Members OzFrog Posted March 25, 2022 Author Members Share Posted March 25, 2022 Speaking of the number 50, today is 50 days until the Grand Final! It’s all happening so fast. I’m hoping to be in Turin itself for the actual contest! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted March 29, 2022 Members Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) First Semi-Final in Running Order: Second Semi-Final in Running Order: Edited March 29, 2022 by Huntress 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted March 29, 2022 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2022 And here’s the graphic with running orders attached… Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted May 10, 2022 Members Share Posted May 10, 2022 Tonight it's time for the first semi-final.... Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted May 11, 2022 Members Share Posted May 11, 2022 Not surprisingly the Ukrainian entry got the loudest and longest applause last night. Qualified for the final: Armenia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland ( Please register in order to view this content ) and Ukraine. Eliminated: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Latvia and Slovenia. How the Swiss entry managed to qualify for the final is a mystery to me. It was one of the worst entries last night, together with the entry from Albania, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted May 11, 2022 Members Share Posted May 11, 2022 Yeah, I would have swapped Switzerland with Croatia – but I guess there were just too many female artists with guitars. Here's the recap: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted May 11, 2022 Members Share Posted May 11, 2022 Is it all public voted? If so, there's always a group of people that do their best to vote for the worst choice on purpose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted May 11, 2022 Members Share Posted May 11, 2022 ^^ No, I'm pretty sure it's 50/50 between juryvoting and televoting in the semi-finals as well as in the big final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted May 12, 2022 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2022 Indeed it is! I’m actually in Turin itself this week for the contest, and have been going to the jury shows where the national juries make their points selections (although we won’t know how they voted for the semis until after the contest has ended). Disclaimer: Switzerland is in my personal top 10 this year, so I’m actually really happy it managed to get through. It would have resonated really strongly with the juries, and on stage the song is magic (and I say this having watched it live at the jury show on Monday night). I will say this though - the second semi final is a LOT stronger than the first in terms of performances. The jury show last night was really top-notch, and the live show tonight is going to be a bloodbath in terms of the voting. Another note - the Big 5 are *really* bringing it this year! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted May 12, 2022 Members Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) I'm sure seeing it live makes a big difference. And of course there's no right or wrong, just different opinions. Please register in order to view this content The second semi-final was indeed stronger overall, but there were some bad songs too: Poland, North Macedonia, Azerbaijan and Montenegro did not impress me and San Marino obviously really liked Måneskin's performance last year because they clearly tried to copy it as much as they could. My clear favourites were our own Cornelia ( ) and Ireland (). Edited May 12, 2022 by I Am A Swede 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted May 13, 2022 Members Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) San Marino was robbed Please register in order to view this content Didn't expect Azerbaijan or Belgium to qualify. Czech Republic was awesome. Recap of the 2nd Semi-Final: Running order for the Grand Final: Czech Republic: We Are Domi – "Lights Off" Romania: WRS – "Llámame" Portugal: MARO – "Saudade, saudade" Finland: The Rasmus – "Jezebel" Switzerland: Marius Bear – "Boys Do Cry" France: Alvan & Ahez – "Fulenn" Norway: Subwoolfer – "Give That Wolf a Banana" Armenia: Rosa Linn – "Snap" Italy: Mahmood & Blanco – "Brividi" Spain: Chanel – "SloMo" Netherlands: S10 – "De diepte" Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – "Stefania" Germany: Malik Harris – "Rockstars" Lithuania: Monika Liu – "Sentimentai" Azerbaijan: Nadir Rustamli – "Fade to Black" Belgium: Jérémie Makiese – "Miss You" Greece: Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – "Die Together" Iceland: Systur – "Með hækkandi sól" Moldova: Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers – "Trenulețul" Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs – "Hold Me Closer" Australia: Sheldon Riley – "Not the Same" United Kingdom: Sam Ryder – "SPACE MAN" Poland: Ochman – "River" Serbia: Konstrakta – "In corpore sano" Estonia: Stefan – "Hope" I think it will be a race between Ukraine, Sweden, United Kingdom and Spain – and maybe even Estonia has a shot. Edited May 13, 2022 by Huntress 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted May 13, 2022 Members Share Posted May 13, 2022 I'm so disappointed that Ireland failed to qualify with their little pop gem ( Please register in order to view this content ) and that Poland and Azerbaijan did qualify. I hate those kinds of pretentious screeching ballads. You can also add Australia to that list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted May 14, 2022 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2022 Being Aussie myself, I’m really happy for Sheldon getting through. My favourite (dear Cornelia Please register in order to view this content ) is also through for tonight. But I’m also really excited for Sam Ryder - the UK may actually be about to get its first victory in 25 years tonight (and incidentally tie with Sweden for 6 victories each). Turin is buzzing right now, and it all comes to a head tonight!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted May 14, 2022 Members Share Posted May 14, 2022 I really hope that everyone can look past what's happening in the Ukraine right now (as horrible as it is), and not let that influence how they vote. But I think it's an obvious risk that Ukraine will get lots and lots of sympathy votes and storm to victory. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 14, 2022 Members Share Posted May 14, 2022 Ukraine is actually a lot of fun. A nice little nod to early ‘90s pop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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