JOY Eurovision

4 May 2019

Eurovision 2019: Previewing the first half of Semi Final 2

JOYEurovision: The Show, Music, Society & Culture

The team is ready for more Eurovision shenanigans, with Michael on the ground in Tel Aviv and Io looking after things back in Melbourne (with the help of In the Studio‘s John)

It’s time for the second semi to be thoroughly investigated, as the team explores all the songs from Armenia to Austria… while Michael gets a tan.

Where should you take your retired robots?

Which song needs 5994 projections?

Which bishe is Io loving?

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.

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The playlist

	Srbuk – Walking Out [Armenia]
	Sarah McTernan – 22 [Ireland]
	Anna Odobescu – Stay [Moldova]
	Luca Hänni – She Got Me [Switzerland]
	Carousel – That Night [Latvia]
	Ester Peony – On a Sunday [Romania]
	Leonora – Love Is Forever [Denmark]
	John Lundvik – Too Late for Love [Sweden]
	PÆNDA – Limits [Austria]

Cast your vote

For this half of the semi final, you had John Lundvik and PÆNDA tied for first place!

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Image credits (clockwise): Thomas Cato, Patrick Muennich, AMPTV, SRF / Lukas Maeder, Cat Music, RTÉ 2019 / Lili Forberg, Margarita Cernei, Sotarn, Aiga Redmane

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