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Sam Ryder is the interval act here, doing the obligatory “George Michael at the Olympics” and performing a new single instead of the one everyone wants to hear. Queen’s Roger Taylor is thumping the drums for him.
Fans pose for the cameras wearing a Sam Ryder mask in the Fan Zone. Photograph: Jon Super/AP
I love Sam Ryder though. His New Year’s Eve show blew Jools Holland’s effort out of the water.
Monika Cvorak
My colleague Monika Cvorak has been hosting a Eurovision watchalong, and this is her verdict on the night:
I know at this point it feels like 100 years ago, but I have to say I actually really enjoyed Spain, I thought it was so engaging and original, and the singer really gave it her all. It was the first time during the show that my Eurovision watch party attenders actually fell silent while watching the show, so that says something! Though I’m watching with a majority of people from Spanish-speaking countries, so that may have influenced it …
I also thought Albania was really good – so emotional and powerful. Loved it.
I know I said I don’t get the hype around Finland but I admit I sung and danced along to it so maybe I’m slowly becoming a convert … though maybe the daiquiri I served as a welcome drink helped with that!
Honorary mention to Norway: I thought the performance was a well-executed, textbook-energetic Eurovision crowd-pleaser and I’m thankful Norway delivered on that this year. But I’m slightly biased because I think they were robbed of the title in 2019 and I’m still waiting for justice.
I’m still in love with Moldova and Lithuania and if they do well I will be the happiest woman alive.
Also honorary mention to my home country of Slovenia because my friends are peer-pressuring me for not mentioning it in the preview (I still think the boys are cute but the song is boring though).
And sadly I’m still worried about the UK getting overall nul points…
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