I postponed doing this because I really have no idea what to think or predict. I feel like I can gauge the general area of the scoreboard that a lot of these acts are going to finish, but I have absolutely no idea who's going to win. I'm feeling a 2019 situation occurring where the winner is neither the televote nor jury winner, but I'm not really sure. Hoping for a fun and exciting night nonetheless, especially since all of our pop girls are missing except one. But that's besides the point, here are my final predictions.
1. Sweden 馃嚫馃嚜
I don't know, this just seems like a safe bet to me to put first. But I'm also not sure because Sweden has struggled in the televote as of late. But I also feel like there's a level of authenticity in Cornelia's song and performance that separates her from the past Swedish acts and also from the competition tonight. As a result, I could see her having a strong enough showing in the televote that it helps propel her to the win. Added to the fact that this is definitely top 3 in the jury and could win, I feel like this is just the most logical winner in my head at the moment, so I'm going with it.
2. Ukraine 馃嚭馃嚘
This is obviously performing extremely well in the televote and I don't think there's really no question about that. I do feel like the number may not be as high as we would imagine though. Plus, I feel like this is going to do solid in the jury vote, but not solid enough to win the whole contest. The first thought that comes to my head is Sergey 2016, but with just more televote and less jury support. Not sure if that makes sense. But I think that it's going to be very close and that if the televote really shows up for Ukraine that they could run away with this.
3. United Kingdom 馃嚞馃嚙
Never expected to have the UK this high. Sam is definitely going to crush the jury vote, perhaps even win. This just feels like a song that the juries are going to absolutely eat up, and rightfully so. While I think this will struggle slightly more in the televote, I think the fact that the song sounds so authentically British could help people gravitate toward it. Either way, this is in the top 5 and rightfully so.
4. Italy 馃嚠馃嚬
I feel like a lot of people have been disregarding Italy as of late. I agree that their momentum has died down, but Italy also always shows up in the televote. Especially when two huge Italian stars are performing. And this song also has more jury appeal than their previous few entries. Don't really see this one winning, but I do feel like it'll crack its way into the top 5.
5. Spain 馃嚜馃嚫
Wasn't really sure where to place this one because I worry that it could underperform, but I have faith in Chanel. Considering every other pop girl got left in the semis, Chanel really stands out in the final lineup. Viewers who like this type of pop banger literally have zero other options, which I think will really help Chanel's televote score. Plus, I feel like juries *have* to recognize her technical skill on stage and the fact that she hits every single note while also performing top notch choreography. Fingers crossed.
- FULL PREDICTIONS -
1. Sweden 馃嚫馃嚜
2. Ukraine 馃嚭馃嚘
3. United Kingdom 馃嚞馃嚙
4. Italy 馃嚠馃嚬
5. Spain 馃嚜馃嚫
6. Serbia 馃嚪馃嚫
7. Norway 馃嚦馃嚧
8. Moldova 馃嚥馃嚛
9. Greece 馃嚞馃嚪
10. Poland 馃嚨馃嚤
11. Netherlands 馃嚦馃嚤
12. Australia 馃嚘馃嚭
13. Portugal 馃嚨馃嚬
14. Estonia 馃嚜馃嚜
15. Finland 馃嚝馃嚠
16. Czech Republic 馃嚚馃嚳
17. Armenia 馃嚘馃嚥
18. France 馃嚝馃嚪
19. Azerbaijan 馃嚘馃嚳
20. Switzerland 馃嚚馃嚟
21. Lithuania 馃嚤馃嚬
22. Iceland 馃嚠馃嚫
23. Belgium 馃嚙馃嚜
24. Romania 馃嚪馃嚧
25. Germany 馃嚛馃嚜
Really not sure though. Hoping for some delightful surprises tonight!! Would love to hear all of your thoughts below :)
