JOY Eurovision

14 Apr 2018

Eurovision 2018: Previewing the first half of Semi Final 1

JOYEurovision: The Show, Music, Society & Culture

Eurovision is only weeks away and the JOYEurovision team are ready to preview the songs you’ll be hearing in Lisbon.

This week, Michael, Liam, Mark and Hikaru got together to listen to the songs in the first half of Semi Final 1.

With bops from Azerbaijan, Czech Republic and Israel up against huge tunes from Belgium, Lithuania and Estonia, the team had different opinions what what’s being sent to Portugal.

Who is the European version of Diesel at the AFL Grand Final?

Which entry does Hikaru not quite get?

What entry is accused of not having soul?

It’s all in the podcast. Plus vote for your favourite below to go in the draw for some fantastic prizes.

Loving the songs? Stream, buy and enjoy the official album.

The playlist

	Aisel – X My Heart [Azerbaijan]
	Ari Ólafsson – Our Choice [Iceland]
	Eugent Bushpepa – Mall [Albania]
	Sennek – A Matter Of Time [Belgium]
	Mikolas Josef – Lie To Me [Czech Republic]
	Ieva Zasimauskaitė – When We’re Old [Lithuania]
	Netta – TOY [Israel]
	ALEKSEEV – Forever [Belarus]
	Elina Nechayeva – La Forza [Estonia]
	EQUINOX – Bones [Bulgaria]

Cast your vote

Stay Connected

Keep up to date with everything JOYEurovision and share your own thoughts on social media:

 / JOY949ESC

@JOY_Eurovision

 @JOY_Eurovision

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:54 — 53.9MB)

Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Blubrry | Podchaser | RSS

9 Nov 2024

Previewing the first half of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

JOYEurovision: The Show, Junior Eurovision, Music, Society & Culture

The kids are back to let the world know they're talented, mean business and hate fossil fuels. Michael and Bryan preview ...

13 Oct 2024

Basel is ready to party for Eurovision 2025

News

Image credit: EBU Get excited, as Eurovision returns to Switzerland! Thanks to Nemo, singers from around Europe will descend on Basel ...

2 Jun 2024

babbleVISION: Flourishing with JOY (Part 2) [Season final]

Comedy, JOYEurovision: The Show, Music, Society & Culture

We couldn't squeeze babbleVISION into just one hour, so enjoy another! As a special treat for JOY Radiothon, find out what ...