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Rhyl Journal
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Eurovision fans react to UK's 19th place finish in 2025 contest
The trio received 88 points from the jury for their song What the Hell Just Happened during Saturday (May 17) night's final. However, when it came to the public vote, Remember Monday and the UK received 0 points. Their tally of 88 points saw them finish in 19th position ahead of only Armenia (72), Portugal (50), Luxenburg (47), Denmark (47), Spain (37), Iceland (33) and San Marino (27). Eurovision leaderboard Austria - 436 points Israel - 357 Estonia - 356 Sweden - 321 Italy - 256 Greece - 231 France - 230 Albania - 218 Ukraine - 218 Switzerland - 214 Finland - 196 Netherlands - 175 Latvia - 158 Poland - 156 Germany - 151 Lithuania - 96 Malta - 91 Norway - 89 UK - 88 Armenia - 72 Portugal - 50 Luxenburg - 47 Denmark - 47 Spain - 37 Iceland - 33 San Marino - 27 This was one place worse than Olly Alexander, who came 18th in Malmo in 2024. "What the hell just happened": Fans react to UK's 19th place finish in Eurovision Eurovision fans took to social media after the results were announced, agreeing the UK and Remember Monday "deserved better". A look back at the UK's 5 Eurovision wins One person, posting on X (formerly Twitter), said: "What the hell just happened?" Another added: "I don't understand this year tho. The song was nice and they deserved better imo." A third person posted: "They were one of the better UK performances and deserved way more than 0 points tbh." This fan commented: "We were never going to win lets get that clear but this was not worse than Olly who got 18th last year and Mae who even got public votes. "It wasn't a winning song but it wasn't as bad as 2023 and 2024. What do we have to do get another 2022 style year." While another Eurovision viewer said: "They where such a fun group that's brutal getting zero points." Who won last night's Eurovision Song Contest? Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with his song Wasted Love, while Israeli singer Yuval Raphael finished runner-up. RECOMMENDED READING: The singer, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, became the third Austrian act to win Eurovision, following on from Conchita Wurst (2014) and Udo Jürgens (1966). The 24-year-old, who is a counter-tenor at the Vienna State Opera, scored 436 points, receiving 258 from the jury and 176 from the public vote. JJ scored nearly 100 points more than any other contestant, with Israel's Yuval Raphael finishing second with 357 points and Tommy Cash from Estonia coming in third, receiving 356 points for his song Espresso Macchiato.
Daily Mirror
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Eurovision fans go wild as Celine Dion 'rehearses' to perform at the grand final
The singer's poor health has stopped her from performing but after her triumph at the Paris Olympics, she might make it to Eurovision Eurovision fans are going wild at the prospect of Celine Dion performing in Switzerland at the grand final of the contest later this month. A Swiss news website has reported that there is an 'agreement in principle' for the singer to take part in Basel, in just over a week's time. There have been rumours about her involvement for months but now rehearsals for the orchestra are said to have taken place for Celine's performance in the arena, using a stand-in vocalist. The peak excitement is because Celine, 57, officially withdrew from live performances in 2022, having revealed she was suffering from stiff person syndrome, a debilitating condition which causes muscle spasms. Despite this, the international superstar made a comeback to sing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where her performance of Hymne à l'amour from the Eiffel Tower was widely hailed as the highlight of the Opening Ceremony. Celine is particularly loved by the Swiss public having been the last act to bring them victory at Eurovision. She competed for the country in 1988 with the song Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi and her triumph was the last time the country finished in first place until Nemo's win last year with The Code. It is thought that while the French-Canadian singer is gearing up to perform on the stage at St. Jakobshalle, an option remains in place for her to withdraw, if she needs to, for health reasons. No official confirmation has yet come from organisers the European Broadcasting Union, but either way her victory from 37 years ago, when she was just 20, is expected to be marked with a filmed tribute during one of the semi-finals. Edi Estermann, communications boss for Eurovision 2025, said that while they would be thrilled to have Celine perform, her health must come first. She said: 'Céline will, of course, always be connected to Swiss Eurovision history and is a part of it. We would love to have her on the show and are in contact with her. But her health comes first. It's still open for us.' One fan said it would be 'the moment of the decade' while another agreed: 'It was a miracle she was even able to perform at the Olympics. If she can appear here too it'll be something very special indeed.' A third fan added: 'If she wants to participate I'd be overjoyed to see her in whatever capacity she's comfortable with.'
