The running order is probably the worst we ever got in semifinal but it shouldn't matter since they entry should be a very safe qualifier.
For a borderline qualifier though this would be the final nail in the coffin.
One of the safest NQ of the year. Latvia didn't make it last year with a much more interesting song this that also managed to become a fan favorite and they will make it this year with one of the most forgettable songs?
Sweden absolutely deserves to be on juries top3 this year. They have the best staging of the year while the song may not be the absolute masterpiece but it's still good enough.
Juries are not meant to vote the same way t/v does.
Normally Croatia would be the obvious winner this year. However the national final performance wasn't convincing at all and that made it to feel a bit doubtful. If he improves by a lot during the rehearsals then he is more likely the winner.
If i'm not mistaken he has only 4 entries that finished outside top10 in like 18-19 entries. Surely he doesn't get so easily top3 now like 10 years ago but that probably has to do with the available budget and other factors as well. And anyway the only two top10 we got recently both staged by...
I spent a lot of time listening to everything again and i came to the following:
01. ::at ::12
11. ::is ::8
21. ::ge ::6
31. ::be ::2
02. ::il ::10
12. ::pl ::8
22. ::lt ::6
32. ::fr ::1
03. ::ua ::10
13. ::es ::8
23. ::pt ::5
33. ::al ::1
04. ::nl ::10
14. ::cz ::8...