The Draw

[Schlagerman1]

Since I cannot find a rumours at all (except the very open rumour that it "should" come this week) I doubt that the running orderwill be up this week... I hope for a shocking surprise tomorrow morning, but I doubt it. (especially since Thursday counts as a "half-working day in Sweden, the start of the easter)

 

[HEAON]

My Draw Prediction

Semi-Final 1

01 Armenia
02 Moldova
03 Netherlands
04 Greece
05 Croatia
06 Russia
07 San Marino
08 Hungary
09 Finland
10 Austria
11 Estonia
12 Azerbaijan
13 Cyprus
14 Czech Republic
15 Bosnia & Herzegovina
16 Malta
17 Montenegro
18 Iceland

 

[Terence]

Why taking so long? I completely lost interest in the draw.

 

[Terence]

Anyway, here is my prediction. Semifinal 2 was a nightmare to 'draw'. Semifinal 1 is probably a bit more balanced.

Semi-final 1

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Semi-final 2

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

 

[Terence]

Why is everyone putting Russia on 9?
Would be a great opener for Semi 1, wouldn't it? They could also give the death spot #2 to Russia because we all know they will qualify anyway

They will probably place them after the ad break (if they have a huge staging to set up) or as late as they can.

 

[DanielLuis]

I hope San Marino is placed as late as possible. Otherwise people that haven't paid attention in the last few years will turn on the tv and wil unfairlyl think "Eurovision still hasn't changed" and will turn off the TV immediately.

 

[doctormalisimo]

My predictión

Semi 1

1 Finland
2 San Marino
3 Croatia
4 Moldova
5 Hungary
6 Armenia
7 Netherlands
8 Russia
9 Greece
10 Azerbaijan
11 Bosnia
12 Austria
13 Cyprus
14 Malta
15 Montenegro
16 Czech Republic
17 Estonia
18 Iceland

Semi 2

1 Belarus
2 Israel
3 Serbia
4 Ireland
5 Macedonia
6 Lithuania
7 Australia
8 Poland
9 Switzerland
10 Latvia
11 Georgia
12 Bulgaria
13 Romania
14 Norway
15 Slovenia
16 Ukraine
17 Belgium
18 Albania
19 Denmark

 

[Komet Blu]

Apperantly, Nina slipped out in an interview that she'll be performing fourth in the Semi1.

 

[Schlagerman1]

Apperantly, Nina slipped out in an interview that she'll be performing fourth in the Semi1.

Oh...that must mean, if she is true and hasn't misunderstood something, that the draw must be announced very soon then.

 

[Brandt]

Well, Eurovision.tv said that the full running order would be up by the end of March. I didn't expect they would literally wait for the end of March.

 

[Kaz]

http://http://radio.hrt.hr/radio-rijeka/clanak/nina-kraljic-o-pripremama-za-eurosong-i-jos-ponekom-detalju/115699/

(Rough) translation states: "The song is very high on betting, which should guarantee that Nina successfully passes the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 10, performing fourth, with the final evening scheduled for May 14."

 

[Terence]

I assume that we will know the running order an hour before the first semifinal?

 

[Mii11]

My predicition for semi 1:
1. San Marino
2. Hungary
3. Moldova
4. Croatia
5. Russia
6. Netherlands
7. Greece
8. Armenia
9. Finland
10. Estonia
11. Montenegro
12. Bosnia & Herzegovina
13. Azerbaijan
14. Czech Republic
15. Cyprus
16. Iceland
17. Austria
18. Malta

My prediction for semi 2:
1. Poland
2. Macedonia
3. Belarus
4. Lithuania
5. Serbia
6. Latvia
7. Israel
8. Switzerland
9. Ireland
10. Australia
11. Bulgaria
12. Albania
13. Belgium
14. Ukraine
15. Georgia
16. Slovenia
17. Romania
18. Denmark
19. Norway

 

[zs1001]

My predicition for semi 1:
1. San Marino
2. Hungary
3. Moldova

I hope Hungary will not follow San Marino because ESC viewers need some time to recover from Serhat's shocking performance.

 

[ParadiseES]

I think and will open both semis. Usually, the first song "drawn" is a happy, good mood song, not a ballad, but not too up-tempo either. Duth and Irish entry are the ones who fit this the most.

Last songs are usually a bit similar, so Austria in semi 1 and Denmark or Bulgaria in semi 2 are likely to close the show. But who knows what Mister Bjorkmann has in mind...

 

[DiabloRoma]

It's getting exhausting.

 

[Romeo]

apparently we will hear by the end of March so they have today and tomorrow to announce... Unless they 'pull a Bulgaria' and it was just a lie

 

[Brandt]

If the speculations about Croatia performing 4th is correct, then the draw is already done but EBU is not willing to announce.

 

[QwaarJet]

apparently we will hear by the end of March so they have today and tomorrow to announce... Unless they 'pull a Bulgaria' and it was just a lie

We should make that a thing. "Pulling a Bulgaria".

 

[Schlagerman1]

If the speculations about Croatia performing 4th is correct, then the draw is already done but EBU is not willing to announce.

Yeah, if it is true, then I feel it is something wrong...maybe that someone on the board has put a no to proposed running order or something, maybe that it has to do with the 2nd semi (maybe just the ones in semi 1 are known for the delegations?). Speculations perhaps, but still, if it doesn't show up by tomorrow, then it might be so that something is wrong. :?