Well Well Well!
The first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 has given us one of the most unpredictable semi finals since the new system came into place. The arena looked fantastic and the solid performances kept coming and coming. Each of the 19 nations did their all to gain a place in the final but only ten made it.....and at least half of them were a shock!
Turkey, Norway and Armenia.....tipped by many to be top 10 contenders all out. Albania a nation who always seems to make it through crashing out.
In their place strode the likes of Switzerland, rewarded for a brilliant effort from Anna Rosinelli who gave a stunning vocal performance to ensure she won over votes. The Icelandic folk track which struck a chord somewhere down the line. Georgia was not tipped by many to do much this year but Eldrine made it through in one of the nights biggest surprises and Nina staked her claim for a final spot with a classic retro track to take Serbia into the final. Lithuania had been massively overlooked in the build up to the contest and that brought a huge grin to my gave when Evelina made it through.
Add to the pack the obvious qualifiers in Greece, Finland, Russia, Azerbaijan and Hungary and the contest provided a great first semi final.
A really entertaining evening and more reaction to follow.
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