[Nicky91]

1. Malta - Sarah Bonnici - Loop
2. Albania - Besa - TiTan
3. Greece - Marina Satti - Zari
4. Switzerland - Nemo - The Code
5. Czechia - Aiko - Pedestal
6 (AQ). France - Slimane - Mon Amour
7. Austria - Kaleen - We Will Rave
8. Denmark - Saba - Sand
9. Armenia - Ladaniva - Jako
10. Latvia - Dons - Hollow
11 (AQ). Spain - Nebulossa - Zorra
12. San Marino - Megara - 11:11
13. Georgia - Nutsa Buzaladze - Firefighter
14. Belgium - Mustii - Before The Party's Over
15. Estonia - 5Miinuust & Puuluup - (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi
16 (AQ) Italy - Angelina Mango - La Noia
17. Israel - Eden Golan - Hurricane
18. Norway - Gate - Ulveham
19. Netherlands - Joost Klein - Europapa

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[Nicky91]

aka the semi of death so many good choices i can make in terms of the voting, so so difficult


my entire top 3 is in this semi Estonia, San Marino, Norway and i also like Greece, Armenia a lot and Malta has been growing on me a lot

[Mystic Mock]

Norway has a really underrated song imo.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Norway has a really underrated song imo.

at least Norway is authentic, you cannot say that about Switzerland's non binary pink flamingo clown

also Gunnhild's vocals are on par with Floor Jansen's from Nightwish

[Nicky91]

Interval acts for this second semi

In the Second Semi-Final, the audience will have the opportunity to participate in the world's biggest sing along, together with three iconic Eurovision queens – Helena Paparizou (Greece 2005), Sertab Erener (Turkiye 2003) and Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden 1999, 2008).

[Nicky91]

the more pro-palestine protests, the more votes to Israel from me

[LeatherTrumpet]

Really like

Israel - Eden Golan - Hurricane

Beautiful song, top tier

[Vanessa]

We can vote on this, I think. So excited.

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

We can vote on this, I think. So excited.

No we vote in tonight’s show

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Barry.

No we vote in tonight’s show

Ah ok. Thanks.

[Nicky91]

01) Malta

if there is a song out there what could've been featured on the Burlesque movie soundtrack, it's this one, obviously also inspired by Chanel SloMo, the lovely Sarah brings a very charismatic, sexy performance, including some tricky dance moves and a actual loop with help by some hunky male dancers, will she got you on loo-o-o-p after this, maybe

02) Albania

the original was in Albanian, which won Festival I Kenges 62 titled Zemren N'Dore, now its called TiTan, this is a albania by the numbers generic english ballad, what we are used of them, their devamps, and that uptempo bit near the end, we don't know why that is even in there

03) Greece

Marina Satti is their answer to Rosália, she likes to fuse traditional greek sounds with other balkan or arab elements, Zari has a very infectious beat which easily makes us fall in love with the greek culture, without coming across dated at all, this could be a dark horse

04) Switzerland

whereas Ireland gets away with Bambie Thug's act, Nemo on the other hand is very undeservedly overhyped in the odds, they blend operatic music with rap and indie pop which comes across as a confusing mess of genres, and to relate to this song, you need to be non-binary, so i doubt many people will get what this song is about

05) Czechia

Tesco Avril Lavigne at a stretch, but with very weak vocals
also some Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 You vibes
this is cesky rock, alternative rock, pop rock all blended in one song
you either love it, or you hate it, no inbetween here

AQ) France

Mon Amour is as french as you can have it, super cute love ballad, proper vocals, and Slimane has the support of french president Macron

another Voilá in the makings?

06) Austria

this is a dance banger for all ages, so here it is time for even the grannies to get up and join this 90s eurodance rave, fun fact this girl has been a stand in artist for Eleni Foureira in 2018 with ''Fuego'' and we deffo know she'll bring the fire for her rave party

07) Denmark

by the numbers radio friendly pop song, this seems like it could've been featured on one of the Dune films their soundtracks, playing with Sand, this refugee can sell sand very well

08) Armenia

this is 100% pure armenian, very ethnic, very feel good, very FIFA soundtrack vibe, non-competitive but that has its charm in multiple ways sometimes, and the singer Jaklin has the most likeable, loveable stage presence ever, and the french Louis Thomas is quite a multitalent as well

09) Latvia

Dons loves many power ballads, he is a huge fan of Queen, Mariah Carey, Bryan Adams, David Bowie

his song ''Hollow'' is a simplistic yet super solid pop ballad, fans of solid singing will definitely love this

fun fact Dons has tried to go to ESC 4 times before

AQ) Spain

visually wise this seems like spanish version of Roxette, but instead of pop-rock, a spanish synthpop one, the word ''Zorra'' means Vixen or 'Bitch so lucky they sing in spanish otherwise we would all understand this insult

it is a very uplifting catchy modern song, spanish answer to Dua Lipa maybe

10) San Marino

Megara tried out for Spain in 2023 with the song ''Arcadia'' they failed back then, now this year they went to San Marino's selection round with ''11:11'' and they were successful, their entry is a spanish break-up song, rock what Kenzy, Rober and other members call ''Fuchsia Rock'' the song has no doubt/gwen stefani vibes, the performance however has anime vibes, very dynamic, colourful and it has been produced by one of Spain producers last year for Blanca Paloma's Eaea

11) Georgia

spoiler alert for Mock, but this girl recently tried out for American Idol, with successes, she made it to the liveshows over there, now she represents her own nation, with a song composed by macedonian eurovision veteran Darko Dimitrov, firefighter, it is a sexy ethnic dance-pop bop in english, with georgian elements in the instrumentals

the dancers are italians, the performance is also choreographed by a sanremo veteran choreographer

12) Belgium

Wallonia's turn this year
how to describe this entry, it is a very Bond vibe type of power ballad, Mustii's performing style is sort of similar to how Freddie Mercury performed, vocally he is similar to Talk Talk or OMD

fun fact: Mustii is one of judges from Drag Race Belgique

13) Estonia

the song with the longest title in eurovision history i think, 5Miinuust are a popular hip hop group of today, quite a big name in the country, while Puuluup are two 50+ nu folk singers, the song is about them not knowing anything about these drugs, it is a very infectious crazy party bop with a very entertaining choreo

when two generations of young and old come together united by music (perfect for eurovision me thinks with our slogan)

AQ) Italy

La Noia means ''Boredom''

Angelina Mango, her father late producer Mango (whom composed for many famous italian artists among those Andrea Bocelli, Patty Pravo, Loredana Berté) and her mother is Laura Valente, lead vocalist of Matia Bazar a pop band

her song has nice summer vibes, caribbean vibes, all in all very uplifting and yes italy is once again in a contender position

14) Israel

very by the numbers empowering pop ballad, Eden definitely showcasing she has divine vocals, can hit high notes with such ease, one of the best ballads we've heard so far in eurovision history, and the hebrew at the end makes the whole thing complete, this is a contender

15) Norway

Fandom: We Want Nightwish in ESC

Norway be like: we have a sort of similar act to Nightwish over here, Gåte are a folk rock band who use medieval norwegian language for their songs, Ulveham which means ''Wolf Howl'' has a very anthemic feel as well to its instrumentals, and Gunnhild herself said about singing this song feels like giving birth to your child, well that must be one amazing child, Gunnhild is a vocal powerhouse similar to Floor Jansen

this is a definite dark horse for a surprise result

16) Netherlands

Brexiteers be triggered because this is a EU remain anthem, very clever to use other languages besides dutch too, such as english, german, italian, french, spanish, it also is very ethnic, the gabber/hardcore finale is a very typical dutch genre of the 00s composed by the brilliant dj Paul Elstak whom is known for this kind of sound

there also at the end is a emotional moment (the outro of the song) it is in dutch but is confirmed it will be subtitled on screen for translation purposes

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[arista]

How the hell did Ireland get through

with that Freak?

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by arista

How the hell did Ireland get through

with that Freak?

She is a witch and worships the devil so that is why she looks like that

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

How the hell did Ireland get through

with that Freak?

i mean Kiss, Alice Cooper also have been successful dressing up as horror-ish characters for their music

outside eurovision speaking

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

She is a witch and worships the devil so that is why she looks like that

Maybe she thinks that will sell?

But to me waste of time

[Mystic Mock]

I personally have missed the Satanic elements of the Entertainment Industry.

It's nice to have a few entries this year that don't seem to be appealing to either the CBBC crowd, or the bloody easily triggered crowd.

[arista]

Nicky
I hope you add all the 30,000 protestors
this afternoon to your thread.

Ref:GMBHD itv Live 7:45AM


I hope Israel Win

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

Nicky
I hope you add all the 30,000 protestors
this afternoon to your thread.

Ref:GMBHD itv Live 7:45AM


I hope Israel Win

no? i won't give those protesters attention they are desperate for


the more boo's at our queen eden, i am so voting for her tonight



if Israel doesn't make the final, no final for me, not interested in that antisemitic ****show then

[Nicky91]

either Estonia, Norway or San Marino i will vote for i think, depends on which one i feel more nervous for

[LeatherTrumpet]

3 to look out for

Youtube video

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And a wildcard

Youtube video

[Nicky91]

Czechia won't even qualify i think

[NICKP]

Kylie’s duet partner from American Idol is Nutsa from Georgia?!!!!

[Nicky91]

no one cares about irrelevant filler country Georgia who haven't participated since 2016



the lead role tonight is for Israel



**** you Palestine!!!!



from the river to the sea, Eden Golan will shine on the Malmo stage and be free

[Black Dagger]

Hopefully Estonia can make the final but I’m not expecting that it will. My #1 of the year hasn’t missed out on the final since 2012 though so hopefully I’m wrong.

[Black Dagger]

And **** Nicky.