Eurovision Song Contest - Semi Final 1 (Tuesday 10th May 2011)

[Corki]

16. Portugal

- times must be tough in Portugal!

- is Ron Burgundy in the link up? The one with the megaphone

- come back next year, Portugal

- having said that, the music is quite catchy

 

 

17. Lithuania

- is this the first time that sign language has appeared on ESC?

- very simple, but effective

- good strong vocals to pull off the song

- thoroughly enjoyed that!

- very beautiful

 

 

18. Azerbaijan

- this sounds like something else...

- definitely the best song so far

- nice beat and nice vocals

- thoroughly enjoyed that

 

 

19. Greece

- and the last song of a disappointing night...

- a real mish-mash of music

- should we send Eurovision back to Greece to bankrupt it even further? Or should we make Germany win again as they are the only European country with money!

- doesn't work

- a terrible end to a poor show

[Niniel]

The Azerbadjan song was really good but I didn´t like the singers.

[Corki]

Now time to pick 10 songs that you think will get through. Now, this is going to be extremely difficult...

[Niniel]

Well, I hope it will be better on thursday!!!

 

My favourites are Azerbadjan, Hungary and Georgia.

[Majsju]

Sad thing is, I think Portugal might go through, just because it is so absurd.

 

But, my 10...

Finland

Iceland

Hungary

Azerbaijan

Malta

San Marino

Russia

Norway

Armenia

Suisse

 

Edit: Got Serbia and Suisse confused

[Corki]

My ten songs to go through are as follows:

 

1. Georgia

2. Lithuania

3. Switzerland

4. Hungary

5. Finland

6. Iceland

7. Azerbaijan

8. Norway

9. Serbia

10. Armenia

[Corki]

While we seem to have a break in the show, we are getting a clip about Blue. But what I want to know is why does Europe think Blue can win this year for UK?

[Graendals favourite]

Well, without hearing the first 2 songs, I would choose Armenia, Serbia, Georgia, Finland, San Marino, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Lithuania and Greece. I'm not about to change this by the short clips on Poland and Norway.

[Niniel]

I just can´t pick ten. Most of the songs I just want to flush down the toilet.

[Corki]

Dana International looks very orange on the red carpet...

[Corki]

The finalists are being announced...

[Corki]

And the ten qualifiers for Saturday's Grand Final are:

 

1. Serbia

2. Lithuania

3. Greece

4. Azerbaijan

5. Georgia

6. Switzerland

7. Hungary

8. Finland

9. Russia

10. Iceland

 

So that was 8 correct guesses for the finalists!

[Graendals favourite]

6 for me, well fair enough those that went through.

[Corki]

Still surprised Greece went through...unless it is Europe's plan to bankrupt the country further...

[Niniel]

Thank you for hosting this, ehm, interesting evening Corki.

[Graendals favourite]

Lol. I thought it was a nice mishmash, the Greek song. Different from others, so it had a niche, too, though George had a mix too.

[Corki]

Thank you for hosting this, ehm, interesting evening Corki.

Not a problem! Hope to see you on Thursday and Saturday for more fun and games, including Jedward!

[Basel Gill]

5 countries (Germany, last year's winner, the UK, France, Germany and Italy) are all guarenteed a place in the final as the Big 5 as it is this year.

 

You said Germany twice.

[Raena]

Spain is also a "Big Five" country. Used to be the "Big Four": Germany, Spain, France and the UK, but then Italy is participating this year and it became the "Big Five". Trivia: Germany became the first "Big Four" country to win the Contest since the rule was made in 2000.

 

I didn't watch the semi-final yesterday. I might watch tomorrow, but I don't know. I really, really don't like Sweden's entry. I might just turn the sound off when it's his turn.

[Corki]

5 countries (Germany, last year's winner, the UK, France, Germany and Italy) are all guarenteed a place in the final as the Big 5 as it is this year.

 

You said Germany twice.

I meant to have put Spain.

 

*goes off to edit*