So far, the best any of those NQ's got in my ranking was 14th, so no massive loss yet. But quite a bit has qualified that I wasn't a fan of too... There's still plenty of space for some of my faves (and me) to NQ 😶‍🌫️

Not WORSTIEHub. Recount it x

(jk their song was a lite banger)

Nice for Deandria, wasn't sure if that one would make it or not.

First of the millisecond-gate daine senders through 👏

Yay POPbestie

So good to see you in finals again <3

Congrats to Deandria and Cor Lupsus as well

3 minutes ago, Bror said:

Nice for Deandria, wasn't sure if that one would make it or not.

You and me both

Thank you voters!

2 minutes ago, Scene said:

Wait is that 12/20 from SF2 revealed? Omg! 🪦

Yes I really should have added a helper column to keep check of which semi each finalist originated from. Too late to easily do that now that everything is randomised. At least the next 3 are all from SF1:

20. Aesthetica // Kyra Machida - Control

21. Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off

22. Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement

The bottom 3 SF1 finishers next!

We certainly do have a low point total to be announced - any quick guesses who?

POPHUB THROUGH WE MOVE

I assume if I qualify I'll be announced as 42nd so it's a one shot wait and see!

Kyra, Mae and Dev <3

We’re in a good place right now!!!

umm this running order is kinda eating?????

EVAN GIIA -> Wolf Cutt -> Kyra -> Mae Muller is gonna hit like CRACK

Dev Lemons <3 my fave from Kathaldazia for a hot minute x

The song in last place in semi 1 is surely not really a question, just whether anyone spoiled the party of it being our third nul pointer. (inb4 I actually come last - I am genuinely feeling a 29th place coming on though xx)

1 minute ago, Dobbo said:

I assume if I qualify I'll be announced as 42nd so it's a one shot wait and see!

Saying nothing about what is to come but I fully randomised it so no deliberate manipulation of the running order this time!

DNQs:

Numayania // KomeAnime - Aeropickles

You finished 30th and received (brace for it) 3 points. To add insult to injury that rounds down to 2 points with the non-voting deduction.

Kylienips // Millionaire Muses - Morning Magic

The AI slop fared surprisingly well, finishing 29th with 19 (??) points.

Scotland 2 // Still House Plants - M M M

On 0 points for the longest time, you were saved last night from an (undeserved!) terrible result to a slightly less poor one: you shot up from the last few voters to 28th with 23 points.

How the f is 'Aeropickles' last???

Oh wow...I guess people did like the AI one then xx And at the expense of Aeropickles is harsh, that was quite a fun entry.

'I don't check my phone, I check my soul' isn't gonna be beaten for most profound lyric of the year for sure.

what the...

19 points?? I’ll be very curious to see the receipts

some people about to be cancelled

Moving on to brighter pastures:

23. N DNTN // YENA - Catch Catch

24. Sovarasma // Shye - Smoke

25. Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence

Well done you three!! ❤️

Just now, Cody DiLaurentis said:

some people about to be cancelled

Let’s start with side eyeing x

Oh

I figured 'Aeropickles' was probably not going to be qualifying even without the deduction but thanks TK for bringing it into my life anyway (even though I didn't vote for it - I couldn't quite bring myself to rank it ahead of any of the songs in my votes but it is a really cute and charming entry that I think will stick with me and genuinely it has been stuck in my head for probably around a solid 24 hours now x).

Pffff at Scotland 2 being that low though, that was my 10 pointer. Maybe it's a little bit too far on the abstract side of the alt bloc (like when I sent Slauson Malone 1).

And sorry Mikey but I hope for your sake your promised new direction for the next contest is, er, a song performed by humans

I guess I've now outperformed my lowest rock bottom expectations but 54 points is a long way away x