A statement has been issues by the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest in relation to its voting systems after 'certain irregular voting patterns were identified'. It comes amid calls from some fans to scrap the professional juries all together.
Saturday night's event saw Ukraine folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest with the 66th contest. The UK’s Sam Ryder came in second place with his uplifting pop song Space Man, marking the first time in 20 years that the UK has placed in the top three. Graham Norton, who presented the contest on BBC One, described the UK's success as 'a red letter moment'.
But organisers have now spoken out after some irregular voting patterns were detected, Birmingham Live reports, meaning the votes were replaced by aggregate scores. Votes from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and San Marino were all replaced.
