Austria triumphed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, marking their third victory, while the UK finished in 19th place, receiving zero points from the public vote.
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Austria’s JJ triumphed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with his powerful ballad “Wasted Love,” securing a total of 436 points after a strong public vote performance.
Austria triumphed in Eurovision 2025 with JJ’s operatic ballad “Wasted Love,” staged on a storm-tossed ship, marking the country’s third win.
Fans expressed frustration over Rylan Clark and Scott Mills’ tendency to talk over performances, calling it “annoying” and “rude” on social media.
Celine Dion made a heartfelt video appearance during the first Eurovision semi-final, reflecting on her 1988 win for Switzerland and expressing her sadness over not being able to attend in person due to health issues.
Despite Eurovision’s official stance on non-political neutrality, the event remains deeply intertwined with geopolitical issues, as evidenced by ongoing protests and calls for Israel’s exclusion amid its military actions in Gaza.
‘They win will! Hope springs eternal.’
‘Oh…please let it be true.’
He will be heading to Sweden!
RIP.
Johnny confirmed the sad news this week.
Could she score a hat trick?
They have hopes for 2024…
Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday, as singer Loreen beat out 25 competitors in the finale of the world’s biggest live music event, hosted by Britain on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.
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Graham Norton addressed the EBU’s decision (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images)
Eurovision host Graham Norton has described the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as ruling ‘with an iron fist’ after its decision to block Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky from speaking at the final.
The presenter hailed a ‘golden age’ of the competition on the eve of the grand final in Liverpool and said he had no involvement in the decision not to let Mr Zelensky address the worldwide audience of 160 million.
The EBU, which produces the event, said on Thursday night that it had declined Mr Zelensky’s request to speak on Saturday over fears it could politicise the contest.
‘The Eurovision Song Contest is an international entertainment show and governed by strict rules and principles which have been established since its creation,’ their statement begins.
‘As part of these, one of the cornerstones of the contest is the non-political nature of the event.
‘This principle prohibits the possibility of making political or similar statements as part of the contest.’
Presideny Zelensky has been barred from speaking at the Grand Final (Picture: EPA)
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won Eurovision last year (Picture: AP)
The EBU went on to commend Mr Zelensky for his ‘laudable intentions’.
At a press conference on Friday, Norton said: ‘As far as I know, it’s an EBU decision and, as we know, the EBU, they rule with an iron fist so what they say goes.’
He added he was not able to laugh at the acts in the contest any more because the standard has improved so much since he started commentating on the show in 2009.
He told journalists: ‘I personally think we’re going through a golden age of Eurovision.
It is against Eurovision’s rules to make political statements (Picture: REUTERS)
‘I really think the shows of the last few years have been great, really good songs.
‘There was always kind of a nostalgic thing and a kitschy thing and a campy thing and there’s a little bit of that left but, actually, now it’s just a bunch of great pop songs.
‘It is a serious song contest. I still have a joke from the commentary box but they’re different jokes.
‘You can’t laugh at the acts any more because they’re so good.’
Mae Muller said this year feels ‘very, very special’ (Picture: SplashNews.com)
This comes as UK entry Mae Muller called it a huge honour to see Ukrainian flags in the streets, as Liverpool prepared to host on behalf of the war-torn country.
She said: ‘I think this is what Eurovision’s about. It’s proof that us, as human beings, can come together and we can support each other.
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‘It feels like a very, very special year and no matter what the outcome is tomorrow night, I will look back at this moment with such a sense of pride.’
The 25-year-old singer added that she was ‘ready to get this show on the road’.
The Eurovision Grand Final airs Saturday, May 13 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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The semi-final kicks off soon.
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Mae is ready to put on a show for the UK at Eurovision.
RIP.
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