Who Will Win the Semi-Finals at Eurovision 2011? (Update #1, April 12)

As of April 12, Wiwi’s readers have cast 1,063 votes to determine who will win the first semi-final at Eurovision 2011, and 706 votes to determine who will win the second semi-final.

In the first semi, Armenia’s Emmy appears to have overcome the controversy surrounding her song “Boom Boom” and now stands in first place with 23% of all votes. She’s followed by Poland’s Magdalena Tul (“Jestem”) who earned 16% of all votes, and Hungary’s Kati Wolf (“What About My Dreams?”) with 10%. Of these three contestants, the bookies have consistently rated Kati as the most likely to win. Given her approval from fans and betting agencies alike, she poses a serious threat. According to Wiwi’s poll, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Greece, Norway, Russia, Albania and Serbia will also advance to the final. San Marino’s Senit will finish last.
1. Armenia’s Emmy with “Boom Boom,” 247,  23.24%
2. Poland’s Magdalena Tul with “Jestem,” 167, 15.71%
3. Hungary’s Kati Wolf with “What About My Dreams?” 112, 10.54%
4. Azerbaijan’s Ell & Nikki with “Running Scared,” 86, 8.09%
5. Turkey’s Yüksek Sadakat with “Live It Up,” 72, 6.77%
6. Greece’s Loucas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike with “Watch My Dance,” 70, 6.59%
7. Norway’s Stella with “Haba Haba,” 66, 6.21%
8. Russia’s Alexey Vorobyov with “Get You,” 35, 3.29%
9. Albania’s Aurela Gaçe with “Feel the Passion,” 33, 3.1%
10. Serbia’s Nina with “Caroban,” 29, 2.73%
11. Switzerland’s Anna Rossinelli with “In Love For A While,” 24, 2.26%
12. Finland’s Paradise Oskar with “Da Da Dam,” 22, 2.07%
13. Malta’s Glen Vella with “One Life,” 22, 2.07%
14. Croatia’s Daria Kinzer with “Celebrate,” 20, 1.88%
15. Georgia’s Eldrine with “One More Day,” 17, 1.6%
16. Lithuania’s Evelina Sasenko with “C’est Ma Vie,” 12, 1.13%
17. Portugal’s Homens da Luta with “Luta é Alegria,” 12, 1.13%
18. Iceland’s Sjonni’s Friends with “Coming Home,” 10, 0.94%
19. San Marino’s Senit with “Stand By,” 7, 0.66%

In the second semi-final, Sweden’s Eric Saade (“Popular”) has outpaced the competition with 15% of all votes. He enjoys a narrow lead over Holland’s 3Js (“Never Alone”) who have 13%. (Wiwi did not see the Dutch coming!) Getter Jaani (“Rockefeller Street”), the odds-on favorite to win the second semi-final, is in third. According to our poll, Slovenia, Israel, Bosnia, Romania, Denmark, Slovakia and Ireland will also advance to the final. Moldova or Belgium will finish last.

1. Sweden’s Eric Saade with “Popular,” 109, 15.44%
2. The Netherlands’ 3Js with “Never Alone,” 93, 13.17%
3. Estonia’s Getter Jaani with “Rockefeller Street,” 72, 10.2%
4. Slovenia’s Maja Keuc with “No One,” 55, 7.79%
5. Israel’s Dana International with “Ding Dong,” 54, 7.65%
6. Bosnia’s Dino Merlin with “Love in Rewind,” 52, 7.37%
7. Romania’s Hotel FM with “Change,” 45, 6.37%
8. Denmark’s A Friend In London with “New Tomorrow,” 36, 5.1%
9. Slovakia’s TWiiNS with “I’m Still Alive,” 32, 4.53%
10. Ireland’s Jedward with “Lipstick,” 30, 4.25%
11. Ukraine’s Mika Newton with “Angel,” 20, 2.83%
12. Bulgaria’s Poli Genova with “Na Inat,” 18, 2.55%
13. Belarus’ Anastasiya Vinnikova with “I Love Belarus,” 17, 2.41%
14. Austria’s Nadine Beiler with “The Secret Is Love,” 15, 2.12%
15. Cyprus’ Christos Mylordos with “San aggelos S’agapisa,” 14, 1.98%
16. Latvia’s Musiqq with “Angel in Disguise,” 13, 1.84%
17. F.Y.R. Macedonia’s Vlatko Ilievski with “Rusinka,” 11, 1.56%
18. Belgium’s Witloof Bay with “With Love,” 10, 1.42%
19. Moldova’s Zdob Si Zdub with “So Lucky,” 10, 1.42%