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.

Greece's act is only 16!

Mr Greece sounds flat to me
More beige

Why are the men wearing shorts? In the U.K.?

That's what he told you

or 6 and had too much sugar?

I was just about to ask about the shorts. Seems to be a lot about

You can see he's good at skipping.

he was much better in the village just stood still with a guitar.

He’s on safari and desperate for the loo. Do you think that’s what he was aiming for?

He's like one of the Mumsnet strapping teenagers with hollow legs.

This is quite tuneless and flat.

And there are a lot of men in shorts this year.

I don’t get the lying down thing. It’s not visually interesting for a start (it is a performance after all), plus it can’t be easy to sing in that position. (Or are they miming?)

More shorts and faffing about on the floor.

I know he's 16 but .... grow up!

This is a sixteen year old. Who wrote the song.
Impressive
It's a shame it's null points on the vocals.

Dull costume. Dull song.

He's v bouncy though.

Is Greece's mic working properly?

I've got socks older than this kid.

He seems like a nice lad- but that was not a great song.

I've got kids older than this kid

Same her. - at least it's not the telly!

23 and already on the fillers.

Both my kids are older than him.

My sofa is older than this kid.

A bit of smoothing out and Greece could've been good.

I think if you heard Greece a few times it would grow on you