The question that have been asked frequently in connection to ESCToday’s Daily Press Poll is Will my country qualify?. After watching the first rehearsals of all semifinalists and getting the input from the poll, we can get a better look at the possible outcome of the semifinals.

NOTE: The ranks are based on the current rehearsal showcase and does not consider voting patterns, running order or any other parameters. Please refer to our live reports if you would like to understand more about each country:

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

The countries will be divided into four categories in each semifinal (order within the categories does matter):

• Sailing (S): Countries which presented a rehearsal that is already strong enough to be declared as clear qualifiers, mostly winners and runner-ups of the poll
• Rising (R): Countries which presented an almost finalised performance during the rehearsals that stands out in perfection in more than one element (vocals, camera work, choreography etc) and are expected to have an improved performance in order to ensure qualification, mostly third to fifth places of the poll
• Fighting (F): Countries which presented a rehearsal that without significant improvements during the upcoming rehearsals will hardly make it to the final or not qualify at all.
• Leaving (L): Countries which will probably not make it to the final based on the rehearsal, in addition to the previous predictions regarding the overall entry

Semifinal 1

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[th_column]#[/th_column]
[th_column]Cat[/th_column]
[th_column]Country[/th_column]
[th_column]Act[/th_column]
[th_column]DPP Result[/th_column]
[/table_head]
[table_body]
[table_row]
[row_column]1[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Armenia[/row_column]
[row_column]Iveta Mukuchyan – LoveWave[/row_column]
[row_column]92 (1st)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]2[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Russia[/row_column]
[row_column]Sergey Lazarev – You are the only one[/row_column]
[row_column]90 (2nd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]3[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Czech Republic[/row_column]
[row_column]Gabriela Gunčíková – I stand[/row_column]
[row_column]110 (1st)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]4[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]The Netherlands[/row_column]
[row_column]Douwe Bob – Slow down[/row_column]
[row_column]53 (3rd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]5[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Austria[/row_column]
[row_column]Zoë – Loin d’ici[/row_column]
[row_column]57 (2nd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]6[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Hungary[/row_column]
[row_column]Freddie – Pioneer[/row_column]
[row_column]34 (4th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]7[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Cyprus[/row_column]
[row_column]Minus One – Alter ego[/row_column]
[row_column]36 (4th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]8[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Malta[/row_column]
[row_column]Ira Losco – Walk on water[/row_column]
[row_column]16 (6th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]9[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Iceland[/row_column]
[row_column]Greta Salóme – Hear them calling[/row_column]
[row_column]38 (3rd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]10[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Estonia[/row_column]
[row_column]Jüri Pootsmann – Play[/row_column]
[row_column]30 (5th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]11[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Azerbaijan[/row_column]
[row_column]Samra – Miracle[/row_column]
[row_column]5 (9th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]12[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Greece[/row_column]
[row_column]Argo – Utopian land[/row_column]
[row_column]23 (5th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]13[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Bosnia & Herzegovina[/row_column]
[row_column]Deen & Dalal feat. Ana Rucner & Jala – Ljubav je[/row_column]
[row_column]12 (7th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]14[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Croatia[/row_column]
[row_column]Nina Kraljić – Lighthouse[/row_column]
[row_column]12 (6th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]15[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Finland[/row_column]
[row_column]Sandhja – Sing it away[/row_column]
[row_column]7 (7th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]16[/row_column]
[row_column]L[/row_column]
[row_column]Montenegro[/row_column]
[row_column]Highway – The real thing[/row_column]
[row_column]11 (8th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]17[/row_column]
[row_column]L[/row_column]
[row_column]Moldova[/row_column]
[row_column]Lidia Isac – Falling stars[/row_column]
[row_column]2 (8th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]18[/row_column]
[row_column]L[/row_column]
[row_column]San Marino[/row_column]
[row_column]Serhat – I didn’t know[/row_column]
[row_column]2 (9th)[/row_column]
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Semifinal 2

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[th_column]#[/th_column]
[th_column]Cat[/th_column]
[th_column]Country[/th_column]
[th_column]Act[/th_column]
[th_column]DPP Result[/th_column]
[/table_head]
[table_body]
[table_row]
[row_column]1[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Ukraine[/row_column]
[row_column]Jamala – 1944[/row_column]
[row_column]119 (1st)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]2[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Israel[/row_column]
[row_column]Hovi Star – Made of stars[/row_column]
[row_column]74 (1st)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]3[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Australia[/row_column]
[row_column]Dami Im – Sound of silence[/row_column]
[row_column]71 (2nd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]4[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Serbia[/row_column]
[row_column]Sanja Vučić ZAA – Goodbye (Shelter)[/row_column]
[row_column]55 (4th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]5[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Belgium[/row_column]
[row_column]Laura Tesoro – What’s the pressure[/row_column]
[row_column]58 (3rd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]6[/row_column]
[row_column]S[/row_column]
[row_column]Latvia[/row_column]
[row_column]Justs – Heartbeat[/row_column]
[row_column]68 (3rd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]7[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Georgia[/row_column]
[row_column]Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz – Midnight gold[/row_column]
[row_column]47 (4th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]8[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Bulgaria[/row_column]
[row_column]Poli Genova – If love was a crime[/row_column]
[row_column]74 (2nd)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]9[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Belarus[/row_column]
[row_column]IVAN – Help you fly[/row_column]
[row_column]9 (7th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]10[/row_column]
[row_column]R[/row_column]
[row_column]Poland[/row_column]
[row_column]Michał Szpak – Color of your life[/row_column]
[row_column]14 (5th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]11[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Ireland[/row_column]
[row_column]Nicky Byrne – Sunlight[/row_column]
[row_column]4 (9th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]12[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Denmark[/row_column]
[row_column]Lighthouse X – Soldiers of love[/row_column]
[row_column]4 (6th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]13[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Norway[/row_column]
[row_column]Agnete – Icebreaker[/row_column]
[row_column]9 (5th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]14[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]FYR Macedonia[/row_column]
[row_column]Kaliopi – Dona[/row_column]
[row_column]10 (6th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]15[/row_column]
[row_column]F[/row_column]
[row_column]Lithuania[/row_column]
[row_column]Donny Montell – I’ve been waiting for this night[/row_column]
[row_column]1 (10th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]16[/row_column]
[row_column]L[/row_column]
[row_column]Slovenia[/row_column]
[row_column]ManuElla – Blue and red[/row_column]
[row_column]3 (7th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]17[/row_column]
[row_column]L[/row_column]
[row_column]Switzerland[/row_column]
[row_column]Rykka – The last of our kind[/row_column]
[row_column]9 (8th)[/row_column]
[/table_row]
[table_row]
[row_column]18[/row_column]
[row_column]L[/row_column]
[row_column]Albania[/row_column]
[row_column]Eneda Tarifa – Fairytale[/row_column]
[row_column]1 (9th)[/row_column]
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The second rehearsals of the semifinals will begin tomorrow and we will be able to get more information about the changes and improvements. The Daily Press Poll will go again for the Big 5 and Sweden and for the grand final in due course.

Stay tuned to ESCToday for more news regarding Eurovision Song Contest 2016!