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.

 

[lilka]

Pretty sure Poland was quite a basic song to be honest

Not worse than the boring UK and Israel.

 

[Etanna]

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

I mean we kept doing that for many years with Russia in the contest

 

[musicfan]

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

I thought the Swiss song was decent, but that dramatic middle section sounded very forced. I definitely don't think it's the best composed song just because of that alone.

 

[Teaisloveable]

In other news congratulations Austria!

Such a cute reaction at the end, I can only imagine how JJ felt on that stage .

 

[Verjamem]

Pretty sure Poland was quite a basic song to be honest

Yeah, it was not as basic as Isra...no.

 

[Paco Roca]

 

[aef]

Remove the juries for the final too

No

 

[Decayingbooks]

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?

A magic the gathering competition hosted by Post Malone?

 

[0scar]

You wrote that like a 100 times now, we understood

Yes that is indeed my opinion, glad you understand it!
One more time for in the back: not a fan of Wasted Love, would have preferred another winner

congrats though!

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

Albania deserved more jury love

 

[Seregil Korit]

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

Both need serious revamps, clearly. I don't care for them being same-ish - we have two separate voting sources for a reason.

Televote needs to be more protected from scheming and juries need actual criteria to go by - maybe they have some but they are clearly not following it.

 

[Milot]

Israel winning the televote is a disgrace!

 

[ESC94]

Did someone already found the detailed results??

 

[Milot]

Albania deserved more jury love

It could have definitely finished top 5 or even top 3 if it wasn't for the juries voting for the likes of Estonia instead of the masterpiece that is 'Zjerm'.

I mean, even the UK got more points from the juries than Albania... explain that!

 

[hawadharma]

And I fell asleep throughout the whole voting process and waken up by JJ's speech. Is that Nemo? Oh my god

 

[MopManMoss]

I cannot hate Estonia being 1 point off being second and I say that as someone that hates the song

 

[jatojo]

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

Their influence could be reduced. Like to 30%.

But there's another problem. I would accept the juries more if they voted for the best singers. But their criteria are too unclear.

 

[I bims]

And I fell asleep throughout the whole voting process and waken up by JJ's speech. Is that Nemo? Oh my god

That's not Nemo that's Theydie Gaga

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

I have a solution for the Israel problem: let them win, let them host and leave the arena empty: no fans, no flags, nothing. Or let your delegations withdraw alledging "security problems". This is the only way to go. Let them host their Eurovision alone. That is the only way for this thing to be on the point of order of EBU in their meetings.

 

[Iker]

Absolutely crazy and weird results honestly.

I am shocked that Estonia finished so high, 3rd, the jury vote was crazy as I thought they'd barely give any points and TV surprised me too, I thought we were already behind people voting en masse on such comedy acts. but I'd not be surprised if his online popularity and viral dance helped him a lot, the song's catchy and kinda funny but among my least favourites this year. I found the choreo itself better than the song itself.