Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Well that was a load of shite

They still need to fix the issue with televoting. It's still a big issue. I see the EBU changed the rules and only allowed 10 televotes instead of 20 per person which probably swung it for Bulgaria. Its still a mockery.

Pretty Shi*te song from Bulgaria. They must have flooded the lines.

So happy for her! She'll represent Eurovision very well. Checking hotels is Sofia.

Simple - just stop public voting but they won't because of moolah

It started with Ukraine and hasn't stopped and won't stop until public vote is gone.

That screeching Austrian just there was cringe. "BITCH BITCH I knew you'd win"

Thought that Australian performance was the best on the night, and it should have scored better. No issue with the Bulgarian entry winning, and it won with plenty to spare. Will Bulgaria be able to host the show next year, given the expense?

I hope RTE announces a continuation of their "boycott" very soon, so we can get that over and done with. I have to say that I enjoyed both semi-finals, the second more than the first, and I really enjoyed the final tonight, without the negative input from the Irish media. The coverage on the BBC was excellent, as always.

I always speak from a music standpoint when it comes to ESC - which is why, for a second year, this happens - Israel’s placing is completely undeserved.

‘Bangaranga’, ‘Ferto’ and ‘My System’ were the songs fans loved the most. Not a single person had any praise for ‘Michelle’ - it wasn’t on ANYBODY’S radar.

Something really has to be done about the televoting - completely unreflective of the viewers taste.

that was good tonight -made all the better by joining in on here on this thread - night all

Delighted Bulgaria won, voted for it!

I think they were more worried about dodging a riot in the audience

Well done to Bulgaria and their neighbours Romania.

Romania would have been better winners imo.

it's that M word again..momentum.

I posted a few weeks ago about Occidentali's Karma, the Italian entry in 2017 which, until a few weeks before the contest, everyone assumed would win easily. It didn't.

Then, the following year, there was Fuego, which no one paid any attention to until rehearsals started. And all of a sudden, it was being discussed as a likely winner.

And so to this year, and Bulgaria wasn't even noticed until a few days ago, then it picked up speed after the semi-final, and here we are. Finland was losing momentum, and by the time the contest started, most people seemed to have forgotten Greece even existed. Doesn't seem like that long ago people were provisionally booking hotels in Athens.

Momentum…no matter how much you plan or prepare, you never know what could happen in the hours before the contest.