Like the FA Cup Final which preceded it by a few hours, Eurovision is a spectacle which is compulsively watchable even if the performers involved are lacking in quality. Such events have their own rules, exist in their own universe where time stretches and the nation holds its breath. In the case of Eurovision, time stretches so far that the nation’s lips turn blue and starts signaling for help.
After many, many hours, Eurovision 2025 came to a close with Austria’s JJ triumphing in Basel for his song ‘Wasted Love’. But victory only came on the final result from the public vote, which had threatened to upset the whole diamante apple cart.
