David

Safura's rehearsals haven't been going all that well though...AKOE were blogging today and they aren't even sure she's going to qualify!

I noticed Azerbaijan had been made album only the other day. Shame really, as if they do well on Saturday then that song would be in with a good chance of doing well in the UK charts tbh. In fact...all of the album only ones seem to be the ones that would make the top 40 in the UK. :wacko: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany, France, Norway, Romania and Sweden. Spain are too but they're not likely to garner much interest here I guess. Wouldn't surprise me if the BBC had paid all the download sites or something to make them album only so they don't have to play them on their chart show. :drama: Watch Iceland disappear next!

Eeeeek I really hope not! I'm 99.9% certain Croatia will make it anyway, so not too fussed if they kick out one of the others. :lol: Also...why does this thread always have so many guests viewing it?! Nearly 2700 views for a thread with only 40 replies is a bit large isn't it?

I think Georgia's snoozefest may get lost amongst the far superior ballads myself. Cyprus hmm...I'd like to see them qualify, but their record goes against them and this song isn't much better than others that have failed to qualify in the past few years. And not nearly as good as 'Comme Ci, Comme Ca'!

I think Sugababes - Wear My Kiss will be on it tbh. About a Girl was well past it when it appeared on the last one!

Here's what I'm saying for semi final two then... A lot more confident over the top nine getting through here, and I think it might just be the tenth spot that lets me down. But then if Russia can qualify with an atrocious song, I don't see why Ukraine can't with a half decent one - and one sung well! Azerbaijan 158Croatia 137Sweden 135Romania 110Israel 101Turkey 89Armenia 87Ireland 70Denmark 65Ukraine 41Georgia 33Cyprus 27Lithuania 15Switzerland 14Bulgaria 12Netherlands 5Slovenia 3 Let me know what you think! @D

I think Bhangra are going to come back for this. :magic: Unless there is some rule imposed against new/returnees? :unsure:

This really hasn't clicked for me yet. :( Will have to give it another run through tomorrow, but so far I've listened twice and can't even remember how any of the songs go. :( Apart from 'Not Myself Tonight' of course.

Oh I read your previous post as Balkan for some reason. :wacko: That wouldn't surprise me then, especially seeing as Lithuania nearly withdrew this year, and Latvia did last year!

Would've voted for Iceland if I could vote! Fairly certain I'll be voting for Croatia on Thursday and Saturday though. :D

Slovakia are the only mildly likely ones imo...can't see any of the others doing. Don't see any of the ones who dropped out this year returning for 2011 either.

This would be a great draw, and there would be so many contenders it'd be unreal. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek I'm getting far too excited now!!!

I think it's a shame Iceland and Albania have been drawn next to each other...both very uptempo and would've been better if they had been kept apart imo. Everything is very scattered around though which is good, and tbh, I don't think any of the slots left are particularly "bad", apart from opening the show. Just hoping Croatia don't get stuck with that!

Hera Bjork is the final one for the night then...another late draw perhaps?! 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. Belgium 8. Serbia 9. Belarus 10. 11. Greece 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. Albania 16. Iceland 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. Portugal 24. 25. Will be great for Azerbaijan or Croatia if they can nab number 17!

Albania and Iceland to go then, with Albania up first... 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. Belgium 8. Serbia 9. Belarus 10. 11. Greece 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. Albania 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. Portugal 24. 25. Decent for Albania, good to have something like that in the middle where it looks like a few semi final two ballads may end up!

Belgium are next...I hope they get a good draw! 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. Belgium 8. Serbia 9. Belarus 10. 11. Greece 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. Portugal 24. 25. Hmm...

Serbia are next to choose... 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. 8. Serbia 9. Belarus 10. 11. Greece 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. Portugal 24. 25. Loads of the early slots being taken up here! :o

Next up it's Belarus... 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. 8. 9. Belarus 10. 11. Greece 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. Portugal 24. 25. Another ballad drawn early on! Perhaps Moldova aren't so defeated after all?!

Portugal are next to draw... 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Greece 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. Portugal 24. 25. Good for Portugal...Jade was 23rd last year!

Greece are next... 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Greece 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. 24. 25. Jut before the UK...hmm...

Russia next... 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. Russia 21. 22. Germany 23. 24. 25. Mehhh...matters not really it won't set the scoreboard alight!

Not a particularly good draw for Bosnia there tbh, Moldova are next up... 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. Moldova 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. 21. 22. Germany 23. 24. 25. Another one near the start! :o Poor for Moldova, can see them bringing up the rear now like Finland last year. :(

1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. 5. 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. 21. 22. Germany 23. 24. 25.

Draw will start imminently...I'll keep people updated. :magic: 1. 2. Spain 3. Norway 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. United Kingdom 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. France 19. 20. 21. 22. Germany 23. 24. 25.

Ahhh another one who falls victim to the Slovakia/Portugal shocks!