Sabrewulf

I'm happy for Austria winning. The song is growing on me a little even though it wasn't one of my favourites and Conchita performed it very well. Delighted to see the Netherlands up there. About the UK, I liked the performance overall but I thought there was something weird about the camera work. Sometimes it seemed off centre and lacking impact. I don't think it's a great idea to make a song with the mindset of copying songs that have done well in previous years. That's just asking Europe to give you a resounding "Meh". Best case scenario Europe's taste will have just moved on, worst case scenario the juries will actively penalize your song for being a blatant copycat or trying to cash in on what was popular in the previous contest.

Really interesting to see what a difference the live performance of the Netherlands made to the results. I admit I had to give it far more points after I saw that performance.

I haven't a notion but here we go.... 1. The Netherlands 2. Austria 3. United Kingdom 4. Sweden 5. Armenia 6. Greece 7. Norway 8. Hungary 9. Azerbaijan 10. Ukraine 11. Malta 12. Denmark 13. Switzerland 14. Spain 15. Iceland 16. Italy 17. Romania 18. Russia 19. Finland 20. Montenegro 21. France 22. Poland 23. Belarus 24. San Marino 25. Slovenia 26. Germany I think my guess would be as accurate as random.org. :P

This sure will be an exciting final. There's like 6-8 countries that could potentially win it. (albeit some of them are outsiders, but with an uncertain final like this who can really say)

You got my votes right? I sent them in last night.

Lithuania surprised me a lot on Thursday night. I wasn't crazy about the song but like with Portugal in the first semi I thought she really gave the performance welly. My ranking of the performances: 1. Norway 2. Israel 3. Austria (Not crazy about the song but there's no denying Conchita dominated that performance) 4. Macedonia 5. Lithuania 6. Ireland 7. Slovenia 8. Switzerland 9. Poland 10. Greece --------------------- 11. Malta 12. Finland 13. Belarus 14. Romania 15. Georgia

I really don't think Eoghan would have fared any better. We did the best with what we had to work with.

I voted twice for Norway. Wasn't really in a voting mood waiting for Ireland's impending DOOM. :(

Belarus given the death slot! :wub: Stick that in your cheesecake!

Woops, yeah I think Hebrew is right. It's just I saw an official recap on YouTube the other day she was singing the chorus in Hebrew.

It's very difficult to decide on definite qualifiers in this semi..... Almost Certainty: Norway, Greece Very Likely: Romania Probably: Austria, Malta, Israel Up in the Air: Finland, Poland, Ireland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Macedonia, Belarus, Slovenia Almost No Chance: Georgia The "Up in the Air" section scares me. Question: Are Israel singing in Arabic or English tonight?

My full ranking of last night's performances: 1. The Netherlands 2. Sweden 3. Hungary 4. Iceland 5. Portugal 6. Albania 7. Azerbaijan 8. Moldova 9. Montenegro 10. Estonia ----------------- 11. Armenia 12. San Marino 13. Belgium 14. Russia 15. Latvia 16. Ukraine (How do you make an uptempo song so terminally boring? Such a forgettable song)

Personally I just can't see an Armenia victory after tonight, I really can't.

Have to say San Marino qualifying was a serious "Dayum! :o" moment. I'm happy for them even though vola was way better. I guess I underestimated the power of singing in English. Also chuffed for Montenegro getting through. Overall 6 of my top 10 got through. (7 out of 11 if I count Armenia in 11th) Which is pretty good considering most of them were my top picks. Gutted for Albania and Portugal though. Portugal clicked with me tonight for the first time and now it's gone. :( .

Armenia was a real let down for me, and Portugal really took me by surprise. Very impressive performance! I think they could be in with a big shot of qualifying, Netherlands too. My new qualifiers: Estonia Sweden Iceland Albania Moldova The Netherlands Azerbaijan Portugal Montenegro Hungary Ukraine's performance and song is not very good, all I remember is the chorus and the rest is pure wallpaper.

Armenia really underwhelmed, considering it's the supposed favourite....

My prediction: 01 Armenia: Aram mp3 - Not Alone 02 Latvia: Aarzemnieki - Cake To Bake 03 Estonia: Tanja - Amazing 04 Sweden: Sanna Nielsen - Undo 05 Iceland: Pollapönk - No Prejudice 06 Albania: Hersi - One Night's Anger 07 Russia: The Tolmachevy Twins - Shine 08 Azerbaijan: Dilara Kazimova - Start A Fire 09 Ukraine: Mariya Yaremchuk - Tick-Tock 10 Belgium: Axel Hirsoux - Mother 11 Moldova: Cristina Scarlat - Wild Soul 12 San Marino: Valentina Monetta - Maybe (Forse) 13 Portugal: Suzy - Quero ser tua 14 The Netherlands: The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm 15 Montenegro: Sergej Ćetković - Moj svijet 16 Hungary: Andras Kalláy-Saunders - Running Really, aside from San Marino there isn't any country that I think couldn't possibly qualify. It feels very open to me. I think Iceland has a charming quality that'll make them a hit, I just can't see them not qualifying somehow. Who I want: 01 Armenia: Aram mp3 - Not Alone 02 Latvia: Aarzemnieki - Cake To Bake 03 Estonia: Tanja - Amazing 04 Sweden: Sanna Nielsen - Undo 05 Iceland: Pollapönk - No Prejudice 06 Albania: Hersi - One Night's Anger 07 Russia: The Tolmachevy Twins - Shine 08 Azerbaijan: Dilara Kazimova - Start A Fire 09 Ukraine: Mariya Yaremchuk - Tick-Tock 10 Belgium: Axel Hirsoux - Mother 11 Moldova: Cristina Scarlat - Wild Soul 12 San Marino: Valentina Monetta - Maybe (Forse) 13 Portugal: Suzy - Quero ser tua 14 The Netherlands: The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm 15 Montenegro: Sergej Ćetković - Moj svijet 16 Hungary: Andras Kalláy-Saunders - Running I don't expect that to change tonight, but I haven't seen the rehearsals so seeing the performances live could change some of my lesser wants if they turn out to be poor.

Switzerland hopefully but It'll be Romania.....

Wow how the heck did that happen? :lol:

I'll have 34.

My predictions: Semi One: 1. Sweden 2. Armenia 3. Hungary 4. Ukraine 5. Azerbaijan 6. Belgium 7. Montenegro 8. Estonia 9. Iceland 10. Albania -------- 11. Russia 12. Moldova 13. Latvia 14. The Netherlands 15. Portugal 16. San Marino Semi Two: 1. Norway 2. Greece 3. Romania 4. Malta 5. Israel 6. Lithuania 7. Poland 8. Switzerland 9. Ireland 10. Macedonia ----- 11. Finland 12. Austria 13. Belarus 14. Georgia 15. Slovenia

I think this being the last season is fair enough, I've been losing interest in it recently. Still sad to see it go.

I've noticed some weird things like that too. For example one of the finals I did had Israel and Belgium in the top two with Belgium winning by about 10 points. However Israel came 1st and 4th (public & jury) while Belgium came 2nd and 6th. It didn't make a lick of sense.

The more I watch this show the more I realise that if the parents hadn't all be so vile, a whole lot of destruction and heartbreak could have been avoided. It kinda makes me wish for a villain who's just satanically evil just for the heck of it.

10 Sabrina Spellman 09 Salem Saberhagen 11 Hilda Spellman 09 Zelda Spellman 06 Harvey Kinkle 08 Libby Chessler 04 Jenny Kelley 09 Valerie Birkhead 07 Willard Kraft 02 Josh 09 Roxie King 05 Morgan Cavanaugh 06 Miles Goodman -1 Aaron Jacobs (Who IS this sucker?) I'll give a shout out to Ms. Quick, more deserving of a spot than that Aaron nobody.