[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

They were just overlooked by people as they preferred other songs. I loved Switzerland but I didn’t vote for it.

…and that’s often the way …songs/performances can be good but not stand out good…

[Christmas Dynasnow]

The Spanish broadcaster flashed up the message before Israel sang, unbelievable political act

[bots]

Eurovision is not something to be treated seriously, the voting has always been suspect. It's part of it's charm. If the UK wins it, you absolutely know the song is a banger

[Liam-]

Thank god for the jury

[In the Drunk Tank]

I think people just didn't vote for Switzerland because they won last year and no one really wants a repeat winner. Any other year it would have done pretty well

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I think people just didn't vote for Switzerland because they won last year and no one really wants a repeat winner. Any other year it would have done pretty well

Not watched it for years properly only the voting if Ireland are in it, I did love Eurovision as a child probably because there was no other channel to watch but typically the host country does well so its odd for a host country to get zero votes or at least that is how it used to be

[bots]

i downloaded the app with the intention of voting. I then realised that each vote cost a phone call so immediately deleted it again

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by bots

i downloaded the app with the intention of voting. I then realised that each vote cost a phone call so immediately deleted it again

Proper Scot

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Proper Scot

But you don't have to vote 20 times. You can just vote for your favorite and it's only 15 p

[The Human Santapede]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

But you don't have to vote 20 times. You can just vote for your favorite and it's only 15 p

Yeah I voted 10 times.

Albania x 5
Finland x 3
Lithuania x 1
Latvia x 1

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by bots

i downloaded the app with the intention of voting. I then realised that each vote cost a phone call so immediately deleted it again

It cost about $1/vote here after exchange rate, which I think it can be done online. I literally found out about the show last minute so wasn't about to put my credit card info into it

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Finland should have finished higher. It was brilliant

[The Human Santapede]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Finland should have finished higher. It was brilliant

I was honestly expecting it to be top 5.

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I was honestly expecting it to be top 5.

Definitely. I was dancing to it

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Poor Switzerland zero votes

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

I need to watch the voting results after work. I was so tired yesterday I did make it. Lol

[bots]

they brought in the public vote because the jury vote was so obviously flawed

We had an act that finished 2nd a few short years ago, so there is nothing wrong with the public vote

[joeysteele]

The public vote has only been in place around the last quarter of a century +
Plus it's gone from lines being open only a short time to unfortunately now all through the hours of the running time of the contest and a bit beyond as well.

Before that it was the juries, plus the contest had run for 4 decades virtually that way too.

There's probably faults on both types of voting but if I would prefer one to go, it would be the public vote I'd prefer to see go.
I could live without that easily.

So it's not going to happen anyhow but for me, dump the public voting.
Keep the all Countries jury voting.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

The jury's are rammed full of captured woke mind virus eejits - id scrap them

I mean look at the weapons on the UK one

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Sh*t's still going down in Spain. It's only a little bit of a dumpster fire:

Melody cancels her schedule with RTVE (Broadcaster) after Eurovision and will travel directly to Seville.

After a night marked by disappointment and controversy with Spain, second to last in Eurovision 2025 , Melody reportedly decided at the last minute to take a break and cancel her scheduled agenda with RTVE and not return to Madrid with the Spanish delegation to travel directly to Seville with her family, as exclusively revealed by the Telecinco program, Socialité .

The singer from Seville has expressed her gratitude for the support she has received throughout Spain after finishing 24th in the Eurovision Song Contest this Saturday with her song Esa Diva , and she praised art and music, " even though other things sometimes prevail ": "I am very happy and very satisfied because we won. Love is above all. And long live art and music, even though other things sometimes prevail, but long live art," the singer said in a video posted on her Instagram after finishing the Eurovision final.

Despite this, the singer affirms that she will keep with her "the love, affection, and respect" that all the countries have shown behind the scenes. "I'm very happy; the dancers are amazing. I'm very happy. But I do want to make one thing clear: this is just one more thing, and what I'm keeping with me is the love, affection, and respect that all the countries have shown us and our work behind the scenes, because everyone's mouths were open."

Melody stated that Spain has fully supported her, as evidenced by videos from several Spanish stadiums. "They sent me I don't know how many videos of packed stadiums to watch the performance . I'm very satisfied with the performance and I think we did a great job," she stated.

Sometimes you find little gems like this on X:

Translation: "We don’t know what happened with the blackout, but we’re going to investigate the televoting."

Govt hard at work avoiding investigating its own performance to investigate votes for a music competition Can't make this up...

[bots]

there is literally no reason to rig the competition. It's not like the winner gets a significant career bump. There is no money these days even in a hit single. Those days have long gone

[Christmas Dynasnow]

This left-wing pos tried to storm the stage and pour red paint signifying blood on a young girl singing at a music festival who herself on Oct 7th 2023 had to hide under dead bodies for hours to survive death at a music festival

what is wrong with these deranged marxists?

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

This left-wing pos tried to storm the stage and pour red paint signifying blood on a young girl singing at a music festival who herself on Oct 7th 2023 had to hide under dead bodies for hours to survive death at a music festival

what is wrong with these deranged marxists?

Sickening little runt.

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

I am still following post-Eurovision Spain drama. They are super melty over there and the fallout itself has led to uproar against their own establishment. Apparently, it seems?, the govt has been digging in its heels over Israel because they are distracting from the rotting garbage on their own lawn. So it's been said it's funny they want to investigate the vote because so many there voted Israel, meanwhile the govt is pro-Palestine and state media.

There is still fallout obviously their act placing so badly with so many people saying they don't want to participate again because either it's become too political or just Europe not really feeling Spanish music in general.. so why bother, etc? Also, not fair that the channel involved didn't seem to care how it would negatively impact the artist's work... supposedly they tried to pressure the Israel singer privately and the broadcaster has had journalists banned in the past for politically charged behavior. But those were translated commentary bits I was reading so massive grain of salt...

I think not surprising that politics yet again ruins a good thing for some people, but, it is comical the level at which this seems to have gone locally. Some conspiracies but hard to follow with Google translate. I knew I should've learned Spanish...

Spanish PM claims Israel's Eurovision participation shows EBU's double standard
https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-854587

Was Eurovision FIXED? Major TV networks demand probe after Israel came second
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...me-second.html

Eurovision 2025: Spanish broadcaster to request audit after surge in Israel votes
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/spa...srael-seig8dbq

Virtually everything I have seen per online recorded video commentary was either panning politicization of their entry or pro-Israel. Opposition yes, but limited to a few replies (comments) here and there. So at least appears to match up with televote...

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Maru

I am still following post-Eurovision Spain drama. They are super melty over there and the fallout itself has led to uproar against their own establishment. Apparently, it seems?, the govt has been digging in its heels over Israel because they are distracting from the rotting garbage on their own lawn. So it's been said it's funny they want to investigate the vote because so many there voted Israel, meanwhile the govt is pro-Palestine and state media.

There is still fallout obviously their act placing so badly with so many people saying they don't want to participate again because either it's become too political or just Europe not really feeling Spanish music in general.. so why bother, etc? Also, not fair that the channel involved didn't seem to care how it would negatively impact the artist's work... supposedly they tried to pressure the Israel singer privately and the broadcaster has had journalists banned in the past for politically charged behavior. But those were translated commentary bits I was reading so massive grain of salt...

I think not surprising that politics yet again ruins a good thing for some people, but, it is comical the level at which this seems to have gone locally. Some conspiracies but hard to follow with Google translate. I knew I should've learned Spanish...

Spanish PM claims Israel's Eurovision participation shows EBU's double standard
https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-854587

Was Eurovision FIXED? Major TV networks demand probe after Israel came second
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...me-second.html

Eurovision 2025: Spanish broadcaster to request audit after surge in Israel votes
https://www.thejc.com/news/world/spa...srael-seig8dbq

Virtually everything I have seen per online recorded video commentary was either panning politicization of their entry or pro-Israel. Opposition yes, but limited to a few replies (comments) here and there. So at least appears to match up with televote...

and let the head of the EBU reference group be the one from Spain