Eurovision 2019 Semifinal Predictions

After weeks of ranking, rehearsals are complete and the jury shows are underway. Who will make up Saturday night's line up? Instead of making predictions on who will qualify, which usually results in something around 7/10 right, I will list the optimal qualifiers for my viewing party on Saturday based on the likely preferences of my friends


OPTIMAL PARTY LINEUP
Semifinal 1:

Australia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia

It really says something about Finland's song and performance that being a meme wouldn't add more than a little amusement to a party. San Marino is also an honorable mention for the camp value, but the other 10 acts are more interesting visually.

Semifinal 2:

Albania
Azerbaijan
Croatia
Ireland
Malta

Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway

Russia
Sweden

I think Moldova would go over well too visually but maybe not sonically, Albania sonically but not visually, and Latvia is a chill wildcard.


My actual predictions aren't the same (Serbia and Switzerland seem like likely qualifiers although I'm less sure of the latter) but these would result in the most fun on Saturday.

Good luck to all competitors!