Eurovision 2024: Grand Final (8pm BST Sat) (1 Viewer)

[dmlaw]

Graham thanked Kate Ryan. Do we think it’s THE Kate Ryan?

 

[Kratz]

Mae Muller reigning UK televote QUEEN!

 

[auretz]

Gutted for Croatia, I really don’t get The Code and I think it’s a terrible look that the overall winner wasn’t even in the televote top 3. But I’m still massively relieved that Israel didn’t win

 

[lolly]

How long is it before we get the score breakdown usually?

 

[funky]

Eurovision saved, long live Eurovision

Love you, but I don’t think it was saved when the UK public gave Israel 12 points as its government rains down bombs on children in Rafah

 

[Madison]

Biggest arenas are Bern, Zurich, Basel, Lausanne and Geneva, in that order.

I do wonder why Booking.com keep taking about 20 refundable bookings from me every year.

 

[Madison]

Love you, but I don’t think it was saved when the UK public gave Israel 12 points as its government rains down bombs on children in Rafah

Don’t blame the whole of the UK.

 

[funky]

Don’t blame the whole of the UK.

I don’t, but they still gave them 12 points

 

[Marina Salty]

Remains to be seen if the Netherlands get a written apology and a refund for the fees they paid and all the costs they went through

 

[dmlaw]

Love you, but I don’t think it was saved when the UK public gave Israel 12 points as its government rains down bombs on children in Rafah

It’s not like there’s any way Israel not being in Eurovision would have stopped that.

 

[dmlaw]

Remains to be seen if the Netherlands get a written apology and a refund for the fees they paid and all the costs they went through

Depends if Joost ends up doing time, I guess. Next year’s drama probably starts when the Netherlands selects him as their entry again.

 

[Kratz]

So out of the arena. I had a ball despite the tense atmosphere at times (the booing was very real) and had to avoid being on camera with bloody Armenian delegation who were bonkers

 

[HalamaK]

Gutted for Croatia, I really don’t get The Code and I think it’s a terrible look that the overall winner wasn’t even in the televote top 3. But I’m still massively relieved that Israel didn’t win

Croatia was screwed by sympathy televoting benefiting those at war. Switzerland on the other hand probably benefited from juries avoiding giving points to those same countries.

 

[rhythm bandit]

Mildly surprised that Norway finished last. Justice for Keiino!

 

[auretz]

Also I guess it was bad luck for Croatia to enter a contender and narrowly miss out in a year where so many of the Balkans weren’t voting

 

[Rita]

As always I absolutely loved the Eurovision final. Such a diverse, wonderful mad as a box of frogs contest that I love spending with all you guys reading the running commentaries! Thankyou for your fabulous company tonight all.

 

[Kratz]

Was Olly really bad on the TV feed?

 

[Bypass]

Very gutted for Olly. I know I'm sounding like a broken record but that 0 was ridiculous.

I am however, throughly relieved Israel didn't win.

 

[RS]

Was Olly really bad on the TV feed?

It was like in the semi, barely audible

 

[Slave]

Was Olly really bad on the TV feed?

No. It was so much better than the semi. I genuinely think it’s about the best performance he could have done (given he’s not exactly renowned for his flawless live vocals).

 

[dmlaw]

Was Olly really bad on the TV feed?

I’d have said he was better than the semi final, which was very bad. 18th overall isn’t unfair but nothing in the televote is ridiculous.

 

[Lucille]

Oh thank GOD for that.

 

[win_the_game]

Delighted to see Portugal, Armenia and Ireland all finishing top ten.

 

[Marina Salty]

Was Olly really bad on the TV feed?

At least he didn't smell!

 

[dmlaw]

I was sort of hoping a Croatia win would bring back North Macedonia and Montenegro, whilst generating a debut for Kosovo. MAYBE that will still happen.

 

[OutSynk]

Laura being part of the Estonian jury who gave Israel 5 points.

 

[lolly]

BBC news misgendering Bambie

 

[RS]

Also I guess it was bad luck for Croatia to enter a contender and narrowly miss out in a year where so many of the Balkans weren’t voting

Hopefully it means an end to whatever genre that and Cha Cha is.

 

[Lucille]

Really quite astonishing how they put on a seemingly normal show after all the drama.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Really quite astonishing how they put on a seemingly normal show after all the drama.

The locals would have no idea about anything until the voting man got booed

 

[RS]

Really quite astonishing how they put on a seemingly normal show after all the drama.

Really with all things considered, what a relief it went the way it did.

 

[Bypass]

It really is a massive relief

 

[RS]

The locals would have no idea about anything until the voting man got booed

Had to explain to the others why it happened.

 

[Lucille]

I know Martin has to hand in his notice tomorrow but I will be giving him some congratulory GUM FUN for somehow managing to pull that together.

 

[Lucille]

can’t believe we got 0.5 seconds of MISS TINA tonight!

 

[Broomhelga]

Doesn't Martin normally confirm the televote before it is announced?

 

[dmlaw]

Hopefully it means an end to whatever genre that and Cha Cha is.

It’s Croatia’s first top ten since 2001! The contest seems very good at identifying shit attempts at this genre (Finland and Estonia this year). Let’s have many more good versions of it.

 

[dmlaw]

Doesn't Martin normally confirm the televote before it is announced?

Martin has been on a flight to South America since this afternoon.

 

[RS]

Did both Zorra and Dizzy recieve more points from the jury than from the public?

 

[Lucille]

Really quite HORRIFIED at how Zorra flopped the public vote. I voted for it 15 times and it’s easily in my top 5 of ALL TIME!