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passionpopsemi final 1 - in:
so Russia being the favourite were always going to qualify, Bosnia & Herzegovina t got in, WTF? Ireland, San Marino and Belgium didn't make it, all possibly could have. Azerbaijan got in, WTF?
no Dustin he Turkey in the final... plenty of other Turkeys though including Turkey ... see...
Semi Final 2 in:
It was announced shortly after the event that one of these countries was 'saved' by the jury. now remember, with the semi finals, 9 get in from 'popular voting' thought 1902 numbers and SMS, and one gets through by an international jury vote, like how the Eurovision was decided prior to the technology of 1902 and sms's. in Semi final one they made pretty much the same decision, but in Semi final two, one country should not have made it. My guess is that it was Croatia and Switzerland should have got in. I will be pissed if it was Switzerland that missed out because that was one of the few quality songs this year. if it was I will be part of the call to remove the Jury.
so this means the final is (in running order, with odds in blue*):
1. Romania - Nico and Vlad 'Pe-o Margine De Lume' 125
2. United Kingdom - Andy Abraham 'Even If' 200
3. Albania - lta Boka 'Zemrën E Lamë Peng' 200
4. Germany - No Angels 'Disappear' 250
5. Armenia - Sirusho 'Qele, Qele' 14
6. Bosnia & Herzegovina - Laka 'Pokušaj' 28
7. Israel - Boaz 'Fire in Your Eyes' 125
8. Finland - Teräsbetoni 'Missä Miehet Ratsastaa' 16
9. Croatia - Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents 'Romanca' 150
10. Poland - Isis Gee 'For Life' 150
11. Iceland - Euroband 'This is My Life' 125
12. Turkey - Mor ve Ötesi 'Deli' 40
13. Portugal - Vânia Fernandes 'Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas)' 40
14. Latvia - Pirates of the Sea 'Wolves of the Sea' 80
15. Sweden - Charlotte Perrelli 'Hero' 11
16. Denmark - Simon Matthew 'All Night Long' 66
17. Georgia - Diana Gurtskaya 'Peace Will Come' 66
18. Ukraine - Ani Lorak 'Shady Lady' 7/2
19. France - Sébastien Tellier 'Divine' 66
20. Azerbaijan - Elnur & Samir 'Day After Day' 66
21. Greece - Kalomira 'Secret Combination' 9
22. Spain - Rodolfo Chikilicuatre 'Baila El Chiki Chiki' 33
23. Sebia - Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugic 'Oro' 10
24. Russia - Dima Bilan 'Believe' 11/4 - Still Favourite despite the crappy Draw
25. Norway - Maria 'Hold on Be Strong' 50 - forget Norway
* odds at 10.30 WST (australia) as these will change in 12 hours when the winner will be known
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Armenia, Sweden, Ukraine and Turkey are all able to win as underdogs because of their draw. the word on the street is Ukraine has a very good chance. Russia's Odds have lengthened slightly due to the crappy draw. there will be a good reaction at the arena for Serbia and the crowd is expected to be a little less vocal following the home town hero. this may work in Russia's favour though because people may give it votes because of the doubt of it winning, this Happened in Australian Idol when the guy whop couldn't sing was top 4. Greece also has a good draw but I don't want them to win because... well there were issues with the set changes from Russia to Greece in semi final 1 and Russia changed their set rather significantly, but Greece didn't change theirs much, if at all.
As for who I wont to win... none of them... well none of the ones I mentioned. I still love Latvia, despite there being too many novelty acts, and I hope Romania will be good on the night.
- Greece
- Romania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Finland
- Russia
- Israel
- Azerbaijan
- Armenia
- Poland
- Norway
so Russia being the favourite were always going to qualify, Bosnia & Herzegovina t got in, WTF? Ireland, San Marino and Belgium didn't make it, all possibly could have. Azerbaijan got in, WTF?
no Dustin he Turkey in the final... plenty of other Turkeys though including Turkey ... see...
Semi Final 2 in:
- Ukraine
- Croatia
- Albania
- Iceland
- Georgia
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Latvia
- Turkey
- Portugal
It was announced shortly after the event that one of these countries was 'saved' by the jury. now remember, with the semi finals, 9 get in from 'popular voting' thought 1902 numbers and SMS, and one gets through by an international jury vote, like how the Eurovision was decided prior to the technology of 1902 and sms's. in Semi final one they made pretty much the same decision, but in Semi final two, one country should not have made it. My guess is that it was Croatia and Switzerland should have got in. I will be pissed if it was Switzerland that missed out because that was one of the few quality songs this year. if it was I will be part of the call to remove the Jury.
so this means the final is (in running order, with odds in blue*):
1. Romania - Nico and Vlad 'Pe-o Margine De Lume' 125
2. United Kingdom - Andy Abraham 'Even If' 200
3. Albania - lta Boka 'Zemrën E Lamë Peng' 200
4. Germany - No Angels 'Disappear' 250
5. Armenia - Sirusho 'Qele, Qele' 14
6. Bosnia & Herzegovina - Laka 'Pokušaj' 28
7. Israel - Boaz 'Fire in Your Eyes' 125
8. Finland - Teräsbetoni 'Missä Miehet Ratsastaa' 16
9. Croatia - Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents 'Romanca' 150
10. Poland - Isis Gee 'For Life' 150
11. Iceland - Euroband 'This is My Life' 125
12. Turkey - Mor ve Ötesi 'Deli' 40
13. Portugal - Vânia Fernandes 'Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas)' 40
14. Latvia - Pirates of the Sea 'Wolves of the Sea' 80
15. Sweden - Charlotte Perrelli 'Hero' 11
16. Denmark - Simon Matthew 'All Night Long' 66
17. Georgia - Diana Gurtskaya 'Peace Will Come' 66
18. Ukraine - Ani Lorak 'Shady Lady' 7/2
19. France - Sébastien Tellier 'Divine' 66
20. Azerbaijan - Elnur & Samir 'Day After Day' 66
21. Greece - Kalomira 'Secret Combination' 9
22. Spain - Rodolfo Chikilicuatre 'Baila El Chiki Chiki' 33
23. Sebia - Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugic 'Oro' 10
24. Russia - Dima Bilan 'Believe' 11/4 - Still Favourite despite the crappy Draw
25. Norway - Maria 'Hold on Be Strong' 50 - forget Norway
* odds at 10.30 WST (australia) as these will change in 12 hours when the winner will be known
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Armenia, Sweden, Ukraine and Turkey are all able to win as underdogs because of their draw. the word on the street is Ukraine has a very good chance. Russia's Odds have lengthened slightly due to the crappy draw. there will be a good reaction at the arena for Serbia and the crowd is expected to be a little less vocal following the home town hero. this may work in Russia's favour though because people may give it votes because of the doubt of it winning, this Happened in Australian Idol when the guy whop couldn't sing was top 4. Greece also has a good draw but I don't want them to win because... well there were issues with the set changes from Russia to Greece in semi final 1 and Russia changed their set rather significantly, but Greece didn't change theirs much, if at all.
As for who I wont to win... none of them... well none of the ones I mentioned. I still love Latvia, despite there being too many novelty acts, and I hope Romania will be good on the night.