Mickey
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And did this affect your country's votes?
The Eurovision commentator's have a lot of power and I'm curious to see how much they are able to influence votes. I don't think they intentionally try to affect the voting, but it can make a big difference to a viewer's perception of an artist if someone introduces them by saying "This band's amazing".
This year, the UK commentator liked Denmark and Spain best and also spoke in more vaguely nice terms about Switzerland and Sweden. They all got points from us. That doesn't mean Graham Norton was solely responsible for our marks: his fondness for Finland didn't translate into any points. However, I certainly think it's possible for commentators to have an impact.
The Eurovision commentator's have a lot of power and I'm curious to see how much they are able to influence votes. I don't think they intentionally try to affect the voting, but it can make a big difference to a viewer's perception of an artist if someone introduces them by saying "This band's amazing".
This year, the UK commentator liked Denmark and Spain best and also spoke in more vaguely nice terms about Switzerland and Sweden. They all got points from us. That doesn't mean Graham Norton was solely responsible for our marks: his fondness for Finland didn't translate into any points. However, I certainly think it's possible for commentators to have an impact.