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Sorry grebo! Anyway, stunning album, love pretty much all the tracks on there :wub: Stand-outs though are 'Holocene', 'Hinnom, TX', 'Calgary', and 'Beth/Rest'.

:lol: Could I get a link to this?

Just heard Government Hooker - AMAZING! Though I am a self-admitted GaGa stan... Once again, does anyone have a link, please?

It looks like I'm really late to this, could I get a link, please?

Romania are apparently considering withdrawal, due to financial reasons. (http://www.agentiadepresamondena.com/roman...-la-eurovision/)

I think Armenia will still at least intend to take part - whether they actually do or not, I'm not sure. Surely if it says that it'll compete next year, the EBU can't let Azerbaijan forbid it? In fact, the allure of Armenia doing well on what it'll see to be 'enemy territory' could very well make it want to go even more.

Thought to make a new topic for this. Estonia's already released theirs; 12 Denmark 10 Sweden 8 Italy 7 Spain 6 Slovenia 5 Romania 4 Switzerland 3 Serbia 2 France 1 Finland The outcome of the Estonian vote, combining jury vote and televoting was as follows: 12 Sweden 10 Denmark 8 Azerbaijan 7 Finland 6 Italy 5 Russia 4 Spain 3 Georgia 2 Slovenia 1 Romania Azerbaijan must have topped the televoting there then, surely?

According to this article (http://www.eurovisionsk.com/2011/05/exkluz...-euroviziu.html), the Czech Republic are returning next year! :o Not sure why, as they always did abysmally, though it could mean some others in central Europe stay.

Well, Slovakia's a near certainty, and I think Poland and Hungary may join them. I also heard that one of the Baltics was having financial problems before this contest (can't remember which), so I imagine one of them at least will go, after their poor results this year. I think San Marino will probably stay; I think I remember one of their delegation saying such, and since Italy will probably be staying, they may too.

Semi 1 results with points here; http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-y...test?event=1533 Semi 2 here http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-y...test?event=1543

First Semi-Final 1. Greece 2. Azerbaijan 3. Finland 4. Iceland 5. Lithuania 6. Georgia 7. Hungary 8. Serbia 9. Russia 10. Switzerland 11. Malta 12. Armenia 13. Turkey 14. Albania 15. Croatia 16. San Marino 17. Norway 18. Portugal 19. Poland Second Semi-Final 1. Sweden 2. Denmark 3. Slovenia 4. Romania 5. Bosnia & Herzegovina 6. Ukraine 7. Austria 8. Ireland 9. Estonia 10. Moldova 11. Belgium 12. Bulgaria 13. Slovakia 14. Belarus 15. Israel 16. F.Y.R. Macedonia 17. Latvia 18. Cyprus 19. The Netherlands

Malta and Belgium 11th in both their semis! :o Christ, this is a year of shocks...

Had a go a predicting semi 1 earlier, hopefully it's not far off; SF1 1. Azerbaijan 2. Hungary 3. Russia 4. Greece 5. Norway 6. Turkey 7. Poland 8. Finland 9. Serbia 10. Switzerland ------------------ 11. Armenia 12. Georgia 13. Croatia 14. Albania 15. Iceland 16. Lithuania 17. Portugal 18. San Marino 19. Malta I think it'll be close though between positions 7 and 12, and any of those six I can see qualifying.

Germany: This is another that's grown on me. Very much inferior to Satellite, but still a great song in its own right, and better than what I first expected when I heard she'd be returning. 8/10 France: I take back what I said about Slovenia, THIS is the best song imo in the contest. Simply fantastic, the only slight negative being the somewhat anti-climatic ending, and I hope this goes on to win. 10/10 Belarus: Probably the one I'm most looking forward to seeing live, after Hungary. It's very catchy, but I think the originally selected Born in Belorussia was better. 7.5/10 Ukraine: Incredibly boring song, which is a shame as I normally love Ukraine (even last year!). 2/10

Slovakia: This is just really boring, the promo sounded quite good as well, so I'm quite a bit disappointed with this. Like Tyron said, it's quite demo-ish. 4/10 Slovenia: Amazing, particularly the second half of the song, almost certainly my fav in the contest. Really want this to do well, and I think it'll qualify. 10/10 Iceland: Not as bad as has been made out, and I prefer it to Nott anyway, but still a step down from their previous two entries. 7/10 Sweden: I HATED this at first, but it's really grown on me; it still has some truly awful lyrics, but it's a great song other than that. 9/10

Woo, thanks everyone who gave me votes! :wub: And I do like both, but come on Kopecka!

I do love Kati Wolf's song, but I can't help think I'll ending up preferring the live performance, which'll probably be a disaster, having seen some her previous performances.

Thanks Bray!

Thanks gooddelta and Farahtyn! ^_^

Thanks Sean, I think it is? Anyway, I'm sure that lead'll reduce, but at least I can say I was leading for a bit! And Jester! :wub:

Wow, thanks John! :wub: I think I was leading in one contest, but ended dropping down to about 20! Hopefully won't happen again. :lol:

Woo, more points, thanks Addy! :wub: Oh, and Letland too! ^_^

Sorry! :lol: Anyway, I'm pretty sure Kopecka or Batidas are going to win, based on what stood out for me and hype. Oh, thanks for the 4 points Nick! ^_^

Cool, thanks, just edited. Yeah, I admit I'm being a bit conservative with my own prediction, but I remember being predicted top 5/10 for one of my previous entries, only for it to come 17th, so I guess it's just cautiousness.

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten] 1. Kopečka: Vendela 'Punk Rock Song' 2. Hendina: Rasmus Seebach 'Natteravn 3. Batidas: Agnes Obel 'Riverside' 4. Ashton: Molly Sandén 'Det är inte jag' 5. PR of Jester: Alexandra Stan 'Mr. Saxobeat' 6. Lorikeet: Wolfette 'Waiting for the Explosion' 7. Kathaldazia: La Vuvuzela 'In Stereo' 8. FSR Rontvia: Brittany McDonald 'Strawberry Shake' 9. Tinnmark: Anna Abreu 'Hysteria' 10. Caerfyrddia: Katzenjammer 'Lady Marlene' Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it] 174 Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points] Female Soloist Bonus Question 3 l Will any of the returning artists (Molly Sanden, Anna Abreu, Katzenjammer, BC Jean, Robyn, Kate Ryan, Tiesto) reach the top five? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] Yes Bonus Question 4 l How many 12's will Kopečka get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] 5 Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both]; FSR Rontvia -> Ashton - 7 Ashton -> FSR Rontvia - 8 Eledan -> Hendinia - 8 Hendinia -> Eledan - 1 Caerfyrddia -> Xanaga - 2 Xanaga -> Caerfyrddia - 5 Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both]; People's Republic of Jester -> Numayania Numayania -> People's Republic of Jester Batidas -> FYR Vojvodina-on-the-Wold FYR Vojvodina-on-the-Wold -> Batidas Ojnoj -> Kylienips Kylienips -> Ojnoj Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each]; Torchwood: 17th Numayania: 15th Eledan: 18th Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom eight positions of the final [40 points; 5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all the members right, no matter if the places are mixed up or not] 22. Dalisska: Austra 'Lose It' 23. Kylienips: Skylar Grey 'It's Raining Again' 24. Botanikka: Rai Knight 'Persistence' 25. Ojnoj: Jason Reeves 'Sticks 'n Stones' 26. Kluminican Republic: Kato; Ida Corr, Camille Jones & Johnson 'Sjus' 27. Unovia: Jolin Tsai 'Měirén Jì' 28. FYR Vojvodina-on-the-Wold: Adam Tyler 'I Won't Let You Go' I included 21 on the last question as it asks for the bottom eight, and there were only seven without it, but if it's just a typo in the question then I'll edit it out.