Very average this year

I'll put to one side the fact that the EBU merrily allowed a rancid dictatorship to host it and use it for its own propaganda purposes this year... A fairly unmemorable selection of songs this year... I voted for France... Hungary's entry was interesting, but not particularly well-performed on the night, I thought... Iceland's entry definitely had something about it, but didn't really have enough of an immediate impact to stand out in something like Eurovision... Albania's entry was bloody awful... Jedward were Jedward... And, while I couldn't really say I liked it, Turkey's entry was rather more creative than most... Everything else was bland and immediately forgettable... For the past couple of years, the reintroduced juries did seem to take the edge off the "political" voting. But, last night, it seemed as bad as ever... Engelbert Humperdinck is a has-been, whose song was dated and unmemorable. But, it wasn't a bad song and he performed it perfectly well... While he certainly didn't deserve to win - not that the winner deserved to win! - he deserved better marks than he got... I think the "political" voting is a big problem for Eurovision. But, how do you solve it..? Anyway, at least it'll be hosted by a democracy next year.