Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final 1 Running Order (Reaction & Analysis)
The Eurovision 2024 semi-final 1 running order has been revealed. Cyprus' Silia Kapsis performs first, while Luxembourg's Tali sings last. We react to the running order and analyse who the order of performance helps and hurts.
1. 🇨🇾 Cyprus
2. 🇷🇸 Serbia
3. 🇱🇹 Lithuania
4. 🇮🇪 Ireland
* 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5. 🇺🇦 Ukraine
6. 🇵🇱 Poland
7. 🇭🇷 Croatia
8. 🇮🇸 Iceland
* 🇩🇪 Germany
9. 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10. 🇫🇮 Finland
11. 🇲🇩 Moldova
* 🇸🇪 Sweden
12. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
13. 🇦🇺 Australia
14. 🇵🇹 Portugal
15. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
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Deban and William, the iconic Wiwi duo that we need 😅
😘 🙏🏻
Yyyyaaasss!!!
Deban, my favourite! This man is a cultural icon. Love you Deban.
I really wish we would get song-reaction videos with William and Deban together. I loved it, when they would listen to the songs for the first time and straight away discuss it. It was a delight because many times they would disagree. Having the song reactions done separately without discussion isn't as enjoyable.
Their banter and their arguments are what makes them the funniest😂
I'm so glad that William and Deban are in the same room again. 💕 Deban needs to go to Malmo.
“No, That’s plastic pop”. Love Deban 💀
That "plastic pop" has given them a place as one of the biggest musicexports.. So..
@@SofiaMelander He's right tho.
@@SofiaMelanderpeople throw around the words “generic” and “basic” so much that it’s lost its meaning
Can't believe he called Swedish culture plastic... I mean it's true but still....
Thank you from Portugal 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹💪🏼😎❤️🇵🇹❤️💪🏼😎
DEEBAHN!!😁😄…. Hi William😏
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My top 10 1 Serbia 2 Luxembourg 3 Azerbaijan 4Ukraine 5 Croatia 6 Lithuania 7 Cyprus 8 Portugal 9 Slovenia 10 Australia 💞
First semi, my qualifiers 1.Ukraine❤❤❤❤❤ 2.Croatia❤❤❤❤ 3.Ireland❤❤❤❤ 4.Lithuania(my country)🫶 5.Finland❤❤❤ 6.Australia❤❤❤ 7.Azerbaijan❤❤ 8.Serbia❤ 9.Cyprus( i just had something to choose, but it's too generic to me). 10. Let it be Portugal... This will definitely change when we see everyone perform on stage.
To me (First semi): 1. Finland 2. Croatia 3. Ukraine 4. Luxembourg 5. Poland or Cyprus And I like Germany and Sweden. I don't care about the rest in the first semi-finals. :/
From what i heard we can vote from the beginning only in the final, the semi finals stay the same. Very happy that you are confident in Portugal
Looooove Portugal so much. Deserves Top 5 really.
Thanks From Portugal 🇵🇹 ❤
1 Croatia 🇭🇷 2 Lithuania 🇱🇹 3 Cyprus 🇨🇾 4 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 5 Serbia 🇷🇸 6 Slovenia 🇸🇮 7 Ukraine 🇺🇦 8 Finland 🇫🇮 9 Ireland 🇮🇪 10 Portugal 🇵🇹
Deban! My favourite! Greetings from Serbia 🇷🇸 ❤❤❤
The EBU wants Luxembourg to qualify and therefore, they've put them in the best spot. It's quite obvious. If Luxembourg can't even qualify, then there is a chance they will not return next year. EBU doesn't want that.
Obviously. But it's also awesome to wrap up the show with 🎉
@giwrgospetrou1159if that were true, then France would also be in this Semi
@giwrgospetrou1159 I’m saying they didn’t put Germany in that Semi because Luxembourg is there
@@CharlieGB03 in what semi? Luxembourg and Germany perform and vote in the same semi.
@@thomas261989 Yes I know, I can see that. What I should have said is the reason Germany is in that Semi isn’t because Luxembourg is there, or vice versa. Anyway, they’ve deleted the lazy comment now
Croatia , Cyprus, Lithuania, Ukraine, Serbia, Poland, Luxemburg, Portugal, Moldova & Slovenia is my prediction ❤❤
My fav of this semi 1. Lithuania ❤ 2. Croatia (my country) 3. Portugal 4. Finland 5. Azerbaijan 6. Slovenia 7. Ireland 8. Luxemburg 9. Serbia 10. Poland
Hey William and Deban, I need you both to promise that only you two will react together!!! Your chemistry is perfection!
my q are (random) : Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 Ukraine 🇺🇦 Croatia 🇭🇷 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Serbia 🇷🇸 Slovenia 🇸🇮 Cyprus 🇨🇾 Potugal 🇵🇹 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Poland🇵🇱
Deban, your look is on fireeeee 🔥
As far as I can see from all the comments who predict the 10 qualifiers from SF1, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Lithuania are most consistently present on various top 10s for SF1. And I would quite agree. All of them except Ukraine are my actual favorites. Ukraine is always an automatic qualifier no matter what they send (which I actually disapprove). About the cursed 2nd place Serbia has, don't worry... There is actually no chance Serbia won't go through. In 1918 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed, this year, Semi final of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed and there is going to be an Eurovision final of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 2024. Mark my words. This is not just because of our common history (because we will vote for each other... We absolutely will.), all three songs (SRB, HR, SLO) are actually quality material that is worth to be listened to and receive as many points as it can this year. So is Lithuania. Good luck to everyone.
My qualifiers (random order): Lithuania Ukraine Croatia Azerbaijan Poland Moldova Slovenia Portugal Australia Cyprus
My 10 qualifiers are: 1) Ukraine 2) Croatia 3) Lithuania 4) Serbia 5) Slovenia 6) Azerbaijan 7) Finland 8) Luxembourg 9) Portugal 10) Ireland (hope but will probably be Poland)
Love when you video in the same room ❤❤❤
But Serbia 3 years in a row same position....wtf
Portugal ❤🇵🇹❤🇵🇹❤!! Thank you!!
First semi, my qualifiers 1.Serbia 2.Croatia 3.Ireland 4.Lithuania 5.Slovenia 6.Australia 7.Azerbaijan 8.Ukraine 9.Cyprus 10.Luxembourg
I’m glad Cyprus open Semi-Final 1 with a bang 😉
Thank U Guys Love u🇦🇿❤️🔥
I love Poland's entry but I think being stuck between the two favourites songs to win is a little too harsh. Hope it will do well. And I really hope Portugal will qualify too.
My qualifiers: 1. Ukraine 2. Serbia 3. Croatia 4. Slovenia 5. Lithuania 6. Poland 7. Cyprus 8. Azerbaijan 9. Australia 10. Portugal But unfortunately Luxembourg and Finland will probably take two of those spots
Deban, I think your hair is beautiful. Don't mind William, girl :p.
You two 🥰🥰
Thank you for watching!
Croatia, Finland , UK, Ireland, Lithuania, +5 others
🇵🇹 Iolanda, go Portugal!
I have rewinded Deban's scream so many times, it's so funny 😂😂
I can relate to deban in this video so much 😅 16:52 william dropped a bomb at the end 😂
😂😂😂
Luxembourg was definitely given special treatment because EBU wants them to come back next year and it would be super awkward if it didn't leave the semi for its big return 😅😂
My Qualifiers are (Random Order): Slovenia 🇸🇮 Ukraine 🇺🇦 Cyprus 🇨🇾 Australia 🇦🇺 Portugal 🇵🇹 Croatia 🇭🇷 Ireland 🇮🇪 Serbia 🇷🇸 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Poland 🇵🇱 Good Luck to everyone 😉
Popular opinion
@@MGVK2277 I mean, it’s obvious for me.
I'm just so happy that Sweden performs in semifinal 1. I'm SO voting for Luxembourg. It's one of my favorites this year, and clear favorite in this semifinal.
15:40 You can't vote from the moment when the show starts in the semis, only in the final, probably to avoid confusion with not being able to vote for AQs in the semis
Yep, and it makes sense that it only applies to the final because when the final starts you've already heard the songs before in the semis and might have decided who you want to vote for. In the semis you have not
❤Slovenia 🇸🇮❤️
Lasagna❤❤❤
Cyprus opened the Eurovision 2019 as well with Tampta
Such a queen. We have her love on replay.
I serioysly love (and think it's funny) that everyone is sleeping on Australia. The strategic move of not giving anything away of Australia's staging was a brilliant move by SBS......and it's working! Australia will breeze through 100%.
I hope so! I love their song ❤
it won't qualify
@@mariakritikou1999 I'll come back to this comment after the semi...lol.
Couldn't they have not given away the staging without literally putting a pointless (in the sense of not doing anything) foreground duo in the video? I can't be the only one who's a little annoyed at the video and that's not exactly likely to get me to vote. But yeah, Australia does tend to do a lot better than you'd think so you might still be right.
@Snowshowslow Yeah I must admit the lyric video didn't do them any favours.
Portugal is in the FINAL!!! Thank you for your very positive comments!!
Lets go Silia! 🇨🇾
There are 9 female* singers in the Semi Final 1 and they can’t all go through (stating the obvious here, but think about it - only 10 spots and 9 female singers fighting for spots…). I’m thinking that they will battle each other for spots and the ones that will go through will be songs that are catchy on the FIRST listen + great staging. Not all viewers are fanatic fans like us, and for plenty of them, the first listen is crucial. So going with this thought, coming from the assumption that 4 spots are taken (Croatia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland), I am thinking that Slovenia with Veronika definitely goes through… We have 5 spots left and the female singers are fighting with Azerbaijan and Australia. This is super tough to predict. My assumption is that Cyprus and Luxembourg will seem too similar and the more generic one will lose out (so Cyprus is a no). I am also assuming that the strong Balkan block will help Serbia go through. We are left with 4 spots. Despite the potential Scandinavian block, I doubt that Iceland will make it. The song is simply not strong enough. 😢 I personally love the Poland song (The Tower) but I feel it has slim chances to go through. Especially when sandwiched between Ukraine and Croatia. I’m thinking Australia will surprise and go through. I have to say that I am surprised a lot of people think that Portugal is a shoe in for getting in. I disagree. The song on first listen is NOT catchy. I simply don’t see it going through 😬 The big question is whether Ireland’s Doomsday Blue will be different enough to go through or turn viewers off. I say this because I hated the song on first listen and after hearing it many times I now love it. But hopefully it will have enough support. I’m thinking Luxembourg will manage to get in. And perhaps Azerbaijan - despite being a bit slow for first listen… So unless Finland surprises and does not go through, I’m thinking: 1. Ukraine 🇺🇦 2. Croatia 🇭🇷 3. Lithuania 🇱🇹 4. Finland 🇫🇮 5. Slovenia 🇸🇮 6. Serbia 🇷🇸 7. Ireland (???) 🇮🇪 8. Australia 🇦🇺 9. Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 10. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Poland 🇵🇱 , Moldova🇲🇩, 🇵🇹 , 🇨🇾 , Iceland 🇮🇸 are left out 😢 *I know Bumbie Thug identifies as non binary (❤🏳️🌈) but for the non Eurovision followers at home she is a female.
I don’t care aslong as Ireland are there!!! 🇮🇪 🎉
My top 10 atm 1) Portugal 2) Lithuania 3) Sweden 4) Ukraine 5) Serbia 6) Slovenia 7) Cyprus 8) Poland 9) Luxembourg 10) Ireland
Good Taste!
I am so happy my country is giving you the gift of having a toilet break ❤ 🇩🇪 Europe, you're welcome
I worry for Australia, and it's in my personal top 5. I agree with William, the production of the song is at demo-level, and their live performances are energetic but vocally a little erratic. I also think the package as a whole may be unpalatably alien for a European audience. I also think Serbia, Slovenia, Poland and Cyprus are all in trouble. They're all good enough to qualify, but potentially out of their depth in this semi-final, which is just the luck of the draw. Some others are DOA, but I'm not naming them.
I really hope my country goes through (🇵🇹) bc I’m really hopeful for an amazing result in the Final if we do so. Fortunately… the semi-final voting will only open after the last song is performed. Only in the GF it will open before the 1st song performs.
I think portugal will.not qualify like its only televote and people like more Pop/radio songs than ballads, we can see it from last year
@@eXoursI really hope we do, we can surely pull an Estonia 2023 this year.
@@nunooliveira2347 estonia was good and she was a sure thing
@@eXours You are forgetting that Iolanda has a more powerfull song than Alika, way better than her
@@Rafael-br9dd no its boring sorry max 50 points from tele
Go Luna!! 🌒🔥
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First half qualifiers 1. Serbia 2. Croatia 3. Ukraine 4. Lithuania 5.Cyprus
Just gonna say that you should not underestimate Moldova. In the past years they've proven time and time again how creative they can be with staging. People thought DoReDos was dead on arrival in 2018 but no one expected the most creative staging of the year. Moldova knows how to engage viewers with the performance, and yes it doesn't 'always' work (2019 for example), I think that In The Middle could still qualify... if Natalia ditches the opera voice, immediately.
❤CROATIA❤12 point❤❤❤❤
Serbia 🇷🇸💜🇷🇸💜🇷🇸💜
Portugal is Amazing good song and voice🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🇵🇹
I honestly wasn't too happy with Azerbaijan and Australia being back to back as I feel they have a similar vibe and there is only room for one of them in the final! Being Aussie of course I want EF in the final! 🖤💛❤️
Similar vibe??? Seriously??? 😂😂😂 girl it is completely different songs. I live in Australia. And this song is not the same lvl as Azerbaijani one.
@@user-uy3uu7cy6t they both are ethnic songs, what do you think makes them so different to each other? Other than one puts me to sleep and one makes me feel the good vibes
@@erinnadia0409 quality))) where is ethnic vibe in Australian one? Just aboriginal language???? What ethnicity you are talking about btw? There is no ethnicity such as Australian. It is just a nation.
@@user-uy3uu7cy6t oh you know the fact Australia this year is using the oldest instrument in Australia that traditionally should only be played by First Nations males, our Aboriginal culture is more than 65,000 years old, along with over 250 different languages, maybe learn some geography.
@@erinnadia0409 oldest instrument in the world???? 😂😂😂 seriously???? I think you better read some history Miss.
Deban likes Poland? No wayy☺️☺️☺️
slovenia must go to the final!!! woman is super talent!!
❤❤❤Azerbaijan❤❤❤
Be sure and let us know your qualifiers below!
Croatia ❤❤❤
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Luxembourg is advancing! Mic drop 🎤
Absolutely. No energy? I don't know, maybe we have different eyes and ears 😅 I hear and see the energy 🎉
The countries who qualified from the dead spot since semi Final has been introduced ! 2008-Israel/Sweden 2009- 2010-Russia/Armenia 2011-Austria 2012-Iceland/North Macedonia 2013 -Estonia 2014- 2015-Armenia 2016-Poland 2017-Austria 2018- 2019- 2021- 2022- 2023-Armenia Armenia broke 4 years non qualification strike ! And Armenia also is the country which qualified every time (3 times ) , performing in the dead spot!
GRITO! - IOLANDA! - GOOOO PORTUGAL!
You can only vote from the moment the show starts in the Grand Final right not the semi's?
Yes only in the grand final. And that makes sense because when the grand final starts you've already heard all of the songs before in the semis. In the semis we haven't
Poland ❤
#10🇫🇮🔥
Preliminary top 5 of Semi-Final 1: -Croatia--Ukraine--Portugal--Lithuania--Sweden
Sweden is an automatic qualifier
Croatia and Ukraine 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Winner's Eurovision 2024 . Hello with UKRAINE 🇺🇦😉
Isn't voting from the start of the show only for Grand Final?
Yes!
This semi final is wide open in my opinion, but i think its not stronger than the srcond one
From the position 12-14 only one will make the final. I am feeling that..
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I was listening to the songs in order (or at least most of them...) and frankly, I'm thinking Cyprus might not stay in mind,.... Serbia is strong, Lithuania is strong... Cyprus has a forgettable entry if I''m horribly honest. Don't get me wrong, I like it.... but just listening to the songs made me completely forget about Cyprus , and Serbia came out stronger with a more memorable hook. I would have personally put Serbia in the 2nd part of the first half rather than second. Ireland second, then whatever. Ukraine, maybe.
Bambie 💙 Ireland 🇮🇪💙💙💙💙 her lives gave been fantastic.. will qualify no problem
Voting from the start of the show is so wrong. The last songs have a disadvantage that way. And people are watching their smartphone instead of the screen and performances.
Semi 2?
For me, most hurt by the running order are Serbia (#2 spot), Poland (inbetween two of the favourites to win Eurovision) and also Iceland (coming after Croatia). I have hope that queen Hera could still qualify, but feel Serbia and Poland are out for sure. I think Portugal and Luxembourg will struggle too despite performing in the last two spots. Luxembourg only has Germany (in terms of neighbourly voting), and without juries I feel Portugal will struggle in general! Lithuania performing in the #3 spot is interesting, but Silvester will inevitably pick up good points from both UK and Ireland as usual, and other countries too I'm sure! Biggest question mark/borderline prediction for me is Ireland. #4 spot isn't the best for Bambie Thug and the song is certainly marmite, but could they scrape through? Very interesting Semi!
I'll be surprised if Poland fails to qualify. The Tower is better than Solo (3rd in semi, 8th from public in the final) and Ukraine, Lithuania, Uk, Iceland, Ireland can vote...
I think that in the semis we will vote at the end and only in the final the televoting will begin at the first song, am I wrong?
You're not wrong.. William and Deban were wrong here...
I love plastic pop
"Albania needs to stop sending so-so songs" - They won't stop.
Meow 🐈
Meow back🐈
@@KB-lq4dp Meow 🐈
Bark🐕
Deban with Pinterest💀 The music that Wiwibloggs plays every time Deban or William diss a song will never not be funny to me.
to me it doesnt make sense that the only ballad in the 1st half gets dumped in the 2nd slot :/
Pinterest 😂 never gets old ❤
My Top of Semi - Final 1 1. Ukraine (9,5) 2. Ireland (9) 3. Cyprus (8.5) 4. Serbia (8.5) 5. Slovenia (8.5) 6. Poland (8) 7. Luxembourg (8) 8. Portugal (8) 9. Lithuania (7.5) 10. Australia (7) ------------------------------ 11. Iceland (6.5) 12. Finland (6.5) 13. Azerbaijan (6.5) 14. Croatia (6) 15. Moldova (5) Numbers in parenthesis are my scores out of 10... My heart hurts when looking at my top, because the songs are so close to each other on level, that I cannot decide who is through and who is not 😭😭 Same (or even more) goes to Semi Final 2 😭😭😭
Croatia 6? are u insane? he is a winner this year
@@mariakritikou1999 Not my cup of tea, sorry😕 And 6 is actually a very dicent score...
the poll for semi final 2 is not working in your site
Actually, Italy is second since wednesday with 14%, Croatia is still first with 18%. Ukraine dropped down to 11%.
Since when are the odds relevant LOL
@@87leafar Since they are saying it and it's not correct. Correction is not saying something is relevant. Sweety, don't try to sound smart, it's not working for you.
Portugal ❤Grito❤Iolanda
My list non random order: Austria, Serbia, Slovenia, Australia, Cypern, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Azerbaijan This is more likes not predictions….
SERBIA AGAINST WAR❤ART
I also think this the most Swedish entry ever 😂
Disagree with on Ukraine opening the show. It is not the type of song to open the show with. If Croatia address the issues with their staging, they will win this semi final. The front for the televote in the final for me are the Netherlands, and Croatia. Juries will be won by one of Switzerland, Belgium, France, and Italy. At this moment of time, I think Italy could win the contest again this year as it is type of song that would likely do well with both the juries and the televote. France and Belgium may well surprise with their staging.
Replace Switzerland with Serbia on the juries. Juries do not show love to rap, opera and mix of genres .. Switzerland is all of that
❤Slovenia 🇸🇮❤️ 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Raiven Queen 👑 🥳🥳🥳🥳🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Ja sam, ti si NAPORAN
There's no way Ireland could open.
I think adding the big 5 + Sweden into the semi finals will take away the well deserved attention from each semi-finalist. This is another of several mistakes that the EBU Reference Group has done since 2021. Its reaching levels near ridiculous and embaraissing.
I think it's good that they are performing live in the semi finals instead of showing a clip from their rehearsals. But they should perform after all of the competing countries have performed, not inside the running order!
@@milaa33 It will confuse more the casual audience at home than the ESC fans but still, the commentators, presenters and even ESC social media platforms need to clarify those changes several times.
"Germany is your toilet break" Guys 😂😂😂
Serbia ❤