Announced at the conclusion of the live Semi Final 1 Show from Malmo, Sweden yesterday, here are the first set of ten countries that have made it through to the Final on May 18th in the random order they were revealed [my predictions in bold]:
- Moldova;
- Lithuania
- Ireland
- Estonia
- Belarus
- Denmark
- Russia
- Belgium
- Ukraine
- the Netherlands
Not too shabby, I got eight out of ten. Sad that Cyprus didn't make it through...it definitely deserves to be in the Final more than some of the countries that qualified for the stage on May 18th. So, the second set of Finalists will be voted on and chosen tomorrow (May 16th), and will join the above, along with the Big Five (Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain) and the host country of Sweden on Final night on Saturday.
In the meantime, here are few songs from Eurovision history (and all over its map) that should have fared better at their respective Contests (and in some instances should have won [ahem or won but were robbed of the win).
Amina – C’est le dernier qui a parler, qui a raison (France) -1991, Rome:
If you feel the same way I do (anger) about Gwyneth Paltrow winning over Cate Blanchett at the 1999 Oscars, to some the 1991 Eurovision win by Sweden over France was like that. This is the song that won by tying for first, but was relegated to second place by an arbitrary application of a faulty tie-break rule. In my heart, still number one that year:
Harel Skaat – Milim (Israel) - 2010, Oslo:
Daniel Popovic –Djuli (Yugoslavia) - 1983, Munich:
Johanna – Is It True (Iceland) - 2009, Moscow:
Christine Gulbrandssen – Alvedansen (Norway)- 2006, Athens:
Beth – Dime (Spain) - 2003, Riga:
Mor ve
Otesi – Deli (Turkey) - 2008, Belgrade:
Magdi
Ruzsa - Unsubstantial Blues (Hungary) - 2007, Helsinki:
Umberto
Tuzzi & Raf -Gente Di Mare
(Italy) - 1987, Brussels:
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