SEMI 2
-Someone wrote a few days ago
could open the semi, now it's official
The advantage is they'll be the first "couple" of the night. Then I don't know whether it's good or bad for them to be first.
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is 2nd. I guess this is not good at all
I wouldn't be surprised if they did not qualify.
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comes after. Well, it's San Marino so I don't think it'll stand out enough to stick in people's memories. This slot is not good for them either imo.
-However
is ideally drawn after, this will most likely be successful I guess.
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seems to be in the final already, looks like a sure qualifier at this stage. It'll stand out too.
-Lol
avoided the first places so their chances may be greater. They should get through but with so many ballads (I mean I don't think we've ever seen so many of them before in a semi), one never knows. They're moderately favored imo.
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got a decent slot. A priori their chances to qualify are slim, but they're not damaged at least. They have the opportunity to stand out after Norway, so good luck to you
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of course, they got a late draw. They could not be put elsewhere imo just between two "uptempos", we'll see if that'll do the trick. They'll need all the chances they could get anyway, but I would lie if I said I see them as sure qualifiers.
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's slot is more than ok considering their entry. Can't predict anything about their potential qualification, they're of course between two ballads, but won't prefer the uptempo songs to come next? there is a risk
-I'm not that satisfied with
's slot, I'd have imagined a later draw but I guess the broadcaster wanted to "spread" the most outstanding songs. It'll definitely stand out after Israel
so that may not be that bad, just Azerbaijan coming after may be a threat imo.
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after Latvia is strange to me. Let's hope they won't cancel each other.
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Iceland is CLEARLY not favored. Definitely one of the worst draw they could get, being between ever-striking Azerbaijan and steamroller Sweden...
If they qualify, then good for them, but that'll be difficult imo. Sorry Iceland.
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comes next. Nice to see they won't close the show or something. They're sure qualifiers anyway but one can expect less usual qualifiers coming after.
-I don't know what to think about
, if there is a break after their performance, they may be remembered. Sure it'll be hard to perform right after Sweden, so I can't predict anything about their chances.
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got a nice slot, I expected them to be relegated to a much worse draw (instead of Iceland for instance), so it's nice for them. Plus if there is a break, they may score much higher than expected.
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has got the killer slot obviously: second to last place between two rather slow ballads... Now if they aren't sure qualifiers
I'm happy for them, I knew Austrians would care for their Slovenian Neighbors.
-Finally
closes the show. I didn't see that coming tbh and I don't know if it'll be good for them. Maybe this choice was partially made due to Monika's story and the lyrics that fit this year's theme. At least, they won't be drawn in the lineup. Go Polska
Overall, I think the draw was well made (too bad I wanted to complain much more
). To me,
and
are sure qualifiers because of their great draws.
and
aren't bad either, so they can qualify. However,
and
do have bad draws (the latter being the worst one), so I'm not too optimistic about them. Otherwise, I think almost anyone can get through, it's pretty open like in the first semi.
