Eurovision 2016 - Semifinal 1: The Results

Time to post my comments about the results from tonights semifinal!

I will start with a shout out to 3 acts that didnt qualify:

ESTONIA: Jüri Pootsmann - Play

I love Jüri and his song but sadly I didnt like his eurovision performance, I really dont get why they

changed their Eesti Laul staging, that one was so much better than this magic/casino mess. I still love him though.

Montenegro: Highway - The real thing

What a performance! Great job guys! 

ICELAND: Greta Salome - Hear them calling

WTF? How did this not qualify? I loved the performance but I guess the Loreen/Mans factor played against her. (Wonder why it didnt play against Russia) Iceland should be very proud cause Greta and her team did a fantastic job on stage.

FINALISTS

10.Azerbaijan: Samra - Miracle

Not the carcrash I was expecting it to be but still not a good performance. There is something good I will say about her, she has a pretty nice stage presence.

09.Malta: Ira Losco - Walk on water

I like the song but I wasnt impressed with her performance.

08.Russia: Sergey Lazarev - You're the only one

The only thing I like about this entry is Sergey. Everything else about it could be described with the word #desperation. Sadly for me this 2006 Sakis Rouvas song and its performance that looks like a homage to Koldun, Ani Lorak, Charlotte Perrelli (The girl) and Mans Zelmerlow is the most likely winner of this year. #hopeless Still there is a little part inside of me that hopes for a miracle to happen on Saturday (Not an Azeri one!)

06.Cyprus: Minus One - Alter ego

Solid performance! I really liked it!

06.Czech Republic: Gabriela G - I stand

The stage looked so beautiful during this performance but I would like to see more of Gabriela. She did such a fantastic job. Im very happy with her result!

05.Hungary: Freddie - Pioneer

He has such a distinctive voice, I love it! #hunkary

03.The Netherlands: Douwe Bob - Slow down

Douwe is a charming man and he knows how to move on stage! (That wink at the end of his performance killed me)

03.Austria: Zoë - Loin d'ici

Adorable!

02.Croatia: Nina Kraljic - Lighthouse

I liked this song since the 1st time I heard it but I was really worried about the performance cause I thought Nina didnt have that sweet aura this song needed but I was wrong and she did a great performance. She gave her all on stage and Im sure she enjoyed every second on it and thats what Eurovision is all about. Good job Nina! All the best in the final!

01.Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave

WOW! Thats all Im going to say!

Photos: Andres Putting (EBU)

Anna Velikova (EBU)

Thomas Hanses (EBU)

Eurovision 2016: Pre - Semifinal 1

After a week full of rehearsals, the day of the 1st semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is here. This year I didnt comment on the rehearsals so today Im going to post my pre-semifinal ranking, here it is:

SAN MARINO

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

GREECE

MOLDOVA

AZERBAIJAN

MONTENEGRO

FINLAND

RUSSIA

MALTA

9.CYPRUS

8.AUSTRIA

7.CZECH REPUBLIC

6.HUNGARY

5.CROATIA

4.ICELAND

3.THE NETHERLANDS

2.ESTONIA

1.ARMENIA

Im very excited about tonights show, Im sure we will get brilliant performances and I think anything can happen with the results so dont forget to vote for your favorite act.

Photos: Thomas Hanses (EBU)

Andres Putting (EBU)

Anna Velikova (EBU)

Malta 2016: Walk on water

Photo: Kris Micallef

Goodbye "Chameleon"! Hello "Walk on water"! Here is the official video of the Maltese 2016 entry:

This is so much better than Chameleon! I think that song was too "Eurovision diva-ish" for 2016,  Im glad they got rid of it. Walk on water sounds like a "modern, radio hit" song, Im not sure if it suits Ira's style but I hope she performs it well. (I also hope one day we get to hear Molly Pettersson Hammar's version of it) Good luck Malta.

Malta 2016: Ira Losco

And the winner of the Maltese national final is...Ira Losco! (What a surprise!) Here is the winning song, Chameleon:

I really like her 2002 song but this is a pretty mediocre entry. Im very disappointed cause she is not a bad singer but to me this sounds like a 2006 song. I have another problem with this entry and is that she didnt even bother in doing a good stage performance like WTF? This is all you have to show?. I really hope she change the song cause she can do much better than this.