passionpop | Eurovision 2012: Second Semi Final (Reply)

no huge surprises but a couple of disappointments in semi one, now for the round up of semi two for Thursday night

Serbia: hugely popular song which doesn't do it for me. some say he is hot, i think he looks like a bouncer should easily qualify. it is currently4th favourite to win with the bookies
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: another song that does nothing for me that probably will qualify. this semi is rather heavy with former Yugoslav countries and all the more popular songs in that region will get through. this is a longshot with the bookies though
The Netherlands: I hate this song, but it is a borderline qualifier. I doubt it. i think the American Indian headdress will be lost on most people. payouts as big as 150 for this to win
Malta: typical talentless pop song from Malta. wait for the dance. very borderline. payout for win out to 225
Belarus: possibly one of the best songs ever sent to Eurovision by Belarus. still only a borderline qualifier. payouts get out to 175, though there is a large range on this one. it gets as low as 80
Portugal: I hope this doesn't qualify. this song has the longest odds for this semi, though this is a fairly average final so you never know
Ukraine: the longest odds on this one are 60/1. this final is heavy on former soviet countries as well as former Yugoslav ones, so it is a very plausible qualifier. i pity the non yugoslav and non soviet countries in this final. qualifier.
Bulgaria: the bookies give this song a snowballs chance in hell. I think being right after Ukraine will hurt it and it will miss out.
Slovenia: Boring song but one of the better former Yugoslav songs. being followed by another former yugoslav nation with a ballad may hurt it
Croatia: the bookies like this less than Slovenia. I like it a little more. either way qualifying is possible. position may hurt it though
Sweden: first non yugoslav, non soviet song to have a real chance. this song is currently the over all favourite to win. the song isn't great, it is more of a dance and I doubt it will win, but it will certainly qualify.
Georgia: this is another long shot with the bookies. other than jedward, he is the only act that needs to be punched in the face. still may qualify
Turkey: even if this qualifies, like the bookies believe it will, it wont hurt the favourites. so average.
Estonia: this will qualify because he is a good looking boy. again the bookies think it wont challenge the favourites and I agree.
Slovakia: this is another song that the bookies don't give a chance to even qualify. I would have given it a chance if it wasn't in this semi.
Nowray: forget noway, they are only in this semi to ensure Sweden qualify, though it is plausibly the gayest song this year. may get through on votes from Estonia, sweden and malta.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: out of the 5 former Yugoslav countries in this semi, 4 of them have sent straight ballads. 3 of those sung by women. this one may have the advantage and qualify because it is away from the other former yugoslav songs
Lithuania: god-awful song. Some of His vocal inflections still sound like 'Fantasy' by Black Box. may qualify but i hope not