Jack19

The countries I think will qualify: Semi Final 2 01 <Serbia> Željko Joksimović - Nije Ljubav Stvar 02 <Macedonia> Kaliopi - Crno i Belo 03 <Netherlands> Joan Franka - You And Me 04 <Malta> Kurt Calleja - This Is The Night 05 <Belarus> Litesound - We Are The Heroes 06 <Portugal> Filipa Sousa - Vida Minha 07 <Ukraine> Gaitana - Be My Guest 08 <Bulgaria> Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited 09 <Slovenia> Eva Boto - Jerjamem 10 <Croatia> Nina Badrić - Nebo 11 <Sweden> Loreen - Euphoria 12 <Georgia> Anri Jokhadze - I'm A Joker 13 <Turkey> Can Bonomo - Love Me Back 14 <Estonia> Ott Lepland - Kuula 15 <Slovakia> Max Jason Mai - Don't Close Your Eyes 16 <Norway> Tooji - Stay 17 <Bosnia & Herzegovina> Maya Sar - Korake Ti Znam 18 <Lithuania> Donny Montell - Love Is Blind The countries I hope will qualify: Semi Final 2 01 <Serbia> Željko Joksimović - Nije Ljubav Stvar 02 <Macedonia> Kaliopi - Crno i Belo 03 <Netherlands> Joan Franka - You And Me 04 <Malta> Kurt Calleja - This Is The Night 05 <Belarus> Litesound - We Are The Heroes 06 <Portugal> Filipa Sousa - Vida Minha 07 <Ukraine> Gaitana - Be My Guest 08 <Bulgaria> Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited 09 <Slovenia> Eva Boto - Jerjamem 10 <Croatia> Nina Badrić - Nebo 11 <Sweden> Loreen - Euphoria 12 <Georgia> Anri Jokhadze - I'm A Joker 13 <Turkey> Can Bonomo - Love Me Back 14 <Estonia> Ott Lepland - Kuula 15 <Slovakia> Max Jason Mai - Don't Close Your Eyes 16 <Norway> Tooji - Stay 17 <Bosnia & Herzegovina> Maya Sar - Korake Ti Znam 18 <Lithuania> Donny Montell - Love Is Blind

You still think the Netherlands will qualify? I don't like the Serbian song but I'm sure it will qualify. I think that FYR Macedonia will bomb and also Malta will be too boring. But Belarus will have a good chance I think. It's the first real uptempo song in the beginning of the show. Portugal don't have spain or switzerland to support them and I think that with the televote it will bomb. Maybe jury will vote for it, but with the 50/50 result I don't think it will be enough to qualify and also it is right after the commercial break. Then there is Ukraine, and they will easily qualify, because it's Ukraine. I just hate Bulgaria and with Slovenia right after it, it just won't qualify. Jury won't go nuts and televote either. Slovenia sounds good and is a nice change for the up tempo songs before it. Then there is Croatia. It can have diaspora voting but I don't think the jury think it's the best in this genre in this semifinal and right after it is favorite Sweden. Sweden will qualiyfy for sure with jury and televote support. Then there is Georgia. I really hate the song but it's Georgia.... I wouldn't be surprised that with diaspora it can make it. But I am really not sure. Jury won't support it I think and Turkey is right after. Turkey will make it for sure with lots of televote support from the netherlands, uk, france, etc. Over to Estonia. I don't like it, but I know a lot of people do. When I look back to 2011 with Rockefeller street barely qualifying because of the judges, I really don't know if they will make it this year. It could get some jury support but I think people consider it to be too boring and there is Bosnia and Serbia... I doubt it will make it. Over to Slovakia. Well.... It's different than the rest of the semi so people might like it. Not sure about this one. It's uptempo and is followed by a popular song from Norway. So I think votes will go to Norway instead. Norway will make it with support from the west and east. Maybe not much support from the jury but enough to go to the top. over to Bosnia... After an uptempo song people will like a ballad I think. and it also is a late draw. and it's bosnia so I think they will make it because there is enough support from the netherlands, uk etc. Finally Lithuania. I like it, even more than bosnia. But will it be anough to go to the top 10? I think it will with the love is blind theme, the up tempo sound and the difference between bosnia and norway. So here is my list of the 10 qualifiers: -Serbia -Belarus -Ukraine -Slovenia -Sweden -Turkey -Norway -Bosnia -Lithuania and then there is one place left.... And I think it could be any song. Though I hope it will be the Netherlands I really think that it could be a shock, maybe Georgia because of diaspora, or Estonia because of jury suppory and swede, norway, belarus voting, or croatia. What are your thoughts?

So you think the jury won't see it as a joke? (Because of the clothes).

For me it's nice to see that you think The Netherlands will qualify. Why do you think that? I am from The Netherlands and I really think that we will have bad luck this year. Again, after 7 years.... I don't like the song, and I don't hate it. She wrote the sons herself and her parents are from Turkey. Maybe she will have support from Turkey and some other countries. I also think that the 'happy' lyrics and tune will appeal to some people and that the staging with her clothes will draw attention. But still I don't think this will be enough. What are your thoughts? Why do some people think she will be in the top 10?