Senior ends, Junior comes

Yes. This is what we must've been say. Eurovision Song Contest (the actual) this year, ends with the Swedish victory. Grattis, Sverige! And they have the rights to host next year's contest! Sounds great, right?! Let's head to Stockholm!!!

But, before all those things, we have one more thing about the song contest. Yes it is. Junior Eurovision Song Contest! This is just for children. Previously, they must write their own song. But this time, they can be helped by adults. Wow. What a rule.

This year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be organized at Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 1st, 2012. But last year, Georgia won the contest and Netherlands came second. This sounds weird or something like that, but that's the Junior Contest. The fun fact was, Armenia won in 2010 and they won the biddings to host the 2011 Contest. Sounds like the Seniors' contest. :D

Some countries had already confirmed their participation. And here they are:

1. Armenia
2. Belarus (will decide their entry at September 2012)
3. Belgium
4. Netherlands (host)
5. Russia (will decide their entry at June 3rd, 2012)
6. Sweden (will decide their entry at June 6th, 2012)
7. Ukraine (will decide the artist at July 8th, 2012)

And these great countries may make their debut at Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year:

• Italy
• San Marino

Good news: Serbia wants to come back! ;)

Bad news: Moldova wants to withdraw. :(

Any country interested to participate? Please make as big as the seniors. :D

Good luck for the countries to decide, wish you all the best and – decide the best! :)

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Eurovision 2012: The Grand Final!

     The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will take place tomorrow in Baku, Azerbaijan, where 26 countries will fight for the grand title. Everyone has their own favorites and still the winner is a mystery for most of us especially after the shocking results in the Semifinals. 

   Serbia, Sweden, Iceland, Romania, Spain are Hot favorites to win tomorrow according to the Fans and other Websites, so we hope not to witness another 'black horse' arising just like last year, when surprisingly Azerbaijan won. I hope that Sweden - Romania or Iceland will win because the songs have the best quality and they're not a match for Serbia and Spain, which in my view are just cheap stuff that you can easily find everywhere! 

A great Show? 

After the failure from Semifinal 1 the Semifinal 2 Show was amazing, especially when we had the opportunity to hear the last 5 winners sing again. It was incredible! Well Maria was scary and Dima annoying but the rest were amazing! 

If we had the opportunity to see this kind of show in the Second Semifinal...just imagine the surprises in the Grand Final. I really can't wait for the show!

Voting goes crazy again? 

   You bet it will! I can almost hear: "Our 12 points from Belarus go to our beloved neighbors and friends...Russia" and the same shit for Turkey-Azerbaijan or Romania-Moldova and many more (no I didn't forgot the ex Yugoslavic Republic countries ). We will witness again another set of political voting but let's hope that the winner won't be influenced by this. 

    I will enjoy Eurovision from my TV this year with a small party and my Romanian Flag. I hope you will enjoy it too and don't forget to have fun because after it ends we have to wait another 365 days! And by the way....I won't mind if you'll send a vote for Romania or Sweden... countries that really need to win this year! 

Have Fun everyone!

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Download the Eurovision 2012 Grand Final Scorecard

 I want to thank you everyone for visiting my blog. Yesterday we reached a record of almost 4000 unique visitors and they're growing up even today. As a bonus I made the Grand Final Scorecard which you can download for free only here! You can rate the voices, performances, outfits and many more!

You can download the Scorecard for the Grand Final HERE!

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Eurovision 2012: Semifinal 2 Qualifiers

A few months ago I opened a poll where our readers can cast their votes for each Semifinal. A total of 275 votes were registered and we have "Florin's Blog Qualifiers" for Semifinal 2. Sadly Slovakian Fans invaded my blog after posting the link on their forums...so Slovakia remains a null result.

1.Slovakia - 135 votes (Null Results)

2.Sweden - 123 votes
3.Turkey - 101 votes
4.Norway - 99 votes
5.Serbia - 97 votes
6.Slovenia - 84 votes
7.Ukraine - 69 votes
8.Bulgaria - 68 votes
9.Belarus - 66 votes
10.Netherlands - 62 votes
11.Portugal - 50 votes

According to our specialists the results might be 75% wrong. 

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Eurovision 2012: Predictions Semifinal 2

Semifinal 1 is over now  and we have the 10 qualifiers. I actually predicted 9 out of 10 songs so let's hope it will be that easy for the next semifinal. The show last night was very cheap and I was really annoyed to see Azerbaijan doing so much promovation. The design is a copy paste for Dusseldorf and it's a clear fact that this Eurovision is not the best at all.

Let's start the predictions for Semifinal 2: 

Serbia

Serbia is the first country to open the Semifinal with a decent song that will probably qualify. Personally I don't enjoy the song that much but still my prediction is: Yes!

F.Y.R Macedonia

Someone on YouTube wrote: "did you noticed that every Macedonian entry sounds the same?".. Hmmm well that's it's true. I didn't hear a good entry from this country since 2006 but anyway good luck! My prediction is: NO!

The Netherlands

After so many years the Netherlands finally sends something that deserves the Final. This year we might witness a 'miracle' for the Netherlands and finally see them in the Final. My prediction is Yes though I might be wrong.  

Malta

Nothing special from Malta. We're in 2012 and not in 1991..... in the end my prediction is No. 

Belarus

Same as Malta...this song has nothing special to offer...it's like I was listening to it years ago. Due to political facts this song might qualify. My prediction is No. 

Portugal

I love this ballad though I'm not sure of its chances to qualify tomorrow. If Portugal qualified in 2009 - 2010 I think they might qualify in 2012 too. My prediction is  Yes. 

Ukraine

As I said before this song wasn't for Eurovision...it's for promoting their football championship. If it was for me I would never gave them a ticket to the final but people are very naive so my prediction is Yes. 

Bulgaria

I think that this song doesn't stand any chance. Bulgaria had better entries so my prediction is No. 

Slovenia

Just as Hungary, Slovenia did a great job sending this beautiful ballad and singer. I deeply hope that the public and jury will appreciate it. My prediction is: YES. 

Croatia

I really don't like this song though it has a lot of possibilities to qualify tonight. Let's not forget that all her brother countries are in the same semifinal and we might witness a shocking night. My prediction: No

Sweden

I found Loreen's performance from the Jury Rehearsal.... cheap filming.... they even caught a camera on the screen and the platform is clearly visible... I'm so disappointed of Azerbaijan's cheap organization. No doubt Loreen will qualify. Prediction: definitively YES

Georgia

I finally found the perfect word to describe this song: HORROR! OMG do I really have to watch this? What it's going on with you Georgia? Prediction: No 

Turkey

Sincerely I never liked the song and I really think that the final will be without Turkey. Still If Azerbaijan and Germany votes in this Semifinal they will easily qualify. My prediction is No, though I might be wrong. 

Estonia

  Never liked this song but I think it might qualify. My prediction is: Yes 

Slovakia

I really don't think this song will stand any chance in qualifying tonight + this kind of songs are not so successful in the modern Eurovision. My prediction is: No 

Norway

I have a friend who is obsessed with this song and everyone seem to like it. Tooji will probably end up in Top 3 tonight. Prediction: Yes 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Classy songs are always successful at Eurovision ( Lithuania in 2010 ). Personally I don't enjoy it that much but my prediction is: Yes 

Lithuania

This song is really good and the singer suits it very well. My prediction is: Yes

My personal qualifiers are: Netherlands, Portugal, Ukraine, Slovenia, Sweden, Lithuania, Norway, Estonia, Serbia and Bosnia.  

Countries which will probably qualify: Lithuania, Bosnia, Norway, Estonia, Sweden, Slovenia, Ukraine, Portugal, Netherlands and Serbia. 

Countries that won't qualify for sure: F.Y.R Macedonia, Slovakia.

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Eurovision 2012: The Qualifiers!

A few months ago I opened a poll where our readers can cast their votes for each Semifinal. A total of 2038 votes were registered and we have "Florin's Blog Qualifiers" for Semifinal 1.

1. Romania 137 votes
2. Greece  132 votes
3. Cyprus 121 votes
4. Iceland 102 votes
5. Denmark 94 votes
6. Hungary 83 votes
7. Switzerland 72 votes
8. Russia 70 votes
9. Latvia 66 votes
10. Ireland 65 votes

Countries that didn't qualified according to your votes: Austria, San Marino, Israel, Albania, Moldova, Finland, Belgium and Montenegro. 

Good Luck to every country tonight! 

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Eurovision 2012: Predictions Semifinal 1

Finally the big day arrived and now we're waiting for the first Semifinal to be aired in just a few hours. As usual it's time to make predictions and cross our fingers for the best songs to  qualify tonight. I have to say that it was difficult to choose and in the end I've divided my qualifiers in different parts. 

So let's start! 

Montenegro

The first country to open the semifinal is Montenegro...which will disappoint A LOT of people. The song is a disaster + voice is twice terrible. Even the singer admitted that "the people from Montenegro are not happy with my song"...so then why did you do it? Montenegro has no chances to qualify but has good chances to obtain null points today. So my prediction is: NO

Iceland

Everyone loves this song and I'm sure that will end in top 3 tonight. Greta has an incredible voice even though Jonsi is not that good...they will certainly qualify. Congratulations Iceland for sending amazing entries every year. My prediction is: YES

Greece

Greece will be the third country to enter the semifinal will a good dancing song. At the beginning when I saw the rehearsals the voice was terrible but now miraculously it sounds better. I'm not sure if this will qualify but Greece has a lot of supporters every year so my prediction is: YES 

Latvia

Latvia has a lovely song but I'm not so sure if this will qualify tonight. It has been a while since Latvia didn't qualified and I hope this year they will go to the Final. Their neighbors are not in the same semifinal so it will be difficult for them to qualify and sadly I have to give a NO to Latvia though I want them to qualify. 

Albania

Oh God...how much I hated this song a few month ago and now I LOVE IT! Rona has incredible vocals but I'm not so sure that this will earn Albania a place in the Final. I know that the juries will probably appreciate it but how about the televoters? I want Albania to qualify but it's unknown whether they will or not. So my prediction is NO. 

Romania

 Romania has a great song with a lot of potential! It's a clear fact that we will qualify because we have our "friends" with us in the semifinal but it's not only that...people from all over the world LOVE Zaleilah and I'm sure that Romania will be in top 3 tonight. My prediction is 100% YES!

Switzerland

Switzerland was the first country to choose it's entry this year. I watched their National Final and I had different winner but we have to admit that the song sounds quite nice. In the end I would like to see Switzerland in the Final this year even though I'm a little suspicious. My prediction is NO.  

Belgium

What a boring song right? Well If you saw the rehearsal you might have changed your mind. The stage presentation is awesome and her voice is GREAT! I'm sure that the juries will love it but I'm not that sure about the televoters. My prediction is: YES! 

Finland 

Still haven't changed my mind about this song. To make it more "interesting" they added a 10 meter dress to the singer and and a wind machine if like that would earn them a place in the final? My prediction is definitively NO!

Israel

Here comes the 90's song with low potential to get a place in the final. I rather preferred to see Dana back... my prediction is NO even though a surprise might come tonight!  

San Marino

Do I really have to talk about it? Well... San Marino doesn't stand any chance in qualifying but Valentina smiles a lot and I'm sure that she gained a lot of fans during her promoting tour. She has a great personality but still my prediction is...NO.

Cyprus

This song is amazing and everyone expected a bad voice because it's really hard to sing it. Well we all proved to be wrong... Ivi has a great voice and knows what to do on the stage. I might vote for her tonight...so my prediction is: YES! 

Denmark

As usual Denmark sends incredible songs every year. Soluna knows how to show her feelings when singing and this will earn her a place in the final ( top 5 for sure ). My prediction is: YES!

Russia

Waw...here we have a big problem. You might like Russia if you are the kind of person who loves being funny and takes care of older people and you will hate Russia if you think that Eurovision is only about music, performance and voice. It's a clear fact that they are not promoting music for sure. People will love them though I'm not sure what the juries think.. my prediction is YES!

Hungary

One of my favorite entries this year. Since their National Final the main singer improved his vocals and now the song sounds amazing. I deeply hope that the juries will give points for it as for the televoters I'm not that sure. In the end my prediction is Yes even though I might be wrong. 

Austria

Well...this song doesn't stand any chance in qualifying. Austria is one of the countries who made a BAD choice for Eurovision. My prediction is NO!

Moldova

The song is good but the choreography is like a monkey dancing after it was burned. Pasha's voice has improved since March and it may get a place in the final ( Romania will help ). My prediction is: YES!

Ireland

Am I the only one who thinks that Ireland is a joke since 2011? Oh my God I had enough of Jedward.... their vocals are terrible... and they are hoping that people will vote that fountain. Sadly people are naive and will vote Jedward tonight and my prediction is Yes....they will sadly qualify. 

My personal qualifiers are: Iceland, Greece, Latvia, Albania, Romania, Switzerland, Cyprus, Denmark, Russia and Hungary. 

Countries which will probably qualify: Iceland, Greece, Romania, Switzerland, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Russia, Moldova and Ireland.  

Countries that won't qualify for sure: San Marino and Montenegro.

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TODAY is THE BIG DAY PART I!!!

Hello guys! This is the right time for me to post this!
We need just some more hours to wait the first competition of Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Actually, it's the first semifinals of the competition. 18 countries will taking part right there, and those are, as you know:

1. Montenegro
2. Iceland
3. Greece
4. Latvia
5. Albania
6. Romania
7. Switzerland
8. Belgium
9. Finland
10. Israel
11. San Marino
12. Cyprus
13. Denmark
14. Russia
15. Hungary
16. Austria
17. Moldova
18. Ireland

And their Dress Rehearsals just done by yesterday. Today there will be another Dress Rehearsal (second part) and there's the day – the actual competition! We can't wait for them. And???

You can watch in the TV station that is the member of European Broadcasting Union, if you don't have one, don't worry! You can watch it at Eurovision official website (especially for those who are overseas). And for the ones who is eligible to vote, you are lucky – don't forget to deliver your votes and don't vote for your country, please?! *that's the rule, nothing else* And one more: good luck to the participating participants, wish you guys all the best, performances, and things – and to the organizers which are preparing so hard for this kind of competition (thanks, Azerbaijan!). Let's enjoy the songs and vote for the best songs! :)

Don't forget to fill out the scorecards that provided by us, too – if you watch that. You can judge by yourself how are the participants' performances.

So, (dramatic pause) which countries (dramatic pause) will pass (dramatic pause) the Semifinals (dramatic pause) of (dramatic pause) Eurovision Song Contest 2012? Let's find out.

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Download Your Eurovision Scorecards Here!

    As usual every year the BBC Broadcaster makes scorecards for  Eurovision Fans but this year they might have forgotten. Florin's Blog offers you free scorecards for both semifinals and all you have to do is to print them and then start rating the Show/Voice etc. 

Download the First Semifinal Scorecard HERE.

Download the Second Semifinal Scorecard HERE.

Download the Official Cover for the Scorecards HERE.

Download the Grand Final Scorecard HERE!

As a thank you, we would appreciate a simple LIKE on Facebook!
Enjoy!

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Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Day 3

        Hello again! This is the third day of Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and I am very nervous! Why? Because we are soon ready to start with the first rehearsals for the Second Semi-Final participants!
The countries who will rehearse today are: Serbia, FYR Macedonia, The Netherlands, Malta, Belarus, Portugal, Ukraine and Bulgaria!

1.Serbia
           It was very good. I liked a lot the girl with the violin, the voice sounds good live and the background is simple, but nice!
           I think it will qualify!

2.FYR Macedonia
           Kaliopi has a strong voice, but personally I don't like the song. It is a bit boring and it is not my cup of tea!
           I think it won't qualify!

3.The Netherlands
            I don't like the song, there is no show...Joan tries to do her best, but her chances are very little!
            For me,it won't reach the Final!

4.Malta
          I liked a lot Kurt's first rehearsal! The background is nice, the voice sounds good. I'd prefer a coreography more special, but...it was very good.Good luck,Malta!!!
I hope to see this in the Final!

5.Belarus
            It was a great rehearsal for Belarus!!! The show is very good, the background is fantastic and the voice is awesome!
            It will qualify!!!

6.Portugal
            Filipa's voice is very good, but the song is not something very catchy and I think it has no chances is this competition!
            I think it won't qualify!

7.Ukraine
            WOW!!Ukraine did a wonderful job!! In my opinions, Gaitana is the best from the Second Semi-Final until now! They made a good show, the background is awesome...A little problem would be that Gaitana didn't sing live all the song. There are moments when it's playback, but I hope this will be solved quickly!

8.Bulgaria
        In my opinion, Bulgaria doesn't have any chances this year! It is a bad song ..there is no show, very boring for me!
       It won't qualify!

Ok...another eight countries performed today. The rehearsals are more and more exciting and I'm very nervous to know the next winner! Eurovision is approaching! Do you have any favourite? Did someone light your fire until now?
Also,don't forget to keep an eye on Florin's blog or on my blog to see all the news from Baku!

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