Eurovision 2022: Semi Final ONE (20:00 BST)

[Penelope]

Only three slots in the second half have been drawn. Seven out of the first 13 have!

 

[OutSynk]

OMG is Kala signing up for Worldvision?

I hear he's hosting the next ASFM.

 

[Penelope]

Switzerland FIRST HALF
Armenia FIRST HALF
Iceland SECOND HALF
Lithuania SECOND HALF
Portugal FIRST HALF
Norway FIRST HALF

 

[dmlaw]

Only three slots in the second half have been drawn. Seven out of the first 13 have!

Maybe seven out of the first twelve, depending on whether they consider exactly halfway to be first half or second half. I wonder if the Italians have even considered that.

 

[Alias #23]

Switzerland FIRST HALF
Armenia FIRST HALF
Iceland SECOND HALF
Lithuania SECOND HALF
Portugal FIRST HALF
Norway FIRST HALF

My voodoo wand seems to have worked wonders with Norway

 

[Penelope]

Maybe seven out of the first twelve, depending on whether they consider exactly halfway to be first half or second half. I wonder if the Italians have even considered that.

I presume they'll be counting the first twelve 'available' slots, so given Italy is first half, up to 13.

 

[Soldi]

Ukraine 1st half too pls

 

[D5K]

Ukraine 1st half too pls

I’d love this but feels like a long shot now

 

[Penelope]

Switzerland FIRST HALF
Armenia FIRST HALF
Iceland SECOND HALF
Lithuania SECOND HALF
Portugal FIRST HALF
Norway FIRST HALF
Greece SECOND HALF

 

[dmlaw]

I’m guessing Norway to open the show.

 

[Penelope]

Switzerland FIRST HALF
Armenia FIRST HALF
Iceland SECOND HALF
Lithuania SECOND HALF
Portugal FIRST HALF
Norway FIRST HALF
Greece SECOND HALF
Ukraine FIRST HALF

 

[Madison]

UKRAINE FIRST

 

[Penelope]

I’m guessing Norway to open the show.

I reckon Chanel.

 

[dmlaw]

I reckon Chanel.

Could be, but first is still a bit of a death slot and she might be a bit too high in the odds for them to do that. Plus Spain seem to open every other year.

 

[Penelope]

We need Moldova in the second half BADLY

 

[ButterTart]

Close My Hole by Jacob Cornelius (sp?) is looking good for a second half draw, then.

 

[Alias #23]

Spain seem to open every other year.

Difficult to understand why

 

[Penelope]

Switzerland FIRST HALF
Armenia FIRST HALF
Iceland SECOND HALF
Lithuania SECOND HALF
Portugal FIRST HALF
Norway FIRST HALF
Greece SECOND HALF
Ukraine FIRST HALF
Moldova SECOND HALF

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Did anyone mention by the way them showing Albania's reaction to not qualifying after they revealed the 10th finalist? What was that about.

 

[Soldi]

UKRAINE FIRST

Omg the stars are aligning

 

[Alias #23]

Did anyone mention by the way them showing Albania's reaction to not qualifying after they revealed the 10th finalist? What was that about.

Spitting? Temper tantrums? Anna Bergendahl?

 

[Penelope]

Switzerland FIRST HALF
Armenia FIRST HALF
Iceland SECOND HALF
Lithuania SECOND HALF
Portugal FIRST HALF
Norway FIRST HALF
Greece SECOND HALF
Ukraine FIRST HALF
Moldova SECOND HALF
Netherlands FIRST HALF

 

[dmlaw]

They should put Ukraine second to try and break the curse.

 

[ButterTart]

This is going to be a punishingly long first half.

 

[Penelope]

10 out of 13 of the first half slots taken!

 

[D5K]

We'll all have to drink so much to get through the first half that we'll be passed out before the voting sequence starts.

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Spitting? Temper tantrums? Anna Bergendahl?

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disappointment, then hands of resignation and DISGUST at Europe

 

[Dark Carnival]

NO ALBANIA?!!

 

[Dark Carnival]

Yeah, ok fuck off 2022 I don't have time for you

 

[Lucille]

NO ALBANIA?!!

HUN.

 

[Alias #23]

Yeah, ok fuck off 2022 I don't have time for you

But we’ve got all the incredable songs in Semi 2 to look forward to!

 

[Lucille]

We'll all have to drink so much to get through the first half that we'll be passed out before the voting sequence starts.

Fully expect to pass out before the good song(s) start.

 

[OutSynk]

Could be, but first is still a bit of a death slot and she might be a bit too high in the odds for them to do that. Plus Spain seem to open every other year.

I think Norway is going to do really well. Their performance was top notch serving choreo, a distinctive look and a catchy tune. Between all the DIRGE they really stood out.

 

[Lucille]

But we’ve got all the incredable songs in Semi 2 to look forward to!

 

[Alias #23]

I think Norway is going to do really well. Their performance was top notch serving choreo, a distinctive look and a catchy tune. Between all the DIRGE they really stood out.

I’d rather have the dirge. In fact I’d rather have SWITZERLAND

 

[Penelope]

FIRST HALF
Armenia: Rosa Linn - Snap
France: Alvan & Ahez - Fulenn
Germany: Malik - Rockstars
09: Italy: Mahmood & Blanco - Brividi
Netherlands: S10 - De diepte
Norway: Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana
Portugal: Maro - Saudade, saudade
Spain: Chanel - SloMo
Switzerland: Marius Bear - Boys Do Cry
Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra - Stefania
SECOND HALF
Greece: Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord - Die Together
Iceland: Systur - Með hækkandi sól
Lithuania: Monika Liu - Sentimentai
Moldova: Zdob și Zdub & Advahov - Trenulețul
United Kingdom: Sam Ryder - Space Man

Cornelia will be insanely unlucky if she can't pull a second half draw out of that.

 

[D5K]

Only two countries (Albania and Bulgaria) had a different qualification outcome from 2021 (while the Netherlands were hosts and Armenia didn't enter). Not sure what to do with that titbit but I found it interesting.

 

[Ill Advised]

UK iTunes update

UK - 4
Portugal - 144
Norway - 159
Austria - 179
Netherlands - 200

 

[Marina Salty]

https://esctracker.com/spotify

Finally, this is up, still showing yesterday's streams

 

[Sheena]

Just caught up. What a genuinely TERRIBLE semi final.

12- Norway
10- Netherlands
8- Ukraine (Which I would fucking LOVE if it wasn't for the silly rapper)
7- Greece
6- Iceland
5- Slovenia
4- Albania
3- Austria
2- Croatia
1- Portugal

Nothing beyond 7/10, which I would award only to the top 3 songs (and 2 of them at a push)

DISMAL.