16. Portugal

- times must be tough in Portugal!

- is Ron Burgundy in the link up? The one with the megaphone

- come back next year, Portugal

- having said that, the music is quite catchy

 

 

17. Lithuania

- is this the first time that sign language has appeared on ESC?

- very simple, but effective

- good strong vocals to pull off the song

- thoroughly enjoyed that!

- very beautiful

 

 

18. Azerbaijan

- this sounds like something else...

- definitely the best song so far

- nice beat and nice vocals

- thoroughly enjoyed that

 

 

19. Greece

- and the last song of a disappointing night...

- a real mish-mash of music

- should we send Eurovision back to Greece to bankrupt it even further? Or should we make Germany win again as they are the only European country with money!

- doesn't work

- a terrible end to a poor show

The Azerbadjan song was really good but I didn´t like the singers.

Now time to pick 10 songs that you think will get through. Now, this is going to be extremely difficult...

Well, I hope it will be better on thursday!!!

 

My favourites are Azerbadjan, Hungary and Georgia.

Sad thing is, I think Portugal might go through, just because it is so absurd.

 

But, my 10...

Finland

Iceland

Hungary

Azerbaijan

Malta

San Marino

Russia

Norway

Armenia

Suisse

 

Edit: Got Serbia and Suisse confused

My ten songs to go through are as follows:

 

1. Georgia

2. Lithuania

3. Switzerland

4. Hungary

5. Finland

6. Iceland

7. Azerbaijan

8. Norway

9. Serbia

10. Armenia

While we seem to have a break in the show, we are getting a clip about Blue. But what I want to know is why does Europe think Blue can win this year for UK?

Well, without hearing the first 2 songs, I would choose Armenia, Serbia, Georgia, Finland, San Marino, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Lithuania and Greece. I'm not about to change this by the short clips on Poland and Norway.

I just can´t pick ten. Most of the songs I just want to flush down the toilet.

Dana International looks very orange on the red carpet...

The finalists are being announced...

And the ten qualifiers for Saturday's Grand Final are:

 

1. Serbia

2. Lithuania

3. Greece

4. Azerbaijan

5. Georgia

6. Switzerland

7. Hungary

8. Finland

9. Russia

10. Iceland

 

So that was 8 correct guesses for the finalists!

6 for me, well fair enough those that went through.

Still surprised Greece went through...unless it is Europe's plan to bankrupt the country further...

Thank you for hosting this, ehm, interesting evening Corki.

Lol. I thought it was a nice mishmash, the Greek song. Different from others, so it had a niche, too, though George had a mix too.

Thank you for hosting this, ehm, interesting evening Corki.

Not a problem! Hope to see you on Thursday and Saturday for more fun and games, including Jedward!

5 countries (Germany, last year's winner, the UK, France, Germany and Italy) are all guarenteed a place in the final as the Big 5 as it is this year.

 

You said Germany twice.

Spain is also a "Big Five" country. Used to be the "Big Four": Germany, Spain, France and the UK, but then Italy is participating this year and it became the "Big Five". Trivia: Germany became the first "Big Four" country to win the Contest since the rule was made in 2000.

 

I didn't watch the semi-final yesterday. I might watch tomorrow, but I don't know. I really, really don't like Sweden's entry. I might just turn the sound off when it's his turn.

5 countries (Germany, last year's winner, the UK, France, Germany and Italy) are all guarenteed a place in the final as the Big 5 as it is this year.

 

You said Germany twice.

I meant to have put Spain.

 

*goes off to edit*