I did not watch the first semi final as I do not want to spoil all the songs for Saturday (I am sure many of you feel the same way…). The results are in though. The qualifiers are…
- Armenia
- Sweden
- Iceland
- Russia
- Azerbaijan
- Ukraine
- San Marino
- The Netherlands
- Montenegro
- Hungary
While those eliminated are…
- Latvia
- Estonia
- Albania
- Belgium
- Moldova
- Portugal
The Russian entry was booed when they made it through. That is a little unpleasant for the contestants themselves, and I feel sorry for them. However, in the grand scheme of things, Eurovision is a good place for the general public to make their voices heard (ironically probably more so than parliament). And they did. Which is no surprise as if you are going to attack the LGBT community, you shouldn’t then enter the campest song contest in the world.
It’a a shame Estonia and Moldova did not make it through. Both have songs still in my rotation. Moldova’s 2011 entry “So Lucky” was a fairy on a unicycle…
While Estonia had a plastic doll. It was very effective, you couldn’t even see the strings…
*Sigh* 2011 was a good year for Eurovision. 2012 was a bit rubbish, while 2013 was a bit better. But I’m hoping for better things this year.
Great to see San Marino made it in for once. Sweden too. Speaking of which, it might be time for some Loreen…
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Tags: eurovision, music, song contest
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