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Blair Martin
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10 May, 2018
Semi Final 2 - Jury Show
After the "bloodbath" of Semi-Final 1, this Semi is much more open and, frankly uneven. Thankfully for Australia, as the staging hasn't been as well received as it could be, Jessica Mauboy's vocals haven't been as great as they are known to be and the overall vibe of this SF is... "We have to pick ten, right? Meh."
However, the performance Jessica gave was honest, powerful and full of energy - was it enough to convince the juries in Europe to give her "douze point"? The consensus in the Press Centre was a resounding "YES!"(50% of the total score comes from this show, the rest from tomorrow's live show, screened around the world and voted on by the 18 countries competing, plus three of the Big 5 automatic qualifiers - France, Germany and Italy.)
Blair's guests are Claudia and Isaura who are representing the host country Portugal (another automatic qualifier) and Christabelle, who is in this Semi-Final, representing Malta with her very serious song (to a massive dance beat) about mental illness and shaming.
(Pic: Jessica Mauboy/eurovision.tv)