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20 Apr 2019

Eurovision 2019: Previewing the first half of Semi Final 1

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

Another year means another series of previewing the entries in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Michael, Liam and Io get together to start the ball rolling with the first half of Semi 1 and what an interesting half it is.

What songs do the team think should be covered by shouty Poles?

Which song takes the team’s fancy?

Who has put the team to sleep?

Find out in the podcast.

And while you’re here, head down to the poll to vote for your favourite of this half of the semi.

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

The playlist

	Jessica Mauboy – Sunday [AU]
	Tamta – Replay [Cyprus]
	D mol – Heaven [Montenegro]
	Darude ft Sebastian Rejman – Look Away [Finland]
	Tulia – Fire of Love (Pali się) [Poland]
	Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl – Sebi [Slovenia]
	Lake Malawi – Friend of a Friend [Czech Republic]
	Joci Papai – Az én apám [Hungary]
	Zena – Like It [Belarus]

Cast your vote

In this half, you chose Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl as your winner, with Tulia coming second.

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Image credits (clockwise): BTRC, TV2, Grzegorz Gołębiowski, Ana Šantl, Miodrag Marković & Isidora Mijanović, Anton Sucksdorff, Kynthia Kindeli, Tomas Gal

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