Eurovision 2023 Liverpool: Semi Final 2

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BBC1 8pm Thursday

10 to qualify. 6 to bin.

1 Denmark
2 Armenia
3 Romania
4 Estonia
5 Belgium
6 Cyprus
7 Iceland
8 Greece
9 Poland
10 Slovenia
11 Georgia
12 San Marino
13 Austria
14 Albania
15 Lithuania
16 Australia

Top picks to look for: Austria (though rehearsal looked underwhelming) and Australia (very heavy on the props!)

There's a few more typical Eurovision songs in there than semi one. This semi is more your guilty Eurovision pleasure than your Eurovision winner.

The Ukrainian entry, UK entry and Spanish entry also get a preview. The Ukrainian one is surprisingly good - when I first saw it I thought it was awful but it's really grown on me and the staging looks good.

Not this one. San Marino sounded terrible both times.

Hannah Waddington is giving serious Musical Theatre energy. She looks like she might break out into high kicks at any moment.

Why did they take that clip from San Marino, poor guy Wheeeeeeyyyy

Albania, Lithuania, Estonia, and Australia are the only ones who deserve a place in the final.

Denmark Estonia Belgium Cyprus Poland
Slovenia Austria Albania Australia Lithuania for me I think

I agree.

I thought that was very enjoyable. The only weak ones for me were Denmark, Romania and Greece.

someone wanted a trapeze singer earlier.....

We enjoyed the interval acts more than semi one...

John Lewis advert time.

Liking the interval act
Love carol of the bells

I like this.

Went to make a cup of tea, wtf is this?

The melody for carol of the bells is Ukrainian I think

Or, The Exorcist

I love that song

It is

That was brilliant.

Or am I thinking of The Omen in my own Eurovish-deranged mind?

It sounded a horror movie theme of some kind
I hope they bin off Georgia

So much screeching

You need a lie down.

I think Tubular Bells was the Exorcist!

Agree. However, I personally would add Cyprus.

I wonder if the UK entry will suffer for sounding a bit similar to Austria but more conventional?