I’m not sure I see a clear jury favourite yet, if anything it’d be Loreen! I can see France getting good jury support. I’ve a weird feeling that most of Loreen’s votes will actually come from the juries rather than the public, I can see the public vote being quite split on which entry to get behind. Kinda like in 2021 when all the bops cancelled each other out.
It’s a strange year. Lots of bland male entries but not many showcasing vocals. Lots of bands that aren’t very distinctive. A few clearly off the wall verging on novelty entries that will be competing for the same public votes. This year feels very much like 2020 was shaping up to be (only I like fewer entries this year) except 2020 had Répondez-moi as the clear jury favourite.