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2026 Eurovision. As is traditional.

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Personally I peaked too early and went to bed before the voting. Glad I did given the result. Maybe if we had to get through the semis we'd put in a bit more effort. I think Sam Ryder proved we can still do well with a good song and performer.


 
Posted : 17/05/2026 8:22 am
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Posted by: tthew

Bloody hell, Israel are going to win aren't they?

 

they have been systematically boosting their public vote

 

they should have been chucked out years ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/16/im-a-eurovision-superfan-but-this-years-contest-brings-only-sadness-i-wont-be-tuning-in

 

 


 
Posted : 17/05/2026 9:20 am
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Posted by: theotherjonv

The 'for the Dads' award goes to either Germany or Cyprus in their 'costumes?

Presumably you switched off before Romania came on, then? 😁

Posted by: theotherjonv

Other thought - very quiet thread on here. Is this a measure of the decline of STW forum that I think we all know is happening but seems to be denied in STW towers. A quick google shows that a few years back EV was running to 5 pages, this is barely a quarter of that, and even less than half of last year.

To be fair, half of that was probably me being a gobshite and I was otherwise engaged this year so couldn't watch with a laptop next to me.


 
Posted : 17/05/2026 2:54 pm
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They need to be kept out of next year’s competition, or more countries will turn their backs on it. 


 
Posted : 17/05/2026 3:55 pm
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Posted by: Cougar

It looks like Israel rigged the viewer vote.

https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/16/im-a-eurovision-superfan-but-this-years-contest-brings-only-sadness-i-wont-be-tuning-in

https://archive.fo/20260511073013/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/europe/eurovision-israel-votes.html

 

Poor wee souls are that desperate to be liked that they’ll cheat in a popularity contest?

 


 
Posted : 17/05/2026 4:39 pm
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Well that was entirely predicatble. THe UK sends a dreadful act who isnt even a musician or singer by trade so we do as badly as usual. Israel organises all the expats in elegiible countries to vote as much as possible because they think it deflects from their war crimes.


 
Posted : 17/05/2026 5:14 pm
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Posted by: Cougar

Presumably you switched off before Romania came on, then? 😁

Romania was more "For The Unwashed Teenagers award " 🙂


 
Posted : 17/05/2026 5:59 pm
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