13 May 2008

Poll results - Semi-final 2

With my reviews of the songs from the second semi-final now complete and roughly the same number of people having voted in this poll as in the earlier one, I have decided to close it now before taking a look at the finalists.

Seven out of the ten songs predicted by voters to make it to the final match mine, with the exceptions being Switzerland (most notably), Iceland and Latvia. In their place I have Croatia, Denmark and Malta going through.

The ten countries that will qualify based on the results of this poll (number one being the one that received the most votes and so on) are:

01. Turkey
02. Sweden
03. Ukraine
04. Switzerland
05. Portugal
06. FYR Macedonia
07. Albania
08. Bulgaria
09. Iceland
10. Latvia

There was less consensus in this poll than the first, with only 5 songs receiving the support of every other voter. The results also suggest that at the lower end of the televoting top nine as many as four or five qualification spots could be very open, not to mention who gets the jury wildcard.

The poll is nevertheless quite clear in suggesting that half of the qualifiers should come from the very start and very end of the semi-final, and that Lithuania's chances of making it to the final are as slim as those of the Czech Republic.

A poll for each of the five finalists will be open shortly. Get voting!

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