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Albania went for a pop look, but what made it special in the first place were the traditional elements. And they toned that down BY A LOT!
Yes, the "euro voters" have not been into bops as of late. Gives me hope for France and worry for Spain.
@@CoxaBranca exactly this. Spain might be more of a jury pleaser than an audience pleaser. Not entirely sure, of course, but considering their NF results and the trends as of lately where bops don't get that much televote support compared to a few years ago, I feel like this might happen.
@@katerinadiamantaki8433 Greece is looking very strong. I much preferred it over The Netherlands.
Ronela hoy estuvo fatal y merecidamente se quedó fuera. Otras se lo merecieron más.
@@CoxaBranca I have also noticed that at the Eurovision. It is not 2005-2012 era anymore.
It shows that Europe is voting more and more for quality and authentic songs.
What a joke, do you really believe this voting system is 100% true? 🤣🤣🤣 There are literally 5 songs that sound the same which qualified to the final: Greece, Netherlands, Iceland, Switzerland, Lithuania. Nobody will listen to these songs anymore after Eurovision, in Eurovision it's not about the song, it's about the country. Any other country that would have sent Albania's song would have been at least top 5, spare me with this bullshit. 😅
@@tennisradu We clearly have a bitter Albanian stan here.Grow up and learn to take the fall with a bit of grace.
Exactly! Agree 100%
@@tennisradu Albania did qualify in the last few years, how did that happen if according to you it’s about the country and not the song? I get that you are sad that Albania didn’t make it, but there is no reason to use that negative energy towards other people. Get some rest.
@Radu Goran lol....someone's throwing their toys out of the pram because Albania didn't send a fully realised package! It's not anyone else's fault but Albanias for not putting together a spectacular, heavily ethnic staging that would have killed (just look at the beautiful music video) but the staging was so basic and without atmosphere. She wasn't the best performer of the night either.
The 5 slower songs that you mention are authentic, heartfelt and quality. Yes they're slow and yes I'm not a massive fan of Greece, Portugal and Lithuania, but they all performed really well (Greece did sound quite flat at times).
Anyway, on to the Semi 2. Good luck to all countries.
Albania not qualifying had everything to do with the staging, it was an absolute MESS
it was underwhelming, to put it in short. The results for me broke my heart even though most of ma\y favs made it through except for 2
I get that everyone loved Albania and Ronela, but it was delusion thinking her performance was a certain qualifier. Her vocals and staging were so messy, I wouldn’t be shocked if she didn’t qualify with jury or televote.
I lover the song and Ronela but girl let’s not act like the performance was anywhere near as good as Festival i Kenges.
Yeah I agree, I am Albanian and I hated it rifht away. The song was terrible in Albanian, the lyrics made no sense and seemed to have been written by a 12 year old girl.
She’s not particularly known in Albania as someone who can sing.
@@User12345fan im curious if you could tell us more about her since her following is quite large on instagram, what type of music and act is she known for? And would u guys consider her one of the biggest stars? Do people like her?
@@legend3093 she is a well known albanian singer but she is mostly known cuz she makes different type of music and doesn’t care about the public’s narrow minded opinion.
@@BerlindaKomani we have a singer called jelena karleusa in serbia shes kinda like that too, very extravagant and not liked by many but still a great showman and famous, i think she would have the same thing happen to her as ronela, which is funny cause europe is considered to be less narrow minded than us but year after year they prove they are quite narrow minded and afraid of attractive women from balkans, first hurricane now ronela, much love❤️
*Albania΄s song was good, but the performance was way too aggressive and sexualized, without any reason. She is gorgeous, the song is powerful...no need for overacting.*
I agree, although I respect it is what Ronela wants but it doesn't resonate with some/most of the voters
There is a reason behind it
Her first version of the song was better.This tonight was just a huge mess.
Exactly.... performance was horrible
@@pierretres8305 I think that they got extra pissed/angry with the photo debate, that they ended up too aggressive.
Albania was in my top 5 but unfortunately she changed staging so much. She needed to keep that warrior princess dark style staging as she had on her national staging and choreography was better before then what they presented today. Moldova was amazing and they will get a lot of votes from the Balkans in the finals! Switzerland was Christmas classic vibe:) 😄
Ronela’s performance wasn’t good at all. She didn’t sing well, her dancing looked awkward and she missed steps a couple of times and the whole staging on TV looked messy and amateurish… and that, opening the contest, it will always cost you. I think Moldova deservedly took her pace in the final. Much better on the day.
I think Vocally she wasn't on point, also with the Social meltdown she got in her head. All the best Ronela
@@eladiofernandez1963
She lookt vulgar
@@eladiofernandez1963 agree. Good singing live is very important. She struggled with high notes. Austria struggled vocally as well in my opinion especially in rehearsals even though today was her best live performance but it was not that good. Somehow stage, camera transitions and sounding in general is not that great right now by hosts and I hope they will fix all of the issues for the finals.
Terrible
I was 100% sure Moldova was going through because Balkans eat this kind of music. Also it was one of the few songs that was fun and uplifting.
What I'm very happy about is that non-balkans also loved it!!! Proves that cultural sounds aren't alienating your audience, but rather building bridges between cultures.
As a Balkan person I was shocked by the guitar part, because I thought it was a fully ethnic song. As well as this Albania (my 2nd place overall) being NQ is making me very worried for my winner Cyprus.
Should not been chosen as is past dated wrong jury unfortunately???????
@@-MA-RI-NA- Well Cyprus is kinda similar to Albania, but there is one big difference - Andromache can sing really good, not like Ronela who was just shouting
@@domiiinik4320 also the style of SEKRET is more of a shouty chanty song compared to έλα
For me Switzerland was a shock qualifier actually. I understand why Moldova went through - i mean look at who the singers are, Eurovision fans love them. Also about Albania and Austria - I can see why they didn't go through. Albania had some vocal issues + i'm not sure the staging lived up to the song (my problem is mainly the outfit and the LED screen, why just cheap pink/blue???), and then obviously Austria couldn't completely mask Pia Maria's voice which makes me really sad as the song is one of my favorites this year. The one i'm mostly shocked about is Latvia- what went wrong??? Why didn't they go through???? I see no logic behind this...
Honestly if you take away the gimmick of the lyrics, Latvia's song was just a copy of early 2000s style and there was absolutely no way for a first time listener to understand the lyrics, I dont know if it was a sound mixing problem or simply their accents. It just wasn't exciting
I literally agree with everything you've said. Switzerland was the biggest shock for me too. It sounds like a lot of songs nowadays. Nothing that stands out. Moldova killed it!!! It spread so much joy. I would be surprised if they did not go through. Albania, Austria... they both had vocal/performance issues, not as good as their official video performances. It makes sense they are out. Latvia was a lot of fun, so was Slovenia, so sorry for them.
Also, I did not quite like the Netherlands, the staging lacked something and her vocals sounded more authentic and beautiful in the official video.
@@ecenbt Yes, it felt a bit flat and dizzing. It was a bit hard to understand what they were saying, so being a spoken word/rap song, that matters. Compare to Switzerland and Portugal, very clear to understand them.
I am Albanian and what shock was it about Switzerland? He conveyed a lot of emotion.
And the vocals had a beautiful fry.
I think vocals are back in at eurovision
@@ZoMo94 Switzerland did really well. It stood out.
I was NOT worried for Lithuania one bit! 💚🇱🇹Her charisma is off the charts and the reaction in the arena was huge
Her performance was so sharp.
She is amazing !🥇
I was wondering how the live audience reacted to her performance. I'm glad to hear they loved it!
I heard Lithuania 's song last night for the first time and fell in love immediately! I was so happy when she qualified ❤️
It feels so damn good that I've been telling everyone since Idk March? that Moldova and Zdob si Zdub are amazing live and will qualify and they finally did. And it feels great seeing the haters' faces lol. They took many of my votes, they really made me happy and all smiling, and I did not even plan to vote for them to begin with. You people saw them in 2005 and 2011 and still didn't learn a thing about them.
Yes, right? I don't get how people are surprised about this! People forget that this is the kind of stuff a lot of people watch the contest for, it's pure fun! I'm at my parents' place right now and watched with them, they're kind of your usual tv-watchers and they loved it.
They were my favourite of the night ! unbelievable, I live and was born in the UK but my dad is Serbian and the drop hit me in my soul . Bloody brilliant , I was up dancing and screaming when they got through !
Must be lot of deaf people voting
@@Maidaseu Stay mad 🤣🤣🤣
@@Musive99 i only came here to see their faces - that was so beautiful. I wasn't surprised by Moldova. I hope the poor Moldovan that was so devastated by their comments in the initial video was watching both this and the show!
the way Their Face expressions froze when they announced moldova😂
Idk why they were so surprised. It's the typical uplifting Balkan song, and they've performed various years ago in Eurovision. After seeing them I knew that they'll gonna pass, as they did.
@@lidia_gomez I think they were more shocked about the fact that some of their faves were certainly not qualifying because there was only one spot left.
Everyone danced and sang along with the Moldovans unlike other songs, so they totally deserved the qualification and I'm sure in the finals they'll get a good place too.
albania was a mess, I knew it wouldnt go through from the first minute of her performance. Moldovian staging was amazing! it's the performance that really suprised me and blew me away! Easy to see how they got through. The best performances of the night got through in my mind. switserland jumped atleast 10 spots for me tonight aswell. beautiful performance
I freaking love Moldova, I was so happy when they announced them haha
That moment alone made my entire week
Same! They killed it! The whole competition needs a really upbeat, feel good song that makes you want to dance and bop along, and this one really does that! So happy!
@@mb-176 same, I was quite confident the Netherlands would be the last one, so I couldn’t obtain my happiness hahahaha
@@AmaanStorm yes! And it’s not a ‘weird’ song like Eat Your Salad, it’s just a fun, upbeat folksong! Love it
ME TOO ! I WAS SCREAMING !
I THINK I WOKE UP THE ENTIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WHEN ICELAND, LITHUANIA AND ARMENIA ALL QUALIFIED IN A ROW! 😭🥰🇬🇷❤🇮🇸🇱🇹🇦🇲
Lol same it was such a relief! I worried at least one of them might be overlooked.
Moldova slayed. Great message, awesome energy. Cannot wait to vote for them in the final. And yes I am biased cause I am from RO, but they got the biggest reaction in that stadium 🇷🇴❤️🇲🇩. Chişinău Bucureşti 2 inimi româneşti.
I'm so glad a message that is so important to your culture and countries won over the entire audience! They were amazing and they made the whole arena go absolutely wild. Chişinau-Bucureşti!!!! 🇲🇩🇷🇴🚂🚂
It’s a mess terrible lyrics song and voice
@@azim7252 For me and I would say other 2 countries the 🇲🇩 lyrics are everything. The audience went wild at that ethnic drop, top 5 as no of views yesterday. These guys are legends, for the 3rd time in a eurovision final, so get over your sour attitude. 🇲🇩❤️🚂🇷🇴
Moldova wasn’t a real surprise if you were listening to the crowd in the arena, they kinda feel the qualifiers. Switzerland and Iceland were the shockers
Monika Liu-gend!!! I'm soooo happy she made it! Can we talk about Diodato performance?! It was one of the highlights of this evening! Also super happy for Ukraine, Iceland, Portugal, Greece, Armenia and The Netherlands!
I was so happy to see Diodato perform on the Eurovision stage.
Para mí, la canción y la escenificación de Diodato fue la mejor de la noche.
I'm sorry to say it, but Albania's performance looked extremely unpolished. I feel there was too much going on. She did not looked comfortable and her movements lacked flow. Everything looked robotic and rehearsed. After watching the performance, I knew it was not going to qualify. Anyhow, I had it in my top 10 of the night.
Same, it was a mess, i dont know why some people are so mad and overly angry
There was no atmosphere to the performance. So many people yet it felt so empty and awkward.
They virtually stripped away all the things that made the song likeable, particularly its ethnic identity of which it was heavily drenched in the music video. It just felt barren.
I've never been a fan of the song anyway, and did say all along that this could be the shock non Qualifier.
Big dance divas seem a bit on the outer over the last few years at Eurovision.....it has swung towards ballads, male singers, more independent sounds. It will swing back sometime no doubt.
I totally agree with you. It wasn’t good at all, and Ronela’s vocals not good at all. It was difficult to watch and just as difficult to listen. A train wreck and deservedly didn’t qualify.
@@garrywallace1007 she isn’t a dance diva and that’s the problem. It was a mess.
I got enotional with the Dutch song is so pure and meaningfull
Great result. My only regret is that Slovenia will not be in the final. If I could have voted, I would have picked Slovenia over a couple of other countries that made it through. I am especially happy for The Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, and Iceland!
I really like their song i voted like 10 times for them😊😊
same
Slovenia was one of my favourites this year
voted for them 🥺
I was going to vote for them but I knew they wouldn't get a single point from my country so I voted for Lithuania Iceland Switzerland and Armenia so happy that they all qualified
Surprised by the disgust at Moldova,. It's an absolute banger.
So so glad for Moldova, much better than most of the "favorites"
No lol now go argue with the wall
agree, never saw appeal in so called "favorites". Voted for Zdub multiple times though, such a vibe! The Chorus part gets really old of that song though. After all summaries it was annoying already, can't imagine hearing that throughout all day in press center
One of the best performences of tonight for sure, made me the most hype.
@@ronfarkas Zdob şi zdub definetely knows how to command their crowd. Everyone was skeptical during rehearsals, but the minute they stepped on that stage they HAD the audience. The hype was palpable from the screen.
ABSOLUTLEY , I WAS LIKE PLEASE QUALIFY , WE ARE HAVING A EUROVISION PARTY SATURDAY AND IT HAS TO GO THROUGH SO I CAN GO CRAZY AND DANCE AGAIN !
Everyone loves Moldova in Eurovision. They always send interesting fun songs which entertain. It is no surprise they went through.
i think albania’s color scheme on stage didn’t match the mood of the song. they should have used the classic red-and-black and utilised more stage elements :((
You think that was the issue??? I’m speaking as a fan of the song. The dancing, touching and vulgarity were so unnecessary… 😩 feel sorry for her..
It was a bad song
@@Maidaseu song has most viwis so it was popular. Even the live performance have the most viwes and likes of all the in semifinal 1
Ronela really should have stuck to the whole dark ethnic fantasy theme she had going in the national finals and pre parties , the traditional elements is what made the song and too much of it was removed , the problem isn’t even the vulgar dancing or lgbtq theme it’s the fact that it didn’t match the song , I’m really disappointed coz Albania was my favourite to win this year and they had major potential I really hope This doesn’t encourage Albania to go back to sending standard ballads and no upbeat ethnic songs. Albania does well when they keep the song in Albanian and when they elevate the staging to match the song whenever they have tried to over do the staging and performance it never works in thier favour , for example lindita in 2017 the vocals were flawless but the staging and visuals were overdone and the whole thing looked horrible and 2017 wasn’t even that strong of year either Albania could have qualified and made the top 10 if the staging wasn’t so bad 😭
@@valicorleone3947 Views don't mean that singing was good, stage or performance.
Do you think the public and jury judge songs based on CZcams's algorithm? That's ridiculous.
Albania for me crossed the line between sexy and obscene + the dancing out of sync + the singing was so so. Austria was just the singing.
I think it also didn't help that they played first with such fiery outfits and moves. We need some foreplay guys!
I completely agree with you.
she was so vulgar and agressive
Well, finally we can forget about Emma in 2014.
You know I have to agree unfortunately.. Her video was hilariously camp and I love the celebration of bisexuality but she lost me in this performance. As a bisexual person I don't really feel represented by the obscene and aggressive performance, while watching one of my friends actually asked me: "So, is this what being a bisexual is like?" and it was just a joke but I do feel uncomfortable with that impression of aggressive hypersexuality as a show of bisexuality.
As someone who didn't hear most of the songs before this night: Moldova really stood out and I'm suprised it wasn't one of the favourites for tonight. Albania - the song deserved so much better stageing and performance. It looked a mess
I always liked Moldovas song, but I didn't expect them to qualify before the semifinals. The performance did make me think that they might qualify, they killed it.
I agree on albania it was kinda cheap and messy to me
I mean, once they set foot on that stage it was CLEAR they were a favorite of the night. But before that, most people sadly underrated them. Glad they proved themselves in front of everyone!!
That's why you can't make predictions until you see the final performance. Moldova was elevated a lot on stage. Albania fell apart.
So happy for Moldova, you've done nothing to interact with them this whole contest and then you're all shocked they qualified. Go and slay in the final Moldova 🇷🇸♥️🇲🇩
Nobody interacted with them actually, they were kinda forgotten... But I'm so glad they qualified, it's such a great song, with a beautiful message, and the staging, oh, the staging! Moldova usually comes with great staging concepts, but combined with their energy?! Perfection?
@@caramim95 YES.
the best of the night !! absolute bop ! from the UK !
Absolutely agree! They were totally ignored, including by wiwiblog. Eurovision results usually never match to predictions. Moldova just won peoples hearts ♥️
They were the most fun performance of the night. Halo was overhyped and so was Latvia. I didn't get the lyrics of Latvia while they were singing. if I didn't already know it would be impossible to get behind that song. If u want to be gimmicky then be like Norway not Latvia🤣
I think Cinan really forgets that a lot of the voters haven't fallen in love with the songs before they're performed-the majority are hearing it for the first time live on the show. Albania was messy and sounded out of breath-I LOVE the song but as she finished i knew someone tuning in for the first time would not vote for it. Latvia was shocking but a victim of placement. Austria, same to Albania, was too messy and out of breath. Moldova had the BEST energy of the night and you could hear the crowd go wild, my friends watching with me who don't follow pre-eurovision all agreed it was going through no questions. Iceland was the most suprising, not that they made it, but more that the performace was as good as it was-the staging and voices were absolutley perfect and they nailed everything-once again for my friends and I THEY were the cusp performance we MOST wanted to make it. I think considering the actual mass audience, the ONLY shock is Latvia not making it tonight-likely in place of Switzerland (Lithuania was always going to get enough jury points)
I’m not surprised Moldova and Iceland are through! Moldova is authentic for Moldova and Iceland is a quality song and people recognised it.
I loved Moldova, I said from the beginning they are bringing a party on stage and they did, I loved it
Super excited and happy that Iceland and Lithuania qualified. They deserved these spots on Saturday. I voted a lot for them from Ukraine. I wish Denmark had made it, but, not complaining. Also, Ukraine slayed ❤️
I was so happy for Lithuania! Sorry to lose Slovenia but they are young and will have more chances. Also happy for Moldova and Iceland. I was worried for them. I'm totally stoked for this line up... oh but little bit sad for Latvia and Albania not getting through.
I am very glad that Portugal, Lithuania and Iceland qualified! And I am surprised that Switzerland did Q. I am not disappointed but not shocked at all by the NQ of Croatia, Latvia and Slovenia. I especially miss Latvia, I think juries absolutely killed it.
Switzerland, Armenia, Iceland, Lithuania then Portugal! That made me so happy!! I was really not sure they would qualify! I just miss Slovenia on my wish list! So so happy!!
What a pleasant surprise that more quiet and intimate songs were chosen over loud pop songs! I’m especially happy for Switzerland, Iceland and Armenia! Congrats to everyone 🙏🏼❤️🙂
I totally agree with you. I include Portugal also.
Was gonna like your comment before I saw you mentioned Switzerland 😭
Voted for those 3 plus Lithuania
Yes!
For Albania: “Oh, I lost MYself tryina have it all, self-love amnesia”… Albania really lost itself trying to have it all, wanted to do too much for the performance. But we certainly will not forget her! Love you, Ronela!
I will forget that mess
Jeez, you said it ALL. She was nervous, trying to focus on the choreography. So many things in 3 minutes...seemed chaotic. Just like Romania last year. Minimalism finally wins ! ✔️
Moldova's qualification makes so much sense actually it just made everyone dance through Europe, especially countries with such folklore and traditionnal background !
Lot of Serbians were listening to these songs for the very first time and Moldova was the one all the people liked. Cinan can guess why.
while albania was my favourite, I think the staging wasnt as good. The non qualifier which surprised me the most was Latvia. It was so good.
Agree with everything!! Latvia had such a wonderful performance, it's such a shame!
Latvia's probably 11th or close, the jury probably killed it since it feels more like a televote song. Still a surprise since everyone was talking about it so much.
Albania's staging was so messy, and then it cut to Lithuania who just oozed charisma immediately. It elevated one while detracting from the other, which is reflected in the vote.
Switzerland was a shock
Not a shock to me, I have always liked the song and even more today seeing the strange performances of Albania and Latvia, he qualified for sure.
Not after seeing the beautiful stage performance
Iceland deserves that spot they were so good ,the camera angles ,lights vocals worked to their advantage yesterday at the press room y'all did them dirty while they were performing am glad today they shined and all the hyped countries crumbled
Congratulations to Maro Saudade Saudade Portugal i am so proud 😘❤🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🎼🎵🎶🎙🎤🎹😊😊😊👏👏👏
Love that song so much! I didn’t know the word Saudade. Now I know, and it touched my heart. Portugal got my 12 points from the Netherlands.
Albania was a disaster guys. I wanted it to go through so that the final wont be full of ballads, but the staging was WAY TOO MUCH. The hair flip, the sex acts, the screaming, the outfits, everything was just a huge mess. If they had done something simpler that would have qualified for sure.
I agree, I cemented this song in my top 5 from the day it won in Albania but the performance today meh
@@pierretres8305 strongly agree, so disappointed by the hot mess that was the staging
I agree. I don't think the staging per se was bad, however, they went wayyy too far with the choreography and the sexual movements. I think the sexual undertones just put people off honestly, and I can completely see why the EBU didn't approve of the dance moves at first.
@@Polyglot02 I think the sexual dance would've been fine if she was wearing her NF outfit or one of her pre-party outfits. The bedroom nightie was just cringe tbh. They killed the best song by themselves :(
I’m Albanian and I agree she turned that song in commercial
Portugal is my favorite ❤️🇵🇹👌🏼
So happy for Switzerland, his voice is awesome ❤️💐
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You are all so beautiful and fun to watch. Thank you for this channel! Much love from Iceland.
I had goosebumps all over my body and i was cried like a baby on 🇬🇷 Amanda's performance, this girl is the winner for me ❤️
Iceland 🇮🇸 was also one of my favorites and Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Denmark 🇩🇰 but unfortunately it didn't qualify.
Good luck to all qualifiers and love from 🇧🇪
Whoever is shocked by MOLDOVA qualifying wasn’t really paying attention to Eurovision. It literally screams Eurovision. I knew they’re going to the Finals even before they were selected.
And as of ALBANIA… one of my favorite songs, but one of my least favorite performances. That was a mess. And it was very vulgar. Unnecessary vulgar. Not surprised it didn’t go through at all. SWITZERLAND had probably the best performance and staging tonight. They only ones I struggle to make sense is ICELAND, I just can’t see people voting for this at all. Unless juries put them really high. But anyway, decent set of qualifying countries. I’m extremely happy for Monika from LITHUANIA, love her. Well deserved.
🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩Moldova was the best, deseved it!👍👏👏👏
@@maryceb1067 yesss!! I loved it so much I had to vote
I don't understand why some people are so confused about Moldova. Maybe the song isn't everyone's cup of tea, especially being balkan and all that, but it's catchy and inoffensive, and their performance was flawless! They sounded almost exactly like the studio version, didn't stand still on the stage, and made an atmosphere!
didnt expect iceland and moldova to qualify but i’m so so so happy for them
Moldova was in the bottom of my top40. But tonight I put them for top 10 and their staging was one of the best. It was too funny, dancing, folk and also enough laconic and right organised. Because I’m not shocked about their qualification. Good work Moldova 🇲🇩
exactly the same for me. I found their music video so grating but their live performance is so fun! After i saw that i wasn't shocked they got through.
Austria did nothing wrong. It s just that the rest were better. They did their best and they shouldnt feel bad!
Austria has a ton of talented musicians. They just need to send them to the ESC.
You should send soap&skin. She has a very unique sound
@@sebastianperezpizarro6836 Yes, Anja is magic.
Eurovision is taking a turn towards quality I think a country with such huge musical history can do great. Nevertheles this was a very good entry from Lumix and Pia Maria let's don't forget they both are 18
Her voice wasn’t good, let’s be real. She’s very talented but she didn’t sound good here
I'll tell you why Albania didn't qualify, and both me and my parents that were looking the show agreed on these points:
- Her voice sounded too screechy, like if her only point was to make herself heard as loud as possible
- At the same time you could hear very loudly the smoke-blowing machines, that were completely covering her voice at times, only time that happened. Adding salt to injury even the sound wasn't perfect throughout the performance because of how haphazardly Ronela flailed through the stage.
- Furthermore the song appeared moving all over the place, like if it was struggling to find its identity and at the end what came across the screen was a very messy performance, sounded almost crass for someone who didn't know the music beforehand.
I'm sorry for Ronela because I really enjoyed her song, but the performance was hot mess.
And it finished without an end. All that loudness and then you have to realize by yourself that the song has finished
Totally spot on. 👍
As so many slow/ mid-tempo songs qualifying perhaps Europe is in a mood of introspection
Moldova well deserved, the train is moving!
Yes!!!🇲🇩👏
Yes, Suzanne ! Moldova! You were always so rude to them..yoga mat thing will not be forgotten! European culture is so diverse ..big doubts that you could ever understand that..
I watched on Peacock plus here in the US. Johnny Weir was a great Eurovision host for America and didn’t intrude on the show itself. I’m glad Peacock picked it up and included the semifinals. Looking forward to Thursday!
Albania was heavily robbed. I gotta say, I hurt my arm while celebrating at Iceland-Lithuania-Portugal going through, I'm so happy for them!
Her vocals were off sadly. It was really unfortunate
my top 3 ❤️
If you are honest, though we love her, based on tonight's show she did not deserve to qualify, it was messy and fell flat.
Her vocals were off
Her staging was much worse than FiK performance
@@alecgault5016 TASTEEE
Why are people surprised about Moldavia? EVERYONE loves Balkanbeats. Everyone will have been dancing in their living room. It's a fun song. People will vote for it.
I voted for: Lithuania, Norway and Ukraine greetz from the Netherlands. But I also liked most of the songs that went through but I couldnt vote for them all lol. I was a little suprised that Albania didnt make it. I was suprised that Moldova went through instead.
Thanks from Lithuania 😍
Thanks for your support for lithuania 😍😍😍
🇲🇩Moldova deserved it!!
💙💛🇺🇦👍😘
People really need to stop hating on Switzerland!!! He’s an amazing vocalist and deserved to go thru. You got my love from the Netherlands❤️
Well deserved for Mr Bear! He performed well. This is why I love Eurovision, the performance on the night can change everything.
Moldova killed it on stage. They were 🔥🔥🔥. I knew they were going to qualify. Who said they don't, do not know Zdob and Zdub. Why so surprised they went to the final?!
Netherlands ❤ from Serbia
Happy for Moldova 🇲🇩 from Romania! ❤️
Switzerland and Iceland are my Ireland 2018s of the year, I believed in them from day 1 despite the bubble's constant negativity. if one of them comes last in the final so be it, but I'm so happy they qualified🤩🤩🤩
I still remember Ireland’s song in Lisbon 2018. I wished they had won instead of what ended up winning.
yeaaa u said it. I instantly went to see Ireland 2018 after these two qualified.Staging a good underrated song is so freaking imp. All three did that😍
@@priya9194 even when I am Portuguese and love our songs… that Ireland 🇮🇪 2018 will live in my heart forever.
I was amazed by Moldova live performance to be honestly🇦🇩 Really dont get what was wrong with you!!. They were the best with no doubt!:)
having seeing albania and latvia not go through - im nervous for thursday!
Yes. People better vote for the uptempo songs. We have enough ballads in the final
Year of the ballads
Totally, if Ireland and Cyprus don't qualify it will be a disgrace
@@luisa.r1270 I want all the uptempo songs😂 Serbia, Israel, Ireland, Romania, San marino.
*Cyprus has more of a ballad vibe to be honest
@@Relevart9169 I like ballads but damn we need diversity
Moldova is not a surprise, I am Romanian and I knew that they are amazing in staging and vocals and all Romanian voted for them from France, Italy and so on ...Iceland was the surprise, and Boys don't cry was very good, he got through because the song is special and emotional. Good luck to all in the final and big hugs and kisses for the ones not qualifying, because they didn't do nothing wrong, they were also amazing!
Wiwibloggs, I like you a lot, but I don't understand why you're still pushing and cheering for Albania so loudly especially after the final performance was so obviously bad - aggressive, vulgar, over-rehearsed, tensed, it was bad in so many ways. I am really glad and happy that Europe voted in this way - Switzerland, Moldova, Lituania, and Iceland showed what we want - quality, simplicity, or confident craziness, an easy vibe, and cool performers.
Switzerland has done very well. I didn't think they would qualify! I am very happy for them!
You always make Eurovision better :)
I am happy for Moldova! Fell in love with the song instantly the first time I heard it
‘Shocking’ votes like this kind as shows how much the Eurovision fan bubble can get it wrong
its not that dramatic it was probably just juries work again
@@No-vo9qk it's 50-50 darling. Juries can't work on their own
@@No-vo9qk It happens every year where the fandom is certain that some song will get in or will do well in the final, but it doesn't happen
@@mariett2060 well apparently from the leaked results it shows that albania was top 5 in televotes and last in juries its a mess
@@No-vo9qk I have my doubts about that. Usually the songs that don't go through, they are not top5 in any category. I'm waiting to see the official results... Saturday is pretty close!
I think the voting ( both public and juries) results from this semi-final are gonna be interesting to say the least.
Portugal and Moldova are my favorites so far ❤️
when the team from wiwibloggs managed to predict who will go to the finals or the first few in the finals, and I'm surprised that you were surprised that Albania did not pass, and the performance was bad
Norway created 3 mins of excellent entertainment. Well done, and deserved qualifier.
Suzanne’s reaction for Moldova was my reaction 4:57 😂😂😂 speechless
🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩Moldova deserved it!! 👏👏👏👏👏❤ the best!
I'm so sad for Ronela, she deserved better. I'm happy for Greece and Armenia tho
No, today she gave an awful performance. She sang badly, she danced awkwardly and the whole staging was a mess… so no, on today’s performance she didn’t deserve better.
Why does Moldova suprise you... Zdob si Zdob is 3/3 they are awesome :)
Unpopular genre, old artists, no powerful vocals, mostly non-english lyrics, bit gimmicky/cheesy
@@Maidaseu so, old artists should be banned from competing, is that what you're saying? Also I think you forget that its called EUROvision Song Contest, if you want songs with lyrics that are all exclusively in English, by all means, go and watch the flop that is the American Song Contest
@@nikki7065 I never said old artists should be banned or that I want to hear exclusively songs sung in English. I actually prefer artists sing their own languages. I'm just stating that the majority of people will vote for English songs as most Europeans known some English.
Moldova was the only ray of fun and happiness in that kingdom of boredom. I completely understand why they went through. One of the most boring semi-finals I can remember.
Portugal 🇵🇹
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Greece 🇬🇷
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Albania is exactly were it deserves 🥰🥰🥰
They were much better that Iceland!!! What a pity!!!
@@esthermontoro7018 I had 9/10 guessed correct, I thought latvia would have gone through over Iceland, but both were way better than albania
The qualifications results tell that many don't know the songs in advance and watch live performance for the first time.
What they see is what they vote.
Although I lived for LPS (Slovenia) and wanted Bulgaria to go through, I'm not surprised that they didn't qualify. They did incredibly well though and performed superbly. Bulgaria got the staging, the sound and the performance down. So polished! Albania were the complete opposite so literally not shocked that they didn't get through.
I was right with my predictions tonight and got 8 out of 10. I didnt think Switzerland would make it, even though I love the song, because his performance wasn't the cleanest tonight, but he sold the emotion and the simple, intimate staging worked in his favour.
Sad to see Latvia crash out. After seeing their performance tonight, I really thought they were in! Sorry Latvia ❤
Guys, Albania's voice performance was really bad. Also the staging and the tone of the song was clashing big time. I try to stay away from the songs until the Eurovision week starts cause I like to take in the staging and want to be surprised, so I came in with a fresh take. The performance was really not good. So many first time listeners like me would not vote for her
I heard it for the first time tonight, too, and thought it was absolutely awful. Last place from me.
Ronela is an incredibly talented and gifted performer, but the styling was all off for this. Her FiK costume looked so much more expensive and powerful and suited the song much better. The dancing was distracting and overall just came across as messy. The NQ had nothing to do with EBU censorship/controversy and everything to do with a series of unfortunate choices for the final performance. Wishing Albania and Ronela nothing but the best for the future ❤️❤️
I've never liked Albania but I appreciated het national final performance as a warrior. This staging was so weird. My husband, who watched this first time was like - wtf
No interviews with Moldova, no positive feedback overall but they are in the final. I like the reaction of some of our American friends. I guess it’s better for them to comment and give predictions on American Idle or other similar shows…..
Greece,Portugal,Lithuania,The Netherlands.❤❤❤❤
How your jaw drops when Iceland is through... Brilliant song.
You can't say anything bad about Moldova, one of the best performances of the evening, well-deserved final.
For me: Albania and Austria IN - Iceland and Switzerland OUT
On the rest of the qualifiers I agree.
Oh yes. Pick the mess that was moldova, albania and austria who couldn't sing, over iceland and Switzerland who actually performed
I really wanted Austria, Latvia and Slovenia to qualify 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
i was surprised when the first 3 were announced because i didn’t find the songs particularly captivating. Then i was really happy lithuania made it. I liked portugal and expected to see them make it and same with norway. greece impressed me so i was pleased to see her make it. i knew ukraine was going to make it. moldova didn’t actually surprise me that much. not really my kind of song but it felt like other people liked the energy to me. then the netherlands performance was very good so her making it made sense. It feels like i was the only ones rooting for croatia lol. i’m going to miss my guilty pleasure at the final. My overall fave in this semi was lithuania 🇱🇹.
Moldova will be top 5 final. 💙💛❤️
[Cinan needs to get over the fact that not every song has to "slay" or "serve"]
Cinan. I have a problem with your language. Esc is not only your taste. You are talking like it is something wrong with people because they did not vote for Albania. I can understand you are personal disappointment that one of your fav. songs did not get to the final. But show some respect for other peoples taste. You say you are on job, well put some of your personal opinions in the back and be a bit more objective. If you keep this up, I will be happy to see more of ESC from TikTok and not CZcamsrs like you. TikTok is more objective and give every song a chance. I don't watch Wiwibloggs to get your personal taste in music. I appreciate that William and Suzanne are more objective and give more songs a chance.
Albania wasn’t good tonight let’s face it. Ronela was off and the song was completely forgettable for the general viewer.
We love you guys, especially Cinan, who is living Eurovision to the most. My faourite of the evening was also Ronela, she had an amazing song, but unfortunately changed her staging to worse. I was surprised by Iceland, they had a great performance and a good sound. Glad to see them in the finals. Sending lots of love to you guys, you are amazing!
Moldova made a great and fantastic party in Italy.
My thoughts:
1. Very happy for Switzerland, Iceland, Portugal and Armenia. They deserved it!
2. Albania: their staging was way too sexual and aggressive for my taste. So i‘m not too surprised they didn‘t make it.
3. Regarding the show itself: is it only me or does the entire show feel less energetic and exciting than last year? The hosts are kind if weird, the audience seems lame, the stage is less impressive…Like even with those heavy covid restrictions, Rotterdam felt 10 times more vibrant for some reason
Camera work was off as well
Maybe also the fact, that Rotterdam was 2 years later, not 1 as usual, so it was even more exciting because people missed ESC
@@thomash7294 Yep.....camera work is a nightmare it's all over the place
@@gezellig1924True! They also had more time to organise the event.
Not great presenters especially the woman in bright pink. The other two guys were ok.
The woman making the interviews to the winners is really bad. Sometimes people can’t understand what she’s saying. Her English not very good but she comes across as a very nice person… sweet.