We’re through the national final season and that means the road to Eurovision 2017 is almost over. With all bar one song revealed, we can start to look at the field for Kyiv in full. But whilst we wait for Armenia, the nineteen countries in the second semi-final are all there for us to see. So we know to know: who is your favourite out of them?
Back in January, when the semi-final allocation draw was made, comments suggested that the second semi-final was perhaps a little more open than the first. With many countries that aren’t regular qualifiers in the mix, it means we could see some real shocks making it through to the Saturday final.
In fact, in the past three contests, only three countries in the second semi-final have qualified in each of them: Austria, Hungary and Russia. Can Nathan Trent, Joci Papai and Julia Samoylova keep it going for their countries, or will a streak be broken?
Could FYR Macedonia make the final for the first time since 2012 with Jana Burceska? Will Denmark and Norway find themselves back in the final after missing out in recent years? This is going to be an exciting field to watch, y’all!
You can vote for who you want to see win the second semi-final in our poll below. Remember that you can vote as for as many of the acts as you want. You can only vote once though, so make sure you’ve ticked the right boxes before you submit the vote! Check out all nineteen acts below:
Poll: Who should win the second semi-final of Eurovision 2017?
- Austria: Nathan Trent, “Running on Air”
- Belarus: NAVIBAND, “Historyja majho zyccia”
- Bulgaria: Kristian Kostov, “Beautiful Mess”
- Croatia: Jacques Houdek, “My Friend”
- Denmark: Anja Nissen, “Where I Am”
- Estonia: Koit Toome and Laura, “Verona”
- Hungary: Joci Papai, “Origo”
- Ireland: Brendan Murray, “Dying to Try”
- Israel: Imri Ziv, “I Feel Alive”
- Lithuania: Fusedmarc, “Rain of Revolution”
- FYR Macedonia: Jana Burceska, “Dance Alone”
- Malta: Claudia Faniello, “Breathlessly”
- Netherlands: O’G3NE, “Lights and Shadows”
- Norway: JOWST, “Grab the Moment”
- Romania: Ilinca feat. Alex Florea, “Yodel It!”
- Russia: Julia Samoylova, “Flame is Burning”
- San Marino: Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson, “Spirit of the Night”
- Serbia: Tijana Bogicevic, “In Too Deep”
- Switzerland: Timebelle, “Apollo”
We’ll keep updating you on our poll results all the way through to the second semi-final itself on May 11.
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I think RUSSIA should win semi final 2 because they are the best they never cheat or send in songs that are designed to cause problems its not like they picked a song and sent a singer to ukraine which they knew would not cause a problem.
and it is not long ago russia was involved in bribing azerbaijan for votes and paid them to vote for RUssia.. what did eurovision do? NOTHING
russia should be banned for ever and ukraine also we dont need them
i dont
Ireland will be a hit this year. Again.
People… Bulgaria 1st? Please… it’s not a bad song, but is sooo overrated.
I support Switzerland and I hope they’ll do well in SF2. Fingers crossed for you guys, Timebelle <3
Hope also that especially Denmark, Estonia, Hungary and Serbia qualify. Good luck!
BULGARIA in the lead!!!
@Pink Pussycat
that’s your opinion, but it’s a love/hate song, so yeah i expected this 🙂
don’t be disappointed when they do qualify okay
I’d love to see Switzerland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Norway and Ireland in the grand final.
Romanian song is freaking annoying.
In random order:
Estonia
Macedonia
Israel
Switzerland
Malta
Denmark
Serbia
Belarus
Austria
Netherlands
The rest, in order of preference
11. Romania
12. Bulgaria
13. Norway
14. Hungary
15. Croatia
16. Russia
17. Ireland
18. Lithuania
19. San Marino
I’m not predicting just yet. These are my personal choices.
@Hi
she can sing, i’ve seen one video from her doing 8 different music styles, Rock, Rap, Pop, Country Yodel, Operatic, Musicals, Power Ballads and Romanian Folk
but yodelling has been close to her heart i guess, she has been loving this sort of music when she was very young, she even gives us yodelling lessons on YouTube, btw today is her first day on twitter, and she liked our wiwibloggs twitter page 🙂
My favorite is Hungary – that´s what I have played most on Spotify. None of the other sings made my playlist,. actually
MACEDONIA No1 !! THE BEST SONG!!!!!!!!
GO JANA TO THE FINAL!!!
1) Hungary, very special, authentical, interesting
2) Romania, gr8 fun, chemistry between singers
3) Austria, positive feeling, easy
5) Switzerland
6) FYROMacedonia
7) Israel
8) Netherlands
9) Serbia
10) Belarus
Anonymous91:
I dont luke the green dress, its not a fashioncontest. Its the song. She cant sing. The melody is stupud. Irs a big joke. If ut gave a message, why do a such a stupid song.
@Hi
the Romania song isn’t a joke, it’s all about the theme celebrate diversity, maybe the green dress Ilinca wore during national final made it look like a joke to you, i’m sorry to disagree with you, and i actually quite like that this song can divide people, then at least it isn’t boring 🙂
Russia have a real Song, But i dont like It. Romania has a awful, bad Song who is a big big joke. Its a many Song who are so mutch better than Romania. I hop none of them go to the final.
ISRAEL! 🙂
1. Serbia 2. Switzerland 3 .Russia 4. FYR Macedonia 5. Bulgaria
Hello there
My vote going to Bulgaria. Greetings from Azerbaijan!
Macedonia, Denmark and Bulgaria for me are head and shoulders above the rest. Then you have ok songs from Isreal, Serbia, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Norway.
@Zebb
Romania has got a very strong entry to me personally, very catchy also Alex and Ilinca seem very likeable 🙂
Hungary will win.
Even Russia, Bulgaria, Estonia and Serbia will get good votes
Well here’s my personal 10 qualifier… (ranked)
1. Switzerland
2. Estonia
3. Hungary
4. Bulgaria
5. Macedonia
6. Ireland
7. Austria
8. Belarus
9. Croatia
10. The Netherlands
Can’t connect to bulgarian song this year. Though I’d put this as qualifier because of trendy sound. For me it’s unpredictable to find a winner here as two exceptional entries (Romania and Russia) can mess everything.
1, MALTA
2, ESTONIA
3, NORWAY
4, SWITZERLAND
5, NETHERLANDS
6, CROATIA
7, IRELAND
8, AUSTRIA
9, ISRAEL
10, DENMARK
@Moonlight
well Romania’s song is a love/hate song, they are a target now just like Jamala was last year
it’s so immature of some people that they hate on a positive joyful happy song
My Prediction
1 – F.Y.R. Macedonia
2 – Bulgaria
3 – Switzerland
4 – Denmark
5 – Estonia
6 – San Marino
7 – The Netherlands
8 – Belarus
9 – Serbia
10 – Ireland
11 – Russia
12 – Croatia
13 – Austria
14 – Norway
15 – Romania
16 – Malta
17 – Israel
18 – Hungary
19 – Lithuania
Fingers crossed for my son Kristian. Slaaay baby, daddy believes in you!!!
Following Denmark, it’s Bulgaria.
Denmark, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Estonia, Serbia, FYR Macedonia and Hungary are my favorites.
Poor Malta… The weakest one in this semifinal IMO.
DENMARK!!!
OMG This song is a BOMB!
Not an easy Semi Final at all! 19 songs, but only 10 qualifiers! Some good songs will have to be sent home. Who do I think are safe, based on the songs?: Bulgaria and FYR Macedonia. After that, anything could happen. Who should qualify based on statistics, no matter what?: Russia (obviously), Serbia and Lithuania. But all these three are in danger this year (especially Lithuania). Any “gimmick” qualifiers?: Yes, Romania. It might be a musical gimmick, but it’s still one that should get a lot of votes. Who could spring a surprise win of SF2?: Hungary, or The Netherlands.… Read more »
Bulgaria, Estonia and Serbia. Any of these. Macedonia is another good song but not as strong as those three.
Bulgaria’s song is impressing me more every time I hear it.
Semi-final 2 its so unpredictable ,i have no fecking clue who will qualify 🙂
Prediction for running order
I semi
1.Montenegro 2.Finland 3.Azerbaijan 4.Portugal 5.Belgium 6.Georgia 7.Australia 8.Albania 9. Sweden 10.Czech Republic 11.Cyprus 12.Iceland 13.Slovenia 14.Moldova 15.Armenia 16.Latvia 17.Greece 18.Poland
II semi
1.Romania 2.Russia 3.Serbia 4.Hungary 5.Malta 6.Macedonia 7.Ireland 8.Denmark 9.Austria 10.The Netherlands 11.San Marino 12.Bulgaria 13.Switzerland 14.Belarus 15.Norway 16.Croatia 17.Estonia 18.Israel 19.Lithuania
My personal favorites are FYR Macedonia, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Israel and Denmark.
Prediction:
sure qualifier: Romania, Denmark, Bulgaria
likely qualifier: FYR Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Switzerland, Estonia, Belarus
50/50: The Netherlands, Russia, Austria, Israel, Norway
unlikely qualifier: Malta, Ireland, San Marino, Lithuania, Croatia
I know it is very unlikely, but we really might see Russia struggle – apart from Belarus they have no close “friends”.
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1 Bulgaria
2 Macedonia
3 Denmark
1)Bulgaria
2)Macedonia
3)Belgium
4)Italy
5)Macedonia
My opinion for top 5:
1. Bulgaria
2. FYROM
3. Estonia
4. Denmark
5. Serbia
My top 3, at this moment, are 1-Estonia, 2-FYRM & 3-Israel.
Switzerland, Macedonia, Estonia and Serbia to the final please!! For me, the second semifinal is better than the first one!
Bulgaria is overrated, nice song, but that’s all about it.
I am surprised that Bulgaria is on top.
It is my own country and I like the song but am still surprised. Oo
Otherwise I think that Switzerland, Serbia, Macedonia, Israel, Bulgaria are safe bet for final.
My top 4:
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Denmark
Serbia
My favourite songs of this semi are:
Estonia and Switzerland (LOVE THEM FROM THE START! AMAZING!)
Then Bulgaria, Denmark, Austria (enjoyable)
And Israel (this song is growing on me)
For the win, rationally, it may be between Denmark and Bulgaria (usually I’m not good at predictions)
But who should win? This is totally personal!
So… Estonia and Switzerland SLAY!!!
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My top 3:
Estonia
FYR Macedonia
Bulgaria
Russia and Romania will qualify of course. My predictions for others- Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Serbia, Israel, Macedonia, Switzerland, Denmark.
Bulgaria the best !!!!!
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