerland - it’s cute but who cares lol.07 Cyprus - discount Eric Saade, fun song.11 Poland10 Belgium10 Sweden09 Albania—-07 Croatia07 Cyprus07 San Marino06 Iceland06 Azerbaijan05 Norway05 Portugal04 Estonia03 Netherlands03 Ukraine00 SloveniaLol what a bad semi.DNQ predictions (I had not seen any spoilers):SloveniaAzerbaijanPortugal - lolNetherlands - lolSan Marino - lolVery f***ing curious to see which countries juries tanked Belgium because those results were horrible!! Second best song in THE worst semifinal of Eurovision EVER is not even through.
May 14May 14 Definitely shocked Belgium didn’t qualify, was genuinely in my top 3 of the semi. Cyprus although I liked the performance; the song itself is lacking so I kinda get why it didn’t make it
May 14May 14 Belgium's song was weak and the vocals very shaky, especially in the beginning. The flashing lights or staging can't save if the basics just are not there.I also think that people appreciate the less gimmicky performances more these days when everything is so over the top. That's might be the reason why Portugal qualified. Edited May 14May 14 by Sour Candy
May 14May 14 One possible take I have is that the votes could have been very concentrated at the top of the scoreboard. Sweden, Estonia and probably one or two others like Albania or, lets be realistic, Ukraine swallowed up so much of the public vote that Portugal as something niche but has a core audience found a way through the middle to sneak over the line in 10th. Sad for Belgium as I really believed that was a quality song but glad Cyprus's style over substance but hold the style flopped from the pimp slot.
May 14May 14 I found the Belgian song quite meh just from listening on Spotify, but the performance definitely brought it to life and it certainly went down very well in the arena. But of course it’s just as much about impressing joe public in Azerbaijan as the fans and I can see it not doing that.
May 14May 14 2 hours ago, LexC said:One possible take I have is that the votes could have been very concentrated at the top of the scoreboard. Sweden, Estonia and probably one or two others like Albania or, lets be realistic, Ukraine swallowed up so much of the public vote that Portugal as something niche but has a core audience found a way through the middle to sneak over the line in 10th.Sad for Belgium as I really believed that was a quality song but glad Cyprus's style over substance but hold the style flopped from the pimp slot.I agree, i would think the to p3 might be well ahead of the others and places 7-12 could have been very close.Interesting to see if Belgium where a whisker away in 11th.
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