#11: First!
Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Iceland, Israel, and Lithuania will compete in the first half of the first semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photos courtesy of EBU)
This week we begin our analysis of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in earnest. First up: the first half of the first semi-final! Which entries are locks for advancing to the Grand Final? Who might get help from the running order? Why is Staples playing Eurovision songs from 2016?
Episode Summary
- Eurovision Viewing Parties (3:50)
- Why is Staples playing “Sunlight”? (5:20)
- Analyzing the semi-final (9:36)
First Semi-Final Running Order
- Azerbaijan – Aisel – X My Heart (9:36)
- Iceland – Ari Olafsson – Our Choice (14:48)
- Albania – Eugent Bushpepa – Mall (19:52)
- Belgium – SENNEK – A Matter of Time (27:16)
- Czech Republic – Mikolas Josef – Lie to Me (31:27)
- Lithuania – Ieva Zasimauskaitė – When We’re Old (37:44)
- Israel – Netta – Toy (43:29)
- Belarus – Alekseev – Forever (47:44)
- Estonia – Elina Netšajeva – La Forza (52:22)
- Bulgaria – Equinox – Bones (58:09)
Links
- Oddschecker: Overall | First Semi-Final | Second Semi-Final
- Eurovision Viewing Party form
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