Posted March 8, 200916 yr We can't quite do semi final one just yet, as we haven't heard the Czech Republic or Belgian entries and Sweden are yet to select theirs, but semi final two now has a complete line up. :o SF1 Andorra Armenia Belarus Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Czech Republic Finland Georgia Iceland Israel FYR Macedonia Malta Montenegro Portugal Romania Sweden Switzerland Turkey SF2 Albania Azerbaijan Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Greece Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine
March 9, 200916 yr Author Here's what I reckon so far... SF1 Definate qualifier Bosnia-Herzegovina Iceland Israel Malta Turkey Potential qualifier Andorra Armenia Bulgaria Finland Georgia Montenegro Portugal Romania Switzerland Non-qualifier Belarus FYR Macedonia Yet to select Belgium Czech Republic Sweden I can only really see five 'definates' in this one so far tbh. I think Finland, Portugal and Montenegro should qualify, however I think the current odds on a Montenegrin win are far too optimistic and I won't be too surprised if they crash out here. I've not heard any of the Swedish songs yet so I dunno how they'll fare, but I should imagine they'll do alright too. SF2 Definate qualifer Azerbaijan Denmark Greece Moldova Norway Ukraine Potential qualifier Albania Croatia Hungary Ireland Lithuania Poland Serbia Slovenia Non-qualifer Cyprus Estonia Latvia Netherlands Slovakia I think this is a far tougher semi-final myself, and the six I have as 'definates' I am 99% sure will qualify. That leaves just four spaces left with seven or eight countries fighting it out. If the public go for an ethnic ballad, then we could see Croatia making the final again, and I think with the aide of Estonia, Latvia and Ireland, Lithuania should make it too. Poland are lucky to be in a different semi to Iceland and so I think they could potentially get the jury vote even if they miss out on an automatic placing. Serbia will probably qualify even though it's a below par song, and I'm slightly worried about Ireland despite it being a good song.
March 9, 200916 yr Just looking over this list and reminding myself of the songs really brings home what a godawful year this is for quality of songs.
March 9, 200916 yr I don't think it's godawful, but the West have absolutely trounced the East for once this year in terms of song choice and if this is not reflected in the scoreboard, I will be incredibly disheartened... definates from semi-1: Finland Iceland Israel Malta Sweden Turkey definates from semi-2: Azerbaijan Denmark Greece Norway Serbia Ukraine the rest I'm unsure on...
March 9, 200916 yr SF1 DEFO ! Finland Montenegro Romania Turkey Not sure bout the rest! SF2 DEFO ! Denmark Greece Ireland Norway Ukraine Again not sure bout the rest
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