At the end, the ten qualified countries were: FINLAND!, Turkey, Sweden, Israel, Portugal, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Armenia and Iceland. So we didn't do bad in our particular forecast (though we didn't like Malta and the Icelandic Blondie). One more year a thing was clear: the preview videos are much better (by miles) than the live performances. Clear examples were, for instance, Montenegro and Bulgaria (in the latter the male singer was pretty pathetic).
For those of you that still wonder what this live-blogging thing is all about, you can check the one we did for this semifinal. This time it was mostly Finnish (Kiitos Kati, Tintsu, Anne ja Mari), but if you scroll down to the middle you will find some bits in English while Cim joined from Florida (Loistava Cim!). In principle next saturday will be some Asturian, Catalan and Scotish participation, so the mixing of languages is bound to be larger.
The best were the performances during the breaks: Russian (formerly red) Army Choir, dancers, cheerleaders... you name it. Quite cliché but always fun. See you on Saturday for the Final!!!
Al final los diez clasificaos fueron: FINLANDIA!, Turquía, Suecia, Israel, Portugal, Malta, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Rumanía y Islandia. Así que les nuestres predicciones nun fallaron muncho (si quitamos Malta y la roxa d'Islandia que nun nos molaron nada). Un añu más quedó bien claro que los videos de presentación son muncho (pero que muncho) meyores que les actuaciones en vivo. Claros exemplos fueron Montenegro y Bulgaria (especialmente n'esti últimu el cantante fue penosu).
Pa los que tovía vos preguntais qué ye esto del live blog, podeis mirar el que ficimos pala semi. Esta vez la composición fue mayoritariamente Finesa (gracies Kati, Tintsu, Anne y Mari), pero si mirais pola mitá'l "live-blog" vereis un cachín n'Inglés cuando Cim entró dende Florida (thanks Cim!). Pala final espérase participación d'Asturies, Escocia y Catalana, asi que la mecigaya de llingues promete :)
Lo meyor les actuaciones nes pauses, el coru l'exércitu (enantes "rojo") Rusu, bailles tradicionales, cheerleaders, tolos topiconos pero mui prestosos. Vémonos el sábadu na final!!

I'm sorry to bother you with the old video clips, but the nostalgia's hitting me hard on the head. Great orchestration with violins an percussions. And the hairstyle and cutting on the pants, no wonder they won. My childhood has been very happy.

Eduardo Guerra uploaded this to the blog and I deleted it by mistake (sorry). I upload it again. In Guerra's words: the competition in the 60's was much better when "men were men" and Mari commented that her legs were shivering.

Cover your eyes!!!! This year's Dutch entry can leave you blind, great!
Cuidáu colos desprendimentos retina!!!! Esti añu los holandeses sálense!