Eurovision 2016: Semi-final 1 results, qualifiers, reaction | wiwibloggs
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- We review the results of semi-final one, discuss our favourite qualifiers and our shock non-qualifiers.
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I am so happy, that Croatia and Czech Republic are in the Grand Final!
mee toooo
Im not Czech, but I must admit I was soooo thrilled by the fact they went on!! Wow:) good luck czech!
Slavic power! :D :)
Lol :)
+Rina Filimonova I'd also add Cyprus and Malta. =)
Azerbaijan out, Iceland in ... simple!
+G St. exactly!
No way
No 👎 azerbaijian i loved❤
Cyprus out, Iceland in
If someone deserved to qualify that is Croatia and Czechia. Thank you Nina and Gabriela for reminding us what real music is all about. Simple staging, yet beautiful, mesmerising performances... And thank you Europe for recognizing that!
+Sandro Lučić Croatia had simple staging? I wish it did, then the lovely song would have been the focal point of the performance instead of that glittery road kill (a poor duck tangled up in aluminum foil and suffocated?) she is wearing. I am also glad the viewers recognized that this is a fantastic act, dispite the dress. Love her!
I don't get why you hate Hungary so much... this song is so strong
+Johann Dallan me too, i am saying it also, not just because i am hungarian..., for me the best one is armenia - or (latvia), but hungary sent the most spectacular, and talented boy so far. It is about visuals as i see.... - Freddy sad in an interview that the crew had sent the visual plan to Sweeden, but they did not make it (i dont know why?) , so Freddy need to bear theese visual effects.,,,,and make the best of it
+Johann Dallan Jelaousy probably ;] Look at them and look at Freddie ^^
Samra and Ira out, Jüri and Greta in.
Yes!!
+Andrea C Oh yes! Estonia was amazing. As well as Iceland.
+Wszołeczek Completely agree!
IRA IS NOT OUT. NEVER
+Maria Magro Conti She was so boring.
I love how I agree with every single word of edd in every detail.
+TheMrPushy He says thank you :-)
+wiwibloggs Aw, I say "You're welcome and high five for having a good taste!" ^^
i'm so happy that Malta qualified, the performance was flawless. On the other hand I'm so sad for Iceland.
JUSTICE FOR GRETA AND JÜRI❤️
Oh my god my thoughts exactly how didn't they qualify
JUST WANTED TO WRITE THE SAME THING
totally agree with you..i'm still crying becuase of Iceland :'( can't believe
Croatia had an amazing performance, her voice is the best ever on ESC... the red head don't know what he is talking about!
I don't understand why people don't like Hungary? And am i the only one that would swap Azerbaijan for Iceland?
i agree she only quilified because she is pretty and from azerbajan...
I don't know, what are you talking about, but Freddie was one of the bests this night... Why are you hating him so much? He sang very well, and the performance was powerful! Shut up, gays...
I AM CRYING RIGHT NOW! MOLDOVA, ESTONIA AND, OF COURSE, ICELAND SHOULD BE IN THE GRAND FINAL!!!!!
So sad about Greta :,(
On another note, I thought it was hilarious to see the taxi segment with William and Deban XD
I don't agree with you at all, I really like Croatian entry and I can't imagine a final without Nina! After Sweden's win from last year, there are many weird and "sophisticated" visualisations on stage this year. That's why Russian performance and also Iceland are not my taste...
+1992ruma Two thumbs up!
TBH i reallllly don't understand why you dislike Hungary so much? His vocals were extremely similar to the studio version and the performance looked amazing. He brought a song, with a nice performance with the focus being on the raw emotions, lyrics and voice with NO gimmicks. Any one i ask say Hungary was one of their faves. He is also 3rd highest viewed semi final performance on the eurovision channel. I really think you are incredibly underestimating him.
Iceland so deserved to go to the final instead of Azerbaijan
#JusticeforGreta
Indeed Iceland instead of Azerbaijan. That would've been fair.
+messin1000 Sorry but the televoters made this decision. Her performance is just a inferior version of Russia's.
I really like Armenia and Russia but there is a special charm about Austria, an incredibly empowering feel to Czech Republic and a James Arthur/sexy side to Hungary. All deserve their places........apart from Azerbaijan !
Bangir Bangir
I don't understand why Azerbaijan qualified...
Amazing song!
Emil Em Yes, but awful vocals..
***** Yes of course, she was better. But what about Iceland? Iceland was 100.000 times better than Azerbaijan
+Lion I'm not agree
+Lion Okey the rehearsals of Samra are too bad but the song is great and today, Samra sounds so good, she work and changue
Congratulations to qualifiers and all participants of this semi. They did their best. I'm so happy for Gabriela. Thank you Europe.
Top 5
5. The Netherlands
4. Czech Republic
3. Hungary
2. Russia
1. Armenia
I´m so happy about Cyprus, Malta and Czech Republic to qualify
I am really gutted that Iceland didn't qualify, but there is no need to take it out on Malta. I believe Malta deserve their spot and deserve to win! Malta have been my favourite all year, and they just fell into 11th place in their semifinal last year, when Amber deserved to qualify. Better luck next year Iceland, and I hope that Greta returns, so that she can qualify next year and take the position in the final, that she deserves.
ESTONIA DIDN'T EVEN GET MENTIONED!! JÜRI DESERVED TO QUALIFY.
I don't think wiwibloggs liked Estonia this year, never really been very positive about him. My personal favourite overall though - although my favourite last year was Portugal, so that goes to show how 'bad' I am at picking favourites!
"Politics is dead"
"Let's completely avoid discussing the hot mess that was Azerbaijan getting thorugh" ;)
Croatia Armenia Netherlands Hungary so good, Iceland too Azerbaijan was so bad
Did Azerbaijan deserve to qualify ? I don't think so...
Definitely not.
Yes they did. Samra is amazing.
@@philbeech4930 what contest were you listening too? The song is fine but her vocal was horrific!
I guess everyone’s ears are different 🤔 😆
Edd , you say : Quality wins : Totally true :)) You were the only one of your team who didnt doubt Douwe Bob qualifing - : Thanks!! :))
It's So upsetting Iceland and Estonia didn't reach the finals. They were in my top 5. I think there's something we don't know about it yet... haha xD
This semi's winner is Czech Republic, definetly. Estonia was so ignored , and Jüri did it so good :(
pd: Deban , i love you tshirt
Am I the only one who loved Hungary? 😮
I was shocked to see Iceland not qualifying! I was so satisfied and happy that we didn't qualify I am actually happy that we aren't going to the final (Greece). I loved Hungary and Austria.
+Ever What I'm happy we are out too.. It would be very unfair!!
JUSTICE!!! JURI DESERVES GF
Well i liked Hungary, i voted for that song.
Amazing Armenia! and I actually did like Samra's performance... or her backing vocals.
maybe you armenian thats why))) I don't like fake beyonce
+Leyli Eyvazova and maybe you are turkish or azerbajani, that's why you don't like Iveta
+Nane Kalantaryan i prefer original Beyonce not fake as yours
Leyli Eyvazova first of all you are jealous because she is self conscious about her body and you wish your fish was too, plus you gave your 12 points to russia and russia gave their 12 points to armenia, and last but not least everybody was talking about iveta, thats why samra took a photo with the guy from nederlands, who said in his interviews that wants to date iveta
do you know what all this is called? it is called JEALOUSY
+Nane Kalantaryan girl how old are you?? because you speak as teenager. and what???? we give point for lazarev he deserve it. its musical contest and we give point for music not politics as your. Moreover Samra))))) oh god how she will leave it. nedarland boy want to date with iveta))))) you're so stupid girl))))
Croatia was amazing, I'm sorry boys.
Best Qualifiers if i could replace Azerbaijan with Iceland
+Euro Ben Exactly!! It was a true miracle she qualified.
Croatia and Czech Republic were my favorite
You guys are mean to Hungary (except for Edd). Freddie was brilliant & "Pioneer" is my favourite song. I would like Iceland to go to the final. I would boot The Netherlands. "Slow Down" was better on stage but still not a Top 10 song. So happy for Czech Republic. What happened to Malta? Great song but crap staging.
croatia deserved it cmon, her dress belongs to that song, it really looked good on camera
I would like to point out that although William seems to be dissing Malta he isn't. If you look back through the wiwi posts you can see that he was an avid fan of Iceland and he always stands up for Malta usually, i guess he was just pissed that Iceland didn't qualify and being that Malta was the last one to be announced he put his anger towards Malta. as for Edd I don't know what his deal is because he did give Malta 10/10 in the wiwireviews! ( If i were to swap I would swap Iceland with Azerbaijan )
Croatia slayed but really SLAYED and I hope it will by in top 5
I would replace Azerbaijan with Iceland, Samra has great song but vocals were not on point and Greta was absolutely amazing.
Malta is gonna slay this ESC xxxxx but still no matter what the result Ira made all of her country proud with her amazing performance. Definitely deserved the spot #WOW #Malta
Why all this hate on Malta? Do you honestly prefer Moldova on Malta? like...how?
+Matteo Depares Exactly !!
The level in this ESC was fantastic...I can't believe Wiwi are pushing joke entries -.- ...also they seem to be more concerned about visuals than the actual songs, which to me completely doesn't make sense. Lost all respect I had for wiwiblogs today!
+Matteo Depares Agree nothing wrong at all with Malta. Deserve their spot.
Yes))
I feel very offended by this because I am from Malta and I think Ira deserved her spot. Thanks for the concern
I am so shocked that Estonia did not qualify. such a classy entry.
I want Estonia and Iceland in the Grand Final so fkng much!!
yaaass, me too, this is so sad
Croatia 100% deserved final, Nina has a beautiful voice and that is more important than visual effects. Iceland is not passed in final, ok but you can not blame Croatia for that...
Seriously Guys.. Your job is to judge others, however you're missing some common sense here. Ed, just because Malta was the last to qualify, doesn't mean they robbed Iceland !! Ira could've come 2nd for all we know !! So pissed right now ..!!!!
Did you ever thought of that Ed could not like Iras song and he would prefer Iceland over Malta?
Zaco Molavic Aha okay, well then😂😂😂😂😂. Seems like you're the one who knows everything better😂
Had Azerbaijan or any other country been the 10th to qualify, Malta wouldn't have even been brought up. For all you know Malta could very well have come 1st, 2nd or 3rd but because the random order saw her announced last, she's getting hate. Absolutely makes my blood boil.
+Alana Neilson Yes they are called in random order and they are hating Malta because it was called last. If they really want to criticise what songs should have been left out they need to do it on the performance we saw last night not on the order they were called.
The dude on the far right is the only one who knows anything about music or performance...
WHATS WRONG WITH HUNGARY?!?!
I think saying that you hate a country when you are journalist is not right. Of course you can have your opinion but because of oyur job I think it has to be more private. Saying that you hated Hungary and you hated only Hungary is really rude.
The Netherlands were fabulous! I wouldn´t wonder if Douwe won this Semifinal!
✨🇦🇲 ARMENIA/IVETA FOR THE WIN 🇦🇲✨
Definitely! Slay queen Iveta!
Can we all talk about Debans reaction when he found out Petra was driving the taxi, and when he started taking pictures of where mans lost his 'virginity' it waa crying 😂😂😂😂
***** ah shut up and enjoy the whole ride!
5 of my 6 favourites made yay I loved ( Croatia, Malta, The Netherlands, Austria and Czech Republic) poor Iceland should have made it though, I thought that they were going to reveal San Marino as a shock qualifier though but overall I'm so happy only if we could swap Azerbaijan for Iceland and I'd be even happier
Freddie from Hungary not only delivered a great performance, he actually bared his soul to the audience. It was raw, powerful and uplifting. A rare moment at Eurovision - no wonder you guys missed it, you must have been too busy admiring the spaceman and some pretty pictures.
so unfair i expect more from Europe, im from Canada and Iceland had the most original/best song in the contest. most underrated Eurovision act ever
What the heck, take out Hungary, are you kidding?! Freddie is so much better vocally than some over-hyped others that are fan-favorites because they are trying to buy the audience with visuals. He's a humble sweet guy with an amazing voice and a great message, with a song that has so much POWER, and y'all want him out. Of course, some countries are never interesting for anyone (including Hungary), so we sh*t on the act and ignore him completely. You know what, I hope he wins. But why would he, he doesn't sell himself. I love this SONG contest. ~ kisses from Portugal
+Esther M.Ooh, you said it! Amen.
+Esther M.I agree with you. I used to enjoy wiwiblogs but it seems like they've become way too shallow and biased.
What are you talking about ? Everyone was cheering for Malta at the end!
And I will only tell you this.. Malta is gonna slaaaayyyy the final! I dont understand how you are suddenly 'against' Malta's entry when you have been saying that it's one of the best.. Anyways everyone has their opinion I guess 😊 Thanks for the coverage !
+Lara Zerafa yes! Hyped up Malta so much when they first listened to it and how amazing it was, putting it in so many of their videos and now they're going against it because it qualified instead of Iceland?😂
Well said
Hon Malta
+Lara Zerafa Not that it's important but its good to add that Malta is No.1 gay-friendly environmental country, so you'll be definitely safe there...
+Lara Zerafa He was talking about the reaction in the press room
Several songs which I hadn't been a fan of truly impressed me and made my top 10...Hungary had a wonderful presence, and for me it was the first song in the competition that came on strong. Montenegro was sexy, and the harmonies were an unexpected and beautiful surprise. Cyprus was also sexy and soulful. But Armenia...wow.. After watching the press conference, the 1st performance I wanted to re-watch was Armenia's. Only drawback to Armenia is it's not a song I'd sing along to. Totally agree it's Russia and Armenia at the top. Also disappointed to not see Iceland in the final. Bosnia/Herzegovina was wonderful, theirs is the flavor which draws me into Eurovision every year. Glad to see Czech Republic shine. Netherlands had an effortless, fun feel. Expected to be disappointed by Azerbaijan, but somehow she pulled out a much improved and worthy live performance. Moldova and her astronaut failed to impress me. Never understood the hype around Estonia, so its failure to qualify seemed right to me.
So Happy Czech Republic qualified!!!!!!!! Well Deserved!!
I am quite pleased with the qualifiers. Hungary and The Netherlands were my favourites on the night. However if I could I would replace Croatia and Czech Republic with Iceland and Estonia. But overall I am pleased. The Netherlands were my biggest surprise. I wasn't that keen on the song before tonight but Douwe Bob killed it on stage!
Once and for all, Malta did not take Iceland's place! Both of them deserved to be in the final. Iceland should have taken the place of Croatia, Austria, Netherlands or Cyprus. And I really do not understand what people are seeing in Russia's song. The song itself is very normal and nothing outstanding... the visual affects just play it up. In my opinion, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Malta slayed it. I am very sorry B&H did not make it to the final!!!
2 things I took away from tonight was how professional Armenia looked and how poor Frances vocals were.
to the dude that talked at 09:00 and said that he would switch malta's place with iceland should go to tha highest hill he could find and jump....Malta deserved to pass and if it was painful for you tooo fuckin bad caus' it felt great.... #proudofmycountrymalta
Hungary deserved to qualify, but these men are envious. He has a unique voice, a great song, full of energy.
I think what happened with Iceland is that it came right after Montenegro, and many people probably couldn't stand Montenegro's song and didn't want to see another act with dark aesthetics and musicality. On the flipside, Austria probably made a very positive impression on people who didn't like Cyprus. It doesn't surprise me that Armenia qualified but I really don't get the hype around it. I thought Hungary was great!
OMG performane Armenia, Iveta she killllllllllllll it
The one that I'm most surprised that qualified was the Czech Republic! I'm honestly so happy that Gabriela qualified it sorta makes up for Greta failing....but I'm still really upset about Iceland
How can you put out Hungary ... he was just amazing ,,, Nothing came into my mind to say when I heard to that song for the first time. Hungary is awesome ,,, he comes in the second place after Armenia in my winner list. And Also guyz,,, Russia cannot just win this year ,,, politics rule ,,, nothing good about Russia during the past year ,,, so no chances actually :D
Personally I wasn't surprised Iceland didn't make it. in fairness I'm not a huge fan of the song, which just sounds disorganized to me, but also the graphics on the screen didn't seem to line up for most of the performance - which is a problem when you're relying on "stunning" visuals that ended up not matching Russia or Armenia. I'm not a huge fan of Malta's visuals but the song was catchy, so I'd score them a touch higher than Iceland on the margin.
Can I just say you guys were hilarious on TV tonight.
azerbaijan
+Philippine Jury (eurovisionphilippines) Hungary....
I've waited for this video and I'm very happy that you've started with Iceland. I think that you've intentionally forgotten about Azerbaijan and there's no wonder because her performance was so bad. If I had the chance to replace one country I would've taken Azerbaijan out and put Iceland in the Grand Final. You're the happiest guys on the Earth and you really slay and kill it!!! ;3
I agree about Iceland- biggest shock for years! I also agree with the Irish wiwiblogger that Croatia shouldn't be in the final. But I'm not sure how Moldova can be considered better than Hungary...
+Euro-African Croatia was good. Iceland not. I dont get you guys. Maybe gays have different sense for music.
Zsolt Gajdán Hmmm... No, I don't think this has anything to do with whether any of us are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, straight, pansexual or whatever. This is more to do with you being a proven idiot!
I am not one who likes to comment but I really have to say this , I voted for Iceland last night,for me it should have qualified, but what has Malta got to do with Iceland not qualifying? Seriously sometimes you ve got to control the crap u say ! I would have exchanged other songs for Iceland but definitly not Malta.
+Avenging Angel I agree 100% with you. Malta deserved to be in the final. I'm not saying this because I am Maltese, but because this year Malta had a great song and a great singer. I would prefer that Iceland will be in the final rather than Hungary. Thanks for your support :)
I said on twitter straight after Greta performed that Iceland have a good chance of winning this year, I just had a feeling about it, I was absolutely speechless at the result! apart from that I was reasonably happy with the result but I would of swapped Hungary out for Moldova, Freddie's song isn't bad but his voice sounds like if sandpaper could sing, god it hurts your ears! I have loved Lidia's song since the first moment I heard it, pure pop pleasure! and last night was her best performance vocally of the song to date, I felt really proud of her! she deserved another chance. I also wanted Estonia to get through and I must say I am rather surprised it didn't qualify, I thought especially with the juries it would of done well, I wasn't THAT taken with it on first listen but it definitely grew on me, disappointed it won't be in the final. Czech Republic absolutely KILLED it! absolutely faultless, beautiful performance vocally, blew me away! Croatia was amazing also, another faultless performance. Lots of positives but a few negatives from last night, I also wasn't taken with Malta, Ira you looked stunning but I'm sorry I'm not a fan of your song at all.... Glad my two favourites Russia and Azerbaijan got through!!!!!! roll on tomorrow night now!
Everybody was talking that Greta nad Jonsi in 2012 were underrated, now we now what means underrated entry!!
estonia and iceland broke my heart
soo happy for Nina and Gabriella :)
Iceland and Estonia 😢😢😢😢
yes
+Alberto Rivas I was like "HOW DID ESTONIA NOT QUALIFY?" and Iceland aswell ;-;
+explosivedonut I cried for that
Russia doesn't deserve to be in the final. His performance was just not good at all. It's honestly pretty bad.
ICELAND WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST SONGS. BOSNIA WAS TERRIBLE, I HAVE TO SAY THAT
I din't like Hungary before but I absolutely loved it in the semi-final.
I am also thrilled that my country, Cyprus has qualified.
I still don't get why people are fixating on Nina's dress. I mean, we got people that can't sing and they come to Eurovision and actually qualify to finals, and you guys talk about that damn dress like it's the most important thing on Eurovision. I don't agree with the guy on the left that said you need to have the whole package. Jesus, Bosnia had to collect donations to go to Stockholm guys. You really think it's fair to judge someone based on ther appearance, their dresses and the effects on the stage? If so, we'll only have winners from 4-5 states that can invest in a competition like this, Eurovision should be about something else. Great job wrecking what it's all about...
+Ste Co Couldn't agree more. I thought that the main point of singing competition was the song and voice, but it looks like the visual representation is far more important and that is really sad. Some not so good songs and voices went to final just because of the visual effects. :/ Nina did magnificent job, quite unique song and out of this world voice. Most of the others songs are like any other pop song, after watching the semi finals I didn't remember any of them because they are nothing special and already seen million times.
Replace Azerbaijan with Moldova and Hungary with Estonia
Russia didn't win. I'm sorry because I really like Sergey, but all of it it's too much. I almost thought he would start to juggle apples. Armenia's hologram addition was sooooo well implemented. Russia's stuff is just all over the place, and comes off as wanting too much.
+Silvija Curkić I totally agree with you. The stage becomes way too hectic, he`s trying so hard to please his country. Anyway, Azerbaijan does not deserve a place in the finale. That girl cant sing.
+Sapespian Wonderfield
Agreed. The stage won that for them. I like a good stage, but not when it becomes a competition of special effects. It's nice to see it a little bit, tastefully adapted, but too much becomes old soon.
+Silvija Curkić I couldn't agree more. Russia didn't even deserve to qualify. Croatia also.
Iceland, Finland and Estonia should have qualified!! Azerbaijan out, Croatia out and Austria. something strange, how is Azerbaijan suposed to qualify with that song??
U said Freddy is bad. He was way better then Greta...
+Zsolt Gajdán True!
+1
I'm in need of a handkerchief because of Moldova and Iceland not qualifying 😭
Hmmmmm Iam happy because of Nina and Croatia. They are in finale.... great result for Nina and her small team.... BUT cant belive that croatian national tv send Lighthouse with empty pocekts.... She had a worst act on live broadcoast on this 1 semi finale. Please make It better on finale.... I američki shame of you CROATIA
Azerbaijan and Malta should've switched places with Estonia and Iceland imo
I don't get what you're talking about. There was a huge round of applause after Ira Losco's performance and she is definitely amongst the top 3 from this semi final and even throughout this year's Eurovision. Swopping Malta with someone else would be such a bad decision.
Yeah, Malta definitely deserved to qualify. Austria is the weakest song that qualified imo.
Malta always gets so much hate and it's awful. If Ira was representing Russia or any other country she would surely be top 5! I'm honestly shocked 😒
+Amanda Iavarone fully agree!
You're right! hate that about this contest! I'm rooting for Malta 👍👍👍
Litteraly crying about Estonia.
Really tough to judge. From the qualifiers I was unhappy with Azerbaijan qualifying and would like to replace it with Estonia. MOreover I wasn't thrilled by neither Armenia nor Iceland but from these two I prefer Armenia. Also I would say that Montenegro was really uptempo and did better than I expected. Overall I'm happy with the results and my top 3 from this semi are:
1. Cyprus
2. The Netherlands
3. Russia
Well, glad to see croatia qualifying made this one guy sad and ruined his day.
Why is William hating on Malta ? :(
ikr. Poor Ira
MALTA FOR THE WIN
+Lambo Aventor They are probably pissed off because of iceland.. but its not fair to hate other singers for peoples' choices :(
+Rai G Malta was OUTSTANDING
+Rai G We don't know which songs came in which order, so we don't even know if Iceland came 11th or not. I assume so but we don't know which song pipped it.
+Michał Zelek Thank you so much for your support :) I really appreciate your comment
that Porig (or something) guy sucks! Croatia totally deserved to be in the finale!