OK heres an idea! If you all post your predictions for ESC 2009 then i'll put them all together and we can find out the country, collectively we think is going to win ESC 2009. (and the other countries most likely!)

Heres how it would work. Post your 12-1 points. Aka 12 points for the country you think is least likely to win ESC 2009, down to 1 point for the country you think is 10th most likely to win ESC 2009. (make sense?)

And remember post the countries you think will win, not your favourites. (but obv if they're your favourites and you think they're gonna win then go ahead!!)

I'll keep collecting votes for a week or two, so be quick!

ouch - ah well i have kinda 6 entries that i like a lot this year, like i cannot decide who is the winner

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this thread it'll be fab !!
btw out of topic, why you have the sign of communism our jonny ?

Aaaah yes thats what I mean Basically every try and predict the top 10 Good luck!!

hmm ... okay

12 pts. Greece
10 pts. Bosnia
8 pts. Armenia
7 pts. Ukraine
6 pts. Azerbaijan
5 pts. Norway
4 pts. Estonia
3 pts. United Kingdom
2 pts. Malta
1 pt. Russia

I also predict the juries won't be as heavenly as everyone thinks/wants ... I also predict Rybak will be craptastic ... and I predict Chaira will be fat...

My mind isn't made up until the 16th of May, during the 15mins of voting
The live performance can ruin or glorify an entry.

and people will see the artists ... too bad for Rybak and ALW

Predictions:

12 The UK
10 Turkey
8 Azerbaijan
7 Armenia
6 Moldova
5 Norway
4 Estonia
3 Ukraine
2 Russia
1 Bosnia

A nightmare scenario

Jonny

I just saw your reply to jw I meant that Bosnia is most likely to win, etc.

This is difficult but I'll give it a try.

12 p Bosnia
10 p France
8 p Estonia
7 p Sweden
6 p Greece
5 p Turkey
4 p Norway
3 p Uk
2 p Malta

1p Slovenia (my dark horse)

Aaah cool that makes more sense,

This was difficult, but ...
12: Greece
10: Bosnia Herz.
8: Norway
7: Ukraine
6: Sweden
5: Turkey
4: Finland
3: France
2: UK
1: Spain
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Which means currently (SO FAR!):
1: Bosnia Herzegovina: 44 (points)
2: Greece: 30
3: Norway: 23
4: Ukraine: 22
5: Estonia: 19
=6: Sweden: 13
=6: France: 13
=8: Armenia: 12
=8: Turkey: 12
10: Russia: 11
=11: Azerbaijan: 9
=11: U.K: 9
13: Moldova: 5
=14: Finland: 4
=14: Malta: 4
=16: Slovenia: 1
=16: Spain: 1
=18: Everybody else: 0

I wouldn't mind them results actually, considering Rybak didn't win !! and I can also see them happening ( Sweden is too high though ... I thinkles )

I don't normally do predicting because I think it's pretty pointless, normally nobody gives a f*ck about your opinion over on esctoday plus, I'm utter shite at it But I've tried this once just for you - here we gooo....

12 Norway
10 Spain
8 Greece

7 Turkey
6 Sweden
5 Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 Ukraine
3 Estonia
2 Armenia
1 Israel

Now, this to me looks like the final positions with televoting, but there's no way I know how the juries are going to vote...

In other news, OGAE Croatia have just given 12 points to Norway *hoorah* and nothing to Sweden *double-hoorah*, now Rybak will be struck down by the curse and Malena will waltz, very elegantly, into the top 10 !

Dumb Yank

Forgive me guys, I'm just a dumb American. Is this where we post who we WANT to be in Top 10, or who we THINK will be Top 10?

We vote for who we think, not who we want

That's why Norway has some points ...

On the subject of silly voting, OGAE have officially given Alex Rybak the kiss of death!!! Hes in the lead in their voting, and because the UK's OGAE branch gave Norway 12 points I have officially denounced my nationality

Okay: Before the Rehearsals start here are my current predictions, I won't watch the Rehearsals, but I shall see one or two pictures and reviews... and no doubt I'll here Mina going on and on *cue Agnes*

Semi-Final 1
1. Bosnia + H
2. Malta
3. Armenia
4. Turkey
5. Romania
6. Portugal
7. Iceland
8. Bulgaria
9. Sweden
10. Montenegro ( Slovenia 2008 of 2009 )
11. Macedonia
12. Israel - Jury
13. Switzerland
14. Finland
15. Czech Republic ( Either Moldova 2005 or Israel 2007 )
16. Belgium ( With a good performance, could make the final )
17. Belarus ( maybe a surprise )
18. Andorra ...

Semi-Final 2
1. Ukraine
2. Greece
3. Azerbaijan
4. Moldova
5. Estonia
6. Denmark
7. Holland
8. Serbia
9. Norway
10. Croatia ( Could easily sneek in )
11. Slovenia ( Bulgaria 2008 of 2009 )
12. Albania ( Could sneek in )
13. Lithuania - Jury
14. Cyprus
15. Slovakia ( Could be lower )
16. Hungary ( Could be lower )
17. Ireland ( Could be a surprise )
18. Latvia ( Could be a surprise )
19. Poland ( Could be jury )

Final
1. Bosnia+H
2. Ukraine
3. Greece
4. Azerbaijan
5. Armenia
6. United Kingdom
7. Turkey
----------- ( All above could win easily)
8. Estonia
9. Moldova
10. Malta ( Could be a lot higher )
11. Russia ( Could be a lot higher )
12. Norway ( Could be a lot higher or lower )
13. Sweden ( Same as Norway )
14. Denmark
15. France ( Could be a lot higher, but I don't believe Mina )
16. Holland
17. Serbia ( Could be higher )
18. Spain ( Could be higher, depends heavily on performance)
19. Iceland ( Could be higher )
20. Romania
21. Bulgaria ( Could do Azerbaijan 2008 )
22. Portugal
23. Lithuania
24. Israel ( Could do Latvia 2005 - I Hope ! )
25. Germany ( Could be higher )

My opinions will more than likely change when I see the pictures, and defo will change when I see the Semi's ...