Exactly - and I'm not saying that I don't vote for ballads or rock songs, but it just annoys me that people feel like they need to start altering what they send just to win contests. While winning would be awesome (and I think that Foti's more up-tempo songs would generally find a larger audience in the main NSC rosters judging from recent results), it should be about the joy of taking part.
No offence intended to Mozz here, but I really dislike this style of results show, since you just completely exclude those that end up in the lower positions. A standard results show holds your attention right till the end since even if you can gain a couple of places in the last few voters, it's like a personal victory. This way, it's like "oh well, you finished last" and then move on...
Sorry, just a small vent - carry on