In the six weeks since we launched our prediction polls, Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 13,352 votes to to determine who will win the first and second semi-finals at ESC 2012. In our second update, we see that Greece’s Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Cyprus’ Ivi Adamou, Sweden’s Loreen and Serbia’s Zeljko Jokismovic remain the favorites to win. Let’s review the results.
First Semi-Final
In the first semi-final, there have been a total of 6,753 votes cast thus far. Greece’s Eleftheria Eleftheriou remains on top with her song “Aphrodisiac.” The Cypriot-born singer currently has 15% of all votes. Cyprus’ Ivi Adamou (“La La Love”), who competed against Eleftheria on Greek X-Factor, has made impressive gains in recent weeks and jumped from third position to second. She has 12.5% of the vote. Romania’s Mandinga (“Zaleilah”), who have done well working the p.r. circuit, now find themselves in third position with 11% of the vote. They were fifth the last time we checked in. The rise of Cyprus and Romania has bumped Montenegro’s Rambo Amadeus (“Euro Neuro”) down to fourth, from second place last time. And Jedward (“Waterline”) have fallen to fifth from fourth place in mid-April.
Only four acts have earned fewer than 100 votes. They are Austria’s Trackshittaz (“Woki mit deim Popo”), Belgium’s Iris (“Would You?”), Moldova’s Pasha Parfeny (“Lautar”), and San Marino’s Valentina Monetta (“The Social Network”). Here are the complete standings, as of 8am GMT on April 29.
| Contestant | Votes | % |
| 1. Greece: Eleftheria Eleftheriou with “Aphrodisiac” | 1,022 | 15.13% |
| 2. Cyprus: Ivi Adamou with “La La Love” | 845 | 12.51% |
| 3. Romania: Mandinga with “Zaleilah” | 745 | 11.03% |
| 4. Montenegro: Rambo Amadeus with “Euro Neuro” | 731 | 10.82% |
| 5. Ireland: Jedward with “Waterline” | 656 | 9.71% |
| 6. Albania: Rona Nisliu with “Suus” (Personal) | 612 | 9.06% |
| 7. Iceland: Gréta Salóme & Jónsi with “Mundu eftir mér” (Remember me) | 380 | 5.63% |
| 8. Russia: Buranovskiye Babushki with “Party for Everybody” | 331 | 4.90% |
| 9. Denmark: Soluna Samay with “Should’ve Known Better” | 318 | 4.71% |
| 10. Switzerland: Sinplus with “Unbreakable” | 207 | 3.07% |
| 11. Hungary: Compact Disco with “Sound of Our Hearts” | 162 | 2.40% |
| 12. Finland: Pernilla Karlsson with “När jag blundar” (When I close my eyes) | 145 | 2.15% |
| 13. Latvia: Anmary with “Beautiful Song” | 141 | 2.09% |
| 14. Israel: Izabo with “Time” | 111 | 1.64% |
| 15. Austria: Trackshittaz with “Woki mit deim Popo” | 93 | 1.38% |
| 16. Belgium: Iris with “Would You?” | 92 | 1.36% |
| 17. Moldova: Pasha Parfeny with “Lautar” | 85 | 1.26% |
| 18. San Marino: Valentina Monetta with “Facebook Uh, Oh, Oh” | 77 | 1.14% |
Second Semi-Final
Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 6,599 votes in the poll for the second semi-final. Sweden’s Loreen (“Euphoria”) and Serbia’s Zeljko Joksimovic (“Love Is Not a Thing”) remain the only two contestants who you think have a legitimate shot at winning. Loreen claims a whopping 1,782 votes, or around 27% of the total. Zeljko—who knows how to work a wooden flute—currently claims 1,447 votes, or around 23%.
Bosnia’s Maya Sar (“Korake ti znam”), who sits in third position with 7% of all votes, is the only other contestant with more than 400 votes. Turkey’s Can Bonomo (“Love Me Back”) and Norway’s Tooji (“Stay”) round out the Top 5, just as they did in mid-April. Georgia’s Anri Jokhadze (“I’m a Jocker”) is wowing Wiwi for all the wrong reasons. He has only managed to secure 20 votes. The next-to-last contestant, Lithuania’s Donny Montell (“Love Is Blind”) has six times as many. Perhaps Anri should go ahead and book an early flight back to Baku? The results below are accurate as of 9am GMT on April 29.
| Contestant | Votes | % |
| 1. Sweden: Loreen with “Euphoria” | 1,782 | 27% |
| 2. Serbia: Zeljko Joksimovic with “Nije ljubav stvar” (Love is not an object) | 1,477 | 22.38% |
| 3. Bosnia: Maya Sar with “Korake ti znam” (I Know Your Steps) | 430 | 6.52% |
| 4. Turkey: Can Bonomo with “Love me Back” | 399 | 6.05% |
| 5. Norway: Tooji with “Stay” | 331 | 5.02% |
| 6. Netherlands: Joan Franka with “You and Me” | 300 | 4.55% |
| 7. Croatia: Nina Badric with “Nebo” | 272 | 4.12% |
| 8. Slovenia: Eva Boto with “Verjamem” (I believe) | 251 | 3.80% |
| 9. Bulgaria: Sofi Marinova with “Love Unlimited” | 179 | 2.71% |
| 10. FYR Macedonia: Kaliopi with “Crno i belo” | 178 | 2.70% |
| Portugal: Filipa Sousa with “Vida minha” (Life of Mine) | 171 | 2.59% |
| 11. Ukraine: Gaitana with “Be My Guest” | 161 | 2.44% |
| 12. Malta: Kurt Calleja with “This is the Night” | 141 | 2.14% |
| 13. Slovakia: Max Jason Mai with “Don’t Close Your Eyes” | 131 | 1.99% |
| 14. Belarus: Litesound with “We Are the Heroes” | 129 | 1.95% |
| 15. Estonia: Ott Lepland with “Kuula” | 125 | 1.89% |
| 16. Lithuania: Donny Montell with “Love is Blind” | 122 | 1.85% |
| 17. Georgia: Anri Jokhadze with “I’m a Jocker” | 20 | 0.30% |
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