[OFF TOPIC] Eurovision Song Contest 2025

[NearPup 3,479]

On 10/8/2025 at 5:06 PM, Bearas said:

Well it's more likely that they will allow  to compete in Vienna rather than cancel the event. (Did anyone even checked with them if they want to compete? lol)

 

You already have 24 countries confirmed with 3 out of big5 competing, ISR would make it 25, plus  and  is on the verge. Still chances for  to compete and  & just kept silent, to balance things out they actively considering debut for   so we still might have 30 countries, which is more than enough for successful contest. Also, some countries just using this situation as a bargaining opportunity to decrease their participation fees.

 

Let's be honest, the boycotting countries are mostly the ones that struggled to have a successful entry in the last 5 years (as a minimum), so likely bye bye to  

 will officially compete.  will be boycotting.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/arts/music/eurovision-israel-boycott.html

[heywoodu 15,997]

1 hour ago, NearPup said:

 will officially compete.  will be boycotting.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/arts/music/eurovision-israel-boycott.html

EBU pulled a very, very nasty one there. First there was a vote about the new rules, which were made/changed after Israel's voter fraud of this year. However, they actually tied that vote to the Israel vote: if a majority was in favour of the new rules, which was the case, the Israel vote was not even going to happen.

 

It's like they thought "Israel's fraud is the reason for the rule change, so if people accept the rule change, they'd accept Israel's entry as well, no reason to vote".

 

Too bad, even looking purely at Eurovision and not the Gaza situation, Israel (or more specifically, their broadcaster KAN) should already have been in doubt after their nasty behaviour in 2024 and the incredibly shade business of this year in which they nearly succeeded in buying the win. Luckily Austria managed to get it, at least.

 

This whole thing was already decided days/weeks ago by the way, judging by the form that was sent out somewhere stating there'd be 35 countries competing, which is what we're likely to have now.

Edited 7 hours ago by heywoodu

[NearPup 3,479]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

EBU pulled a very, very nasty one there. First there was a vote about the new rules, which were made/changed after Israel's voter fraud of this year. However, they actually tied that vote to the Israel vote: if a majority was in favour of the new rules, which was the case, the Israel vote was not even going to happen.

 

It's like they thought "Israel's fraud is the reason for the rule change, so if people accept the rule change, they'd accept Israel's entry as well, no reason to vote".

 

Too bad, even looking purely at Eurovision and not the Gaza situation, Israel (or more specifically, their broadcaster KAN) should already have been in doubt after their nasty behaviour in 2024 and the incredibly shade business of this year in which they nearly succeeded in buying the win. Luckily Austria managed to get it, at least.

In a way I wish  was the host this year, it would have forced more of a reckoning.

[heywoodu 15,997]

On the bright side after all this nonsense, EBU seems to be very busy buying some other countries back in. Bulgaria, Romania and even Moldova, which didn't even have money for their own selection process, are now back. Talks still going on about Canada and Kazakhstan, apparently  

[NikolaB 449]

RIP Eurovision.

 

New show called "Palestinian genocide" is oficially sponsored by EBU.  Main actor State of Israel. Official anthem "Love shine a light".

 

Shame on you EBU, shame on all of you false european democracy and bigest shame on my own country Serbia who decide to stay on this political shit show. 

 

As European, I am proud on countries like Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Iceland.

[hckošice 15,502]

Q: Slovakia wanna you return back ?

A: Is this thing still going during the hockey worlds ? 

Q: Probably yes, May as always

A: Ah, I see, well, try to fix that and ask next year again then 

[Belle 1,016]

I will only watch MelFest 2026. I will skip Vienna 2026. ESC as I remember it is gone.