Songcheck (4) Portugal "Quero Ser Tua"

Portugal this year is represented by Suzy with her song "Quero Ser Tua", she will sing in the first semifinal on start number 13, not a bad number, it´s at the end of the show, maybe that can be the chance for Portugal or not? Its a very fast up tempo song with a nice break at the ending part, but the whole song is very easy and not very special and not a song with a high quality. I must say that I don´t see the final for her, but there everytime surprises.

Now to my rating:

Song: 2/5

The song is not very new or special, but it´s an average up tempo song with a nice break at the end. So 2 points.

Voice: 2,5/5 

Like every voice that is not very nice, but also not very bad, so the middle - 2,5 points!

Live Performance: 3/5

She dances to the song and she´s very pretty, but she needs something special, that the spectators remembers, because she needs the televoting point, because I think that she don´t get much jury points.

Total: 7,5/15

Qualification chance: She has not a very high chance to qualify, but maybe she does something special on stage that the people at home really like, then she can qualify, but only with luck on the 10th place. So I give her qualification chance of 20%.

Songcheck (3) Russia "Shine"

This year Russia starts withe the mid-tempo song "Shine" , the Tolmachevy Sisters will sing it, but its not the best that Russia ever send. Its a very normal song and when you listen to it, you think that you listen this before, thats not bad, because so you remember it. I can say that it doesn´t win, but the final would be save.

Now to my rating:

Voice: 4/5 

They have nice voices.

Song: 4/5 

Its a very easy song, but it´s great and if they make a good gig, the people will like it.

Live performance: 3,5/5

They have good live performances, but I think they are a bit young to make a very emotional and special gig, so 3,5 points.

Total: 11,5/15 

Qualification chance: I think they will qualify this year, because they are in the final every year, Russia has a nice qualification rate. Furthermore it is not a bad song, I really like it. So I give them a qualification chance of 90%. So its really save that we see Shine in the grand final.