The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is finally upon us!
Semi-Final 1 is set to broadcast TONIGHT at 9pm CET/8pm GMT, and after all of the national finals, pre-parties, and rehearsals, the team at That Eurovision Site have submitted their votes for the ten countries that we think will qualify to the Grand Final on Saturday night.
The TES Team’s Picks for Semi-Final 1 at Eurovision 2022
Each team member has submitted their ten predicted qualifiers of the 17 acts competing in Semi-Final One, which you can see in the table below:
| Country | Tim | Jazzi | Helen | Rory | Isabelle | Ava | Rosie | Angus | Ben | Stuart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | ||||||||||
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | X | |||||||||
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | ||||||||||
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | X | |||||||||
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | X | X | X | |||||||
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 🇦🇹 Austria | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 🇬🇷 Greece | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
A Summary of the TES Team Predictions for Semi-Final 1
Majority Consensus (8-10 votes) – Most Likely to Qualify
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Kalush Orchestra with “Stefania” (10)
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands – S10 with “De Diepte” (10)
- 🇦🇲 Armenia – Rosa Linn with “Snap” (10)
- 🇦🇱 Albania – Ronela with “Sekret” (9)
- 🇱🇻 Latvia – Citi Zeni with “Eat Your Salad” (9)
- 🇵🇹 Portugal – Maro with “Saudade, saudade” (9)
- 🇬🇷 Greece – Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord with “Die Together” (9)
- 🇳🇴 Norway – Subwoolfer with “Give That Wolf a Banana” (9)
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania – Monika Liu with “Sentimentai” (8)
On the Bubble (3-7 Votes) – Less Likely to Qualify
- 🇦🇹 Austria – LUM!X ft. Pia Maria with “Halo” (5)
- 🇩🇰 Denmark – Reddi with “The Show” (4)
- 🇮🇸 Iceland – Systur with “Með hækkandi sól” (4)
- 🇭🇷 Croatia – Mia Dimšić with “Guilty Pleasure” (3)
Majority Consensus (0-2 votes) – Least Likely to Qualify
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia – LPS with “Disko” (1)
- 🇲🇩 Moldova – Zdob și Zdub with “Trenulețul” (1)
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland – Marius Bear with “Boys Do Cry” (0)
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Intelligent Music Project with “Intention” (0)
You can watch our rehearsal recap of the Semi-Final One rehearsals below, and join us for our live-tweet of the show over on our Twitter @thateurosite tonight!
Do you agree with our predictions? Who are your ten qualifiers from Semi-Final 1? Let us know in the comments or on social media. Be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
News Source: EBU / TES Team
Photo Source: EBU / Corinne Cumming
