4 of my favourites and 5 spaces left - will be intense results.

Wtf at Kaliningrad though.

ALGERIA!

and

NEW ZEALAND!

Our host nation made the semifinals, which should make the locals happy. The locals of these next two countries are not nearly as happy, however.

Through:
Aland Islands
Algeria
Estonia
Kaliningrad
Lebanon
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Sweden

Eliminated:
16th: Faroe Islands - Mø - "Kamikaze" - Lurker62 - 22 points
17th: Jersey - Molly McQueen - "Not The One" - Steven_P - 18 points
18th: Luxembourg - Rene Froger - "Cheer For The Netherlands" - Cuishla - 17 points

Finland.

and

Albania.

5 countries remain. Two will be eliminated. They are not these two:

Through:
Aland Islands
Algeria
Estonia
Kaliningrad
Lebanon
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Sweden

Eliminated:
14th: Albania - Ronela Hajati - "Amini" - Yugimuto1 - 31 points
15th: Finland - Chisu - "Ihana" - Shar_ds - 27 points.
16th: Faroe Islands - Mø - "Kamikaze" - Lurker62 - 22 points
17th: Jersey - Molly McQueen - "Not The One" - Steven_P - 18 points
18th: Luxembourg - Rene Froger - "Cheer For The Netherlands" - Cuishla - 17 points

Albania.

Although Yugi getting Albania twice in a row is harsh.

GIBRALTAR!

and

UKRAINE!

This leaves Portugal, Bosnia + Herzegovina, and Slovakia. Two will be eliminated. The first of these two, leaving in 13th place on Friday the 13th, is...

Through:
Aland Islands
Algeria
Estonia
Gibraltar
Kaliningrad
Lebanon
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine

Eliminated:
14th: Albania - Ronela Hajati - "Amini" - Yugimuto1 - 31 points
15th: Finland - Chisu - "Ihana" - Shar_ds - 27 points.
16th: Faroe Islands - Mø - "Kamikaze" - Lurker62 - 22 points
17th: Jersey - Molly McQueen - "Not The One" - Steven_P - 18 points
18th: Luxembourg - Rene Froger - "Cheer For The Netherlands" - Cuishla - 17 points

Portugal.

This leaves Bosnia + Herzegovina and Slovakia. Two of our "bad" countries fighting for the last spot in the Semifinal! One will win, while the other will fall just short in 12th place.

The name of the last country advancing to the Semifinal is...

Through:
Aland Islands
Algeria
Estonia
Gibraltar
Kaliningrad
Lebanon
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine

Eliminated:
13th: Portugal - Dengaz ft. Matay - "Dizer Que Não" - mikabv - 37 points
14th: Albania - Ronela Hajati - "Amini" - Yugimuto1 - 31 points
15th: Finland - Chisu - "Ihana" - Shar_ds - 27 points.
16th: Faroe Islands - Mø - "Kamikaze" - Lurker62 - 22 points
17th: Jersey - Molly McQueen - "Not The One" - Steven_P - 18 points
18th: Luxembourg - Rene Froger - "Cheer For The Netherlands" - Cuishla - 17 points

SLOVAKIA!

Which unfortunately means that Bosnia + Herzegovina fail to reach the Semifinal and will be leaving Christchurch. Huge commiserations to all!

Turning over to Beth for the Semis! See y'all again when it's time for the Grand Final.

And in the words of the legendary goddess RuPaul...

Through:
Aland Islands
Algeria
Estonia
Gibraltar
Kaliningrad
Lebanon
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine

Eliminated:
12th: Bosnia + Herzegovina - Alex Wolph ft. Madita - "Lights" - BethnalGreen - 42 points
13th: Portugal - Dengaz ft. Matay - "Dizer Que Não" - mikabv - 37 points
14th: Albania - Ronela Hajati - "Amini" - Yugimuto1 - 31 points
15th: Finland - Chisu - "Ihana" - Shar_ds - 27 points.
16th: Faroe Islands - Mø - "Kamikaze" - Lurker62 - 22 points
17th: Jersey - Molly McQueen - "Not The One" - Steven_P - 18 points
18th: Luxembourg - Rene Froger - "Cheer For The Netherlands" - Cuishla - 17 points

Here is an alphabetical list of the countries advancing to the Semifinals:

Spoiler

Aland Islands
Algeria
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Gotland
Guernsey
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Kaliningrad
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Africa
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
San Marino
Scotland
Shetland Islands
Slovakia
Spain
Svalbard
Sweden
Switzerland
Tasmania
Turkey
Ukraine

Pretty good qualifiers as a whole, missing Albania but the others are pretty good.

Thanks Justin! You can have a well earned rest now. I'll be up early tomorrow preparing the recaps and will post the semis tomorrow afternoon before tomorrow night's craziness begins

NQFs points

QF3

1 point: GREENLAND
2 points: ANDORRA
3 points: MOLDOVA
4 points: ROMANIA

QF4

2 points: FINLAND
3 points: FAROE ISLANDS
10 points: PORTUGAL

I thought I'm gonna fail in QF3 and advance in QF4, not the other way around.
You guys just doesn't like fun.
Well, enjoy tomorrow's big night guys!

I didn't have time to review QF3 and 4 but most of my favs went through, yay.

I like fun, but I detest Lean On and Kamikaze, while not on the same level of inaudible atrocity, is not something I'm ever going to like.

I have 4/4 in the semi final. Last time this happened was Aberdeen.

I had 4/4 in the previous contest as well and I saw 3 of them getting slaughtered in the semis and one finishing 15th.

3 out of 4 of mine made it, I really believe in two of them ( even if they are getting mixed reviews on the forum )

Comments on my songs failing...

QF1 - THROUGH

QF2 - Dappy
Alright, I really think this didn't deserve last, it was a great song and I feel like people seemed to not be voting for it because apparently there's something wrong or funny about him, although I know little about him so idk what it is. Last was fairly harsh though.

QF3 - Skinny Lister
This was my extra self-chosen country, when I saw it on the list, I thought I'd send that in because I've loved this band since NF's a while back where they unjustly got out too. Wasn't expecting miracles, just wanted a fourth country .

QF4 - Dengaz and Matay
Probably the one I'm most sad about as I really love the song (especially the chorus, a shame Matay hasn't released anything else ) and originally actually went against it and sent in Kika (who had already been entered) so I had to change to this. I was hoping it'd do a 'Cir.cuz/Julie Bergan' and make it, but apparently just because there's rap instead of verses you're all too stuck up to like it. Some music is just too good for this...

Thanks to the (few) people who did vote for my songs, hoping for my last remaining entry to be a finalist at least.

--------- NQ Votes ---------

QF1
10 - Monaco (great song, another case of people being stuck up, here just because it's a little older)
7 - Slovenia (it was funny and catchy, no reason why it shouldn't have made it)
3 - Armenia (don't mind this too much, but it was a nice song)
1 - Vojvodina (was nice too, but never expected it to qualify)

QF2
3 - Lithuania (it was enjoyable, but I didn't care for it much)
2 - Israel (Read Lithuania comment above)

QF3
12 - Moldova (I really have a thing for this type of song for Romania/Moldova, it reminds me a bit of the song I entered last contest too, it's very sad it's out but I expected it)
4 - Romania (A nice ballad, a shame it didn't make the semis at least)

QF4
7 - Jersey (the song was good, unfortunately older songs without a video don't work here )
2 - Bosnia (a bit pedestrian but nice still, don't care for it though)

mika, I gave Portugal 12 points. Sad it's out.

3/4 through. So nearly 4/4. Never had that. The best thing is that I have not come last in any QF for the first time. RESULT!

Good job! Hopefully you'll get all of those in the final.

Portugal was nice, just missed out on getting points from me because there were a lot of that quality of songs in my opinion. I know the feeling when an entry you want to send is already sent for a microstate though!

I don't know the exact details of Dappy's controversies but he's been involved in a lot of 'dodgy business' as far as I know and that might have played a part in his last place - I personally thought the song was pretty good, better than his other stuff.

4/4 through wow !!

Pleasantly surprised to have 2 through
I thought Hungary might drop out but I think last is a bit harsh. Don't think it deserved that

4/4 means a very happy liam

Thanks everyone for the comments throughout! It's my first time hosting a QF, and it's always more fun when there's people interacting. I hope you all enjoyed!

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