What song/performance surprised you most?

[FilipFromSweden]

What song, or performance, surprised you most yesturday?
For me it was Albania and Montenegro. A lot of people have been saying that Albania's song was a big sigh but I thought it was great and something I would listen to anyday.
Montenegro gave me goosebumps, I had no idea they had such a great song.

 

[GermanBango]

... a bad surprise - sorry but this was horrible.
... better then expected
... a lot better then expected
... I knew it would be good but this ... was magical!

 

[greece]

I still believe that had the best performance/song of the semi. But in the live :? :? :?...Then I can say that San Marino had the most beautiful and emotional performance. Montenegro seemed really amazing in the tv. I also enjoyed ,,, and .

But I have to say that this year we have impressive directions but few impressive performances

 

[RainyWoods]

Good old Ukraine, the masters of dressing up turds.. and what a fabulous job they did last night. Visually the best performance of the night. I loved it and Maria was very competent on stage. A shame the song is just so juvenile...

Beautifully staged and beautifully sung. What more can I say really?


I don't think i'll be in a hurry to listen to these two songs again anytime soon but I don't begrudge them their place in the final. Good job to both of them.

 

[doctormalisimo]

Better than expected:



Worse than expected:

 

[LoveHate]

I agree that Albania was a pleasant surprise. By no means the best, but top-10 for sure. Too bad they were not rewarded.

I expected Montenegro to be this good because they always are. Happy for them to reach the final.

 

[Pawhlen]

Better than expected:



Worse than expected:

I was in the arena and I almost agree with you, I expected to be very good from the beginning.

But and were the most surprisingly good for me. They have chances of winning definitly.

BUT I seriously think that and despite being in the first half still can emerge victorious, if you have a good song and performance, people will vote for it regardless were they are in the running order

 

[Celia]

 

[SRBIJA]

Moldova. Just when I thought it couldnt get any worse...

 

[Jim]

San Marino, The Netherlands & Ukraine in a positive way of course!

 

[Sean]

for being surprisingly boring.

And does chart performance count? Because chart performance is insane

 

[FilipFromSweden]

The Netherlands was amazing

 

[Anthony Tesla]

The Netherlands: I liked that song from the start, but it was even better live. If there's justice, they should be fighting for the title!

Montenegro: I loved the stage, the performance...quite a good way to go from a somewhat generic ballad to an impressive live show.

San Marino: Delicate, soft, but in a good way. Nice to see something more sutile among so much "BIG, BIG, BIGGER" entries.

Armenia: I still like the song and I still think it's a contender, but if I was pretty sure of its victory, not there's a big doubt.

 

[Gerly]

The Netherlands really impressed me. This camera and eyes idea was just amazing. Not much needed for a great result =) In addition to this, I liked also Montenegro.

 

[DanielLuis]

The Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino and Montenegro were for me better than expected yesterday, specially San Marino and Montenegro. I already liked the Sanmarinese song, and it was around 10th place for me in my list, but I disliked Montenegro a lot, had it as last place However yesterday I realized how beautiful the song is, and I'm happy with it's qualification.

On the other end Azerbaijan disappointed me a bit. The act itself is great, but Dilara's vocal performance wasn't very good. Still one of my favourites though, as the song is simply beautiful in my opinion. Estonia lacked a wow factor. I thought they were certain qualifiers but I can see why they failed.

 

[WhoKnows]

The good surprises
I still hate the song and her voice, but the performance wasn't as horrible as I expected, so a pleasant surprise, I guess.
It looked so dull in the rehearsals with that random skater, but it kind of came together. He was surprisingly charming.

The disappointments
I cam to a sad realization that this is no winner. He sounded terrible, didn't look comfortable and the stage wasn't that impressive.
The most boring and lifeless performance from Sweden in a long time.
Had this been the first time I heard the song, I would've thought it's terrible. This needed an intimate, atmospheric performance. She didn't sound good either.

 

[Nicfedy]

Netherlands production and then Sweden the way the song lifted.

 

[toinou03]

The road images was surreal. The singers seemed to be floating on the stage. That was just amazing !

 

[EvNickGR]

Ukraine, and Armenia but will not win. Tonight Greece will surprise us according to the press arena!

 

[Nicfedy]

Yes can't wait for the trampoline gimmick