Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final 1 Running Order (Reaction & Analysis) 

Deban and William, the iconic Wiwi duo that we need 😅

I'm so glad that William and Deban are in the same room again. 💕 Deban needs to go to Malmo.

I really wish we would get song-reaction videos with William and Deban together. I loved it, when they would listen to the songs for the first time and straight away discuss it. It was a delight because many times they would disagree. Having the song reactions done separately without discussion isn't as enjoyable.

“No, That’s plastic pop”. Love Deban 💀

Thank you from Portugal 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹💪🏼😎❤️🇵🇹❤️💪🏼😎

From what i heard we can vote from the beginning only in the final, the semi finals stay the same. Very happy that you are confident in Portugal

The EBU wants Luxembourg to qualify and therefore, they've put them in the best spot. It's quite obvious. If Luxembourg can't even qualify, then there is a chance they will not return next year. EBU doesn't want that.

But Serbia 3 years in a row same position....wtf

Croatia , Cyprus, Lithuania, Ukraine, Serbia, Poland, Luxemburg, Portugal, Moldova & Slovenia is my prediction ❤❤

DEEBAHN!!😁😄…. Hi William😏

Thanks From Portugal 🇵🇹 ❤

First semi, my qualifiers 1.Ukraine❤❤❤❤❤ 2.Croatia❤❤❤❤ 3.Ireland❤❤❤❤ 4.Lithuania(my country)🫶 5.Finland❤❤❤ 6.Australia❤❤❤ 7.Azerbaijan❤❤ 8.Serbia❤ 9.Cyprus( i just had something to choose, but it's too generic to me). 10. Let it be Portugal... This will definitely change when we see everyone perform on stage.

Deban! My favourite! Greetings from Serbia 🇷🇸 ❤❤❤

1 Croatia 🇭🇷 2 Lithuania 🇱🇹 3 Cyprus 🇨🇾 4 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 5 Serbia 🇷🇸 6 Slovenia 🇸🇮 7 Ukraine 🇺🇦 8 Finland 🇫🇮 9 Ireland 🇮🇪 10 Portugal 🇵🇹

My top 10 1 Serbia 2 Luxembourg 3 Azerbaijan 4Ukraine 5 Croatia 6 Lithuania 7 Cyprus 8 Portugal 9 Slovenia 10 Australia 💞

As far as I can see from all the comments who predict the 10 qualifiers from SF1, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Lithuania are most consistently present on various top 10s for SF1. And I would quite agree. All of them except Ukraine are my actual favorites. Ukraine is always an automatic qualifier no matter what they send (which I actually disapprove). About the cursed 2nd place Serbia has, don't worry... There is actually no chance Serbia won't go through. In 1918 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed, this year, Semi final of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed and there is going to be an Eurovision final of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 2024. Mark my words. This is not just because of our common history (because we will vote for each other... We absolutely will.), all three songs (SRB, HR, SLO) are actually quality material that is worth to be listened to and receive as many points as it can this year. So is Lithuania. Good luck to everyone.

Deban, your look is on fireeeee 🔥

My qualifiers (random order): Lithuania Ukraine Croatia Azerbaijan Poland Moldova Slovenia Portugal Australia Cyprus

Portugal ❤🇵🇹❤🇵🇹❤!! Thank you!!

I love Poland's entry but I think being stuck between the two favourites songs to win is a little too harsh. Hope it will do well. And I really hope Portugal will qualify too.

My fav of this semi 1. Lithuania ❤ 2. Croatia (my country) 3. Portugal 4. Finland 5. Azerbaijan 6. Slovenia 7. Ireland 8. Luxemburg 9. Serbia 10. Poland

my q are (random) : Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 Ukraine 🇺🇦 Croatia 🇭🇷 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Serbia 🇷🇸 Slovenia 🇸🇮 Cyprus 🇨🇾 Potugal 🇵🇹 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Poland🇵🇱

First semi, my qualifiers 1.Serbia 2.Croatia 3.Ireland 4.Lithuania 5.Slovenia 6.Australia 7.Azerbaijan 8.Ukraine 9.Cyprus 10.Luxembourg

Luxembourg was definitely given special treatment because EBU wants them to come back next year and it would be super awkward if it didn't leave the semi for its big return 😅😂

Be sure and let us know your qualifiers below!

Croatia, Finland , UK, Ireland, Lithuania, +5 others

Hey William and Deban, I need you both to promise that only you two will react together!!! Your chemistry is perfection!

My 10 qualifiers are: 1) Ukraine 2) Croatia 3) Lithuania 4) Serbia 5) Slovenia 6) Azerbaijan 7) Finland 8) Luxembourg 9) Portugal 10) Ireland (hope but will probably be Poland)

Thank U Guys Love u🇦🇿❤️‍🔥

🇵🇹 Iolanda, go Portugal!

Love when you video in the same room ❤❤❤

I’m glad Cyprus open Semi-Final 1 with a bang 😉

Deban, I think your hair is beautiful. Don't mind William, girl :p.

15:40 You can't vote from the moment when the show starts in the semis, only in the final, probably to avoid confusion with not being able to vote for AQs in the semis

I don’t care aslong as Ireland are there!!! 🇮🇪 🎉

I serioysly love (and think it's funny) that everyone is sleeping on Australia. The strategic move of not giving anything away of Australia's staging was a brilliant move by SBS......and it's working! Australia will breeze through 100%.

I really hope my country goes through (🇵🇹) bc I’m really hopeful for an amazing result in the Final if we do so. Fortunately… the semi-final voting will only open after the last song is performed. Only in the GF it will open before the 1st song performs.

I have rewinded Deban's scream so many times, it's so funny 😂😂

My qualifiers: 1. Ukraine 2. Serbia 3. Croatia 4. Slovenia 5. Lithuania 6. Poland 7. Cyprus 8. Azerbaijan 9. Australia 10. Portugal But unfortunately Luxembourg and Finland will probably take two of those spots

There are 9 female* singers in the Semi Final 1 and they can’t all go through (stating the obvious here, but think about it - only 10 spots and 9 female singers fighting for spots…). I’m thinking that they will battle each other for spots and the ones that will go through will be songs that are catchy on the FIRST listen + great staging. Not all viewers are fanatic fans like us, and for plenty of them, the first listen is crucial. So going with this thought, coming from the assumption that 4 spots are taken (Croatia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland), I am thinking that Slovenia with Veronika definitely goes through… We have 5 spots left and the female singers are fighting with Azerbaijan and Australia. This is super tough to predict. My assumption is that Cyprus and Luxembourg will seem too similar and the more generic one will lose out (so Cyprus is a no). I am also assuming that the strong Balkan block will help Serbia go through. We are left with 4 spots. Despite the potential Scandinavian block, I doubt that Iceland will make it. The song is simply not strong enough. 😢 I personally love the Poland song (The Tower) but I feel it has slim chances to go through. Especially when sandwiched between Ukraine and Croatia. I’m thinking Australia will surprise and go through. I have to say that I am surprised a lot of people think that Portugal is a shoe in for getting in. I disagree. The song on first listen is NOT catchy. I simply don’t see it going through 😬 The big question is whether Ireland’s Doomsday Blue will be different enough to go through or turn viewers off. I say this because I hated the song on first listen and after hearing it many times I now love it. But hopefully it will have enough support. I’m thinking Luxembourg will manage to get in. And perhaps Azerbaijan - despite being a bit slow for first listen… So unless Finland surprises and does not go through, I’m thinking: 1. Ukraine 🇺🇦 2. Croatia 🇭🇷 3. Lithuania 🇱🇹 4. Finland 🇫🇮 5. Slovenia 🇸🇮 6. Serbia 🇷🇸 7. Ireland (???) 🇮🇪 8. Australia 🇦🇺 9. Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 10. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Poland 🇵🇱 , Moldova🇲🇩, 🇵🇹 , 🇨🇾 , Iceland 🇮🇸 are left out 😢 *I know Bumbie Thug identifies as non binary (❤🏳️‍🌈) but for the non Eurovision followers at home she is a female.

You two 🥰🥰

Portugal is in the FINAL!!! Thank you for your very positive comments!!

I can relate to deban in this video so much 😅 16:52 william dropped a bomb at the end 😂

I'm just so happy that Sweden performs in semifinal 1. I'm SO voting for Luxembourg. It's one of my favorites this year, and clear favorite in this semifinal.

Cyprus opened the Eurovision 2019 as well with Tampta

I am so happy my country is giving you the gift of having a toilet break ❤ 🇩🇪 Europe, you're welcome

Deban likes Poland? No wayy☺️☺️☺️

❤Slovenia 🇸🇮❤️

Just gonna say that you should not underestimate Moldova. In the past years they've proven time and time again how creative they can be with staging. People thought DoReDos was dead on arrival in 2018 but no one expected the most creative staging of the year. Moldova knows how to engage viewers with the performance, and yes it doesn't 'always' work (2019 for example), I think that In The Middle could still qualify... if Natalia ditches the opera voice, immediately.

Lets go Silia! 🇨🇾

My Qualifiers are (Random Order): Slovenia 🇸🇮 Ukraine 🇺🇦 Cyprus 🇨🇾 Australia 🇦🇺 Portugal 🇵🇹 Croatia 🇭🇷 Ireland 🇮🇪 Serbia 🇷🇸 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Poland 🇵🇱 Good Luck to everyone 😉

I honestly wasn't too happy with Azerbaijan and Australia being back to back as I feel they have a similar vibe and there is only room for one of them in the final! Being Aussie of course I want EF in the final! 🖤💛❤️

I worry for Australia, and it's in my personal top 5. I agree with William, the production of the song is at demo-level, and their live performances are energetic but vocally a little erratic. I also think the package as a whole may be unpalatably alien for a European audience. I also think Serbia, Slovenia, Poland and Cyprus are all in trouble. They're all good enough to qualify, but potentially out of their depth in this semi-final, which is just the luck of the draw. Some others are DOA, but I'm not naming them.

Portugal is Amazing good song and voice🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🇵🇹

My top 10 atm 1) Portugal 2) Lithuania 3) Sweden 4) Ukraine 5) Serbia 6) Slovenia 7) Cyprus 8) Poland 9) Luxembourg 10) Ireland

Serbia 🇷🇸💜🇷🇸💜🇷🇸💜

slovenia must go to the final!!! woman is super talent!!

the poll for semi final 2 is not working in your site

Isn't voting from the start of the show only for Grand Final?

You can only vote from the moment the show starts in the Grand Final right not the semi's?

I think that in the semis we will vote at the end and only in the final the televoting will begin at the first song, am I wrong?

❤CROATIA❤12 point❤❤❤❤

Semi 2?

Voting from the start of the show is so wrong. The last songs have a disadvantage that way. And people are watching their smartphone instead of the screen and performances.

to me it doesnt make sense that the only ballad in the 1st half gets dumped in the 2nd slot :/

Go Luna!! 🌒🔥

❤❤❤Azerbaijan❤❤❤

❤️🇸🇮‼️

Preliminary top 5 of Semi-Final 1: -Croatia--Ukraine--Portugal--Lithuania--Sweden

I was listening to the songs in order (or at least most of them...) and frankly, I'm thinking Cyprus might not stay in mind,.... Serbia is strong, Lithuania is strong... Cyprus has a forgettable entry if I''m horribly honest. Don't get me wrong, I like it.... but just listening to the songs made me completely forget about Cyprus , and Serbia came out stronger with a more memorable hook. I would have personally put Serbia in the 2nd part of the first half rather than second. Ireland second, then whatever. Ukraine, maybe.

Croatia ❤❤❤

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This semi final is wide open in my opinion, but i think its not stronger than the srcond one

From the position 12-14 only one will make the final. I am feeling that..

"Albania needs to stop sending so-so songs" - They won't stop.

Actually, Italy is second since wednesday with 14%, Croatia is still first with 18%. Ukraine dropped down to 11%.

The countries who qualified from the dead spot since semi Final has been introduced ! 2008-Israel/Sweden 2009- 2010-Russia/Armenia 2011-Austria 2012-Iceland/North Macedonia 2013 -Estonia 2014- 2015-Armenia 2016-Poland 2017-Austria 2018- 2019- 2021- 2022- 2023-Armenia Armenia broke 4 years non qualification strike ! And Armenia also is the country which qualified every time (3 times ) , performing in the dead spot!

Bambie 💙 Ireland 🇮🇪💙💙💙💙 her lives gave been fantastic.. will qualify no problem

GRITO! - IOLANDA! - GOOOO PORTUGAL!

Deban with Pinterest💀 The music that Wiwibloggs plays every time Deban or William diss a song will never not be funny to me.

Poland ❤

SERBIA AGAINST WAR❤ART

Pinterest 😂 never gets old ❤

First half qualifiers 1. Serbia 2. Croatia 3. Ukraine 4. Lithuania 5.Cyprus

🙏🙏❤️🇵🇹❤️

I love plastic pop

#10🇫🇮🔥

I also think this the most Swedish entry ever 😂

There's no way Ireland could open.

Meow 🐈

❤Slovenia 🇸🇮❤️ 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Raiven Queen 👑 🥳🥳🥳🥳🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

My list non random order: Austria, Serbia, Slovenia, Australia, Cypern, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Azerbaijan This is more likes not predictions….

Disagree with on Ukraine opening the show. It is not the type of song to open the show with. If Croatia address the issues with their staging, they will win this semi final. The front for the televote in the final for me are the Netherlands, and Croatia. Juries will be won by one of Switzerland, Belgium, France, and Italy. At this moment of time, I think Italy could win the contest again this year as it is type of song that would likely do well with both the juries and the televote. France and Belgium may well surprise with their staging.

I think adding the big 5 + Sweden into the semi finals will take away the well deserved attention from each semi-finalist. This is another of several mistakes that the EBU Reference Group has done since 2021. Its reaching levels near ridiculous and embaraissing.

so not good for serbia. 2years in the row 3rd and now 2nd with a ballad in half filled with bops ?!?! ESC FANS HELP

For me, most hurt by the running order are Serbia (#2 spot), Poland (inbetween two of the favourites to win Eurovision) and also Iceland (coming after Croatia). I have hope that queen Hera could still qualify, but feel Serbia and Poland are out for sure. I think Portugal and Luxembourg will struggle too despite performing in the last two spots. Luxembourg only has Germany (in terms of neighbourly voting), and without juries I feel Portugal will struggle in general! Lithuania performing in the #3 spot is interesting, but Silvester will inevitably pick up good points from both UK and Ireland as usual, and other countries too I'm sure! Biggest question mark/borderline prediction for me is Ireland. #4 spot isn't the best for Bambie Thug and the song is certainly marmite, but could they scrape through? Very interesting Semi!

Portugal ❤Grito❤Iolanda

Hahahaha ! I just love how they skip on Lithuania 😂. They say so much about every country and they legit say nothing to Lithuania. They skip the country and go directly to Ireland and UK. That says a lot. By the way Deban, i am obsessed with listening to you speak and listen to your thoughts and opinions about ESC. Your approach is flawless. Much love from Canada and Portugal. Oh and one more thing. Croatia was gonna qualify no matter where they would be the in the running order. Same goes for Ukraine.

"Germany is your toilet break" Guys 😂😂😂

Serbia ❤