Eurovision Semi Final 2 - No Spoilers

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Welcome back! Time for more Eurovision…

I bring good news; after last year’s absence the key change is back! Whoop! (See if you can spot it)

Tonight has folk, fairytales and well No Limits. No. No. No. No. No. No. Limits. Theres lots of circles

This year is a bit different to previous years. The BIG FIVE plus the HOST all perform like the other contestants at all three semi final performance as part of the main show to try and level the playing field. France, Spain and Italy will perform in Semi 2.

Don’t miss: Bookies 2nd Fav Switzerland, Spain, jury tempter Italy and roof-raiser Netherlands. There’s a few other half decent songs tonight too to please Eurovision fans. It WILL be better than Tuesday!

Out of the other 16 entries, only 10 will go through to the final. The semi-final is TELEVOTE ONLY.

After the conclusion of Semi 2, the qualifying finalists will be drawn into THREE lots. Four will draw ‘First Half’, Five will draw ‘Second Half’ and the remainer will be ‘Producers Choice’ and can be placed anywhere in the show. Sweden has already drawn their order for the final and will perform 1st. The Big Five also have already been drawn - UK and Germany got first half. France got second half. Italy and Spain got producers choice. The producers will put out the running order for the Final in the early hours of Friday morning (it’s usually before 1am UK time). The Final is TELEVOTE AND JURY VOTE.

DON’T FORGET YOUR SUBTITLES

EUROVISION Semi 2 Running Order
1 MALTA Sarah Bonnici - ‘Loop’
2 ALBANIA Besa - ‘Titan’
3 GREECE Marina Satti - ‘Zari’
4 SWITZERLAND Nemo - ‘The Code’
5 CZECHIA Silia Kapsis -’Liar’
FRANCE Slimane - ‘Mon Amour’
6 AUSTRIA Kaleen - ‘We Will Rave’
7 DENMARK Saba - ‘Sand’
8 ARMENIA Ladaniva - ‘Jako’
9 LATVIA Dons - ‘Hollow’
SPAIN Nebulossa - ‘Zorra’
10 SAN MARINO Megara - ‘11:11’
11 GEORGIA Nutsa - ‘Firefighter’
12 BELGIUM Mustii - ‘Before the Party is Over’
13 ESTONIA 5Miinust & Puulluup - (nendest) ITALY Angelina Mango - ‘La Noia’
14 ISRAEL Eden Golan - ‘Hurricane’
15 NORWAY Gåte - ‘Ulveham’
16 NETHERLANDS Joost - ‘Europapa’

Is it about a spoon Raahh?

See you on Saturday!

Definitely. Less is more.

Can't beat a bit of pointing.

Goodnight all.

Back to the UK tomorrow. x

I have no idea. I think there are golden shoes involved.

Safe journey Red

Thanks for the reporting!

See you back here for the Final. Good luck with the Border Farce computer system at your UK airport!

Thank you!!

See y'all Saturday!

Godnatt!

Pleased for Norway 😊

Good night all! See you on Saturday!

Definitely though mostly it was quiet

I only spotted Armenia ones.
Was there more?

Thank god for that anti boo technology

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/eden-golan-performs-hurricane-at-the-live-eurovision-semifinal/

'In dress rehearsals, loud booing from some could be heard in the audience, but the EBU has technology to ensure that such sounds are not noticeable in the live broadcast.'

Late to the party but was watching tonight. I'm feeling quite hopeful for Olly after some of the drivel tonight.

Want Zorra (Spain) to do well.
Lyrics here:

I already know I’m just a bitch,
that my past consumes you
I know that I’m the black sheep
The misunderstood one, the stone-cold one
I already know I’m not who you want me to be
(I know)
I understand that it exasperates you
(I know)
But this is my nature
I can’t be bothered to change for you

I’m in a good moment
It was only a matter of time
I’m going out to the street
To scream out loud what I feel
If I go out alone I’m the bitch
If I have fun, the biggest bitch
If I come back home after dawn
I’m even more of a bitch

When I get what I want
(Bitch, bitch)
It’s never because I deserve it
(Bitch, bitch)
And even if I’m taking on the world
No one values it, not even for a second

If I go out alone I’m the bitch
If I have fun, the biggest bitch
If I come back home after dawn
I’m even more of a bitch
I’m in a good moment
(Bitch, bitch)
Rebuilt from the inside
(Bitch, bitch)
And that bitch that you feared so much
Became empowered
And now she’s a picture-perfect bitch
(Bitch, bitch, bitch)
Who’s not doing bad anymore
(Bitch, bitch, bitch)
Who doesn’t care anymore
Throw stones at me, who cares
I’m a picture-perfect bitch
I’m a real woman
(Bitch, bitch, bitch)
And if I act viscerally
(Bitch, bitch, bitch)
This bitch will turn into a jackal
You’ll open a can of worms
I’m a picture perfect bitch
I’m in a good moment
It was only a matter of time
I’m going out to the street
To scream out loud what I feel
I’m in a good moment
(Bitch, bitch, bitch)
Rebuilt from the inside
(Bitch, bitch, bitch)
And that bitch that you feared so much
Became empowered
And now she’s a picture-perfect bitch

To take a slur "Zorra" (vixen/bitch/slur) and reclaim it - and get a no.1 hit in Spain - and call out misogyny...good going. Douze points.

Wow it's like buying Smash Hits

Can't sleep.

Italian television has 'accidentally' leaked their voting percentages for tonight (this is Italy only)

Malta 2.19%
Albania 6.68%
Greece 5.29%
Switzerland 6.03%
Czechia 4.48%
Austria 2.84%
Denmark 2.93%
Armenia 5.83%
Latvia 2.91%
San Marino 3.54%
Georgia 6.64%
Belgium 1.68%
Estonia 2.8%
Israel 39.31%
Norway 1.55%
The Netherlands 7.32%

Surely she would have had to sing through the booing?

ESC discord AT escdiscord
As a clarification, Italian television stations have traditionally always revealed televoting percentages for any television show that has televoting. However, in previous years, Rai has not revealed Eurovision semi-final televoting percentages until after the Grand Final.

Thanks for that!
It is a great song, I love the music and staging too.
(And I am Spanish)

But Norway! That was dreamy!

Final draw
Netherlands - producers choice
Norway - second half
Estonia - producers choice
Georgia - producers choice
Latvia - producers choice
Armenia - producers choice
Austria - second half
Switzerland - producers choice
Greece - first half
Israel - producers choice

Final running order is usually out before 1am UK time.

I guess so

Hmmmm

I was wondering about the possibility of intervention in the vote by parties motivated to stir discord, but hoped I was just being cynical .

If Israel storm the televote, they could in theory, win.

That wouldn't exactly go down well.