@@kostask8866as a Serb myself I didn’t wanna be Serbian last night. But hey, at least we qualified. Idk how because it’s kinda not deserved but oh well
I love how the microphone kept dying of excitement! Portugal made me so happy qualifying, pleasantly surprised by Czechia as well. Gutted for Latvia but knew I was losing a favourite once Croatia was in. Now I'm just nervous for Thursday...
I was shaking in front of my TV yesterday waiting for Serbia to be announced. Your reaction is fantastic, haha. Also the audience reaction to Finland sounded ear-shattering.
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PORTUGAL ♥️ 🇵🇹 ♥️ Mimicat has fully won me over - I truly think she had one of the best performances last night; her vocals, her dancing, her stage presence, her camera interactions… just wow 😍 I’m so happy that she’s going to the final, and I’m fully ready for her shine on Saturday!! ♥️
Honestly for me at least it was nice to have some variation with a more minimalistic staging, their performance was awesome so it never became boring visually
@@venlakirahvi That's a really good point, with lots of flashy staging Minicat's show kept it classic and showcased those vocals which will definately make her stand out in the final
I'm so sorry for Latvia not qualifying, even though I'm happy for everyone who did. Latvia kinda took my vote for Serbia, but since Serbia was one of my og favourites in this semifinal, I'm rooting for them to do well in the final. Also, I'm super happy for how much people love Käärijä. I was nearly tearing up during his performance, when the rainbow lights appeared, and again when I heard the crowd cheering. I'm full of some sort of national 🏳️🌈 pride, and I feel we've already won, regardless of who takes the first place on Saturday.
I do wish they hadn’t held Sweden and Norway back so late - it kind of robbed a lot of tension from the scene because the last question became the Serbia qualification. I feel a bit gutted for Malta but understand the decision. Switzerland might not be my favorite song but his vocals were great and his performance was excellent.
Agreed, with Serbia or Switzerland there would have been some tension for the rest of Europe, I think almost everyone thought it would be Norway. The only one who was really stressed out about it was Alessandra who looked like she was gonna pass out, poor girl
@@adamtideman4953 As a Norwegian my blood pressure was very low and I was nearly depressed as I gave 80 % of my votes to Malta. I really wanted to help them through. They have been my number one favourite all along.
@@Doodforsoreeyespnd No he wasn't. That is personal feeling because you were nervous for him. I voted for Luke Black and I can tell you that Kaarja sounded better and looked more relaxed than Loreen.
hahahahahaah, Tom! That Serbia reaction!! I was doing the same thing in Belfast airport and everyone was looking at me like I was mad!! Switzerland I was pretty sure about beforehand, but I was really really really worried about Serbia after watching the show - he seemed nervous and there were a couple of tech glitches I noticed! So happy he got through - are you going to Wiwijam? I'll see you there if so :)
Thank you again Tom. It’s such a joy watching your reactions. You have been the best eurovision channel to follow this season. Enjoy the rest of Eurovision week! 😊❤
My media takeaways were that we are seeing a new age of Powerhouse Nations. Czechia and Portugal have turned it around completely and I don't think anyone can deny anymore that they are heavy expected favorites to qualify year in year out. I also think that Serbia has realized that it has such strength with the televote that it can send the most experimental and out there songs and still qualify no matter the results, which is huge for the artistic variety of the competition!
Awesome to see how much fun you seemed to have Tom. It wws hilarious to hear how full on the crowd was. Thanks for sharing your inhouse excitement. My biggest disappointment was of course Latvia not getting through. Glad Switzerland made it. Was confident Serbia would. Not too many surprises really.
A lot of people forget that Eurovision is not a voice contest. It's a song contest where we celebrate the diversity, the extravaganza and where camp rules. Has Verka gotten the 2nd place thanks to great vocals ? No, it's because the whole package was fun. Same with the russian grannies, same with Lordie and so on..m this is not the Voice or X factor. Every year, the public votes prove it. This was the most predictable semi final ever and I'm glad my faves went through. General message to everyone : stop hating and embrace the weirdness ! Eurovision was created to bring us together. Great reaction Tom 😊
I actually saw you Tom at the end of the show, it looked like you forgot something in the arena and were rushing back in and I shouted "Tom" but you didn't hear :) Still nice to see you there. We had Melovin playing piano in our hotel foyer unexpectedly yesterday and then bumped into Douwe Bob (NL 2016) in the arena. Surreal times.
Hahahahahah yes you’re right! I’d put my jacket down when I was filming this and forgot to pick it up so I sprinted back to get it cos it’s my favourite one 😅
Rewatched the results and didnt notice gow deflated Wild Youth looked when the voting results were called. Poor dudes, but they gave it their all and it showed. Everyone brought their best show and it was tough narrowing it down
You forgot the fact that Serbia was in same semifinal as Croatia 😆 Serbia's qualification was written on tthe wall. But even ignoring that, it was great performance😊
Listen after that reaction to SERBIA calling for Final You deffoo have drink and meal on me!!! Whenever U come back to our Capital! All the best, enjoy there in my name too U R such a Man!!! I think U R Serbian too Hehe 💚🤍🧡💘❤️💙🤍
@@ESCTom now withou a joke, 1M% I just HAVE to take U with me a treat U as a King!!! When all this madnes will be of course… for now enjoy enjoy enjoy (Just showing my colleagues your reaction, EPIC) Love 🦞ou Man 😉🤪👍🤞💚🤍🧡☘️❤️💙🤍
I was so happy about Portugal. I really thought she had one of the best performances of the night. Also really happy about Switzerland, he got through as the only ballad in this televote system, so he absolutely stole people's hearts with that performance. I'm really sad about Malta and Latvia tho, I wanted one of them in the final, instead of Croatia/Serbia. I love serbia song but I think his vocal performance was a bit off. Still a deserved qualification tho after all.
I would most certainly have sent in Malta ahead of Croatia.. not just because I liked it so much, but because arguably Let 3 had a weak performance night - especially vocally.
So I wasn't the only one secretly hoping Latvia in instead of Croatia haha. But with Serbia in this semi and no other Baltic here, chances weren't as high as I'd liked.
@@notarealwombat5676 I am honestly not the biggest fan of the song beforehand, but the performance was so classy and he has an amazing voice, I really think it deserved a spot. But sadly, I agree, the chances weren't high
Great reactions 🤣 I am so sad for all the NQ , especially Malta and Latvia they looked devastated. I was bit surprised by witzerland, otherwise I was expecting all the results. Great semi, strong line up can´t wait for tomorrow. Also Yay Vesna really made it
The stage show makes a difference, Vesna are now my clear favorite act of this semi. Malta deserved to go through, in fact I tried pushing Malta, Latvia, Ireland, and Portugal across the line (4 points each), and only succeeded with the latter. My 1-pointers all made it in (Croatia, Serbia, Moldova, Czechia). Curious to see what the ROW vote distribution was.
What a good selection of songs and you and the crowd's reactions have been awesome. Ngl when it was down to only one qualifier, I would've preferred a Norwegian shock NQ so Latvia could qualify, because it was such a perfect performance. Or Latvia instead of Croatia. Or I dunno, simply Latvia for one of the weaker performances of the evening :D Anyway, I'm looking forward to the second semi and the Grand Final even more now. The hosts and crowd are amazing and I'm looking forward to see Käärijä holding up the trophy he deserves! Greetings from Germany :)
Brilliant reaction on Serbia LMAO!😂😂😂
Last year's flashback 😂😂😂
I really don’t get that song
@@chancer55Yeah,and Luke's vocals were average too
@@kostask8866as a Serb myself I didn’t wanna be Serbian last night. But hey, at least we qualified. Idk how because it’s kinda not deserved but oh well
The mic even went crazy
We here were voting for Finland, Serbia and Croatia like crazy
I am happy they all are qualify.
The audience's reaction to Finland warmed my heart. The hosts had to ask for silence after the announcement xD
I cried when Serbia was announced lol
when serbia was announced i got really excited and immidiately thought "omg tom will love it" 😂
I love how he headbutted the camera when Serbia got called, just like Luke did 🤣
You’ve reacted so emotionally when they called Serbia ❤❤❤
I love how janky the audio is. Makes this 100% times better. The hype in the arena was huge for Kaarija!
I'm still a bit in awe of the entire arena yealling "BITCH" after Luke said "Game Over!
LOL I Laughed for most of a minute about that.
omg i didnt realise you could hear that on the screen! 😂
@@ESCTom OH YES.. absolutely! LOL I t was just as loud as other memeable moments over the year, like the infamous "pu**y" from last year.
@@ESCTom it was loud and clear 😂
I loved that! 😁
i almost cried when serbia was announced. i voted 20 times from ireland 😫❤️🇷🇸🦞
Thank you so much!!!! It mean alot to us in this dark days here in Serbia🖤🙏thank you❤
Thank you for supporting our Luke!! Greetings from Serbia 💕
Same
Thank you so much dear friend ❤ from Serbia with love ❤
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Loving how Tom went so bonkers for Serbia his audio turned into a found footage horror film for a moment
Reaction when Serbia was called gives me last year's flashback 😂
I love how the microphone kept dying of excitement! Portugal made me so happy qualifying, pleasantly surprised by Czechia as well. Gutted for Latvia but knew I was losing a favourite once Croatia was in. Now I'm just nervous for Thursday...
The audience reaction to Finland 😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥
Serbia loves u too Tom ❤ Thank u for cheering our Luke, amazing artist with amazing song and a performance in general 😊
I was so happy when Moldova and Serbia qualified!😭❤️
Serbia! Your reaction was awesome! 😂😂 It’s one of my favorites too, glad Luke made it!! Hope Käärijä to win, but so afraid that jury will bury him!
Awesome Tom, your reaction to Serbia and Luke made me well up with joy, you're infectious ❤😂😊
Big love from Serbia!! Thank you for this reaction 😭🫶🏼👏🏼✨🇷🇸
I was shaking in front of my TV yesterday waiting for Serbia to be announced. Your reaction is fantastic, haha. Also the audience reaction to Finland sounded ear-shattering.
Your reaction for Serbia was the best hahahah, i voted for him like 7 times
I sent a couple votes for Serbia. So glad they made it! And so well done!
Your reaction to Serbia is everything! Thank you, Tom❤
Love & hugs from Serbia! Thank you and ENJOY!!
I think Luke was just as surprised/relieved as you were when Serbia was finally called. haha. bless him.
Loved the arenas response to Finland and your response to Serbia (although that song goes completely over my head 😂)👍
Your reaction to Serbia perfectly conveyed what I was feeling!!
I was waiting for your reaction to Serbia's qualification. It was even more epic than I imagined it would be 😆Cheers for the vid from the arena!
Tom, what a guy….thanks for all the work you put in. Simply the best ESC analyst there is. Much respect from Dave in Banbridge, Down
Thank you so much Dave, that's a really sweet comment 🥰
and thank you for the support 🙏🏻
Dave. How do you do donation
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"Serbia!"
Tom: *audio glitching*
Tom's reaction when Serbia is announced hahahahhh :D
Over the moon for Serbia! 🥰🦞
PORTUGAL ♥️ 🇵🇹 ♥️
Mimicat has fully won me over - I truly think she had one of the best performances last night; her vocals, her dancing, her stage presence, her camera interactions… just wow 😍
I’m so happy that she’s going to the final, and I’m fully ready for her shine on Saturday!! ♥️
THE MICROPHONE DYING ON SERBIA MADE ME CRY OF LAUGHTER AHAHAH
Ahahaha I love your reaction to Serbia qualifying ❤🦞
Tom, you are so cute, absolutely adorable❤
Ich liebe deine Reaktin auf Serbien.❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your reaction, Tom!
Love from 🇷🇸.
PS. You should come visit. Something tells me you’d like it. ❤️
All the qualifiers are my top 10 (for the 1st semifinal) so I am very happy about this 😁
this is probably my favourite eurovision reaction video of all time!
😂🥰
Serbiaaaaaaaa ❤🇷🇸. It was sure qualify it had many televotes
Hahaha 🤣 Serbia lol amazing reaction 🦞🦞🦞❤️❤️🇷🇸🇷🇸
Hvala Toooooom!!!❤ 🇷🇸
Excellent reactions from SF1! The crowd seemed awesome!
Omg yea the crowd were awesome
Your reaction to Serbia qualifying is epic!🎉 Love from Serbia❤
Bro, you are king!!! 👑🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸😁😆❤️
Oh dear Tom, bless you ❤❤❤ so much passion, love your comments and reactions! Thank you for your reaction to Serbia qualifying, so sweet🙏
Totally priceless reaction Tom
Wear your heart on your sleeve lad. That's why we love you!!
😊😊😊👍
Your cellphone couldn't take the excitement 😂😂😂 I was waiting to see you react to Serbia. 😂😂😂 it must have been awesome there.
Thanks
Wow, thank you so much Craig, that's extremely kind of you 🥰🙏🏻
Hahaha I somehow was 100% sure Serbia was safe but was afraid for Croatia and Pasha. Glad to be proven wrong 😊
Hahah loved the Serbia reaction! They're my fav too 😁
Hahaha love you reaction on serbia😂😂
I love that everyone is just crazy screaming and you are deep analyzing as always
😂📊
Yeeeeeeees!
Luke Black was STELLAR! ❤❤❤
Haha your mic was even overcome with emotion too. Loved that Portugal qualified - a testament to her vocals shining through a lite staging
Honestly for me at least it was nice to have some variation with a more minimalistic staging, their performance was awesome so it never became boring visually
@@venlakirahvi That's a really good point, with lots of flashy staging Minicat's show kept it classic and showcased those vocals which will definately make her stand out in the final
I think Serbia will make a high position in Finals cause it was announced fast at the end !from Germany voted for Serbia and Cha Cha Cha many times 🎉
These kinda raw emotions something are something that all eurofans can relate to!
I'm so sorry for Latvia not qualifying, even though I'm happy for everyone who did. Latvia kinda took my vote for Serbia, but since Serbia was one of my og favourites in this semifinal, I'm rooting for them to do well in the final.
Also, I'm super happy for how much people love Käärijä. I was nearly tearing up during his performance, when the rainbow lights appeared, and again when I heard the crowd cheering. I'm full of some sort of national 🏳️🌈 pride, and I feel we've already won, regardless of who takes the first place on Saturday.
I do wish they hadn’t held Sweden and Norway back so late - it kind of robbed a lot of tension from the scene because the last question became the Serbia qualification. I feel a bit gutted for Malta but understand the decision. Switzerland might not be my favorite song but his vocals were great and his performance was excellent.
Yea I totally agree should have done them both within the first 5
I don't think Norwegians share that sentiment... I'm pretty sure their blood pressure is still high from last night. 😬
Agreed, with Serbia or Switzerland there would have been some tension for the rest of Europe, I think almost everyone thought it would be Norway. The only one who was really stressed out about it was Alessandra who looked like she was gonna pass out, poor girl
@@adamtideman4953 As a Norwegian my blood pressure was very low and I was nearly depressed as I gave 80 % of my votes to Malta. I really wanted to help them through. They have been my number one favourite all along.
@@ESCTom they actually do randomize the announcement every time, that is true
Tom people during kaarja's announcement sounded insane! Was it louder than loreen?
Yes. He had the loudest reaction for absolutely everything
@@ESCTom I hope this means he has a chance at the final. He seemed a bit stressed
@@Doodforsoreeyespnd No he wasn't. That is personal feeling because you were nervous for him. I voted for Luke Black and I can tell you that Kaarja sounded better and looked more relaxed than Loreen.
You're crazy 😂❤️🇷🇸
hahahahahaah, Tom! That Serbia reaction!! I was doing the same thing in Belfast airport and everyone was looking at me like I was mad!! Switzerland I was pretty sure about beforehand, but I was really really really worried about Serbia after watching the show - he seemed nervous and there were a couple of tech glitches I noticed! So happy he got through - are you going to Wiwijam? I'll see you there if so :)
SERBIA!!! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸❤️❤️❤️🥰🦞
You lucky man ❤❤Wow, that arena!
The audio techs did us dirty this year...
Thank you again Tom. It’s such a joy watching your reactions. You have been the best eurovision channel to follow this season. Enjoy the rest of Eurovision week! 😊❤
Thank you so much 😊 🙏🏻
Switzerland was just great! Best male singer last night.
8:57 "I gotta go before I get arrested here" 💀
My media takeaways were that we are seeing a new age of Powerhouse Nations. Czechia and Portugal have turned it around completely and I don't think anyone can deny anymore that they are heavy expected favorites to qualify year in year out.
I also think that Serbia has realized that it has such strength with the televote that it can send the most experimental and out there songs and still qualify no matter the results, which is huge for the artistic variety of the competition!
Yay me. Called it in your predictions vid. Point for Co. Down….Awesome work as ever Tom, and congrats on Serbia qualifying!🎉🎉🎉
Portugal! Mimicat was so good! Obrigada. Thank you 😀
Love the live reaction from the arena. Thank you!
Awesome to see how much fun you seemed to have Tom. It wws hilarious to hear how full on the crowd was. Thanks for sharing your inhouse excitement.
My biggest disappointment was of course Latvia not getting through. Glad Switzerland made it. Was confident Serbia would. Not too many surprises really.
yea Latvia was so disappointing, it was incredibly moving
Oh yes, we were at the tip of our seats in Norway too! Haha! I love this! Thanks 🇳🇴😍😊
A lot of people forget that Eurovision is not a voice contest. It's a song contest where we celebrate the diversity, the extravaganza and where camp rules. Has Verka gotten the 2nd place thanks to great vocals ? No, it's because the whole package was fun. Same with the russian grannies, same with Lordie and so on..m this is not the Voice or X factor. Every year, the public votes prove it. This was the most predictable semi final ever and I'm glad my faves went through. General message to everyone : stop hating and embrace the weirdness ! Eurovision was created to bring us together. Great reaction Tom 😊
Your reaction for Serbia was everything!!
i love your reaction , amazing ;)
Car🤣😍🇷🇸
Haha, this was so much fun to watch. Tough competition in this semi
I got 10/10 on my predictions and funnily enough I wasn’t that far away from you in the arena
Priceless reactions! ❤
My heart broke for Latvia and Malta, but I am so happy that Croatia got through!
I actually saw you Tom at the end of the show, it looked like you forgot something in the arena and were rushing back in and I shouted "Tom" but you didn't hear :) Still nice to see you there. We had Melovin playing piano in our hotel foyer unexpectedly yesterday and then bumped into Douwe Bob (NL 2016) in the arena. Surreal times.
Hahahahahah yes you’re right! I’d put my jacket down when I was filming this and forgot to pick it up so I sprinted back to get it cos it’s my favourite one 😅
Omg Melovin playing is awesome. I’ve a few of the artists in my hotel too 🥰
Rewatched the results and didnt notice gow deflated Wild Youth looked when the voting results were called. Poor dudes, but they gave it their all and it showed. Everyone brought their best show and it was tough narrowing it down
Serbia❤🎉🎉🎉
rip yoir mic 😂 yeah when I was waiting for Norway on the last one, for a split second I was honestly dreading that she hadn't actually made it
You forgot the fact that Serbia was in same semifinal as Croatia 😆 Serbia's qualification was written on tthe wall. But even ignoring that, it was great performance😊
i was getting all these messages on twitter from people saying that they couldnt hear any of his vocals on tv, so i was panicking!
I love your reactions man! Greetings from Serbia! 🤗❤️❤️❤️
Listen after that reaction to SERBIA calling for Final You deffoo have drink and meal on me!!! Whenever U come back to our Capital!
All the best, enjoy there in my name too
U R such a Man!!!
I think U R Serbian too
Hehe
💚🤍🧡💘❤️💙🤍
Haha thanks Milan 🥰
@@ESCTom now withou a joke, 1M% I just HAVE to take U with me a treat U as a King!!!
When all this madnes will be of course… for now enjoy enjoy enjoy
(Just showing my colleagues your reaction, EPIC)
Love 🦞ou Man 😉🤪👍🤞💚🤍🧡☘️❤️💙🤍
Just a drop of a coffee for now … enjoy for me too
Your reaction to serbia is priceless😂
I was so happy about Portugal. I really thought she had one of the best performances of the night. Also really happy about Switzerland, he got through as the only ballad in this televote system, so he absolutely stole people's hearts with that performance. I'm really sad about Malta and Latvia tho, I wanted one of them in the final, instead of Croatia/Serbia. I love serbia song but I think his vocal performance was a bit off. Still a deserved qualification tho after all.
I would most certainly have sent in Malta ahead of Croatia.. not just because I liked it so much, but because arguably Let 3 had a weak performance night - especially vocally.
@@ZakhadWOW yes agree
So I wasn't the only one secretly hoping Latvia in instead of Croatia haha. But with Serbia in this semi and no other Baltic here, chances weren't as high as I'd liked.
@@notarealwombat5676 I am honestly not the biggest fan of the song beforehand, but the performance was so classy and he has an amazing voice, I really think it deserved a spot. But sadly, I agree, the chances weren't high
Great reactions 🤣 I am so sad for all the NQ , especially Malta and Latvia they looked devastated. I was bit surprised by witzerland, otherwise I was expecting all the results. Great semi, strong line up can´t wait for tomorrow. Also Yay Vesna really made it
The stage show makes a difference, Vesna are now my clear favorite act of this semi. Malta deserved to go through, in fact I tried pushing Malta, Latvia, Ireland, and Portugal across the line (4 points each), and only succeeded with the latter. My 1-pointers all made it in (Croatia, Serbia, Moldova, Czechia). Curious to see what the ROW vote distribution was.
What a good selection of songs and you and the crowd's reactions have been awesome. Ngl when it was down to only one qualifier, I would've preferred a Norwegian shock NQ so Latvia could qualify, because it was such a perfect performance. Or Latvia instead of Croatia. Or I dunno, simply Latvia for one of the weaker performances of the evening :D
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the second semi and the Grand Final even more now. The hosts and crowd are amazing and I'm looking forward to see Käärijä holding up the trophy he deserves!
Greetings from Germany :)
While I was watching the results I thought to myself " Can't wait to see Tom's reaction to this " 🤣
Malta also briefly thought they qualified when Moldova was called, and jumped up for a brief moment 😞 the salt in the wounds
Yea I saw that on twitter. I totally thought the same. The second camera crew shouldn’t have gone to malta then
A lot of people around the world were complaining about the quality of the sound and some echo. Not only in case of Serbia but majority of the songs.
Finland. Israel and Moldova were my favourite
To be fair the Maltese delegation also thought they had said Malta. They got up and cheered, it actually made me sad when I saw that.
So bummed about Latvia. That performance was perfection. Was hoping Norway wouldn’t qualify just based on SF 1. Her vocals and pitch were horrific.