The effect of the Russian attack: Ukraine jumps to the top of the Eurovision betting table

More and more posts are being posted on social media calling for "voting for the Ukrainian song no matter what" and they are not falling on deaf ears.

Over the weekend, after the European Broadcasting Union expelled Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Ukrainian representatives climbed to first place in the chances of winning the competition

Yaniv Dornbush

26/02/2022

Saturday, February 26, 2022, 5:40 p.m.

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The moment when Michael Ben-David won the X Factor final of the Eurovision Song Contest (Photo: Network 13)

When the guns are roaring the muses may be silent, but no war will silence Eurovision fans, and they say out loud and clear: Vote for Ukraine at Eurovision 2022. One of the biggest clichés is "Eurovision is a music competition and it has nothing to do with politics".

The reality is behaving completely differently, more or less from the first years of the competition, so it is no wonder that this year we are getting a political Eurovision on steroids.

More and more posts are being posted on social media calling for "voting for the Ukrainian song no matter what" and they are not falling on deaf ears.

Over the weekend, after the European Broadcasting Union removed Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Ukraine's representatives climbed to first place in the chances of winning the competition.

The song "Stefania" will be performed by Kalush Orchestra, and their journey to Italy did not go smoothly.

In the Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest, they won by a huge margin with 44.66% of the vote, ahead of Alina Pash, who received 27.58% of the vote.

Despite the huge gap the band finished the evening in second place and Pash was declared the winner thanks to the judges' votes.

Shortly afterwards, allegations began to surface against Pash that she had visited the Crimea in 2015 on a flight from Moscow, in violation of Ukrainian law.

The allegations against her have not been proven (nor has it been proven that she did not), but Pash decided to resign herself.

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The Ukrainian song for Eurovision 2022:

Following Pash's retirement, Ukraine began to decline in betting agency rankings from second to seventh place.

With the announcement of Kalush Orchestra as representatives of the state, Ukraine stabilized in fifth place.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the song Stefania began a journey to the top of the table as it reduced the betting ratio from the leading Italian, represented by Blanco and Mahmoud that we all love since the Eurovision in Tel Aviv.

This weekend, as mentioned, Ukraine completed the turnaround and is ranked in first place.

Is this song worthy of a win?

Eurovision fans say an automatic "yes" to any song that has a pick-up drum and flute claiming it is an "authentic song".

One can only assume that without missiles on Kiev this song would not have threatened the top.

These are probably sad news for Mahmoud who will, perhaps, have to settle for second place again, happy news for Italian television that will not have to deal with hosting two Eurovisions in a row, and bad news for the European Broadcasting Union, which no Optalgin in the world can handle. You will indeed win.

We will mention Israel in one sentence: 37th place in gambling, a negative record for this Eurovision season, with only Slovenia, northern Macedonia, and Romania below us.

Place 37. Michael Ben David (Photo: Screenshot, Network 13)

Last night, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Russia will not participate in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

A press release states that the board of the association has reached a decision following a recommendation received earlier today from the governing body of the Eurovision Song Contest, based on the rules and values ​​of the European Broadcasting Union.

According to the announcement, the decision reflects the fear that in light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine, the inclusion of Russian participation in this year's competition will adversely affect competition.

"Before making this decision, it took the EBU time to consult extensively with its members. The EBU stressed that this is a non-political organization of broadcasters committed to upholding the values ​​of public service." We remain committed to protecting cultural competition values ​​that promote international exchange and understanding Bringing audiences closer, celebrating diversity through music and uniting Europe on one stage, "the statement said.

Because of him.

Putin (Photo: Reuters)

The announcement by the European Broadcasting Union was preceded by calls from bodies broadcasting the competition across Europe.

The most resolute response came from Finland, which announced: If Russia participates, we will not.

Very quickly Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Lithuania and other countries also joined the call.

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's public broadcasters on Thursday called on the European Broadcasting Union, which produces the Eurovision Song Contest, to suspend Russia's membership and boycott it from participating in this year's Eurovision, claiming Russian broadcasters are "Systematic dissemination of disinformation" against Ukraine, further claiming that it is "contrary" to the values ​​of the European Broadcasting Union.

On Thursday, the response of the European Broadcasting Union was completely different and it was announced that the representatives of Russia and Ukraine will be able to participate in the competition, which will take place in May in Turin, Italy.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a cultural and non-political event that unites nations and celebrates diversity through music. Public broadcasters in Russia and Ukraine have pledged to attend the event in Turin this year, and we currently plan to welcome artists from both countries to perform in May. Of European countries.

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