Re: ARMENIA 2018
Which are the favorites for the win ?
Sevak and Kamil are considered the frontrunners at the moment.
Kamil apparently has massive momentum over there after her semifinal performance, she has a huge lead in YouTube views for the semifinals, and she stands out against a fairly serious-sounding lineup, so she's got a good chance at winning the televote. Juries are the big question there though.
Sevak also has a lot of support, I hear, and is expected to come second in the televote, or first if he can overtake Kamil. He also seems much more likely to have a shot with juries.
Past that, there are a few others with chances.
Nemra is said to have a dedicated niche following, their semifinal act was well received, and they've got a shot at doing well with both juries and televoters;
Asmik was one of the frontrunners until she dropped off due to a weak semifinal performance, but she's got a good running order slot and contrasts well, so she could threaten the top if she performs better tonight;
Mger is clearly favoured by the producers (having the only good sound mix, super-loud applause track etc.) as well as the First Lady of Armenia, so suspicions of bias raise the question of whether he'll try to rig things in his favour; and
Amaliya has one of the most professional-looking overall packages, plus rumours of doing surprisingly well in the jury vote, so could be a dark horse. I haven't seen anyone predicting the other four (Gevorg, Lusine, Mariam, Robert) as winners.
In other words... people have ideas of what will happen, but it's still rather open, with 6/10 acts being seen as potential winners. The general consensus is that Sevak is the favourite, but that the votes will be rather close.