Anticipation is so much more thrilling when you don't look or listen until it's the right time.
Once again, as the national contests and internal selections came and went, I didn't listen to or watch a single song or video (or videoclip) until they established the performance order in the semifinals and I was ready to evaluate them...
...I started two Saturdays ago; and after one round of evaluations (I do 3 of these), my top 10 are the following: France, Croatia, Italy, Estonia, Norway, Ukraine, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland and Latvia.
I don't know why Portugal is so low on the bookies' boards. Iolanda's "Grito" is reminiscent of Maro's "Saudade, Saudade".