Germany
Never being huge Lena fans we were surprised when this got chosen cos we love it. But it is very monotonous on screen and even though they are the host nation, and should do fairly well I can see this bombing big time now. The only good thing about it is the lighting....and that gets boring after about a minute. AND this needed a perfect vocal, which lets face it Lena is never gonna give!
Romania
Blows Germany off the stage. He’s cute, the song is upbeat and fresh(ish) I don’t really see a 2010 result but you can never discount Romania when it comes to Eurovison, they have friends, they have great songs and they always seem to pull it out of the bag on the night….this really wouldn't be out of place as an album track for Take That. Rather fab in fact. Should beat Germany. he does get a bit shouty towards the end...
Austria
Pure class. I feel an Iceland 2009 moment coming on. I heard that the delegations aim was to simply make the final…..they did this without even trying. Nadine has a superb voice, and the staging on this is just perfect…..sailing into the top 10 and almost certain to make the top 5….First goosebump moment for me, but then I am jaded by two weeks of this contest by now.....
Azerbaijan
Blown of the stage by Austria now. Very professionally staged as Azerbaijan always do but ain't gonna do it;-((( And Nikki's vocal is pretty dreadful. The pyro waterfall looks amazing though.....
Slovenia
Puts the final nail in the coffin for Azerbaijan. Opps. Seriously I originally thought that Azerbaijan had a great draw but now squeezed between Austria and Slovenia they really don’t. Maja has one hell of a voice, looks stunning on stage and nails this. Love it. Mid table placing but it deserves much more. The only drawback is that I am just noticing the back drop now....it's a bit naff isn't it?