Jack Vidgen is well known to Australian audiences after appearing on both Australia's got Talent and winning then returning to The Voice Australian 8 years after his Talent win and losing. He also got quickly eliminated from Got talents: The Champions series, which is why he has free time to be on Australia Decides.

This song will show up Jack's ( Read more... )

Two things shock the morning after the second semi. Firstly it still hurts about some of the songs that didn't make it. Apparently there was 2 points between 10th and 11th in the first Semi. 11th was probably Poland who deserved to be in the Grand final, but is not. In the second semi, Lithuania was the prettiest boy, but there were a few pretty ( Read more... )

Around 2.5 hours to go until the second semi where we will find out who gets the last 10 tickets to the Eurovision Grand final. What will get through is generally a mystery seeing many people in Europe don't know how to vote. It is not hard.

Here is what to expect.

Armenia - Srbuk "Walking Out" - $251 - Diva song with 80s shoulder pads
Ireland - ( Read more... )

This contains all the spoilers from the first Semi and all the clips of the songs that did not qualify. One non-qualifier I am mistified by and at least 6 qualifiers are just there to make the numbers... in my humble opinion anyways.

Cyprus - Tamta "Replay" 
This qualified despite barely getting near most of the notes in the song in rehearsals and ( Read more... )

So the time is upon us.. almost. In under 5 hours time the First Semi for the Eurovision Song contest will begin. Here is a quick breakdown of waht to expect based on 30 second clips from youtube. Bolded songs are the ones the bookies think are getting through

Cyprus - Tamta "Replay" - $41 - this could be rather pitchy
Montenegro - D mol "Heaven ( Read more... )

Sweden - 6 Wins
John Lundvik - "Too Late for Love"

Verses

Moldova - 0 wins
Anna Odobescu - "Stay"

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"Maybe I would lit your world with just one spark" verses a Celine Dion wanna be. Like Celine's Eurovision win, Anna is tragically 80's, but she wont replicate Celine's success.

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For some Eurovision makes their career, it is Euphoria. Others is is their ( Read more... )

Georgia - 0 wins
Oto Nemsadze - "Keep on Going"

Verses

Portugal - 1 win
Conan Osiris -"Telemóveis"

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Dark moody ethic ballad verses birdman. I mean serious WTF Portugal. It is not that I don't understand what the song and performance are about, more that I don't want to. I feel like a wanker ever suggesting that there may be an explanation. There is no ( Read more... )

Ireland - too many wins
Sarah McTernan -"22"

Verses

Malta - no wins
Michela - "Chameleon"

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Possibly the best thing Ireland have sent to Eurovision in at least a decade (maybe two) verses a song with so many lyrics I misheard. "Pee a river" is actually "I'll be a river" and "Chame-chameleon" sounded like "Karma Chameleon".

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Both the songs are fairly ( Read more... )

Montenegro - 0 wins
D mol - "Heaven"

Verses

San Marino - 0 wins
Serhat - "Say Na Na Na"

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An ethno-christian-disney song against everything wrong with the 1970s. TGhe only thing that could make Montenegro's song worse is if it was written by Ralph Siegal, the only thing that could make San Marino better is if their song did not exist.

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Spain - 2 Wins (including 1969)
Miki - "La Venda"

Verses

Italy - 2 wins
Mahmood - "Soldi"

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Two reality show contestants face off . It is Weaponised Latin verses Italian hip hop. Both of these songs go straight to the final and I fear they will go straight to the bottom of the list there, because well... La la la

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In fairness, the bookmakers like Mahmood, ( Read more... )