@DiogoJorge23065@Coda_ESC Luxembourg also won with a Greek and they also had an English singer one time as well.
They were the Real Madrid of Eurovision for 20 years - getting the stars and most Eurovision wins (for a while)
@taylanaslock Look at the stats
Some big hitters in the first 5 in SF1 and NONE of them qualified
Inc Norway
There was something up with the mics
All songs sounded off until after the first advert break
There were some damaged wallets that night in the betting ๐ธ๐ธ๐ซฃ๐ฑ
@lionceccah My first ESC and I benefitted from betting against this at 1/5 on the Q Market. Nice win ๐
Had I been more aware of Sweden's powerhouse history no way I'd have bet against it but I just didn't rate it
That said, their poor 2007-09 run should have set the alarm bells ringing
@adhd4ra My favourite song of the year based on studio versions
Sang it badly in the SF but went mad when she Q'd
Pleased she performed it much better in the final
What is it with Belgium going against what the betting markets predict? ๐๐คช
@KellyKel15065@LeeHarris Good point
And I see this same mistake being made by voters & candidates regularly
Too many people in UK don't understand the difference
I've run a polling station since 2016 & every election I end up explaining to people who don't actually know what it is they are voting for
@Dooh_Y@BumbacComeback Yup - Sam Ryder prices your point
The EBU would love UK to win
BBC and Liverpool did a great job of hosting
Eurovision would embrace a decent UK act
@EuroScoreboard Think it's going to hit me tomorrow
Been glowing for most of today....but I know it's coming
This is going to hit hard - just like 2021 & 2023 ๐ฑ๐ฎ
@theswedenboo Seems that way.
Hoping Bangaranga and some of the other joyful songs/moments can start getting this contest back to where it was a few years ago ๐๐ผ๐ค๐ผ
@Eurovixion Great artist
Pretty good song
Very good result.
4th from a field of 35 is fantastic
Not everyone can win and Australia can be proud of this year ๐๐ผ๐ฆ๐บ
@eurotrashsash So boring.
ITV do it nearly every year
Philip Schofield's bleating about UK's effort in 2012 and not getting any love from Europe still winds me up
Engelbert's song barely made the UK Top 200 FFS, yet somehow Europe was out of order for not voting for it! ๐คช๐ณ