JESC 2018

[Yazy]

Wales-A very forgettable filler-esque song, but I love the screen visuals. Very fitting for the song.

 

[Yazy]

Sounds very pleasant, but also very generic. Not a fan of screen projections where the singer is portrayed. It worked for Netherlands, but here, not so much.

 

[NemesisNick]

Wales / Pays de Galles / Cymru: Well if the United Kingdom couldn't have an entry yet again, at least one part of it is here, that being Wales entering as a new country in its own right. A beautiful ballad, unsurprisingly sung yn Gymraeg. This was in my top 5 when I watched the preview videos, and I like it just as much live. I hope this finishes top 5, it would be wonderful to see this win. Good luck Wales!

 

[Yazy]

Definitely among the better sounding songs tonight.

My top 10 comes right after the recap.

 

[NemesisNick]

Malta: An OK ballad, but very much a middle-of-the-road contender. Probably in the 8th to 12th range.

 

[NemesisNick]

Poland / Pologne / Polska: the final song already, it's amaxing how time flies. I wasn't overly impressed by this among the preview videos, and ranked it 15th. Performed live, I'm still not impressed. It's better than some of this year's contenders (e.g. Belarus, Armenia), but definitely destined for near bottom of the scoreboard.

 

[NemesisNick]

Well all the songs have now been performed, and you can now vote online.

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

My Top 5 didn't change so my votes went to

Wishing them the best!

 

[Sabiondo]

Voted for , , , and

 

[Charly]

Same votes as before

 

[Sean]

Make sure to join Matt after the show for our first big live stream of the season!

 

[NemesisNick]

Here's my ranking:

TOP 10

Italy
Israel
Wales
France
Georgia
Serbia
Australia
Russia
Kazakhstan
The Netherlands

BOTTOM 10
Azerbaijan
Malta
Portugal
Ukraine
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Poland
Ireland
Albania
Belarus
Armenia

Yes I can fairly include Wales in my ranking. The UK isn't taking part as a whole under the name "United Kingdom", and England isn't taking part independently either, so I can treat Wales as a "foreign country" for ranking purposes.

 

[Yazy]

12 pts -
10 pts -
08 pts -
07 pts -
06 pts - (guilty pleasure)
05 pts -
04 pts -
03 pts -
02 pts -
01 pts -

Voted for my top 5, but I wish I could have also casted a vote for as well. Oh well...

 

[Realest]

#teamanyonebutkazakhstan

 

[0scar]

#teamanyonebutkazakhstan

If you're that afraid for a Kazakh victory, it must be a good entry and apparently an addition to (J)ESC

 

[NemesisNick]

The online voting is now closed. Don't try to vote now. The upshot of that is I can now reveal my votes:

Before: Italy, Israel, Wales, France, Serbia (5 countries)

During JESC voting window: Italy, Israel, Wales, France (only 4 countries)

 

[EscGeek]

me when gave to

 

[0scar]

Well I didn't expect to do this well

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

 

[0scar]

I hate it when countries don't get points in JESC, poor and