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Posted 22/May 2012 at 13:55 by Anthony Ko. Topics: 2012, Albania, Austria, Baku, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Eurovision Song Contest, final, Finland, first, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, predictions, Romania, Russia, San Marino, semi, Switzerland
Having assesed all 18 countries from semi-final 1 and taking what the juries might think into account, here's my predictions:
Countries that will qualify:
1st Denmark
2nd Albania
3rd Romania
4th Iceland
5th Cyprus
6th Greece
7th Belgium
8th Russia
9th Switzerland
10th Latvia
Countries that will miss out:
11th Israel
12th Ireland
13th Finland
14th Moldova
15th Austria
16th San Marino
17th Hungary
18th Montenegro
Potential upsets for the First Semi-Final:
Belgium (to qualify courtesy of jury votes)
Latvia (to qualify - see Moldova 2011 and Russia 2010)
Israel (just missing out on the top 10 required to qualify)
San Marino (let down by jury votes)
Ireland (Eurovision's answer to Second-season syndrome and crash out)
Split voting predictions:
Overall: Denmark
Televoting: Romania
Jury: Albania
Countries that will qualify:
1st Denmark
2nd Albania
3rd Romania
4th Iceland
5th Cyprus
6th Greece
7th Belgium
8th Russia
9th Switzerland
10th Latvia
Countries that will miss out:
11th Israel
12th Ireland
13th Finland
14th Moldova
15th Austria
16th San Marino
17th Hungary
18th Montenegro
Potential upsets for the First Semi-Final:
Belgium (to qualify courtesy of jury votes)
Latvia (to qualify - see Moldova 2011 and Russia 2010)
Israel (just missing out on the top 10 required to qualify)
San Marino (let down by jury votes)
Ireland (Eurovision's answer to Second-season syndrome and crash out)
Split voting predictions:
Overall: Denmark
Televoting: Romania
Jury: Albania
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