[LMBTO] "Let Me Be The One" Eurovision Show 223 - Closer To Liverpool Than Turin!

Not a landslide this time but a solid victory for Sunstroke Project's excellent 2017 hit "Hey Mamma!", ahead of ZSZ's current offering and...Sunstroke Project!  Votes across the board again - how will Ukraine's vote pan out this coming week?

There were more points flying around at the Second Cherry Final that I attended on Friday 11th, leading to Rigoberta Bandini with "Ay Mamá" topping the table, despite being second to Anna Sahlene with "Champion" in the venue (Jury votes) and second to Italy's La rappresentante di lista with "Ciao Ciao" with the online televote.  It was a popular win among some fans in the Royal Vauxhall Tavern - the part of Eurofest evening that was popular with EVERYBODY in the room was the set by the special guest.  And I thought that KEiiNO night was heaving:

All there to see Ronela Hajati and what a set she gave us!  Some pictures I took on the night...

And then one outside after the show:

A lovely lady, a superb performer and someone who deserved better from her Eurovision experience but just went down the wrong route as far as staging was concerned - the difference between a Final Q and DNQ in my opinion.  If you ever have the opportunity to see Ronela perform, do so!  Thank goodness her passport and visa came through in time - lord knows who we would have ended up with!
I mentioned KEiiNO before and they have just released a new track that will be on Show 224.  It will be linked into the latest Eurovision promo party to have its date released - the London Eurovision Party.  I'll tell you more next show, but hopefully I will have more news to report on from JESC that is only THREE WEEKS away!  We have had a live performance to watch from Freya Skye and we do know who the JESC hosts are going to be...