Eurovision

I think that Eurovision is a load of lousy music, over indulgent staging, sentimental drivel about the ‘fellowship of nations through music’ and strategic voting that has always been influenced by politics. As a licence payer it’s just one more awful jamboree the BBC waste our money on. About time we stopped giving this has been rubbish any credence or attempted part in what’s left of our national life.

I've just had a look at Olly's song and managed about 4 seconds on you tube.

Frankly it's awful what are they doing in a shower room wearing boxing shorts. Maybe I don't want to know!!

Sam Ryder ... come back we need you 😂

I only saw a few acts but so over the top that it convinced me not to watch this year too. It gets worse every year, but have watched it up to now. I give in.

Oh dear ....

We're not going to win, are we! At least it means we don't have to host it next time.

Hate it....always been so political and now just absolute rubbish! Love our song but the video is a liad of gyrating thrusting men in a public toilet!🤢🤮

I am in a minority here: I love Eurovision!

I think it now helps if one is gay or anything other than hetrosexual and I am not, so I am struggling with the overt grinding (male and female!) which seems obligatory now. Ditto the diaphanous costumes. We all have the same bodies but obviously some feel the need to prove it!

Although it is probably my age showing as I dislike all of the above, I can muster the ability to laugh, which enables me to keep viewing.

The audience love every moment and what's not to like there? People singing and clapping and having fun. Just not my fun but I love them enjoying it.

I have watched every Eurovision and despite the semi-rigged voting (one country voting for their near neighbour etc.), I still love it (a sign of madness?.....).

Says a lot about the level of intelligence of the people who selected, performed,wrote and choreographed the UK entry. I'm no prude but find it offensive as apparently do many others.

It's fun ! Does anyone out there remember fun? If you don't like it,you have the remote. Switch off !

I thought Olly’s video looked like an old underpass that I used to walk through!

The grinding etc has been all sexes, and genders.

This tear body stockings and grinding… a previous year dressing up and noisy.

Maybe they reflect the generation they are intended for?

I rather pick my eyes out than watch that rubbish

maddyone

I loathe Eurovision in particular because of all its vile political voting.
Should have been scrapped years ago.

Why because you don’t like it? It’s more popular now than it’s ever been, I’ve been watching it since the late sixties and there have been times when I felt like I was in the minority. Not anymore, I love the way younger people are embracing it. How arrogant to think it should be scrapped when millions of people enjoy watching it every year. Yes there is political voting but it never leads to an unfair win.

Couldn’t agree more well said

I think it's become too gay oriented and for all they might harp on about " diversity", it seems to have been hijacked by gay men to the detriment of everyone else. I much preferred the Eurovision of my youth when it was just a singing contest with acts of varying quality and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

RosesAreRed21

I rather pick my eyes out than watch that rubbish

Well, I can't say I would, having had a painful eye problem recently.
And if someone gave me £1 million to watch it I would.
I'm easily bought 😂😂😂

But, thankfully, I have a prior engagement this evening.

Let me know how it goes, those who watch it 😀

Oh dear. Poor Olly
Hope his Mum's not reading this.

I'm watching something else. Eurovision used to be really good when I was younger, particularly in the eighties, but now it's trashy, has an agenda and the acts this year were abysmal. I saw three men in leather shorts, thigh length boots and collars and switched off.

What a silly phase that is

pick my eyes out

As if anyone would!

If the gay brigade want to hijack Eurovision then fine, let them have it. What I object to is seeing people grinding each other in simulated sex because it was and should be a family programme.

Saw a couple of male dancing singers called the London Boys on an old edition of TOTP from the 1980s and they were great. They managed to sing a catchy song and dance brilliantly without simulating sex. So you have to wonder why it's not possible to do that now. I wish this was our entry:

London Nights
or....
Requiem

I read earlier that the Dutch contestant has been disqualified after a backstage incident described as intimidation. The incident was reported to the police and he’s been removed from the competition.

Joost Klein: Dutch contestant disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68993726

I will definitely give it a miss. It used to have class but not now.

I'm just glad Katie Boyle isn't alive too see what's going on

Well none of my teen and twenties grandkids watch it or have ever mentioned it so not sure who all these young people are that love it so much
Sam Ryder has been our only hope in years and years he was really good, it was so disappointing he had to give first place up, and really unfair
I d be very very surprised if we come anywhere tonight but I ll see it on the news couldn’t manage watching it all

Iwtwab12bow

It's fun ! Does anyone out there remember fun? If you don't like it,you have the remote. Switch off !

Agreed, lots of people like it. I will be watching, giving my partner the hump, as he would watch the sports channel day and night.
I don't understand the people who are disgusted by it, it is popular, the staging in parts is spectacular, and I don't find the UK entry offensive.

Last one I watched - and the first for many years - was the amazing my Sam Ryder. It’s all gone silly again but COME ON ISRAEL !

Louella12

I'm just glad Katie Boyle isn't alive too see what's going on

😁

I used to love listening to her panache. Switching to the various languages she was proficient in. She was always very elegant wasn’t she?

“Good evening Germany/France/Portugal what are your scores?”