Eurovision semi-final 1 2019: N's thoughts

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Semi-final 1 (14.05.19.)

1: Tamta - Replay (Cyprus)
Mm'kay, bit of a trap sound going on. Nice beat. Not particularly impressive though.

2: D Mol - Heaven (Montenegro)
Not bad, but... okay, that traditional bit is nice. Otherwise, though, it's-... okay, key change, bonus points, maybe stop interrupting me with alright bits when I'm trying to slag yer song off

3: Darude - Look Away feat. Sebastien Rejman (Finland)
Oof, he was a bit out of tune at first. ... And is that your chorus. Really. Okay. Are you trying to put me to sleep. Look away, more like snore away

4: Tulia - Fire of Love (Pali się) (Poland)
Ohhh. Now that's an interesting look and sound... at least until the chorus, which slightly resembles a group of cats screeching in some misguided attempt at being cute. Bonus points for being mostly in Polish, though.

5: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl - Sebi (Slovenia)
In Slovenian, good. Hmmmmmm. Miiight grow on me.

6: Lake Malawi - Friend of a Friend (Czech Republic)
OHHH IT GOT A BEAT!! Finally, some life! Trust the Czech Republic to deliver something good <3

7: Joci Pápai - Az én apám (Hungary)
Language bonus points. Song's just okay, much like his last one.

8: ZENA - Like It (Belarus)
Ahhh, shame about that mediocre chorus after the strong verse and bridge.

9: Nevena Božović - Круна (Serbia)
Language bonus points. Chorus is meh, though.

10: Eliot - Wake Up (Belgium)
That's a young-looking lad. Oh god what is that off-tune, boringarse chorus that's sung like the guy's falling asleep and sounds like it should be a bridge at least. Is this a fucking joke. What are you doing, Belgium??

11: Oto Nemsadze - Keep on Going (Georgia)
Language bonus points. This is... actually pretty cool. Sounds like he's setting out on an epic journey of epicness. In epic Georgian. I like it. OHHHH THAT EPIC CHOIR. GEORGIA YEEEEESSSSSSSS

12: Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity (Australia)
Oh, Australia is a Disney princess. Okay then. ... A Disney princess from SPACE. OKAY THEN. Y'know, this is actually sounding good. REALLY good. Me likey!

13: Hatari - Hatrið mun sigra (Iceland)
HOLY SHIT ICELAND. I NEVER EXPECTED TO HEAR THIS GENRE IN THE EUROVISION. EXTREME ME GUSTA. AND A KEY CHANGE!! A KEY CHANGE!! ICELAND WINS AT EVERYTHIGN!!!!JBUGFWIUVVELKM

14: Victor Crone - Storm (Estonia)
... I swear I've heard this song in a previous Eurovision. ... Snore

15: Conan Osiris - Telemóveis (Portugual)
Language bonus. OOH that's an interesting look. And OOH that's a nice bassline. Portuguese Mortal Kombat. This is certainly a unique one. Will require further listens. ... O he ded at the end, o no

16: Katerine Duska - Better Love (Greece)
... Chorus confuses me. Boring vocal line, epic background music. Do I like it, or do I not? It is a mystery. I do like her voice, though.

17: Serhat - Say Na Na Na (San Marino)
Yay, Serhat's back! YAY, HE BRINGS US DISCO AGAIN!! I lov him, plz Europe, send him through to the Final

Faves: ICELANDIC KINKY BOYS, epic Georgia, Czech Republic, Australian operatic Disney princess from space, and, of course, the wonderful SERHAT!!

Results: Four out of five faves went through! KINKY ICELAND IS THROUGH AAAAHHHHSDVHJVBSV. Some are outraged about Serhat LOL, but C'MON, IT'S SERHAT :D Such a shame about Georgia though :( Also Portuguese Mortal Kombat deserved better.