* MALTA: The bookies’ favourite for months, Destiny’s odds have been drifting out – and she’s been drawn to go 6th out of 26, long before everyone at home is properly juiced up. She’s got an uphill fight.
* ICELAND: Robbed of an obvious win last year; now Covid has scuppered them again. One of the band tested positive for coronavirus, so they’re having to enter footage from their rehearsal instead of performing. Might make for a cute Covid underdog story, but more likely has sealed their fate.
* UKRAINE: Utterly bonkers folk-rave thing that sounds like Enya double-dropping. Totally inexplicable, completely unhummable, absolutely unforgettable.
* FRANCE: Classic melancholy chanson that will make you want to cry, smoke and chuck red wine down your throat by the carafe.
* FINLAND: A welcome blast of early-00s nu-metal in the proceedings; a raucous call to do shots, throw up and stick your middle finger in the air
* ITALY: Part androgynous glam rock; part Terrorvision, they’re the favourites as we approach the home stretch. Can Italian rock-rapping seal the deal?
* SAN MARINO: After opening semi final two, the star power of Flo Rida has clinched San Marino a prime spot – closing the whole show. Could it net them an unexpected win?
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