Eurovision 2016: Semi Final 1 (8PM Tuesday 10/5/16, BBC FOUR HD)

[T*]

There's no power like there was in the studio version. I'm quite disappointed

[Firewire]

Preeya Kalidas?

[Headie]

Is this Follow The DJ: The Re-Up?

[Calderyon]

She is sexy. I quite like the song too.

[Jordan.]

best

[Samm]

This is a bop!

[Headie]

"Gonna take a miracle, ohhhh"

http://i.imgur.com/MCdTlPh.gif

[Vanessa]

:ninja2:

[Firewire]

bop

[Headie]

Why do the UK have better odds than this

[EspeonBB]

The song is a bop but her vocals are awful

[T*]

The staging is trying to scream out but the voice is just bland

[Firewire]

The staging is a mess

[Mokka]

Is she serving camel toe...or is it just the sequence placement :umm2:

[EspeonBB]

Montenegro is always messy

[Headie]

Bye this is my sweepstake is it too late to hop on to the #rigged bandwagon

[Headie]

Not #MNE

coming for that K?

[Firewire]

This is a bit awful

[Samm]

Is the girl even singing

[Jordan.]

http://cdn1.theodysseyonline.com/files/2015/07/03/635715259462823313-1782132760_tumblr_inline_nezwrbcv5M1sdtpvt.gif

[T*]

Bye this is my sweepstake is it too late to hop on to the #rigged bandwagon



I think I'll have an aneurysm

[Calderyon]

Between OK and not good this.

All kinds of effects. Maybe a bit too much. Drowned the song very much.

[Mokka]

Bye this is my sweepstake is it too late to hop on to the #rigged bandwagon

Ewww... Tom must hate you :hehe:

[T*]

Oop

[T*]

This is dramatic

[Vanessa]

:dance:

[_Tom_]

Iceland best not get robbed again :fist:

[EspeonBB]

Iceland :love:

[Vanessa]

This is awesome!

[zakman440]

I like this :flutter:

[Mokka]

Best of the night so far

[Vanessa]

:banana:

[Calderyon]

Iceland was fine enough. Might be a qualifier based on good performance number.

[T*]

I love quality street

[Vanessa]

No idea what they're saying, but i'm loving this!:hee:

[EspeonBB]

Not more rapping

[Jordan.]

cancelled

[zakman440]

Instantly ruined by the rapping.

[_Tom_]

This hurts my ears

[T*]

She's so damn pretty

[Calderyon]

Why the rap? The song was fine as it was already.

[Vanessa]

Why the rap? The song was fine as it was already.

Yes, it ruined it :fist:

[_Tom_]

Malta ready to slay

[_Tom_]

Nothing Compares 2 U teas at the start

[Headie]

Here for this Walk On Water bop

[Calderyon]

Malta has done good. Easily top 2/3 of the night. Qualifier.

[Johnnyuk123]

She won't drown with those hooters.

[Firewire]

icon :clap1:

[_Tom_]

Bop on water <3

[EspeonBB]

Malta was nice

[Mokka]

Malta... Second one I liked so far

[zakman440]

That was good :clap1:

[T*]

We really should be able to vote in both tbh

[EspeonBB]

I want to vote for Armenia :oh:

[Headie]

How many times do they need to say we can't vote, it's annoying af

[Headie]

I want to vote for Armenia :oh:

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic and Malta deserve our votes!

[Calderyon]

1st SF:

1. Finland - This won out of all of our selections? Oh no... not good. Bad singing (out of tune) and the performance was nervous and full of mishaps. 1.5/5.

2. Greece - Odd mixture of a song and performance. 0.75/5

3. Moldova - Fairly good song and performance. 3.5/5

4. Hungary - Good performance after an iffy start. 3.25/5

5. Croatia - OK. Nothing special really. 2.5/5

6. Netherlands - Very cheap sounding country song. Have heard better ones. 1.75/5

7. Armenia - Very good performance and she is hot. 4.25/5

8. San Marino - Creepy and awful. 0.25/5

9. Russia - Very produced feeling about that performance. Good song, i guess, but it was quite similar to last years winner. 2.75/5

10. Czech Republic - Pure ballady at last. Quite generic, but it´s a fine enough performance and song. 3.5/5

11. Cyprus - Quite liked this tbh. Very glam rocky, but OK. 3.15/5

12. Austria - Fine little song and performance. Girl was cute. 3.15/5

13. Estonia - Very good performance tbh. Stands out from the rest of the songs. 3.65/5

14. Azerbaijan - She looks sexy. Fine song and the performance was a success. 3.75/5

15. Montenegro - Song sounded somewhat goodish, but the vast amount of special effects drowned quite a bit of it. 2.25/5

16. Iceland - OK ballady song and performance. 3.15/5

17. Bosnia & Herzegovina - Another fine enough song. The rapping makes it lose points. 2.5/5

18. Malta - Good performance and a very good song. 4.25


List based on performances:

1. Armenia 4.25
2. Malta 4.25
3. Azerbaijan 3.75
4. Estonia 3.65
5. Czech Republic 3.5
6. Moldova 3.5
7. Hungary 3.25
8. Austria 3.15
9. Cyprus 3.15
10. Iceland 3.15

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11. Russia 2.75
12. Montenegro 2.75
13. Croatia 2.5
14. Bosnia & Herzegovina 2.5
15. Netherlands 1.75
16. Finland 1.5
17. Greece 0.75
18. San Marino 0.25

[T*]

I'd LAUGH SO HARD if Russia don't pass

[Samm]

Armenia my overall fav!

[EspeonBB]

Favs:
Hungary
Armenia (my fave by far)
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Austria
Azerbaijan
Iceland
Malta

Add Croatia and Russia (I guess) for qualifiers

[Firewire]

Malta, Czech Republic, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Austria, Estonia, Armenia, Croatia, Moldova and Russia are the best 10 for me but I'd rather Russia didn't win overall so we can afford someone else in their place

[Headie]

I'd LAUGH SO HARD if Russia don't pass

A gal can dream

[Samm]

Armenia my overall fav!

+ Austria

[Jordan.]

Azerbaijan, Armenia and Hungary is top 3

[Headie]

Are France, Spain and Sweden supposed to be guest performing tonight?

[Babayaro.]

Estonia was my favourite. Montenegro were the worst

[_Tom_]

Finland
Moldova
Croatia
Armenia
Russia
Czech Republic
Austria
Azerbaijan
Iceland
Malta

Would be my top 10.

[Firewire]

Is that BBCAN4 Cass for Bosnia?

[Headie]

Messy host Mel

[Samm]

Is that Lorraine

[_Tom_]

Lynda Woofruff! <3

[Headie]

Not Joe and Jake

[EspeonBB]

Not Lynda Woodruff

[T*]

I love her so much

[Firewire]

Joe is hot btw

[Jordan.]

Jack and Joe are trash

[_Tom_]

:laugh2:

[Headie]

"Say hello to the Swedish people"
*cuts to Asian tourists*

lmao

[Headie]

Not them busking for votes

[_Tom_]

"Vote for England" :umm2:

[Headie]

Are France, Spain and Sweden supposed to be guest performing tonight?

?

[T*]

"Vote for England" :umm2:



It's a joke :laugh:

[Firewire]

?

apparently yes

[T*]

Wait... They're a part of Sony music? :(

[Headie]

Not Ross sending in a question

[T*]

?



Yee

[Samm]

Wait... They're a part of Sony music? :(

both canceled

[T*]

why she got a 5 still

[T*]

Hovi is a bitch

[Headie]

both canceled

#Pray4Fleur? :worry:

[_Tom_]

It's a joke :laugh:

We demand #indyref2

[Firewire]

We demand #indyref2

No we really don't

[T*]

We demand #indyref2



you know you want us tbh

[LukeB]

Mel can't host to save her life.

[Headie]

Ok so who do we all agree is the hottest so far http://i.imgur.com/AWBFJGB.gif

Hungary > Netherlands > the others from tonight

[EspeonBB]

Hungary is definitely the hottest http://i.imgur.com/AWBFJGB.gif

[T*]

I'm gonna cry
Sarah retweeted me

[Headie]

Are they gonna show these Big 5 performances or not :suspect:

[Firewire]

This is so gonna overrun they better not fall off air

[T*]

Nicky Byrne looks like a man child
I dislike

[_Tom_]

So they don't perform live, we just see a 1 minute clip... :skull:

[Samm]

Will the UK still be in the big 5 if we vote out?

[EspeonBB]

The French guy is really hot too http://i.imgur.com/AWBFJGB.gif

[Headie]

Oh The Big 5 aren't performing live lmao so pointless

[Mokka]

Hungary is definitely the hottest http://i.imgur.com/AWBFJGB.gif

Freddie... Can't sing but wouldn't kick him outta bed... Am I rt ladies??

[T*]

This is so gonna overrun they better not fall off air



They won't

[_Tom_]

Will the UK still be in the big 5 if we vote out?

Yes, it's based on financial contribution to the contest, nothing to do with membership of the EU :laugh:

[Firewire]

I like France and Spain

[Samm]

Yes, it's based on financial contribution to the contest, nothing to do with membership of the EU :laugh:

oh!

[T*]

Frans is trash

[EspeonBB]

France and Spain are good

Sweden not so much

[_Tom_]

Should be Ace

[Mokka]

Spain is great!

[T*]

Should be Ace



PREACH

[Firewire]

Axe Jon Ola!

[Jordan.]

yas

[Samm]

Yass!

[Headie]

Yass Azaerbaijan

[Calderyon]

Negative wow at Sweden.

[Jordan.]

oh

[Samm]

Ew!

[Headie]

yawn

[Headie]

hope Russia draw first half :fan:

[Jordan.]

cute

[Samm]

:bey:

[Samm]

um

[Jordan.]

hot

[Headie]

yass http://i.imgur.com/AWBFJGB.gif

[EspeonBB]

The hot guys thru!

[Vanessa]

Sweden guy is cute, but song is dull. :conf2:

[Headie]

Yasss Austria!

[Samm]

yay!

[EspeonBB]

Omg Austria <333

[Jordan.]

:clap1: austria

[Samm]

Yayaysysyssgyy!

[Jordan.]

looving these results

[Headie]

Armenia legend :clap1:

[EspeonBB]

Yasss Armenia

[Headie]

Come thru Malta and Czech Republic!

[EspeonBB]

Czech Rep Iceland and Malta plz

[Jordan.]

iceland

[Headie]

Oop their first qualification yas :clap1:

[T*]

Come on malta

[Denver]

Return and qualified for first time

[Headie]

Welp Malta :worry:

[Headie]

It's either Malta or Iceland

[_Tom_]

Malta?

[Headie]

yasss :clap1:

[T*]

YEEEEEEEEeeeeS

[EspeonBB]

Iceland deserved a spot :(

[_Tom_]

Iceland robbed yet again! :fist:

[T*]

So damn surprised about Iceland tho

[Denver]

Iceland, Estonia and Moldova are surprising they always qualify

[Headie]

Screaming @ the wrong captions

[T*]

It's a happy ending mostly

[Vanessa]

Azerbaijan, Russia , Nederlands, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Armenia, Check Republic, Cyprus and Malta.

[EspeonBB]

If Iceland got in over Russia these results would be flawless

[Braden]

Now I know why Tom gave me Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I hate you too :/

[Calderyon]

7/10 of my top 10 list qualified.

Estonia, Moldova and Iceland deserved to qualify Croatia, Russia and Netherlands.

[Babayaro.]

Bye at no Estonia

But :clap1: at my sweep Austria making it

[Vanessa]

Cyprus is awesome! :dance:

[Mokka]

Now I know why Tom gave me Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I hate you too :/

Oop

:laugh:

[Firewire]

My sweepstake didn't make it WHERE IS TOM

https://33.media.tumblr.com/6de875aa85e553e71b80f0f3c0dd0a5c/tumblr_n04ok8arwi1qbeyyvo5_400.gif

[Vanessa]

:joker:

[_Tom_]

If Iceland got in over Netherlands these results would be flawless

Corrected :thumbs:

[Denver]

My sweepstake didn't make it WHERE IS TOM

https://33.media.tumblr.com/6de875aa85e553e71b80f0f3c0dd0a5c/tumblr_n04ok8arwi1qbeyyvo5_400.gif

Me when he gave me Slovenia

[Vanessa]

Surprised Iceland didn't make it. :shrug:

[Calderyon]

Another failure year for Finland.

At least we saved money though, i guess.

[Vanessa]

:dance: Go Francesca! :dance:

[Headie]

Austria is coming for another shock win
http://i.imgur.com/QIhC9BP.gif

[_Tom_]

Gripping doco on the ordinance survey now

[Calderyon]

Armenia, Malta and Azerbaijan have potential for a top 10 finish.

[Headie]

What time do they do the draw for first half/second half

[Calderyon]

It´s quite sad that about our entry was as it was. Our public voted it only third best for a reason.

The jury however (which had more power than the public) for whatever reason decided it was the best to send here. Well the result shows that it was a mistake.

[Shaun]

Only just started watching this bc I was late out of the bath and missed the first fifteen minutes. Seems like there was a long ass intro bc I caught most of Finland. That was sort-of nice. Like a disco Kiesza.

Greece... go home.
Moldova was a perfectly serviceable average song. Shame she's tone deaf.
Hungary could do with a lozenge. And a sex tape.
I'm glad Lena Dunham found the time to represent Croatia. Shame she didn't have the time to write a good song.
Netherlands was...nice...
Armenia is boring but inevitably going to qualify.
San Marino reminds me of that "OOOH... YOU TOUCH MY TALALUNG" guy.
Russia is fine but tedious and expected
Cyprus is good...ish.
Austria's is a fart in the breeze.
Did Nick & Joel have a baby and let it represent Estonia? This is ****ing terrible. Why are people shocked this didn't make it?
I like Azerbaijan's but this is really really really a poor year.
Montenegro...uh... *moves on*
this is more like it @Iceland.
Never ever going to Bosnia. Or Herzegovina. This is torture.
I like Malta's.

[joeysteele]

This was rather good to be fair and I like the Countries that have gone through tonight.

I thought Iceland and Estonia would have been certainties to get through but then that's Eurovision.

[_Tom_]

San Marino reminds me of that "OOOH... YOU TOUCH MY TALALUNG" guy.

That's exactly what I said! :laugh:

[Shaun]

Oh I haven't gone back through the thread :worry: I'm just editing my post as I watch each one LOL

But it was basically him, right?

[_Tom_]

Haha I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought so! :laugh:

[LaLaLand]

It's a travesty that San Marino didn't get through!!

Oddly enjoyed Austria's song too, catchy. Malta though >>

[Shaun]

I've only really enjoyed two tonight - Malta and Iceland.

My ten would've been:

Finland
Moldova
Netherlands
Armenia
San Marino
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Azerbaijan
Iceland
Malta

Worst three: Estonia, Greece & Montenegro.

[LaLaLand]

I agree with your worsts Shaun! Montenegro gave me a headache honestly, it was just a load of noise!

[Black Dagger]

Only gutting result for me was Iceland not making it.

But my goddess of Czech Republic made up for it, delighted for her and them.

Lynda Woodruff still makes me absolutely piss. Goddess.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I thought Iceland was robbed but otherwise all good

[Nicky91]

I voted for Malta, and i'm happy my country is through as well, so i can vote for Malta in the final as well :)



the UK can vote in the final as well, so if you think Ira is good, just give her a vote :)

[T*]

Estonia just fell really flat on the night
He looked like he was almost laughing in some parts too it was so weird

[Nicky91]

Estonia just fell really flat on the night
He looked like he was almost laughing in some parts too it was so weird

i also didn't get the cards, okay the title is called Play but it was a weird song


my ranking for last night:

1. Malta

2. Czech Republic

3. Armenia

4. Cyprus

5. Iceland ( shame they didn't qualify, should've been them instead of Croatia or Hungary)

6. Austria ( Zoe is so sweet and she was really shaking because of the nerves)

7. Azerbaijan

8. Russia

9. Netherlands

10. Hungary

11. Croatia

12. Greece

13. San Marino

14. Bosnia&Herzegovina

15. Moldova

16. Finland

17. Estonia

18. Montenegro ( that was just plain noise, awful)

[Braden]

I'm catching up now.

I'm up to Croatia and that's the only one I quite like so far
:/

[Braden]

I still really like Russia, but the obvious copycat staging was a little disappointing. Still quite impressive though.

[Nicky91]

I still really like Russia, but the obvious copycat staging was a little disappointing. Still quite impressive though.

also his voice, cringeworthy and he's worse for me than Peter Andre :joker: