So, EBU is gonna publish the semifinal running orders on Monday. I thought it'd be fun if we all posted what we think is going to be the running order: how would you do it if you were the producer?

Just as info:

Semifinal 1:
First Half:
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Estonia
Iceland
Latvia
Russia
Sweden

Second Half:
Belgium
Hungary
Moldova
Montenegro
Holland
Portugal
San Marino
Ukraine

Semifinal 2:
First Half:
Austria
Georgia
Israel
Lithuania
Malta
Norway
Poland

Second Half:
Belarus
Finland
Greece
Ireland
FYR Macedonia
Romania
Slovenia
Switzerland

For me:

Semifinal 1:
01. Estonia
02. Azerbaijan
03. Latvia
04. Armenia
05. Albania
06. Iceland
07. Sweden
08. Russia
09. San Marino
10. Ukraine
11. Belgium
12. Moldova
13. Holland
14. Portugal
15. Montenegro
16. Hungary

Semifinal 2:
01. Lithuania
02. Malta
03. Georgia
04. Austria
05. Poland
06. Norway
07. Israel
08. Belarus
09. Slovenia
10. Greece
11. Switzerland
12. Romania
13. Ireland
14. Finland
15. FYR Macedonia

Rock, dancepop and ethnopop? I'd say it works. Yours however doesn't. You put 5 ballads in a row with Albania, Sweden, Belgium, San Marino and Holland. That does not work. Not one bit.

So.... You just said it wasn't a good idea to put those 3 together. And look what you did. lol.

My ideal running order:

Semifinal 1:
1. Iceland
2. Albania
3. Armenia
4. Latvia
5. Sweden
6. Russia
7. Azerbaijan
8. Estonia
9. San Marino
10. Ukraine
11. Moldova
12. Portugal
13. Belgium
14. Holland
15. Montenegro
16. Hungary

Semifinal 2:
1. Poland
2. Austria
3. Georgia
4. Israel
5. Malta
6. Norway
7. Lithuania
8. Switzerland
9. Romania
10.Greece
11. Finland
12. Belarus
13. Ireland
14. FYR Macedonia
15. Slovenia

Your real ideal running order in semi 2 would be like this
1. Norway
2. Norway
...
15. Norway