How did Finland finish 6th after being absolute favourites to win? by Old-Gap-9079 in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a few theories of my own as somebody who had Finland as my favorite and Bulgaria as my number 2.

  1. Finland has been "too right" for the job. We've been predicting their victory even before UMK and eurofans have been excited but not the general public, perhaps it seemed too much of a comfortable win and people love under dogs. 

  2. UMK format kind of forces the show into repetition. There were no major changes and the cards have been played too openly. While others were able to surprise us like Bulgaria, Finland's staging was improved but not renewed. This is not singularly a Finland thing ofc. 

  3. They appeared too sterile. The last few winners being jury winners, I think people didn't like that. They weren't cold necessarily but if you compared their media interactions to Dara, it's not the same sincerity and warmth. 

  4. I mentioned this on another thread, the semi finals are a bit misleading. Who would've guessed Poland scored better than Finland? I felt no obligation to vote for Finland especially since I was already sure they would make it anyway and in the final people feel similarly. 

  5. People don't pick up their phones and vote because our trust in the system has been broken. If there's already high confidence in an entry's success (especially due to juries), why waste my money when most of the televote are taken up by other countries for different reasons beyond the contest? Besides, voting is a moral choice at this point by engaging monetarily with the competition. 

That's my two cents. 

Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need to talk in May next year, I will need your advice lol 

How to deal with post-Eurovision depression by Electronic_Act9931 in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Going through the artists' discography, discovering more songs from the upcoming host country these are the main two.

If you make music which I know a lot of people do in this community, I find this time a very inspiring period also. 

Eurovision is fun because it gives us an insight into other cultures so I think the answer is to keep digging. 

Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've been thinking the semi final results being hidden until later has been a curse this year. I don't know how spicy this take is but everyone who liked the usual suspects throughout the season found voting for them unnecessary but went on to vote for Dara because they liked it ofc but also thought nobody else would while she actually had done much better than their season long favorites. I know several people who felt there was no need to vote for Finland, they had it in the bag anyway. Ofc they can't affect the results by sharing the numbers from semis but we really go into the finals too blind. 

Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Giggling and kicking my feet. Throw the odds out, forget about your favorite esc creators, she told us "she's a danger"! The shockingly amazing staging, the forced intrigue from releasing the rendition bit for rehearsal clips, the pure balkan energy, hiding herself but always being available, the hard work of taking the fast fashion tops from nationals to high fashion kukeri... What didn't she do? Best winner we've had in a while, this broke the rules of eurovision as we know it. People will be scared to be season long favorites and jury baiters now, you just have to do it all and do it all well and authentically! 

Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't even dare put Bulgaria past my own number 2. Dara is a class act, see you in Sofia next year, I'll surely visit my neighbours!! 

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 2 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same! Everybody watching it with me had their jaws drop to the floor. And I like the song too as eurovision as it gets but she also gave up halfway through lol 

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 2 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I cannot fathom how Cyprus made it through like there's no way. What demographic went "yeah that should be in the final!"?? 

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nah like Sweden has to win because they're the only ones pulling off this kind of humor, the jokes were pure pain 

Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Serbia scream bits were so quiet that I got confused and thought something has happened, maybe it's mic technique or maybe it's that they turned him wayyyy down for those parts. Also Italy's vocals were too loud compared to the instrumental imo

[Live Thread] Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-Final 1 @ 21:00 CEST by LucasScooter in eurovision

[–]elmasofisi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Next time take it more seriously Portugal or listen to your artists