The technical issues aside, going round the countries for the jury votes seemed slicker than usual, and the hosts didn't seem to have a weak member with a loose grasp of English. The look of the arena itself was probably the most impressive thing of all, it looked much bigger than it was.
It is how funny how some of them build their parts, usually it’s terrible jokes that fall flat, but this year apparently it’s acceptable to bring musical instruments.
Oh and the BBC always cut off the credits, although is that because there would be lots of logos of sponsors and stuff on the later bits.
Supporting a terrorist state in preference to the only tolerant democracy in the region is anything but a gem.
😂😂😂 Tolerant? 😂😂😂
Well that situation isn’t as black or white as both sides try to make out. So it was interesting to see it being referenced in some form during the night.
It's all over now! Congratulations to the Netherlands for winning with 492 points. That's the lowest absolute score since the two-part voting system was introduced in 2016, but never mind, it was enough to win this time. Well done to Duncan Laurence for winning with the song "Arcade" in what must be one of the closest years I've ever known. That means the Netherlands have now won five times since their debut entry in the Contest's inaugural year 1956. The Netherlands - Winners 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019. 44 years gap between its two most recent wins (1975 - 2019).
Well done to all the 26 finalists that took part tonight. Commiserations to the United Kingdom, which finished last with just 16 points. Of those, 13 points were from the juries and 3 points were from the public vote (all of which were from Ireland). I'm not surprised though, I thought "Bigger Than Us" was one of the weakest songs tonight.
Altogether an excellent night of entertainment, and what a nail-biting voting sequence. The way in which the public vote totals were announced tonight was a vast improvement on the last three years. Sweden, which finished top of the jury vote, was last to receive its public vote points. When that moment arrived, it was a real nail-biting moment, for what seemed a long time, whilst waiting to see whether Sweden would get enough to pass the Netherlands and win. That moment was on a knife edge, down to the wire, unlike the last two years when the winner became obvious the moment the points for the second-placed country in the televote were announced. Anyway, I'm glad the Netherlands won, I think their "Arcade" was a better song than Sweden's "Too Late For Love".
Anyway I'm now dead tired, and in need of a good night's sleep. Goodnight.
What a show! The staging was fabulous, the performances were fantastic, the quality of songs was amazing. The interval acts were mixed, I expected to like Madonna more than I did, though the Eurovision stars in their eyes was very entertaining.
Not a great result for the UK, but the quality of songs this year has been higher across the board and very diverse. I’m surprised that Germany and Spain didn’t do better, it shows how tastes differ.
The graphics and transitions have been designed incredibly well. The spacing, font choice, layouts and flow of them have worked incredibly well and helped the show to move along nicely.
Well done to the presenters and production team for another year of fantastic entertainment.
I remember when people used to say that we'd do better if Sir Terry didn't mock the contest so much. They were wrong, but this tweet did make me smile earlier: