Eurovision 2026 Final Thread 3

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Cha Cha Cha was such fun to watch as an audience member. It’s the performance I remember the most.

I might be reaching here, but I enjoyed the Freddie Mercury outfit reference in the winner's outfit, and I spotted a "Federico Mercuri" as a songwriter too!

Oh I do remember them! Same year as Italy won the Euros (and beat us is the final 😂).

I guess they're just not my cup of tea, hence I had memory of it.

I know he wouldn’t do it, but if we could get Ringo Starr to do it, that would show if the voting was political (they all hate us) or not

No, that wasn't chosen by the public.

My favourite performance in Eurovision history. David Damiano has what I think the kids call aura.

He was never a great singer and certainly wouldn't be now.

My point.

No, I’m not calling you anything. What you said was that you were sad about the current divisions in the UK that you felt didn’t exist when you were growing up in the 90s - I grew up in the 90’s we never had this devision.

All I’ve done is point out that divisions have always been there, in one form or another. They were there when I was growing up in the 70s, and they were there when you were growing up in the 90s. They’re still there now.

The reason Sam and ALW did so well is that they deliberately went around Europe to publicise their song and drum up votes - and it worked.

My theory is we don't go all-in on years we don't want to win. We select unknowns with quirky tunes and hope for a rubbish position, cos we're too skint to host.

I liked our performer's energy, and it's def a catchy tune, but it was never gonna be a showstopper.

Well maybe it’s time we stopped the divisions?

How do you propose to do that?

We all start recognising we are all humans?

In my tiny corner of the world that’s what I teach my children if everyone did that maybe we’d all have a chance. But I see that’s un realistic in the wider world! But isn’t that the basic respect to everyone doing the right thing according to decent values? Do as you would be done by?

Yeah. I remember when we did that and the Great British Public voted for Scooch.

I mean, I liked Scooch.

Pretty sure that was a null points year.

Ah, I really liked them, and they seemed really good people, esp as accused of taking drugs while waiting to hear the votes.
Their music is much more my cup of tea and unusual for Eurovision.

I think it's fair to say that there are times where it is at the forefront more? Like now.

And the OP grew up in the 90's. Unless affected by racism, when we are younger and just concentrating on well, growing up and doing their thing of school, jobs, loves and not looking at the ugly stuff.

It’s a system only as good as the songs which people are voting for. What brilliant Eurovision entry was thwarted by Scooch?

The UK has a massive pool of musical talent, we've made brilliant music for years and years - and ok, a few naff ones too. Yes, am looking at you boy bands!

So why do we get Eurovision so wrong?

Elton John for 2027

It's not a singing contest, which is why the singer can be from anywhere and have nothing to do with the country.

@Happyjoe Political voting has always mostly been a thing, and the UK always had a much lower chance of winning even though it wasnt impossible in the past. As this has slowly got worse across the last couple of decades, the market of people who would want to do it has shrunk dramatically.

For anyone with either a reputation and position in the music world, or who thinks they have a realistic chance of getting one and a position, it is something with a high chance of poor PR, low positioning, and being tarred as the "Eurovision loser" - which for someone who might have a chance at making it could be an issue.

So the realistic pool of talent, is those who have failed to get anywhere because they arent' really very good, or would fail and they know it, and this is a last ditch effort to get their name out and maybe see if something happens.

If we could get someone famous in, if they were big enough they probably would have a good chance based on that. But they just wouldnt want to take that risk. Same as anyone talented looking for a real career.

Agree. Didn’t like our song last night. I also couldn’t sing along to most of it because I also didn’t understand what he was saying.

All countries next year. Right, we want tits. We want massive tits. Massive bouncing tits. Something catchy, or not. Must have bouncing tits.

I’m now ear wormed with “tits, tits, tits, tits, massive bouncing tits” to the tune of prior Austrian entry “Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Edgar Allan Poe”

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The EBU found no evidence Israel paid for votes last year. Nevertheless they tightened up the rules for this year.

Disappointing then to hear people still parroting that “Israel pay for votes” in 2026.

You may dislike Israel intensely. The country I mean, because Israeli soldiers or government wouldn’t have been coming to Eurovision, their singers, dancers and
musicians would.

That’s your choice but at least acknowledge that people have the right to vote for Israel & stop repeating the nonsense they had to pay for votes. They came second in a system that was as fair as it could be. It would be fairer still if people would keep politics out of Eurovision but they don’t, and that includes boycotters and protesters as well as voters.