IN CASE YOU MISSED IT IN THE VIDEO: Costa Rica is supposed to be in 8th place while Iceland is in 9th place. ScoreWiz doesn't recognize tie breaks that well if I use the format I used. All other ties are in the correct position.
So every time Slovenia has AQ'd, they've placed last, with an extremely low score as well. Ouch. Definitely not as good as Kaos though.
I liked this one. 29th is too low for this I think.
Congrats on qualifying for the second consecutive time... only to place in the bottom 3, but it's an accomplishment considering Latvia's history.
Very underrated. One of the better American entries. I gave this my
.
I think the production helped make this stand out. It would've been boring otherwise. A nice slightly underrated Dutch duet.
Again, like the Netherlands, the production helped it. It helped exude the mood of the song.
What??? I thought this was a top ten contender. Disappointed to see my
in 24th.
Another nice indie entry from Jamaica, but this pales in comparison to the other Jamaican indie entries.
This was either a hit or miss, but I was leaning towards the latter thought I gave it
. Not surprised tbh.
My last place. I don't have much to say about this.
Underrated. 20th is too low in my opinion, but to be fair, I didn't give it points. It came close to getting some though.
I can't believe that after you won your semi, you end up in 19th??? It's a bop, and I thought it should've placed much higher.
Not a bad Inna song tbh, but not the best one. 18th is a reasonable placement.
Honestly didn't expect this kind of music out of Serbia. This was another entry that almost got points from me, but there were much stronger entries.
I didn't even know Pia Mia was from Guam.
A pleasant ballad for the little island that could.
For me, this is on par with Amalia's entries. It's a bop! This was very close to getting points from me, too.
I'm lukewarm to this tbh. Maybe because I've heard past Finnish entries that sounded so similarly that it didn't affect me.
My
. Slay! I wish you had made it into the top 10, but this is a great result for Vietnam.
I'm happy to see Denmark do this well. It's a great upbeat country(?) song!
Overhyped and overrated. I don't get why this is a good song, but sex sells, am I right?
My
!
My favorite Charlotte song. I wish you had been in the top 3, but but a place in the top 10 is satisfactory.
When Iceland reaches the top 10, and it's not with Dylan. Out of all the low-key ambient entries, Iceland stood out (that's ironic) the most.
Costa Rica's first final, and what a fantastic result. 8th place is not easy to achieve, but you did it with such a modern bop.
You were not in a BLACKPINK-friendly semi. Thank the ROTW, because they gave you 4 points, meaning you barely qualified in your semi by 3 points. Imagine BLACKPINK NQ-ing; there would be riots. I'm glad you were in the final though. I gave you my
.
I got top 10 vibes from it, but not winner vibes, so 6th place is actually very satisfactory.
When I found out that Germany was in the top 5, I kid you not, I literally rolled on the floor laughing.
I thought that despite giving this
, it would flop bad anyway. I can't believe this got so many
! This is the best performance out of a host entry in a long time, and all it took was for a lady to be obsessed with bratwurst. Iconic.
Wow! Malaysia snapped! You were so close to the top 3! But regardless, I'm so happy to see you do so extremely well after frequently flopping.
It's even better that you found this song on your own instead of relying on suggestions. It's not my kind of genre, but I can't deny that it's a bop. Congrats!
After placing 4th in so many occasions in the past, finally New Zealand breaks into the top 3, and with probably New Zealand's strongest entry yet. I gave you my
. Very pleased to see New Zealand in the top 3.
It was basically this or Ireland for the win. Though I gave this
, I think second place is justified as it got a lot of hype.
Congratulations to Ireland on their second win! There was no doubt in my mind it would win tbh not just because I gave it my
. It was just the best song out there in my opinion. Congrats, WIlliam!
Now, as I promised, here's my comments on the semifinalists that failed to qualify:
SF1: Nice, but underwhelming.
Reminds me of Brazilian entries in the earlier editions, and you know how that went.
Should've qualified.
Surprised it NQ'd.
You were close to qualifying, so that's something.
This was okay.
There was no way it was gonna qualify.
It doesn't sound fresh and exciting, so the NQ was justified.
SF2: I like it, but I figured it would struggle.
Aww... I wish it had qualified, but I understood that it didn't.
Not my favorite. I actually think 12th is too high for it.
Well, I took a risk by sending a rock song. I didn't mind NQ-ing. Thanks to those who gave points to Philippines though!
No chance.
I actually enjoyed this song. This deserved to qualify.
SF3: The strongest semi.
A sure NQ tbh.
Not a strong Canadian entry.
No.
If Mexico can't qualify with that, I think you may need to take a new approach.
Ugh! So close to qualifying! This is such a bop.
Blame the Blinks.
Kerli NQ-ing? Wow. I actually thought this was a sure qualifier.
Aww, I liked these ones. They should've qualified.
Well, it's over. See you next edition!