Eurovision Joke

[vernonk]

Australia winning a European singing contest - what a joke

[Mamyalynne]

Black and Muslim Poles?

[Gromit]

The voting of the former Soviet cpuntries is often political. The Ukraine entry was an anti War song at a time when Russia is annexing the Crimea region. In essence, they played for the sympathy vote, and got it in heaps.

Nothing to do with music.

[tonyav]

Nothing to do with music.

It hasn't been for years now, Gromit.

[tonyav]

The Russians ain't happy !.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/eurovision-2016-furious-russia-demands-boycott-of-ukraine-over-jamalas-anti-kremlin-song/ar-BBt4GGM?li=BBoPWjQ

[andy-hughes]

Every single year since the AB started, someone has queried why countries like Israel are included in Eurovision - at least Baldric has saved me the trouble of re-writing my same reply every time - thanks!

[ichkeria]

Ukraine received 10 points from Russian Tele voters
Russia got a maximum 12 from Ukraine
Kind of knocks Gromit's theory into a cocked hat
Of course the juries of those countries probably did exercise political considerations in their voting (neither gave the others anything) but it was doubtless always thus. It's just that this year we got to know what was what, as the two sets of votes were awarded separately