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.

This is a bit dull.

She is a fantastic singer, but this song isn't showcasing her voice sadly.

Beautiful girl though.

Bit of an identity crisis, this song. Like 2 songs mashed together.

I’m pretty sure lace up dress girl will qualify.

Nice voice, shite song.

The staging/ performance seems a bit half-baked for this one?

Danish man with heart shape cut on leg is just ... I'm predicting won't go thru.
I LOATHE Sweden act. Stupid claws, Spandex bondage in a box. Why was that popular??

The emcee outfits tonight: all ticking my ugh box.
I like Armenia staging, lighting ... so they are sure to go out.
Romania not looking good....

It all sounded a lot better in the arena last night. I think it lacks the atmosphere and it's something to do with the way they pick up the sound for broadcast.

Alesha had someone whose only job seemed to be to follow her around carrying her pouffy train. :)

It's ending well.

I quite like the Armenia one. 6/10 from me.

Mime artist.

No.

All this lying down is putting me in mind of a gas leak.

Ok. This just got a bit odd.

I love Romania's suit.

Yeah, it's the baked beans...sorry.

He's 18?!

This is confused, everything including the kitchen sink!

Even by Eurovision standards this is a bit weird.

Easily the worst ever (Romania)

What is the random woman in a bodysuit doing? And why?!

Phone torches out for Estonia!

Romania was not good. And he looked a lot older than the kid from Denmark!

How old is pink suit boy?

Did Scott say he was 8 years younger than the Dane?

She has nice hair
Shiny

They give warnings for flashing images, they should give warnings about the high notes traumatising cats and dogs.