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Originally Posted by jet

A good song performed well doesn’t need way over the top staging, nor do viewers have to like a country for it to do well. Proof of this was Sam Ryder coming second with Spaceman - and if Ukraine hadn’t gotten the sympathy vote he would most likely have won. Dizzy is catchy enough, but the performance is, well - a bit vulgar….unnecessary really…imo.

I really don't agree.jet.
The staging isn't his work or idea, that's from the team working with him at Eurovision as was clearly seen in the documentary on his road to Eurovision which Zizu and I watched.

I've never been and hope I'd never be a prude or homophobe.
So I didn't see wrongs on the staging.
Not did I see anything offensive.
However as to staging, near ALL the acts had full and in your face staging for their songs too on the show tonight.
Very few just stood and sang.
Eurovision doesn't do it that way now sadly and hasn't for years.

I'm still scratching my head at how Sam Ryder got 2nd.
I'm glad he did and full credit to how he performed on the night.
HOWEVER I do take issue with the voting on Eurovision.
The UK has for ages been the victim of political voting.
So of course the voting is more political it's the only thing that spoils Eurovision for me.

It's a sad thing that voting in a song contest is in any way political or biased as to how votes will be cast.
Particularly by the public of each Country voting.
There's a conflict issue that is wrongly clouding over Eurovision this year.
It is possible some Countries will not get votes because of where their support may lie as to that.

I would hope you could be more right.
That this year the voting will not have that pattern but never the less, what I saw in this semi final tonight was a contest not just about a song and singer
However a contest too as to who could come up with the more out of the ordinary and complex staging too .
Most had far more wild effects and staging for their entries than didn't.