Before the big party in Lisbon next month, we chat about the London Eurovision Party and other pre-festival shindigs. We also finish up talking about the first semi-final, including our hopes and dreams for what we’ll see on stage.

Episode Summary

• London Eurovision Party (4:28)
• Eurovision Song Contest First Semi-Final Second Half (11:19)

First Semi-Final Running Order

• First Half (last week’s episode)
• FYR Macedonia – EyeCue – Lost & Found (11:19)
• Croatia – Franka – Crazy (19:05)
• Austria – Cesár Sampson – Nobody But You (26:14)
• Greece – Yianna Terzi – Oneiro Mou (32:40)
• Finland – Saara Aalto – Monsters (38:00)
• Armenia – Sevak Khanaghyan – Qami (45.42)
• Switzerland – ZiBBZ – Stones (51:22)
• Ireland – Ryan O’Shaughnessy – Together (57:40)
• Cyprus – Eleni Foureira – Fuego (1:05:35)

Links

• Croatia’s Plagiarism Funtimes:
  Initial story (ESC Xtra) | Franka’s response (Facebook)| HRT’s response (ESC Xtra)
• Other Eurovision Pre-party Events
  Riga | Moscow | Israel | Madrid | Eurovision in Concert
• Let us know about your Eurovision viewing party!