Citius Altius Fortius 5 Posted May 2 #141 Share Posted May 2 12 hours ago, rybak said: After first rehearsals of both semifinals I think that those countries will qualify I avoid to watch the rehearsals this year - I want to have the "fresh" impression of the staging/singing during the shows like it was back in the "old" times... My ranking is based on the studio versions - I didn't even watch the videos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,827 Posted May 2 #142 Share Posted May 2 8 hours ago, Citius Altius Fortius said: I avoid to watch the rehearsals this year - I want to have the "fresh" impression of the staging/singing during the shows like it was back in the "old" times... My ranking is based on the studio versions - I didn't even watch the videos... Bring back the old times Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikolaB 397 Posted May 3 #143 Share Posted May 3 (edited) My top 10 before the show are: 01. Croatia 02. Ukraine 03. Netherlands 04. Italy 05. Austria 06. Lithuania 07. Slovenia 08. Latvia 09. Belgium 10. Spain (my guilty pleasure) And bottom top 5 on my list are Estonia Iceland Australia Moldova Finland And of course I dont count Israel as participant this year. And I really really like our song this year Edited May 3 by NikolaB Fer GUA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,203 Posted May 5 #144 Share Posted May 5 Watched the rehearsal clips, so time for updated observations. Still standing, that if either Italia or Croatia doesn't win, it will be preposterous (something quite usual for Eurovision in a sad tradition). Ukraine exploded with the best staging and from a top 10 song rose to a top 3 position. Unfortunately they already gifted them 2 undeserved wins with mediocre songs, so this time, when they actually have a song, that is worthy to be a winner, someone else should win... Countries with the biggest improvements with the staging: - Georgia and Armenia - two songs, which i won't add for repeat listening, but they will be great for an arena performance. Much better, than expected, so hopefully they will do good. - Greece - I commemorate our neighbors for going with a traditional Greek sound, but i just dislike the song, a lot.. Which is a shame, cause Marina seems an awesome person and the staging accompanies the song perfectly. I just wished they went with a different song, ughhh... - Ireland - the crazy song. The visuals will carry it from a non-qualifier to the final, but meh for me. Songs, which i already like and nothing changed -> Austria, Cyprus, Lithuania. Safe staging for all 3 of them. Some other countries: France - initially i was like "not another French ballad", but the guy is just such a good singer. Probably the best singer of the whole contest. Don't see many fan votes for him, but the juries will carry him to the top half i reckon. Germany - not great at all, but won't deserve their usual last place this time. The staging doesn't stand out, so i'm afraid another 0 pointer is coming. Sadly for them, they have taken UK's spot as the "not taken seriously participant every year", so they will need something unique to get out of the hole. Speaking of the UK, well, i think it's better not to say anything about the UK at all.... Israel - not as good as Noa Kirel, but a decent song for Eurovision level. However, given their worldwide position currently, i wonder how much backlash it will receive. Not by the juries of course, but from the fans. And the semifinals are only fan votes, so interesting to see, if it could be a shocking non-qualifier. Probably not. And of course, i still vividly hate Netherlands and Switzerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCB 464 Posted May 5 #145 Share Posted May 5 2 hours ago, Federer91 said: Watched the rehearsal clips, so time for updated observations. And of course, i still vividly hate Netherlands and Switzerland. I'm a big fan of Eurovision. But I hate the Dutch entry this year. My personale favorites are and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB 47 Posted May 5 #146 Share Posted May 5 My personal favourite by far is Switzerland this year - its a fabulous musical composition to my ears anyway! Looking forward to the shows, lots of good entries this year and it is genuinely wide open (between 4 in my book at least) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,551 Posted May 5 #147 Share Posted May 5 are still my favorites. are close behind as well. might be my biggest mover after rehersal clips. Expecting an interesting and fun week as always. Benolympique 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,769 Posted May 5 #148 Share Posted May 5 I would want to see one of and to win. for me is the biggest improvment after rehearsals. I do like also song very much but staging is awful, while live vocal is very weak. Let see what happen in next days. Tomorrow will be dress rehearsal so called "jury show" for first semifinal. Btw. Today, at "opening ceremony" called Turquoise Carpet the delegation was absent.... bestmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaky22 19 Posted May 6 #149 Share Posted May 6 10 hours ago, rybak said: Btw. Today, at "opening ceremony" called Turquoise Carpet the delegation was absent.... For my understanding they are letting eden go outside the hotel only for rehearsals and for the live show for security reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,203 Posted May 7 #150 Share Posted May 7 Croatia building a very good lead in the odds today. For 10 days they were at 18-24% and a huge jump today before the first 1/2. Swiss and Ukraine on the other hand dropping a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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