It's not old or boring, but it is ridiculous, and always has been. It's not about musical talent and never has been. The voting has always been political - always - except when something exceptionally good or very very gimmicky happens, like Dana being sweet 16 or those booted caveman stompy people with the flaming torches.
And with the new countries from Eastern Europe joining and all voting for each other and the local powers too, it seems like it's just the same as it always was.
Which I think is fine.
It *does* also serve the secondary purpose of drawing attention and tourism to the country it's held in, which makes it lovely when tiny little places no-one has ever heard of wins and *expensive* when somewhere like Ireland barely out of the 80s wins several times in a row.
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And with the new countries from Eastern Europe joining and all voting for each other and the local powers too, it seems like it's just the same as it always was.
Which I think is fine.
It *does* also serve the secondary purpose of drawing attention and tourism to the country it's held in, which makes it lovely when tiny little places no-one has ever heard of wins and *expensive* when somewhere like Ireland barely out of the 80s wins several times in a row.