I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!! Yes my favorite got sent home BUT LIKE LITHUANIA, ALBANIA, AND IRELAND WERE ALL GREAT TONIGHT AND DESERVED IT SO BAD AND I'M SO HAPPY QUALITY GOT IN OVER A COUNTRY'S NAME!!!!! Honestly I couldn't pick better qualifiers besides Austria, but I can overlook that for all of the good that occurred tonight
1. Azerbaijan
A great opener tonight, but didn't really bring anything special. Also got lost overtime, and am not all that surprised that this didn't qualify
2. Iceland
No shock here. He sounded good, but the song doesn't do anything to anyone so I doubt anyone was shocked
3. ALBANIA
I'M SO HAPPY FOR EUGENT!!! He CRUSHED his performance tonight and I'm just so happy Albania have qualified with a great song, singer and everything and they deserve it so much and I'm so happy!!!
4. Belgium
Not surprised. Love the studio version, HATED this live. Will probably be my biggest drop, because live she didn't sound good and the performance was just very weak in general
5. Czech Republic
YES MIKOLAS!!!!!!! I got super stressed when he jumped off the stage today because of his back. But this BOP DELIVERED AND IM SO HAPPY HE QUALIFIED AND I CANT WAIT FOR THE BEST CZECH RESULT EVER BECAUSE MIKOLAS DESERVES IT!!!!!!
6. Lithuania
AN ICON!!! I teared up during this song. It's just a beautiful ballad, Ieva has a beautiful voice and the performance is great!! So happy this wasn't underrated
7. Israel
Still don't like this song at all, but her performance was good tonight. Still don't see this as a winner though
8. Belarus
No surprise here either for me. His vocals were subpar, the song has always been weak and the staging was just very off putting
9. Estonia
OPERA GODDESS!!!!! Loved this song and performance so much today, and I'm so happy she did great tonight!!
10. Bulgaria
Great performance as expected and great vocals!! No surprise with their qualification
11. Macedonia </3
Robbed icons. I actually quite liked the performance tonight, and I didn't think it was as bad as many people made it out to be. While the chorus seemed a little off, I still thought this was a solid performance and I'm still happy with how they did
12. Croatia
Franka is an icon and hit all of her angles and shots perfectly. I think the downside was the weak song sadly, because Franka was flawless tonight
13. Austria
Ugh. The only qualifier I don't like. I knew the juries were going to send this through though which is a giant yawn because this performance was boring
14. Greece
Is this the *shock* non qualifier?? Her performance was VERY weak tonight and I'm not surprised at all. I just don't think the performance came together or made sense, which is why it missed out
15. Finland
AN ICON!!!!! I never doubted Saara's skills, as she comes alive when performing live in front of an audience. So happy this icon made it to the finals
16. Armenia
Super happy this didn't qualify. Super weak entry, and while his vocals were strong, the song is just very bland
17. Switzerland
ROBBED ICONS!!!! A GREAT performance tonight by both of them, and while I didn't think this would qualify, it was still a great performance by Switzerland
18. IRELAND
YES ICONS!!!!! I had NO IDEA who the final qualifier was going to be and I was SO HAPPY WHEN IT WAS IRELAND!!! While it may be thanks to the staging, I think Ryan did great tonight and it all came together, and I'm really happy Ireland's non qualification streak is over
19. Cyprus
ELENI BROUGHT THE FIRE TONIGHT!!! Flawless performance from start to finish, and I really hope that this will be in contention for the win
-MY SEMI FINAL ONE RANKINGS-
1. Cyprus
2. Macedonia (rip)
3. Czech Republic
4. Estonia
5. Lithuania
6. Finland
7. Bulgaria
8. Ireland
9. Switzerland
10. Albania
11. Croatia
12. Greece
13. Azerbaijan
14. Belgium
15. Israel
16. Belarus
17. Austria
18. Iceland
19. Armenia
I agree, everyone really delivered tonight!! It was a great show and I'm sad some great songs were sent home (especially since they could've sailed through semi 2), but I feel as if the correct 10 made it through!!
I'm happy yet disappointed BUT I KNEW IT WOULD BE LIKE THIS.