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11 May 2019

Eurovision 2019: Previewing the second half of Semi Final 2

JOYEurovision: The Show, Music, Society & Culture

It’s starting to get crowded in Tel Aviv, and Michael finally found a quieter place with good wifi. Once again joined in Melbourne by Io and John from In the Studio, the team preview the second half of the bloodbath semi that is number 2.

With bangers, ballads and bops, there’s more love for some of the entries over others.

Which entry needs lifting?

What got Io and John dancing?

How does the team assess the current favourite?

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

	Roko – The Dream [Croatia]
	Michela Pace – Chameleon [Malta]
	Jurij Veklenko – Run with the Lions [Lithuania]
	Sergey Lazarev – Scream [Russia]
	Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju Tokës [Albania]
	KEiiNO – Spirit in the Sky [Norway]
	Duncan Laurence – Arcade [The Netherlands]
	Tamara Todevska – Proud [North Macedonia]
	Chingiz – Truth [Azerbaijan]

Cast your vote

For this semi final, you chose KEiiNO as your winner, with Duncan Laurence coming in second.

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Image credits (L-R): Lukas Gricius, Edvina Meta, Jonathan Brincat, Alexandr Porubaymykh, Paul Bellaart, Cedomir Popovski, Julia Marie Naglestad, Damjna Fiket & Marko Košutić, Daniil Velichko

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