I hope the text-to-speech for Kim Chi was accurate to her character this time.
TREND ALERT: NQ streaks broken! I'll put an asterisk (*) next to the countries that follow the trend.
SF1: This semifinal had the least RotW votes (even without the replacements votes). Alas, this was also the semi where the RotW made the most impact.
![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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Fair qualification.
![](http://i.imgur.com/d9lucE3.png)
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* It's been a while since both of you qualified. Congratulations!
![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Unexpected tbh.
![xD](http://i.imgur.com/1QnpWgV.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/yQKlHUt.png)
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Here's a belated birthday present. Petition to change the country's name to Amaliastan. Amalia has yet to NQ for Turkmenistan.
![xD](http://i.imgur.com/1QnpWgV.png)
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Expected.
![](http://i.imgur.com/AhwKdNB.png)
Aww.
![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
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Nice debut. It just wasn't strong enough.
![](http://i.imgur.com/zzOZ9nN.png)
It's nice, but I was skeptical of its chances to begin with.
![](http://i.imgur.com/soPLdjt.png)
After all the hype!?!
![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/PYbQxwE.png)
ROBBED!
![-_-](http://i.imgur.com/ApNTLut.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/AsIk50k.png)
You were right. It did deserve to NQ.
![](http://i.imgur.com/uGUJ7Mp.png)
Too... vanilla.
![](http://i.imgur.com/aQZ13kW.png)
I was on the fence with this, but it's still sad that Austria has yet to qualify when it deserved to in a few occasions. You're on your way to beating Brazil for the record of the longest NQ streak for a country that never qualified to the final.
SF2: Hooray to 2/3 of the Baltics.
![^_^](http://i.imgur.com/bgyzjMI.png)
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I don't even remember the last time Mexico was in the final. Congrats.
![xD](http://i.imgur.com/1QnpWgV.png)
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You and France seem to have a great symbiotic relationship. Keep it up!
![](http://i.imgur.com/F8DEOR8.png)
* Yay! Welcome back to the final after 9 editions of not being in it. I believe your last time was in May last year.
![xD](http://i.imgur.com/1QnpWgV.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/J9h4zw5.png)
It's fine, I guess.
![](http://i.imgur.com/8q0aiRb.png)
One thing's for sure. It's better than "Empty."
![](http://i.imgur.com/yGAp8YN.png)
One of Muniza's best songs.
![](http://i.imgur.com/yQKlHUt.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/yQKlHUt.png)
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* FINALLY! Ever since qualifying in their debut at #11, Latvia has continuously NQ'd for 12 editions. The streak is over, and you end it with a deserving qualification.
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ROBBED! [2]
![(laugh)](http://i.imgur.com/jUwDLJY.gif)
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I like the song, but I was on the fence about its chances.
![](http://i.imgur.com/HXyTbwO.png)
Meh tbh.
![](http://i.imgur.com/81tPwsY.png)
I thought it would've been a sleeper hit. Sad I was wrong.
![](http://i.imgur.com/pZrnlfS.png)
Kudos for trying something different.
SF3:![](http://i.imgur.com/GYtAXmM.png)
Jenni keeps delivering slayage songs.
![](http://i.imgur.com/yQKlHUt.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/tLqzQb7.png)
Unlike what I expect from Costa Rica, you've become the sleeper.
![](http://i.imgur.com/Lu8GajH.png)
Come through, Swedish language.
![](http://i.imgur.com/yQKlHUt.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/ft3Ht9F.png)
* Like Latvia, it has not qualified since its debut. After flopping in 8 more participations, welcome back!
![](http://i.imgur.com/yQKlHUt.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/4qz7zg0.png)
Interesting. Definitely stands out.
![](http://i.imgur.com/JdOdPiB.png)
Catchy.
![](http://i.imgur.com/xv2qyag.png)
* Deserved qualification. Bebe Rexha is proud.
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You've participated in every edition since #11 and this is only your second NQ. Impressive record!
![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/yAUBOoL.png)
When you and Croatia both have similar titles and both NQ, too.
![](http://i.imgur.com/cMnigTk.png)
ROBBED! [3]
![-_-](http://i.imgur.com/ApNTLut.png)
![](http://i.imgur.com/SvbFzuv.png)
Darn. I thought you had a shot. We could've had all three Baltic countries in the final.
![](http://i.imgur.com/gUSeQX3.png)
Underwhelming.
![](http://i.imgur.com/yYcltOD.png)
Not competitive enough.