Eurovision 2018, Semi-Final 1
Here are my thoughts on each of the acts in the first semi-final of 2018’s Eurovision Song Contest.
1. Azerbaijan
Not a bad song, but not a particularly interesting one, either. Some nice staging and choreography, but not exceptional.
2. Iceland
Absolutely cringeworthy song. Nice suit, though.
3. Albania
Not unpleasant.
4. Belgium
Weird song. Weird performance. Weird staging. I’m not sure I liked it, exactly, but it was interesting, at least.
5. Czech Republic
Not really my sort of music, but the performance was crazy enough that this has got to be my favourite of the evening so far.
6. Lithuania
Boring song, but the way video clips of …seemingly random people… were overlayed on top of the live performance was quite interesting.
7. Israel
Everything about this was insane. I… kinda liked it.
8. Belarus
Bland song, but I like what was done with the rose motif.
9. Estonia
Boring.
10. Bulgaria
Not bad. Not brilliant.
11. F.Y.R. Macedonia
Yet another dull entry.
12. Croatia
Again, not terrible. But nothing special.
13. Austria
Pleasant song. Interesting way they had the singer on a platform. Otherwise largely forgettable.
14. Greece
Not outstanding, but it’s nice to have a non-English song for a change.
15. Finland
A relatively tame but very competent entry. Probably one of my favourites.
16. Armenia
Back to the bland.
17. Switzerland
Quite a decent song. Nice hat, too!
18. Ireland
Choreography was decent, but the song was very drab.
19. Cyprus
One of the stronger acts of the evening. Song was alright, and the performance and choreography were good.
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