Semi 2 has the slightly higher quality than semi 1, in my opinion.
It is also a little easier to predict than semi 1.
In this case my wishlist is much closer to what I think will really happen.
This is what I
wish for:
Slovenia
Norway
Ireland
Iceland
---------
Switzerland
Malta
Czech Republic
Latvia
Azerbaijan
Sweden (though I don't like the artist and this kind of "programmed victory" but the song itself is OK)
(
red=uncertain)
...and this is what I think
will happen:
Israel will qualify, so I will have to switch it with one of the
red countries above, I am afraid it might be Switzerland.
certain qualifiers are
Norway
Sweden
Slovenia
and probably also
Azerbaijan
I think that none of the other countries has a really bad entry this year, so they are not completely chanceless!
The one truly awful entry this year comes from Finland (and will deservedly fail in semi 1).