[OFF TOPIC] Eurovision Song Contest 2022

[Makedonas 2,165]

What about Ukraine? They have good odds as well.

[Olympian1010 7,989]

My personal top five heading into contest week (in alphabetical order):  

[Belle 977]

My top 3 

 

  

[Makedonas 2,165]

My personal votes:

12 pts-

10 pts-

8 pts-

7 pts-

6 pts-

5 pts-

4 pts-

3 pts-

2 pts-

1 pt-

[rybak 3,222]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

My personal top five heading into contest week (in alphabetical order):  

Seems you like Latvia in Eurovision  

[rybak 3,222]

1 hour ago, Makedonas said:

What about Ukraine? They have good odds as well.

Yes, they lead the odds but I don't believe that juries will allow Ukraine to win, they might win televoting in both semifinal and final, but that's all, same about Spain, juries will not place Chanel on high position, instead they will place high Italy, Netherlands and of course Sweden.

[rybak 3,222]

My Top before rehearsals was

 

1st -  France

2nd -  Cyprus

3rd -  Poland

4th -  Montenegro

5th -  Greece

6th -  Moldova

7th -  Austria

8th -  Italy

9th -  Lithuania

10th -  Netherlands

 

But now, after rehearsals (and one day before first semifinal for juries, called dress rehearsal) top is changed for:

 

1st -  France

2nd -  Greece

3rd -  Portugal

4th -  Cyprus

5th -  Poland

6th -  Montenegro

7th -  Ireland

8th -  Estonia

9th -  Netherlands

10th -  Lithuania

 

with  Iceland being 11th and  Georgia being 12th (that's not joke) and I want see both of them being qualified to Grand Final so badly... 

[Vektor 3,326]

I don't understand what the bookies and the people who bet are smoking,  being the biggest favorite ever to win ESC seems so wrong to me. I mean, we just had TISC and Ukraine wasn't even Top20. There is always some political voting at these contests, but ultimately people vote for the songs. And I think Ukraine simply doesn't have a winning song. But maybe I will see it differently during the contest, I don't know. 

 

Based on the rehearsal clips I would say that  is winning the televote again and they will be stopped by the jury like in 2019. I think either  or  are winning this. But as I said, maybe once I see the full performances I will change my mind. 

[Federer91 2,810]

Is it true, that you can now vote for your own country as well? 

[Olympian1010 7,989]