Eurovision 2010 Fantasy Final

My fantasy Eurovision final based on songs from the national finals that didn't make it through. Some countries (i.e. Sweden) have more than one entry.

1. Finland - Amadeus - Anastacia
2. Slovakia - HORSKÁ CHATA - Myslíš, že vieš kto som
3. Latvia - Audrius Zavadskis - Right Now
4. Romania - Dalma - I'm Running
5. UK - A1 - Don't Wanna Lose You Now [ok so I stole this from Norway but 2 of them are British!]
6. Norway - Venke Knutson - Jealous `Cause I Love You
7. Poland - Anna Cyzon - Love Me
8. Sweden - Darin - You're Out Of My Life
9. Ireland - Lee Bradshaw - Rivers of silence
10. Iceland - Iris Hólm - The One
11. Israel - Harel Skaat - Le'an
12. Azerbaijan - Safura - Under My Skin
13. Denmark - Bryan Rice - Breathing
14. Belarus - 3+2" - Far Away
15. Sweden 2 - Eric Saade - Manboy
16. Spain - Coral Segovia - En Una Vida
17. Estonia - Iiris - Astronaut
18. Georgia - Sofia Nizharadze - For Eternity
19. Sweden 3 - Timoteij - Kom
20. Germany - Jennifer Braun - I Care For You
21. Malta - Claudia Faniello - Samsara
22. Moldova - Millenium - Before you go
23. Russia - Buranovskiye Babushki - Dlinnaya-dlinnaya beresta i kak sdelat' iz nee aishon
24. Slovenia - Nina Pušlar - Dež
25. Sweden 4 - Salem Al Fakir - Keep On Walking
26. Sweden 5 - Peter Jöback - Hollow

Eurovision 2010 Final running order revealed

Safura will open the show for Azerbaijan and Chanée and N'Evergreen will close for Denmark. Portugal have been drawn in the same position as the UK last year and with a similar sounding song will they be able to pull of a similarly impressive result? 2nd favourites Germany have been drawn in a very strong position - 22nd - but will the new voting rules (lines are open from the start of the show) affect the result?


1. Azerbaijan - Safura - Drip Drop
2. Spain - Daniel Diges - Algo pequeñito
3. Norway - Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours
4. Moldova - SunStroke Project and Olia Tira - Run Away
5. Cyprus - Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders - Life Looks Better in Spring
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Vukašin Brajić - Vukašin Brajić
7. Belgium - Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar
8. Serbia - Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan (Oво je Балкан)
9. Belarus - 3+2 feat Robert Wells - Butterflies
10. Ireland - Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You
11. Greece - Giorgos Alkaios and Friends - OPA (ΟΠΑ)
12. United Kingdom - Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me
13. Georgia - Sopho Nizharadze - Shine
14. Turkey - maNga - We Could Be The Same
15. Albania - Juliana Pasha - It's All About You
16. Iceland - Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi
17. Ukraine - Alyosha - Sweet People
18. France - Jessy Matador - Allez Ola Olé
19. Romania - Paula Seling and Ovi - Playing with Fire
20. Russia - Peter Nalitch and Friends - Lost and Forgotten
21. Armenia - Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone
22. Germany - Lena - Satellite
23. Portugal - Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim
24. Israel - Harel Skaat - Milim
25. Denmark - Chanée and N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This


Playlist of all the finalists in performance order (all semi final performances except Big 4 for which I've substituted rehearsal footage).

Eurovision 2010 shock! Sweden go home!

Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest final. In a gripping set of results favourites Azerbaijan, Israel and Armenia went through. Ukraine was an early upset for my predictions but it didn't come at the expense of Niamh Kavanagh as I expected, Ireland sail through to the final! Cyprus were a completely unexpected qualifier for me and meant a big upset was on the way. With 9 out of 10 qualifiers revealed Denmark and Sweden were still to be drawn. In the end Denmark went through to the final and Sweden go home.

Sweden's exit caps a turbulent few years for Sweden in Eurovision. Charlotte Perrelli's 'Hero' came 12th in the 2008 2nd semi final and only qualified with the help of the jury wildcard. Although Malena Ernman came 4th in her semi final last year Sweden ultimately finished 21st in the final. Anna Bergendahl was a popular winner of Sweden's Melodifestivalen with her song even topping the Swedish charts before the final. Sweden's failure to qualify will be a big blow for a country that prides itself on it's Eurovision enthusiasm.

The qualifiers in performance order were:

Armenia
Israel
Denmark
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Romania
Ireland
Cyprus
Georgia
Turkey

Playlist of all the 2nd semi final performances:

Eurovision 2010 - Semi Final 2 prediction

After my 7/10 for semi final 1 I'm tense and nervous about semi final 2. There are so many countries I'd hate not to see qualify and there could well be a few upsets. Chief among them if my worry that Ireland may not qualify. If it doesn't it will be in spite of a great song and singer in Niamh Kavanagh. My fear is the eastern European countries won't go for it and Ukraine or Lithuania may sneak ahead of them in the voting. Here is my very uncertain prediction for tonight's show:

1. Israel
2. Azerbaijan
3. Sweden
4. Turkey
5. Armenia
6. Croatia
7. Denmark
8. Georgia
9. Romania
10. Ireland

The following not to qualify:

11. Ukraine
12. Lithuania
13. Bulgaria
14. Cyprus
15. Switzerland
16. Slovenia
17. Netherlands

Eurovision 2010 - Semi Final 1 Results

Well I only managed to predict 7 out of the 10 qualifiers this year. Moldova and Bosnia were surprise qualifiers for me and I was surprised Slovakia didn't qualify. These are the 10 qualifiers and their start position in the final:

Moldova (4)
Bosnia & Herzegovina (6)
Belgium (7)
Serbia (8)
Belarus (9)
Greece (11)
Albania (15)
Iceland (16)
Russia (20)
Portugal (23)

Youtube playlist of all the performances:



Watch the whole thing again on Sweden's SVT Play site http://svtplay.se/v/2015523/melodifestivalen/semifinal_1

or on the BBC's iPlayer service (UK only) http://bbc.co.uk/i/skygc/

2010 Eurovision - Semi Final 1 prediction

After watching all the rehearsal videos on Youtube and bearing in mind previous Eurovision semi final results this is what I think will happen tomorrow night:

The qualifiers:

1. Greece
2. Slovakia
3. Belarus
4. FYROM
5. Finland
6. Iceland
7. Serbia
8. Albania
9. Russia
10. Belgium

The following will not qualify:

11. Poland
12. Bosnia
13. Malta
14. Portugal
15. Latvia
16. Estonia
17. Moldova

There are always surprises so I won't be amazed if my prediction turns out to be completely wrong.

The Google Eurovision predictor is back again. Last year it was topped by Alexander Rybak (the runaway winner of Eurovision 2009) closely followed by Hadise. This year's runaway winner (if we're to believe the Google prediction) will be Germany, followed by Georgia! Hmm, maybe it's not so accurate after all but you never know!

UK Eurovision Preview Party

London again played host to a fantastic Eurovision preview party, albeit on a smaller scale this year. Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders, Paula Seling & Ovi, Josh Dubovie and Niamh Kavanagh all sang a couple of songs each for us, including their respective Eurovision entries. Best vocals of the night was a close call between Niamh singing her 1993 winner 'In Your Eyes' and Paula Seling doing an acapella version of Christina Aguilera's 'Beautiful'.

Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You




Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me




Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire