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Armenia most definitely. I Always thought this was a strong contender for TOP 5 in the final. Though talks about a possible victory I find rather farfetched.
Belgium's rehearsals were extremely weak these days. Blanche simply isn't the right girl for this song. She comes across as pissing in her dress....so scared she looks. BUT, I reckon juries will push this to the final (yes @BondJasonBond006, juries can be nice ;-) )
And a collection of all bookmakers, from Oddschecker (May 6th 2017). The ones under Betfair Exchange and Betdaq Exchange should be the more noticeable exchange odds:
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Biggest risers of today, I'd say Netherlands, Estonia anddd Croatia. Songs that, probably didn't get much attention before the contest, but you see, once the rehearsals start they get to new levels of astonishment. But Bulgaria and Denmark are coming together very nicely too.
Here's the official footage of those entries (This is what you will see on Thursday May 11th) and a full rehearsal video (from ESCKAZ.com):
#01: BULGARIA:
#02: THE NETHERLANDS:
#03: ESTONIA:
#04: CROATIA:
#05: DENMARK:
One more thing, Lucie from THE UNITED KINGDOM completely SLAYED her first rehearsals yesterdays. From the BIG 5 countries, the UK is the best entry after Italy. The BBC really have made an icredible amount of work with the stage act. It doesn't show very well on this video (UK will only have 2nd rehearsals tomorrow), but the camera angles, and Lucie's incredible vocals. Trust me, we see the UK back on the left hand side of the scoreboard Saturday May 13th!
You're kidding no?
Why can't you Brits be satisfied with a nice TOP 10 result :-P?
<a class="twitter-moment" href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/860540448242380800">Wait, is the UK's Eurovision entry actually good?!</a>
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But sjee, who said that it's not Lucie's ambition to end in the TOP? Obviously it is a contest, but in a contest with 42 countries inevitably there will be 1 winner and 41 big losers....if I use your wordings. That's too harsh I think.
Ever looked a bit into the original foundation principles of Eurovision? It was an idea by then EBU-director Marcel Bezençon to bring post-WWII-nations in Europe together through innovative communication technics, like television. And in this contest the actual participation is dominant to the actual vibe of winning.
Yes, we all know now that winning the whole goddamn thing has become more important, especially since Eastern-Europe joined the circus. So I find it way too harsh to say that there's no point in Eurovision IF we uphold the prime ambitions of the late Marcel Bezençon:
And yes, I know the contest is going through rough times these days. A bit like the late 1960's and early 1970's (Remember the boycots in 1970, because of Spanish dictator Franco?). But the contest lives on. And throwing it through the dustbin like it's some kind of useless artefact I disagree on. It's the only non-sports TV-event in the world that unites Europe for three evenings in May!
It would have been possible to have influenced the vote, as back then there was no public vote. There would have been a panel of Ordinary Joes who were all picked by the TV stations. Was it skulduggery? Well, Franco certainly did meddle in his country's own chosen singer, the original singer Joan Manuel Serrat was replaced at the last minute by Massiel, who performed 'La La La' for Spain. Joan Manuel Serrat was dropped on the insistence of the Franco regime for planning to sing in Catalan rather than Spanish. It does seem that it was common knowledge in Spain back in the late 60's that it was a fix. I thought I'd share with you that little Eurovision anecdote.
Thank God, thanks for the post of this wonderful entry @Gerard ;-).
I think you like this one too:
--> On BBC 4
Here you'll find my qualifiers for semi #1 (and semi #2):
https://songfestivalwerk.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/ontbijt-terugblik-■-voorspellingen-1e-2e-halve-finale/
#01: PORTUGAL: My God, was this amazing. A timeless 1950's cinematic song, brought with so much tenderness and melancholy. Will be TOP 10 Saturday, I'mstarting to think a strong competitor for Italy also:
#02: UNITED KINGDOM: The BBC has impressed all of us in Kiev with this marvellous bit of staging. Be prepared for another TOP 5 spot in the final. Perhaps even more!
#03: ITALY: Hot favourite to win, but it now has some serious competition from countries like Armenia, Portugal, Sweden anddd the UK:
#04: ARMENIA: Perhaps a bit too alternative to take the prize, but by jolly was this a great ethnical flavoured, Bollywood-esque entry. There's even a hint of Robert Brownjohn in it :-D! Guaranteed TOP 10 spot:
#05: SWEDEN: And there he was, the guy from "Fifty Shades Of Grey", trying to charm all of you ;-). I thinkkk it worked! For me at least. We'll see this in the TOP 5 Saturday:
#06: BELGIUM: In the end a surprise qualifier for me, since Finland didn't go through to Saturday. And Blanche simply doesn't sell the song very well. But perhaps the way she performs is also it's own charming USP. And the song...top notch!:
@Thunderfinger, @CraigMooreOHMSS, @GBF, @Creasy47
In the end, I think that Belgium, Armenia and Portugal made the TOP 3. I wasn't sure about Belgium, but by jolly was that an endearing performance.
So one has to ask him/herself: Is Eurovision still a sleazefest full of boring cheesy circusacts?
My answer would be: If Belgium, Portugal and Armenia manage to be TOP 3 in this semifinal? Then my answer is a firm "NO!"!!
By the way @Thunderfinger, what did you think of the UK performance? Here are the latest betting odds. UK now firmly in 5th place. Belgium climbed to 4th. Bulgaria sank a bit to 3rd. Portugal 2nd. And Italy 1st:
https://www.oddschecker.com/tv/eurovision/winner
Expect major changes once again after Thursday's semi-final, when the favourites of that semi-final qualify (Bulgaria, Romania, Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia).
And of course, very happy that Australia made it through.
So you really liked the -sorry to say this- cheese of Greece and Moldova as compared to Armenia, Australia, Portugal and Belgium?
I don't watch Eurovision for sappy ballards, there's more than enough of that on the radio here.
But as I said, I like Australia and Portugal, and hope both do well. Of all the ballards, the UK is my favourite.