Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Ukraine has its second and last semifinal tonight. Among the acts last year's runner up Tayanna, who decided to go all for it and poses in her underwear in the video turning in the sexy while yelling out her song. Last year's televoting winner Mélovin is in, too, but doesn't maybe make such an impact this year. Last year's 4th Illaria is also here and could beat all the rest this time, maybe? the rest in offer is all sort of sounds from dance to rock. But unforgettable. Dilemma is kinda fun, and Mountain Breeze's song not yet available....  Jury-televote 50-50 will send three acts to the final. Ingret - Save My Planet Mélovin - Under the Ladder (jury 8 + televote 9) 17 Julinoza - Hto ya? Tayanna - Lelya (9 + 7) 16 Kadnay - Beat of the Universe (7 + 8) 15 Yurcash - Stop Killing Love Mountain Breeze - I See You Illaria - Syla Dilemma - Na Party

Ukraine will have two semifinals (February 10 and 17) before the final and the line up features quite a few familiar names looking for a revenge: for example last year's runner up Tayanna and televoting winner and 3rd placed Melovin are in, as is 4th placed Illaria . Kadnay also tried last year but missed the final while Pur:Pur placed 4th two years ago. Constantine Serhii Babkin Laud Kazka The Vyo Kozak System Vil’na Pur: Pur The Erised Ingret Kostenko Melovin Julinoza Tayanna Kadnay Yurcash Mountain Breeze Illaria Dilemma

The hosting nation's national final takes place tonight. After three semifinals six songs have made it this far. Last time Ukraine won and hosted they got the worst result to date (19th) with their rap anthem, will they go with something strange this time again? Salto Nazad would somehow continue that tradition and just like I did like Razom nas bahato I adore O, mamo! as well! It's catchy, groovy, fun and a bit weird. The choreography bit is insane, in a good way. Perfect! Then we have Melovin with his gimmicky eye and a pop tune that isn't bad at all. O.Torvals offers some quite decent poprock, Illaria some strangely titled sugary pop ballad that could have played in some American elevator some 30 years ago and no one would have noticed, Tayanna delivers a song from Lara Fabian songbook and finally Rozhden offers some groovy jazzy pop that is pleasant but who would pick up the phone and vote for it come May? I'm team #SaltoNazad! Watch here from 18.00 CET ...

Ukraine willhave its second semifinal tonight, and two more acts will join last week's qualifiers Tayanna and Salto Nazad after a 50-50 televote-jury.  Letay - Svit chekaye  (tele 1+ jury 1=2) Mila Nitich - Mystery 3+3=6) Kuznetsov - Deep shivers  7+2=9) Aghiazma - Synthetic sun  2+5=7) Detach - Distance  6+4=10) Rozhden - Saturn  5+8=13) Panivalkova - Dokuchayu 4+6=10) Illaria - Thank you for my way 8+7=15)