Live EUROVISION 2025 - REHEARSALS AND FINAL DISCUSSION THREAD

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Semi-Final 1 discussion begins on page 38 of this thread.
Semi-Final 2 discussion begins on page 96 of this thread.
Final discussion begins on page 157 of this thread.

 

[jatojo]

Remove the juries for the final too

I just think their influence should be reduced.

 

[musicfan]

We better get rid of juries AND televoting next year.

So you just decide who wins?

 

[I bims]

So we are just gonna keep doing this …. Year after year … trying to dodge the Israel bullet?

And mute the audience and have complete silence. Remember when the audience was singing along to the songs and we really felt united by music? Fuck all that, we need our baby there to legitimize their politics.

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

I full on shouted WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK when that happened. Literally, absolutely awful!! The public are a disgrace

Switzerland getting 0 televote points is an absolute DISGRACE!

 

[Gordon_Shumway]

These enormous differences between jury and televote: Just an expression of the fact that tastes are different or a mistake in the voting system?

 

[jatojo]

Elderly family member: "It's Austria again - they like people who sing ... alternatively."

 

[Himan]

Absolutely crazy and weird results honestly.

 

[MopManMoss]

Why was anyone excepting anything but upper mid table for Erika? We arent all delulu gabe

 

[aef]

meh I really don't like Wasted Love. So artificial and calculated for a win. Not enjoying this tbh.

You wrote that like a 100 times now, we understood

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

So we are just gonna keep doing this …. Year after year … trying to dodge the Israel bullet?

And let's hope juries are strong enough to make us dodge it.

 

[musicfan]

At least he's not in that weird 'boat' thing in the reprise.

 

[lilka]

GET RID OF the paid and biased juries. NOW! F yourself Europe for your antipolonism and pro… you know who

 

[Teaisloveable]

There are going to be some very strong discussions after tonight

Israel's song was not a winner, the EBU need to make some SERIOUS considerations for 2026

 

[spinachpie]

Greece finishing 6th though

 

[Hatari2600]

So you just decide who wins?

I liked the idea of drawing the name out of a hat, but I’m open to suggestions. Maybe we can have a live bingo contest instead of songs?

 

[ekzuu]

@aef How does it feel to be winners?

 

[spinachpie]

GET RID OF the paid and biased juries. NOW! F yourself Europe for your antipolonism and pro… you know who

Pretty sure Poland was quite a basic song to be honest

 

[Teaisloveable]

Getting rid of the Jury and/or televote is NOT the answer, but something needs to change


I just don't know what

 

[aef]

Both votings were so extremely crazy and unpredictable. I need like a year to understand and process…

 

[Sabrewulf238]

So we are just gonna keep doing this …. Year after year … trying to dodge the Israel bullet?

While I'm glad Israel didn't win, it was way too close for comfort...and it was even closer this year than last year. If this keeps up Israel will win eventually unless the juries keep giving them a low score.

To be honest it is damaging my excitement about Eurovision each time it happens. Yeah they're not winning (yet) but it's still tiring to see it.