Eurovision semi-final 1 2018: N's thoughts

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Semi-final 1 (08.05.18.)

1: Aisel - X My Heart (Azerbaijan)
Ooh, not bad! I can see this one growing on me.

2: Ari Ólafsson - Our Choice (Iceland)
Oh, he has a very nice voice. Cheese factor nice and hiiiiiigh. I think I like it!

3: Eugent Bushpepa - Mall (Albania)
It's in Albanian, yay! ... But the chorus is meh. :( Shame.

4: Sennek - A Matter of Time (Belgium)
Ohhh, interesting. I like her voice. Nice chords 'n shit. This one may grow on me.

5: Mikolas Josef - Lie to Me (Czech Republic)
Ooh, nice beginning! And ohhh yes, ya got me dancin :D Hell yeah! I like this one!!

6: Ieva Zasimauskaitė - When We're Old (Lithuania)
Ehhhh, not doing much for me, especially after a banger like the previous tune.

7: Netta - Toy (Israel)
Oh my, that's a 'different' beginning! OMG, the chorus x'D Bringing the weird back to the Eurovision, THANK YOU ISRAEL!!

8: Alekseev - Forever (Belarus)
Don't you think he slightly resembles and sounds a bit like that one guy from Take That? No? Well, song's kinda meh anyway.

9: Elina Nechayeva - La Forza (Estonia)
OMG :'D Beautiful operatic voice, atmospheric, got cheese factor. Niiiiiice, Estonia!

10: Equinox - Bones (Bulgaria)
Oooooh! Atmospheric, interesting lyrics, good voices. Chorus could've been a little more, but it's pretty cool nonetheless.

11: Eye Cue - Lost and Found (Macedonia)
Ooh! Nice reggae beat! Nice voice! Haah, this one's pretty different, I like it!

12: Franka - Crazy (Croatia)
Nice beat right there at the beginning. Oooooooh, I think I like this one! Sensual chorus.

13: Cesár Sampson - Nobody But You (Austria)
I like his voice! A pretty solid pop tune. Likely to grow on me. Ooooh, that gospel bit in the background...!

14: Yianna Terzi - Oniro mou (Greece)
It's in Greek!! Really like the atmospheric folk-y sound. Noice!

15: Saara Aalto - Monsters (Finland)
Finnish lady has amassed a Mighty Gay Army and doesn't afraid any more. Nice video, shame about the song. :P

16: Sevak Khanagyan - Qami (Armenia)
Pretty nice, pretty nice. Not amazing. Sorta funny that it sounds like he's singing "Come 'eeeere" again and again though TBH.

17: Zibbz - Stones (Switzerland)
Not bad. Got some life to it at least.

18: Ryan O'Shaughnessy - Together (Ireland)
I'll admit, the video had me hooked until the end. ... Kinda boring song though soz

19: Eleni Foureira - Fuego (Cyprus)
Starts off cool and then just... ehhhhh. IDK, it has a chance of growing on me. ... Nah.





OKAY, well my faves for this round are the Czech Republic and Israel, with an honourable mention to Estonia.