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I got a feeling that error might have been repeated in other places; which is why Israel got a bump up to #2 on the bookies' boards; which defies logic because the bookies rank them 8th in the jury and 5th in the televote.

And now, my take on the second semifinal...   9.37 (14) Malta Sarah somehow sounded way better than her studio recording; but nonetheless, she and her team were way in over their heads with what was to come down the list.   9.36 (15) Albania In the past, changing the lyrics and going English were a detriment to Albanian entries (cases in point; 2014, 2016 and 2017); but this time, I don't think it mattered here.  Besa was quite probably forgotten as a slew of better, more creative songs came.   9.56 (5) Greece Here now the fun begins.  A little bit of dance, a little bit of sass, and a lot of entertainment.  Marina was my overall #6 going into this contest, but the one thing she could change was the outfit, which somehow felt like a mismatch with the performance, compared to her outfits in the video.  She should use a headset microphone next time, so that she can move more freely.   9.65 (1) Switzerland Like a carousel ride, Nemo made us dizzier than "Dizzy".  Easily the best of the semifinalists in this round.   9.41 (13) Czechia You have to wonder if Aiko would have sold the performance better if she had brought the band.  The song is originally 2:23; so, I imagine the extra time didn't help.   9.54 (7) Austria I thought it would have been a bad idea to bring the guys in the video to the stage; but fortunately these guys danced along with Kaleen; and the lightshow was appropriate for a mini-rave.  She will get to close out the show on Saturday; though I can't say the same for Alyona and Jerry, who get the dreaded #2 spot.   9.44 (11) Denmark For a good minute, I thought Saba might have had a chance.  For me, the song was meant to be longer.  She could have used more dramatic CGI effects behind her.   9.55 (6) Armenia Short song, fun song; culture shining through from beginning to end.  Ladaniva need not change a thing!   9.51 (8) Latvia I wish the production team had saved this announcement for last.  In the last decade and a half, they qualified only twice!  It took a pop power ballad from Dons to break a 7-year-long languish (and I do believe they would have failed in 2020) and possibly prevent them from taking a break.  He was my overall #17 before this contest started.   9.35 (16) San Marino Megara chose poorly on several fronts:  The outfits didn't exactly go well with the song, and they were basically all over the place.  At one point, Kenzy nearly lost herself with the lyrics.  The CGI and CGI effects at one point overwhelmed the band on stage.   9.48 (9) Georgia If not for the virus in 2020, Tornike Kipiani's "Take Me As I Am" surely would have qualified, and the wait for another qualifier would not have been 8 years.  For Nutsa, the music, the dances, the vocals, pretty much sold the song.   9.46 (10) Belgium As the first artist to be entered into this contest (in August), and pretty much every bookie predicting he would qualify, you have to wonder how Mustii failed so dramatically, despite bringing most of the elements in his music video to the stage.  Could it be because the quality of the lyrics took a hit by ending the song with the same 4 words repeated 8 times?  Nobody saw any trouble with that before the contest.   9.58 (3) Estonia I wondered if 5Miinust and Puuluup were going to bring that crazy dance to the stage!  Even though qualifying is serious business, they were having lots of fun, and yet still not a major misstep, even though the song was about drugs and dance lessons.   9.43 (12) Israel Eden was my overall #20 (#10 qualifier) going into this contest; but watching this performance, I thought there was something missing that made it look lackluster.  Could it have been that it was void of any special effects (like wind)?  The sooner I heard Latvia qualifying, I thought this was the one going by the wayside.  She will be sandwiched between the Netherlands and Lithuania early in the final.   9.62 (2) Norway Even though truncated down from 5:44 to under 3 minutes, with a few altered lyrics, Gåte still made an impact with their presence on stage and the energy they brought with them.  They are my overall #4, and I expect that they will land in the top 10 when this is over.   9.57 (4) Netherlands A dream fulfilled; his parents would obviously have been delighted.  The last of the 5 rave tunes (with the U.K., Finland, Switzerland and Austria), and Joost closes out the night with a bang and a whimper, with reflections on what his father said to him.  Dirty shame he ended up with the 5th spot on Saturday.   [To be continued, but I will say that I gave Italy 9.71.]    

Ummm i am a Emmy fan but its the middle of the week and what is there is post about. Ashamed? Really? Its a reality show that some people take way to serious. They had less then 19 million votes last week with 7 contestants. Do you get how many people in Nashville Tenn are voting for her? i find it offensive for anyone to say Emmy's fans are ashamed to post what has she done wrong? Just because she does not get up there and scream out a loud high note and hold it does not mean she can't sing. Those who do are a dime a dozen. Emmy fans and Emmy have nothing to be ashamed of on a reality show that allows people to vote. The show wants people to watch for ratings and those with the most votes are getting the most viewers for the show. Emmy most likely will go home this week but she will go home with her head held high and not worried about a few haters on any board. She will go back home with exposure from the show and can write her own music she will be fine unlike many who were on the show.

Underrated: Taylor Deneen