Eurovision Semi Final 2 Live Blog

Yes Dear Constant Reader, it's time for Part Deux of the Eurovision Semi Finals. Let's hope Paddy stops being such a blatantly miserable bastard doing his commentary.

Act names, videos and song titles can be found here

20:00 Here we go!!

20:01 Where are the magic horses today? Hmmm.. but nice Waterloo reference

20:06 Shame the presenters are back again.

Croatia

Pleasant song, very Mediterranean feeling. Might do well tonight

And Bill has joined the live blogging.

Ireland

I have to say I loved this song when I heard it the other night, and they actually did a better performance tonight than at their selection. Loved it, come on Ireland!

Latvia

Fun, shocked by rather high quality, relatively speaking, entries this year.

And good that they didn't sing in English.

Serbia

Erm... not a very good song but the performance was amusing! Loved the hair!!!

Poland

Ok song, ok singing. Not very interesting though. Good for a nice drive perhaps.

Norway



He was singing??? Really?? I didn't notice.

Cyprus

Yes, this one is very good. Very nice song, good voice, and it's Cyprus!

Slovakia

A duet which seems pretty good, but really not my sort of thing. Kudos again for not singing in English.

Denmark

Written by Ronan Keating? NIL POINT just for that.

It's an okay song, but this guy even sung with Ronan's Irish accent at points!! I never liked Keating's stuff and this is no exception.

Oh and Paddy Stevey and Jamie are not getting married because gay marriage isn't allowed in this country. Grrr...

Slovenia

The song that forgot it was a song for a whole minute and thought this was a music contest instead. Good, for what it was

Hungary

Someone is a walking gay stereotype. No not me. Muscle shirt (in flowery pattern) with the words Disco in the song. GAY! ;)

Azerbaijan

Very Eurovision. Like it. Probably not a winner though.

Greece



Awesome. Winning performance. Gorgeous. Good song. Good dancing. Bravo!!

Lithuania

Good- ish.

Moldova

Yes, good. No not my thing. But again surprising high quality of songs this year!

Albania

Did not think much of this in the previews, but liked her performance a lot more tonight. Very good I thought.

Interruption by Sarah... better not be missing the green room. The stage behind is green. I am worried...

Ukraine

Surely the BBC realise that those watching Eurovision semi finals are fans and want to see the whole show, not a show interrupted by BBC in bits.

oooo... good song... LOVE THE SEXY DANCERS!!

Estonia

Yeap... liked this song too. I am getting forgiving in my old age!

The Netherlands

Der Toppers remind me of a restaurant I went to once called La Trois Garcons, which was opened by 3 gay guys in a very liberal relationship.

Where they singing? oops. Should pay more attention. (It's ok as a song but I think it will really struggle tonight)

Favourites?

Greece and Ireland! Start voting now Steve and Bill!!

Graham Norton is on here at the moment, he's our new commentator. And he is being really rude about all the acts. Joy. Can we please get someone who likes Eurovision to do this one year? Just one year. It's all I ask!

Where did they get this Russian presenters from????

So whilst the BBC presenters mock the Eurovision contest and interrupt the back stage parts, they also mean Dimitry has been completely absent from British screens tonight. Thanks to Steve we can still stare at him longingly and bemoan the useless BBC

And the winners are:

Azerbaijan!! RANDOM!!
Croatia. Good stuff.
Ukraine! YEAH! MORE SPARTAN NAKED BODIES!!
Lithuania. Oh Dear....
Albania.
Moldova.
Denmark
Estonia.
Norway.
Greece!!

Upset about Ireland but not as much as this idiotic "Eastern Dominance stuff". Most of the Western Countries got through tonight. MOST. This is all spin on behalf of the Eurovision haters now. Grrrrrrr...

Good songs got through dross like Serbia didn't. Some good songs didn't make it either but that's the way the cookie crumbles.



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