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Im not a fan of Dutch song, but maybe they will qualify, lets wait and see. Now its time for biggest act tonight Finland!

What a expected, voice flop from Vesna

Good performance from Sweden, but Azerbaijan was meh...

Im hoping it will be enough for final for Pasha.

Ireland is last, sadly

8th place exactly

Now go to nicest person from this semifinal Pasha. Good luck!

Phenomal Israel!

I would want see Latvia in final instead Switzerland who perform now or Croatia, both songs are in odds top10.

SC!

Ireland will be eliminated I think. But good performance from Portugal

Praying for

See you in final

Good performance from , lets see if it will be enough to pass to final, it would be good to see them in Saturday.

See you in final My only wishes for tonight is and qualifying to final

Lets party begin with strong act from Norway

Btw. After two rounds of rehearsals La Zarra of France moved onto 3rd place in being favourite to win, thanks very impressive staging. Can France win adult Eurovision just after winning Junior one in winter? It would be rare achievment. Edit: Second btw. @ManuCHIL did you knew that Chilean tv station Chanel 13 will broadcast the Grand Final of the show?

After today opening ceremony and pre ceremony Turquoise Carpet we can see that Blanka is trying used all hate which she received since February in an desperate way...

[hide] Preliminary Round May 12th - May 23rd, 2023 16 Nations, Top 4 from Group A and Group B will qualify for the Quarterfinals. Group A Date & Time (GMT +3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 12th 2023, h. 16:20 Finland 2 United States May 12th 2023, h. 20:20 Sweden 4 Germany May 13th 2023, h. 12:20 France 2 Austria May 13th 2023, h. 16:20 Hungary 3 Denmark May 13th 2023, h. 20:20 Germany 6 Finland May 14th 2023, h. 12:20 United States 6 Hungary May 14th 2023, h. 16:20 France 2 Denmark May 14th 2023, h. 20:20 Sweden 4 Austria May 15th 2023, h. 16:20 Germany 3 United States May 15th 2023, h. 20:20 Finland 3 Sweden May 16th 2023, h. 16:20 Denmark 2 Austria May 16th 2023, h. 20:20 France 5 Hungary May 17th 2023, h. 16:20 United States 8 Austria May 17th 2023, h. 20:20 Finland 4 France May 18th 2023, h. 16:20 Hungary 3 Sweden May 18th 2023, h. 20:20 Denmark 5 Germany May 19th 2023, h. 16:20 Hungary 8 Finland May 19th 2023, h. 20:20 Austria 3 Germany May 20th 2023, h. 12:20 United States 6 Denmark May 20th 2023, h. 16:20 Austria 5 Finland May 20th 2023, h. 20:20 Sweden 2 France May 21st 2023, h. 16:20 Germany 4 Hungary May 21st 2023, h. 20:20 United States 4 France May 22nd 2023, h. 16:20 Denmark 2 Sweden May 22nd 2023, h. 20:20 Austria 4 Hungary May 23rd 2023, h. 12:20 Germany 2 France May 23rd 2023, h. 16:20 Sweden 2 United States May 23rd 2023, h. 20:20 Finland 4 Denmark Group B Date & Time (GMT +3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 12th 2023, h. 16:20 Slovakia 4 Czechia May 12th 2023, h. 20:20 Latvia 6 Canada May 13th 2023, h. 12:20 Switzerland 5 Slovenia May 13th 2023, h. 16:20 Norway 7 Kazakhstan May 13th 2023, h. 20:20 Slovakia 2 Latvia May 14th 2023, h. 12:20 Slovenia 8 Canada May 14th 2023, h. 16:20 Norway 2 Switzerland May 14th 2023, h. 20:20 Czechia 6 Kazakhstan May 15th 2023, h. 16:20 Slovakia 5 Canada May 15th 2023, h. 20:20 Czechia 3 Latvia May 16th 2023, h. 16:20 Slovenia 4 Norway May 16th 2023, h. 20:20 Switzerland 6 Kazakhstan May 17th 2023, h. 16:20 Latvia 2 Norway May 17th 2023, h. 20:20 Canada 8 Kazakhstan May 18th 2023, h. 16:20 Czechia 4 Slovenia May 18th 2023, h. 20:20 Switzerland 1 Slovakia May 19th 2023, h. 16:20 Latvia 2 Slovenia May 19th 2023, h. 20:20 Kazakhstan 5 Slovakia May 20th 2023, h. 12:20 Norway 2 Czechia May 20th 2023, h. 16:20 Canada 4 Switzerland May 20th 2023, h. 20:20 Kazakhstan 6 Latvia May 21st 2023, h. 16:20 Slovenia 2 Slovakia May 21st 2023, h. 20:20 Czechia 2 Switzerland May 22nd 2023, h. 16:20 Canada 1 Norway May 22nd 2023, h. 20:20 Kazakhstan 3 Slovenia May 23rd 2023, h. 12:20 Slovakia 2 Norway May 23rd 2023, h. 16:20 Canada 2 Czechia May 23rd 2023, h. 20:20 Switzerland 2 Latvia Top 3 Place 1st 2nd 3rd Nation Finland Canada Czechia [/hide]

Nah, it was close to qualify to higher division, anyway, good performance.

Vesna needs badly to improve their vocals, they might be a shock non-qualifer without being better in such strong semifinal. Mae improved her vocals in comprasion from what we could see in Barcelona, but still isnt good as it could be. Let 3 seems to be most waited performer in night and it could be good if they wouldnt throw out from them their clothes, song is getting catchy for me now. Piqued Jacks are very polite and cute band, but they could have much better song instead "Like an animal". With different song they could qualify. They were one of few artists with which I had chance to talk and have a photo. Pasha Parfeni was another artists with which I did talked and take a shot. He is very nice person as well. He talked with everyone who wanted do it, even when he was tired and when he had to perform in few minutes. His performance was one of the best in night and people much loved him that he did perform his entry from 2012 as well and then again current entry but without music. Albina with family was good as well, just like Wild Youth and Joker Out who entered middle of plate after performance, take a shot with people and performed again without music too, it was also very waited performance. Sudden Lights could perform better but it wasnt that bad, I'm hoping they will somehow bring back Latvia to final first time since 2016. I didnt liked performances of Dilja and Reily. Monika songs and performance was good too and she was very kind when she greet people in Polish language, Vesna also did it too, they even performed a Polish folk song for 30 seconds in our language Alika performance was sadly boring as the song is, sorry girl but there was like at least 6 better acts in Eesti Laul... There was also many special guests like "friend of Poland" Senhit who performed both Freaky and Adrenalina and she tried talk in Polish too Suzy, Slavko Kalezic, Eye Cue, our second Junior Eurovision winner Viki Gabor and Anne-Marie David who is celebrating 50th anniversy of her victory this year, she was the warmest welcomed performer of the event. Thats all what was worth to mention Edit. I forgot to say that I have photo with Senhit as well, like with Sunstroke Project who was here too Groome with his wife performed "Light me up" from 2018 as well.

Im currently at Polish Eurovision Preparty, if you want see and watch some photos and videos send me PM. Of course if anybody is interested

Sorana Cirstea beats Aryna Sabalenka in Miami QF

Joanna Jóźwik (athletics, 800m mainly) retired. Her biggest success at Olympics was fifth place during final in Rio, but she was second among womens, only Bishop was better then, not counting those athletes with too high testosterone

I'm afraid that we will, seeing today's response of our Ministry of Sport and PKOl president, they will want support Ukraine until very end of the war and maybe even after, I'm hoping that most of athletes will talk with heads of every federation and before make any official decision they will listen athletes wishes. My only hope to see Russia and Belarus not allowed to compete in Olympics at this point, is when USA will decide to boycott Games as well or when French athletes will not want to compete in their home event, but both seems impossible.