ESC Thriller: Jury Vote Could Make Austria's Victory Possible
It will be a tough battle on Saturday for Austria's ESC hope JJ at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. One day before the big final, the bookmakers see the 24-year-old steadily in 2nd place - but also steadily behind the Swedish humor faction KAJ. Currently, the Swedes are clearly ahead of Austria with odds of 1.8 to 2. A victory would currently return between 3.5 and 4.4 euros for a 1 euro bet.
Chances for Austria's ESC Victory: Final Jury Could Reshuffle the Cards
Among 18 providers, the Scandinavians are currently in the lead, although many observers do not consider the matter settled. After all, for the first time, the expert juries will also vote in the final, while only the audience had a say in the two semifinals. And experience shows that these experts are more likely to favor the well-produced, monochrome choreographed pop number "Wasted Love" from Austria over the Swedish sauna parody "Bara bada bastu". Therefore, ORF Director General Roland Weißmann has no reason to relax yet, as his budget-strapped media house might indeed have to host the expensive mega event again after 2015.
In the chasing pack, France with Louane and "Maman" and the Dutch beau Claude with "C'est la vie" are currently in a neck-and-neck race for 3rd place with two mass-appeal, solid pop numbers. Breathing down their necks is Erika Vikman from Finland, who is pushing forward to 5th place and becoming the audience favorite in Basel with her orgasmic number "Ich komme".
Viennese Duo for Germany on the Rise
And how are the other Austrians in the competition doing? The duo Abor & Tynna, who are competing for Germany with "Baller"? After massive vocal problems from Tynna, the two have now found their footing in their performance - backed by the long-time Austrian chief choreographer Marvin Dietmann - and are on an upward trend. Germany is currently ranked 14th.
It looks sadder for the last Austrian iron in the fire: Armenia's candidate Parg is currently in 26th place with "Survivor" and thus at the end of the field, according to the betting offices. Here, last year's red-white-red candidate Kaleen is responsible for the stage design.
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