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Showing posts with label Eurovision 2011 semi-final 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eurovision 2011 semi-final 2. Show all posts

Thursday, May 26, 2011

ESC 2011 - Split televoting and jury results


EBU announced the split televoting and jury results today. Some really crazy things are going on there! Take a look!

Televote Results Final

1 Azerbaijan 223
2 Sweden 221
3 Greece 176
4 Ukraine 168
5 UK 166
6 Bosnia & Herzegovina 151
7 Georgia 138
8 Russia 138
9 Germany 113
10 Ireland 101
11 Italy 99
12 Moldova 98
13 Serbia 89
14 Romania 79
15 France 76
16 Spain 73
17 Hungary 64
18 Denmark 61
19 Iceland 60
20 Lithuania 55
21 Finland 47
22 Slovenia 39
23 Estonia 32
24 Austria 25
25 Switzerland 2

Ok so Azerbaijan would still be the winner. Sweden would be second and Greece third!?! Oh my God! Italy would be 11th. It should be lower if you ask me! Spain would be 16th... Still low! That was meant to be in top 12 (at least!). Hungary 17th. Another underrated. And here is the most criminally underrated song! Slovenia 22nd?!?! Are you fucking kidding me Europe?!

Jury Results Final

1 Italy 251
2 Azerbaijan 182
3 Denmark 168
4 Slovenia 160
5 Austria 145
6 Ireland 119
7 Ukraine 117
8 Serbia 111
9 Sweden 106
10 Germany 104
11 France 90
12 Bosnia 90
13 Romania 86
14 Greece 84
15 Moldova 82
16 Georgia 79
17 Finland 75
18 Estonia 74
19 Iceland 72
20 Lithuania 66
21 Hungary 60
22 UK 57
23 Switzerland 53
24 Spain 38
25 Russia 25

Kick the juries out! Check this out! Italy would be the winner? Why? To welcome them back and to lick their asses so that they stay in the contest for good! Some of you might like the song. Well I don't and it's definitely not a winner! There were much better songs than this! The only and I repeat the only positive thing from the jury's votes would be Slovenia's 4th place (that's where they should have ended on May 14th!) and Serbia's 8th place! And look at this! France! That was a favourite to win all these weeks prior to the contest. Many called this song a jury bait but even in the jury voting they were 11th! Not even in the top 10! I was also surprised by UK's 22nd place! Wow! And they fucked up with my Spain! Damn! And Russia last? Well I don't like the song, I don't like Alexej but there were worse songs than this.

Semi Final 1 Televote Results

1 Greece 154
2 Azerbaijan 124
3 Finland 111
4 Russia 93
5 Georgia 90
6 Iceland 79
7 Armenia 75
8 Hungary 73
9 Norway 56
10 Turkey 54

11 Lithuania 52
12 Switzerland 45
13 Albania 42
14 Serbia 42
15 Portugal 39
16 Croatia 32
17 Poland 25
18 Malta 24
19 San Marino 8

Well that's interesting. Armenia and Norway would be in but Serbia and Switzerland would be out! Poland 17th... Why?! :( Greece winning the semi. What the hell people? Seriously? (Yeah I know we won the actual semi anyway) Also, Turkey would be in and Lithuania would be out. I'd like that option. :P

Semi Final 1 Jury Results

1 Lithuania 113
2 Azerbaijan 109
3 Iceland 104
4 Serbia 102
5 Finland 86
6 Malta 84
7 Switzerland 76
8 San Marino 74
8 Greece 74
10 Hungary 65

11 Albania 61
12 Turkey 58
13 Georgia 51
14 Croatia 49
15 Armenia 33
16 Russia 31
17 Norway 29
18 Poland 13
19 Portugal 6

What the hell! Lithuania would be the winner? The juries are crazy! They are crazy! Serbia would be in but still Poland and Croatia would be out. Well those were out even in the televoting but still the juries mess up pretty badly with all the countries!

Semi Final 2 Televote Results

1 Sweden 159
2 Bosnia & Herzegovina 131
3 Romania 121
4 Denmark 115
5 Ukraine 91
6 Ireland 78
7 Slovenia 68
8 Moldova 61
9 Belarus 54
10 Austria 52

11 Israel 51
12 Belgium 50
13 Estonia 46
14 Bulgaria 43
15 Latvia 43
16 Slovakia 40
17 FYROM 33
18 Cyprus 23
19 Netherlands 17

Oh. My. God! Unbelievable! Dana would have missed the final for one fucking point! For a few seconds, I hate you Europe! One point and that boring ballad from Austria would be in. Jesus Christ! I can't get this! It's totally insane! Insane! And Bulgaria would be 14th?! What the hell Europe? Poli deserved that final more than anyone else in that semi. Well Slovenia too. And Belarus would be in? Seriously? Estonia would be out! Here you go! Flopped in the televoting. At least I am a bit vindicated! But Israel 11th?! Aaaargh!!!!

Semi Final 2 Jury Results

1 Slovenia 146
2 Denmark 129
3 Sweden 99
4 Austria 95
5 Romania 85
6 Estonia 83
7 Ukraine 76
8 Belgium 71
8 Slovakia 71
10 Ireland 66

11 Bosnia & Herzegovina 65
12 Bulgaria 59
13 Moldova 53
14 FYROM 47
15 Belarus 38
16 Israel 36
17 Cyprus 24
18 Netherlands 22
19 Latvia 11

Belgium would be in and Bosnia & Herzegovina out? Hello! Honestly do they really have experts in the juries? Sweden 3rd? Do they use their ears? Huh? Israel would be 16th. In both cases Dana would have missed the final but I still think juries should be kicked out! People might be thinking in a different way when they vote because they might say "oh what will the juries vote for?" and be affected. I still think that without the juries Dana would be in! Yeah yeah I know I always talk about her but she became my winner when the ESC week began. That would be on May 9th.

Ok I read what I wrote and I saw that I curse quite a lot. I apologise! xD So now I think that the ESC 2011 is officially over. Or is there anything else we're waiting for? I think the split results was the last thing we needed. No?

I'd like to thank Matt from esctodayforum.com for taking the time and writing the results the way I gave them to you because the results given by eurovision.tv were ranked according to the running order.

And after all that let's enjoy again the one and only! ;D

Sunday, May 15, 2011

ESC 2011 - The grand final, results and semis' results

It. Is. Over. OVER! Give me some minutes to realize this...

During those minutes I saw the semi results. I got a second shock. Nowhere near the shock I got with Dana's disqualification but still...

This is totally insane but that's why I LOVE this contest! I don't know where to start. (I think I've said that before...) I don't know where to start! I forgot everything I wanted to comment! Next year I'll be keeping notes! :P But I know what I'll do! I'll just check my facebook! I commented quite a few things there. Ha! :P Ok... that's not working! Let's go to the results and we'll see how this goes.

1. Azerbaijan - Ell & Nikki - "Running Scared" - 221pts
Don't like it, don't dislike it. Ok winner but not the best song for me. But you know what. Sweden won. It's just the flag that changes. Swedish writers, Swedish backing vocalists... Got it? ;)

2. Italy - Raphael Gualazzi - "Madness Of Love" - 189pts
What exactly is this doing here? This is unbelievable! They did everything to show Italy that their comeback was so important! They put them 2nd to keep them around! I really don't like the song! Awful!

3. Sweden - Eric Saade - "Popular" - 185pts
Now this is a surprise. I'm happy because it's Sweden and stuff but I don't think Eric or the song deserved to be so high. The only good thing about the swedish entry this year was the melody and the choreography. Crappy lyrics, horrble live vocals from Eric, horrible live backing vocals and we didn't even take a good look at the glass breaking. Plus, this 3rd position means that Fredrik Kempe will keep coming back to Mello after this. Not to mention that next year's ESC will be full of Saades! Oh God...

4. Ukraine - Mika Newton - "Angel" - 159pts
Hmm no... I like the song, I loved the sand thing, I like Mika but no way 4th place for this. There were much better songs. All I know is that Mika is the strongest candidate for the Barbara Dex award.

5. Denmark - A Friend In London - "New Tomorrow" - 134pts
Unexpected. Really. I like the song but ok not 5th place for me. Maaaybe a top 10 after my favourites' elimination. Anyway good job Denmark! You're in my all time top 10 after all! :P

6. Bosnia & Herzegovina - Dino Merlin - "Love In Rewind" - 125pts
I was expecting them to finish high and I have no problem with that position! The song is not one of my favourites and I don't think I'll be listening to the studio version but I really enjoyed their performance tonight.

7. Greece - Loukas Yiorkas feat. Stero Mike - "Watch My Dance" - 120pts
Wow! Just wow! I mean seriously? 7th? And I got a bigger shock with the semi results! Don't worry we'll get there too. But...seriously? The only thing that makes me happy with this 7th place is that we keep our record of being in the top 10 since 2004!

8. Ireland - Jedward - "Lipstick" - 119pts
I would love to see them lower. OK I admit it. This song is my guilty pleasure. I enjoyed their performance a lot! But I can't stand them! For 100th time, they're annoying!

9. Georgia - Eldrine - "One More Day" - 110pts
This is a big surprise! I wasn't surprised when they made it to the final but I definitely didn't expect them to finish in the top 10. Wow! Congrats Georgia!

10. Germany - Lena - "Taken By A Stranger" - 107pts
Ok decent spot for Lena. In the top 10. Whoever expected her to win...well the Johnny Logan era has ended. Many many years ago! Love the choreography and to my surprise Lena sounded quite good vocally compared to her rehearsals. At least the ones I watched.

11. United Kingdom - Blue - "I Can" - 100pts
Hmm oookay... That's not bad but I'm sure the UK will be upset. They send one of their biggest "weapons" (do they say that in english? coz we do say that in greek) and they didn't even make it in the top 10. 11th place is far from bad but Blue were a favourite to win the whole thing. Well their performance wasn't a winner's performance but neither was Lena's last year so...

12. Moldova - Zdob şi Zdub - "So Lucky" - 97pts
Oh for God's sake! 12th?! Seriously? I don't like this. At all. For me it didn't even deserve to be in the final!

13. Slovenia - Maja Keuc - "No One" - 96pts
Moldova finished higher than Maja. Seriously? (yeah I know I say that a lot!) Slovenia deserved a top 5 in this final. 13 is ok for some other songs but not for Maja's. She gave a great performance! OK at least top 10 if you don't want a top 5!

14. Serbia - Nina - "Čaroban" - 85pts
Another top 5 for me ended quite low! Nina doesn't deserve this! She had one of the best songs tonight! At least a top 10 for her too!

15. France - Amaury Vassili - "Sognu" - 82pts
Hahahahahahahaha! OK I'm sorry. Well ok, I'm not. I'm actually happy with this result! I really never understood why people put this as a winner. It sucks IMO. If you guys like opera why didn't you vote for Slovenia in 2007? That was miles better!

16. Russia - Alex Vorobjov - "Get You" - 77pts
Hahahahaaha part II. There you go homophobe jerk! I might get an attack from Russian fans but my problem is Alex and not Russians in general. But to make you (Russians) feel good I have to say that Saade turned out to be a jerk as well. I didn't like any of their attitude. They both behave like morons! And as I said Eric didn't even deserve a top 10. And to comment the song and the performance I have to say I never liked the song and there were too many gimmicks but I kinda liked the performance as a whole. (Better now? xD)

17. Romania - Hotel FM - "Change" - 77pts
I think it's an ok spot for a song like this. Vocally he was good but really nothing "wow".

18. Austria - Nadine Beiler - "The Secret Is Love" - 64pts
Well they should be more than happy with this place coz they didn't deserve to be in the final IMO. Totally boring!

19. Lithuania - Evelina Sašenko - "C'est Ma Vie" - 63pts
Boring vol 2! Another song that didn't deserve to be in the final IMO again. Vocally she was great (so was Nadine) but that's not enough in ESC. Besides you don't even have to sing great live. Remember Lena last year? Remember Saade a few hours ago? ;)

20. Iceland - Sjonni's Friends - "Coming Home" - 61pts
I was right. I didn't predict their place but I was right when Iceland voted for this. It was a sympathy vote and just because Iceland and the hardcore eurofans know they story behind the song doesn't mean that the average viewer knows it as well. Really Iceland. I just wish you send Yohanna!

21. Finland - Paradise Oskar - "Da Da Dam" - 57pts
A little surprised. I expected him in the top 15. And it grew on me a lot... Shame...

22. Hungary - Kati Wolf - "What About My Dreams?" - 53pts
Oh wow! I didn't expect Kati in the top 5. Not even in top 10. But this is way too low! She did a great job tonight and her vocals were really really good! Only 22nd? Well Hungary doesn't have good neighbours I guess. :( 

23. Spain - Lucía Pérez - "Que Me Quiten Lo Bailao" - 50pts
I knew it. Ok? I knew it! I knew Lucía had zero chances of scoring a top 10 but 23rd? :( I love this! And it was one of the best performances tonight. That's what Eurovision is about. Having a great time! This was the performance I enjoyed the most! But you know... No matter what Spain sends they will always finish that low just because it's Spain! :(

24. Estonia - Getter Jaani - "Rockefeller Street" - 44pts
Well I was 50% correct! I predicted Estonia's flop but I didn't expect them to make it to the final. Howerver I like the song. Well not the entire song. I love the chorus and I don't like those voices when the song begins. And especially that "let's go, let's gooo" after the first chorus because it reminds me of Dora the Explorer! Dora is annoying! 

25. Switzerland - Anna Rossinelli - "In Love For A While" - 19pts
I definitely didn't expect Switzerland to finish last! But not in the top 15 either. It was a pleasant and sweet performance. At least they competed in the final.


Ok that's it! What else to comment? Booooring interval act! Nothing will move from my top the interval act in Oslo! Flash mob dance! The best interval act in Eurovision's history! 
But we had the best ESC stage so far! I totally loved it! Not too big as in Moscow 2009 and not too small. The LED wall, and the fact that the wall opened and we got to see the green room was great! 
The hosts were a bit boring and Raab was a really bad choice.
I think that's all. Oh about the voting... Actually about the spokespeople... Will they ever learn that we say for example "12 points go to" and not "goes to"? Simple grammar! I'm making mistakes. Especially when it comes to prepositions but this is ridiculous! Anyway...

Let's go to the semis...

Semi-final 1 - results

  1. Greece - 133pts
  2. Azerbaijan - 122pts
  3. Finland - 103pts
  4. Iceland - 100pts
  5. Lithuania - 81pts
  6. Georgia - 74pts
  7. Hungary - 72pts
  8. Serbia - 67pts
  9. Russia - 64pts
  10. Switzerland - 55pts
  11. Malta - 54pts
  12. Armenia - 54pts
  13. Turkey - 47pts
  14. Albania - 47pts
  15. Croatia - 41pts
  16. San Marino - 34pts
  17. Norway - 30pts
  18. Portugal - 22pts
  19. Poland - 18pts
Here's the shock! Greece finished first?!?! Are you fucking kidding me?! Poland is last?! Are you fucking kidding me vol 2! Lithuania 5th?! Finland 3rd?! Just wow! And Malta and Armenia missed the final for 1 point?! This is insane! Really insane!

Semi-final 2 - results

  1. Sweden - 155pts
  2. Denmark - 135pts
  3. Slovenia - 112pts
  4. Romania - 111pts
  5. Bosnia & Herzegovina - 109pts
  6. Ukraine - 81pts
  7. Austria - 69pts
  8. Ireland - 68pts
  9. Estonia - 60pts
  10. Moldova - 54pts
  11. Belgium - 53pts
  12. Bulgaria - 48pts
  13. Slovakia - 48pts
  14. Belarus - 45pts
  15. Israel - 38pts
  16. FYROM - 36pts
  17. Latvia - 25pts
  18. Cyprus - 16pts
  19. The Netherlands - 13pts
Eric won the semi?! Are you sure you got experts in juries? This is ridiculous! Really! Belgium 11th? And missed the final for 1 point! If it was Dana there I would have D I E D ! ! Literally! If Dana had missed the final for only one point I don't know what I'd have done! She finished 15th! :O And Cyprus 18th? The Netherlands last? I really need to see the split votes! I wanna see how much the juries screwed Dana's and Poli's results! Israel and Bulgaria should both have been in the final. Especially Bulgaria!

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 has come to end. So freaking fast! I can't wait a whole year! I just can't! For the next few days I'll be blogging about ESC and checking the forums and all that but then... PED will hit me! :(

So this is it! Baku 2012! Some people say they can't host the contest. Not because of the money but because Azerbaijan is just a hole! So will they give the contest to Italy? To lick their asses a bit more? To make them stay for good? Whatever! I'll start saving money! I want to go to my first ESC! I'm so jealous of all of you that made it this year and the previous years! I missed a chance to meet Dana! :( I really want to go to an ESC. Not only one! To every ESC from now on. But we have a year ahead of us. Who knows what will happen until then...


Friday, May 13, 2011

ESC 2011 - Semi-final 2, results and final's draw

Logged in last night with the intension to write this:
No blogging tonight. Dana didn't make it.

But it was down! I clicked on "new post" and a message kept popping up saying "service unavailable". Same happened today until a few hours ago.

I honestly had the biggest shock of my life! And it was actually for the first time. Now I really know how it feels like to be shocked! It was also the first time in my life that I was so nervous (when it comes to ESC). I was nervous all day long! All day! And of course I was nervous about Dana International. You know what happened... Dana didn't make it. One envelope left and I was so nervous that I couldn't think which countries made it and which were the favourites to get that last spot to the final. It was the first time since the semis introduction that I didn't care about Sweden. All I kept thinking was seeing the israeli flag on my screen! So the last envelope opens and I see the swedish flag. Under other conditions I would be happy but as soon as I saw that yellow-blue I was shocked. Literally. After that I couldn't move for several minutes. Honestly. I couldn't move, I couldn't do anything! The worst results ever! All I wanted was Israel, Bulgaria and Slovenia to the final. Only Slovenia made it. And I saw their flag coming out of the envelope but I was so nervous about Dana that I didn't really care! I didn't have the chance to be happy for Slovenia! I wanted Dana in the final because she deserved it. Because I love her song. Because from my no2 "Ding Dong" became no1! And now we won't see her again. The final won't be exciting without Dana competing. I feel bad for her. But what bothers me the most is that the haters will have a party! Right now Dana is the biggest flop in the contest's history! People will keep bringing this up just to remind everyone her flop! She is the only previous ESC winner that did a comeback and failed to make it to the final. And I hate that! I hate that all these people who are against her will keep talking about this just to show everyone that Dana failed! But you know what? At the end of the day, she wasn't a prize contender. She wasn't even a favourite to make it to the final so that flop might not be such a big deal after all but... There's always a "but"...

So I guess I should move on to the 10 finalists. I am 100% sure that this are old news for you right now but I want to comment them so... So here they are:

Estonia: I was surprised here. I said Estonia would flop and I was sure after their performance. It was quite bad.

Romania: Well I knew they would make it. It's a nice song. No problem with it.

Moldova: Come again? What the hell? What is Moldova doing in the final? But honestly after their performance I knew I would see them in the final. For some reason I got that feeling and it turned out that I was right.

Ireland: Why do I have to see them again? Jedward are so annoying! But to tell you the truth I enjoy their performance. Guilty pleasure or what? -.-

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Deserved! Dino and his team did a great job. Totally deserved the final!

Denmark: 3 out of 3 save-the-planet songs are in the final. This one along with Finland's are the ones I really like. Finland grew on me a lot! Especially after the 1st semi. And I liked Denmark from the beginning even if I'd rather see Jenny Berggren representing Denmark instead of them.

Austria: I should have seen this coming! Especially after Lithuania's qualification! This. Is. Boring.

Ukraine: No surprise here either. I like the song and hey, it's Ukraine! ;)

Slovenia: The only country that I'm really pleased to see in the final from this semi! Maja was fantastic last night! Slovenia deserves a top 10!

Sweden: As I said it was the first time I didn't care about Sweden's qualification. For so many reasons that I don't want to talk about right now. Eric's performance was really weak last night. His vocals were mediocre and the backing vocals were too loud and sounded horrible!

So these are the last 10 finalists. I can't believe this is happening. I wanted only 4 countries to make it from semi 1 and only 2 made it. I wanted only 3 countries in the final from semi 2 and only 1 made it. No Israel, no Bulgaria. I am so sad about both of them. Especially about Israel... There's only one thing that can make me feel worse. Seeing Dana finishing 11th in her semi! This thought kills me! It will be Finland and Sweden 2010 all over again! They were both in my top 3 and they both ended up in the 11th place of their semis with Finland being only 3 points away from the 10th and Sweden only 5pts! That's worse than finishing last because you say ok they didn't like it at all. But being 11th and that close it means FUCK I lost the final for 3 or 5 fucking points! This sucks!

And just for the record I got 7/10 correct finalists. Not bad compared to last year's!
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And now we know the final's running order. The last night's finalists picked their starting number for the final at the press conference which was held last night after the semi.

  1. Finland
  2. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  3. Denmark
  4. Lithuania
  5. Hungary
  6. Ireland
  7. Sweden
  8. Estonia
  9. Greece
  10. Russia
  11. France
  12. Italy
  13. Switzerland
  14. United Kingdom
  15. Moldova
  16. Germany
  17. Romania
  18. Austria
  19. Azerbaijan
  20. Slovenia
  21. Iceland
  22. Spain
  23. Ukraine
  24. Serbia
  25. Georgia
So in the final I'm rooting for Hungary (my winner), Serbia, Slovenia and Spain! I really hope one of these countries kicks everyone's asses but I highly doubt it. Hungary has a really bad running order and right after Kati are Jedward and Eric Saade. Full of pop songs and I'm afraid that everyone will forget Kati's song. She doesn't have a show. At least not compared to Ireland and Sweden. So I'm predicting a spot between 13 and 18. Serbia will finish somewhere between 9 and 11 (I really hope higher!), Slovenia between 6 and 8 and my poor Spain somewhere between 15 and 20 just because it's Spain. The song deserves to finish as high as possible! I won't bother making predictions about the rest of them. I don't care. Just don't let France get the prize!

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And something that I just saw. I wanted to know Dana's reaction after the results and I found this at eurovision.tv

After the Second Semi-Final: Smiles and melancholy backstage
Israel: Dana International
"I'm fine, but a little bit disappointed. The tension in the arena is what comforts me, the fans were wonderful. Having been here has been an experience. I'm happy I did it, it makes me stronger. I felt okay in stage, I felt excited and that I was good."

:'( There's absolutely not one in a million chance to see her back in ESC. :( I want her so badly to come back and get revenge with a song that she'd work on for months and not just for a week! She didn't have the time she needed to make "Ding Dong" perfect. I just wish she kept the original version. Who could resist to that magnificent intro? And even if she decides to come back who can guarantee that Israel will give her the ticket to ESC for the 3rd time? :(

At least she gave two amazing songs to this contest. And yes I adore "Ding Dong". Maybe more than "Diva"!
Thank you Dana!

ESC 2011 - Semi-final 2

Oh God! Tonight is the strong semi! And we know it! We do know it that ESC is unpredictable and still every year we get surprised! So I am not sure about anyone tonight and that makes me so nervous!

Tonight's line-up:

  1. Bosnia & Herzegovina: Dino Merlin - Love In Rewind
  2. Austria: Nadine Beiler - The Secret Is Love
  3. The Netherlands: 3JS - Never Alone
  4. Belgium: Witloof Bay - With Love Baby
  5. Slovakia: TWiiNS - I'm Still Alive
  6. Ukraine: Mika Newton - Angel
  7. Moldova: Zdob și Zdub - So Lucky
  8. Sweden: Eric Saade - Popular
  9. Cyprus: Christos Mylordos - San Aggelos S’Agapisa
  10. Bulgaria: Poli Genova - Na Inat
  11. F.Y.R. Macedonia: Vlatko Ilievski - Rusinka
  12. Israel: Dana International - Ding Dong
  13. Slovenia: Maja Keuc - No One
  14. Romania: Hotel FM - Change
  15. Estonia: Getter Jaani - Rockefeller Street
  16. Belarus: Anastasiya Vinnikova - I Love Belarus
  17. Latvia: Musiqq - Angel In Disguise
  18. Denmark: A Friend In London - New Tomorrow
  19. Ireland: Jedward - Lipstick
Ok maybe I'm sure about Bulgaria and Slovenia but still.... Oh I don't know! Honestly, I am writing this blog entry and my stomach is awful! I am freakin' nervous! What if Dana doesn't make it?! I can't think of that option! No! Seriously let her make it to the final and then I don't care even if she ends last! Just send her to the final! There's a chance for her to flop but on the other hand I keep thinking that Niamh Kavanagh made it last year. She made it to the final with a quite boring song for my taste. And come on! Let's face it! I'm sure Dana has many more fans that Niamh! And I get all these "no one remembers Dana" crap! Hello! Dana is one of the most memorable winners of the ESC due to her whole transsexual thing and stuff! And it's been only 13 years! People remembered Carola who came back after 15 years, Niamh came back after 17 years! Well at least Dana got some good points from the juries last night. Or I want to believe so. People who were in the 2nd dress rehearsal said that Dana's rehearsal was her best until now! She did her best during the most important rehearsal. Looks like Dana knows what she's doing after all! ;) Haha I hope she has another great performance for the actual semi tonight! Fingers crossed for Dana International and Israel!

I know I said I will never do that again but I was kinda jealous on Tuesday night after the semi. My main wall on facebook was full of messages saying I predicted 7/10, 8/10 etc. I really suck at this but I'll do it! I won't lose my head if I fail, will I?! :P Ok...

Countries that I think will make it to the final:

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ukraine
Cyprus
Bulgaria
Israel
Slovenia
Romania
Latvia or Sweden
Denmark
Ireland

Yup! No Estonia! I have a feeling that Estonia will flop!

Countries that I want to make it to the final:

Bosnia & Herzegovina
The Netherlands
Ukraine
Sweden (I want Eric in the final because he represents Sweden but I won't be surprised if he flops!)
Cyprus (I can't believe I'm saying this!)
Bulgaria
Israel
Slovenia
Latvia
Denmark

Ok here it is! But honestly I only care about Israel, Bulgaria and Slovenia! My priority is to send Dana to the final! And it has to be your priority too! Come on guys! You can't have an ESC final without Dana (when she participates to the year's edition)!

Our mission is to send Dana to the final! VOTE FOR #12 TONIGHT!
She has to make it! It's May 12th, her running order is #12 so she needs to get 12pts!

GO DANA! GO ISRAEL!

Watch live tonight at 21:00 CET here.

Good luck to all the countries! 6 hours left!