… believed that Switzerland and Denmark were going through at the expense of Turkey and Armenia.
A-ha-huh. No. Don’t think so. So the 7 that are really going out are, of course:
SLOVENIA. Because the juries haven’t been asked to vote for songs which best represent the rock/polka fusion scene in their national countries.
DENMARK. Because it may actually be a kindness to them to remove the need to spend another 48 hours in each others’ company.
IRELAND. Because Niamh was just a shade underpowered last night, and she couldn’t afford to be. She needed the jury vote.
SWITZERLAND. Because I was trying to think of a reason why and the phrase “My Lovely Horse” popped into my head.
BULGARIA. Because butterfly wings = cool. Bird wings = not cool. Angel wings are more like bird wings than butterfly wings.
CROATIA. Because semifinal 2 is a bloodbath and you don’t want to be arriving on screen just after a short commercial presentation.
UKRAINE. Because I can’t quite put it above any of the 10 I’ve got qualifying.
So we have 10 controversial qualifiers. In draw order: Lithuania, Armenia, Israel, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Netherlands (The), Romania, Cyprus, Georgia, Turkey.
That doesn’t look right. That just doesn’t look right. Gah!