am i trippin or did we lose a lot of pop songs in the semis?

yeule up with discordant noise

C’MON TRIFOSKI

Yay atmospheric beauty becomes toaster in bath thru!!

Riding their way into the finale tonight as our last-announced qualifiers are Trifoski! Sadly this means we narrowly lose out Niceland with their returning entry, the second NQ that received points from the host nation. They'd have needed an additional six points to surpass the entry in 20th.

QUALIFIED :: Trifoski :: LustSickPuppy - RIDE IT

21st :: Niceland :: Cephas Azariah & Elle Limebear - you're gonna be okay

48 points:

+10 Zanmatony

+8 D'yermak'er

+7 The Spodic Empire

+7 Elëdan

+6 Danæviia

+6 Summericia

+4 Aelandor

sad for Niceland to miss out by so little :(

but so happy for Trifoski, what a tune

sorry niceland but your entry is pretty good just really really tough luck this time

Woah at FARC, I thought that sounded like a big hit!

Shame for Niceland too as it did really well to get up that high, as it's quite subtle.

Congrats to all the qualifiers, and thank you for a tense and well presented results Dan!

....Well I guess name power does work even with the most unconventional song! (*continues getting slapped by Bre*)

Thank you all, I really didn't expect to go through at all then, Q streak still intact and heading for a consecutive record, let's do this *.

N DNTN a real shame to lose right at the end though, Kneecap's stuff is fab and post-Glastonbury, it's sounding better than ever x

8 of my votes through, not bad (the shortage of other points for East Ruk was a travesty though)

Niceland. 😫

I enjoyed the discovery thank you.

Trifoski with the banger of the month 🖤

Shame about Niceland, I really liked that too 🥺

We ought to all be going to BED now then, I hadn't meant for it to start so late but I had been busy with the family.

As such, the finals thread will go up tomorrow, but you are welcome to vote as soon as you like.

Your qualifiers are:

Aeroche :: KING BOOO! – Tunes Since '89

Ajanaeda :: Florence Road – Storm Warnings

Baleghde :: BANKS – Contaminated

Ben's Sanctuary :: Kai Tracid – 4 Just 1 Day

Bøtanikkä :: LA NIÑA – FIGLIA D' 'A TEMPESTA

Cheiron :: First Aid Kit – Out Of My Head

Cor Lupus :: Kyra Machida – Blonde

Cumulonimbia :: umiña – spiral

Dalisska :: Storefront Church – The High Room

Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us

Deandria :: Merina Gris – Mejor*

Dobago :: Jamie Duffy – Solas

Elëdan :: Ö – Garden Extra wet

Fljótavík :: Faouzia – DON'T EVER LEAVE ME

Greenfroze :: ZETAK – ARALARKO DAMA

Hendinia :: Klavdia & ARCADE – Anemos

Herbilore :: Mia Wray – Only Love

Hushkanukia :: Valencia Grace – Lucky You're A Star

Jadakissnia :: TRAITRS – The Lovely Wounded

Jupiterdonia :: Ancient Umbra – Iron Will

Juranabaijan :: Angie – Poco Poco

Kluminican Republic :: KAS:ST – Sound Of The Soul

Land of DW :: Csaknekedkislány – Minden Mozog

Lotunia :: Army Of Lovers – Love Is Blue (feat. Olya Polyakova)

Mothertopia :: Kelly Lee Owens – Higher

Neliönoir :: FAUST – Dies Irae

Pestolia :: frutiger dillon – Windows98

POPHub :: Le Manou – Fille À Papa

Scotland 2 :: underscores – Do It

Séyetana :: Myuk – yukiuta

Skall :: Octo Octa – Spin Girl, Let's Activate!

Sovarasma :: DAVID BORING – Jenny Rotten

Summericia :: Denis Dekay – Don't Leave

Taahino :: mi.a – Ophelia

Terra Avium :: yeule – Veil Of Darkness

The Spodic Empire :: Wubble-U – Petal (English Rose Pruned)

Thelonia :: LÖNA – I Never Wanna Be In Love

Trifoski :: LustSickPuppy – RIDE IT

Yehesi :: Suzane – Champagne

Zanmatony :: Hot Chip – Devotion

Zephyra Continuum :: Electrotête – I Love You (Cubic 22 Remix)

SF1 NQs:

21 52 FARC :: Banoffee – Muscles

22 47 N DNTN :: KNEECAP – THE RECAP (feat. Mozey)

23 46 Lookylion :: Momo Boyd – American Love Song

24 43 Bronzil :: KÄSSY – i-i-i

25 38 Ennea :: Paris Paloma – the warmth

26 35 Kathaldazia :: Chesuqi – The Blue

27 34 A-Konohagakure :: CHANMINA – TEST ME

28 33 Flynnonda :: crushed – silene

29 30 Freidland :: Connie Talbot – Original

30 28 Sandénia :: Shawn Mendes – Heavy

31 18 East Rukahavian :: The Hidden Cameras – Undertow

32 11 Pagasa :: Cameron Winter – Nausicaä (Love Will Be Revealed)

SF2 NQs:

21 48 Niceland :: Cephas Azariah & Elle Limebear – you're gonna be okay

22 47 Altyr Muunilinst :: RABO – Stuck In November

23 44 Persephonia :: Sr. Falla De Origen – SQFML

24 44 FSR Rontvia :: DJ Suzy – White Rabbit

25 40 République d'Áskorza :: Satine – C'Est Toi

26 39 New Lexico :: girlish figure – Please Her For Pleasure

27 35 Aelandor :: Pom Pom Squad – Villain

28 34 D'yermak'er :: TĀLĀ – Ghosts

29 28 Ojnoj :: Déyyess – Lips Like Sugar

30 28 Macromia :: Franc Moody – Bloodlines

31 27 Harmonica :: Dan Black – Wonder

32 16 Lentyll :: Hiro Shinosawa – SUNFADED

Congrats to everyone who qualified and commiserations to those who didn't.

Very happy with my Q and 9 out of 10 qualifiers from my votes. 😁

I had a bit of a feeling that Banoffee song wouldn't make it

Pete, you're gonna be okay

Results are so much more enjoyable when you get called as an early Q.

Semi 2 was one of the highest quality semis I've had to vote in. Sad to not have been able to vote for everything I liked.

Edited January 25Jan 25 by Colm

Yasss Trifoski <3 Niceland was in my top 15, would have been quite the nice surprise for that one to qualify but not to be.

Taking a breather to process the new flop era I find myself in but I see I at least missed out by double figure points this time (I think?) which staves off at least some of the desire to go full Joker mode xx

(also I can now 100% say thank god this wasn't a live reveal on SyncTube - I do like the idea in theory but in practice I feel my actual enjoyment of it would have been dependent on the result )

Zanmatony Votes;

+12 Q

+10 Cephas Azariah & Elle Limebear – you're gonna be okay [Niceland]

+8 Q

+7 Q

+6 Q

+5 Q

+4 Q

+3 Q

+2 DJ Suzy – White Rabbit [FSR Rontvia]

+1 Q

Thank you once again to everyone who voted Zanmatony through to the final.

just realised 3 out of 4 mods nqed 😳

Just now, uhsting said:

just realised 3 out of 4 mods nqed 😳

No points for guessing who the lucky one was then.