Top 10 Worst Things About Eurovision

You love it, you sing along, you host themed parties, and yet... Eurovision still drives you up the wall. It's the glittery, chaotic spectacle you can't quit, but also can't watch without shouting at your screen at least twice an hour.

Because while Eurovision delivers jaw-dropping vocals and jaw-droppingly bad fashion in equal measure, there's a long list of quirks, frustrations, and flat-out nonsense that come baked into the sequined soufflé.

Maybe it's the suspicious voting patterns that make you question everything. Maybe it's the generic songs that feel like they were cooked up by an AI trained on discount pop anthems. Or maybe it's that sense of watching the same three staging tropes recycled every year like clockwork, dressed up in LED panels and pyrotechnics.

This list is your chance to shine a spotlight on what Eurovision could actually fix. Not out of hate, but out of tough love.

Vote for the things that bug you the most, the stuff that makes you groan before the first note is even sung.

The Top Ten

  1. It's mostly about politics

    It's basically "friends voting for friends" without focusing on the quality of the songs, and that needs to change. It's both contrary to what the show is supposed to be about and unfair to the "less popular" countries.

  2. Most songs lack effort

    I just feel like most of the songs are written to fit Eurovision "standards" to have a better chance of succeeding, rather than trying to be original and giving their best. On the other side, there are also songs that I feel are weird just for the sake of being weird and over-the-top.

  3. Overly childish and extravagant performances

    While I do sometimes like funnier and more comedic songs, some are just absolute jokes that are trying way too hard to stand out. I hate those since they also make the whole show look like a joke and not about real art and talent.

  4. Lack of diversity

    There is very little diversity in the songs. There are some rock songs, but it's mostly cheesy, unoriginal pop that sounds really similar, or boring ballads. I wish there were more genres involved and new experimental music.

  5. Some countries are given priority

    There are some countries that automatically get to the finals every year due to their importance to the EBU, while the rest have to go through the semifinals. I find that kind of unfair. Also, due to how politicized it is, some countries have fewer chances of winning no matter how hard they try. Again, unfair in my opinion.

  6. The visuals seem to be more important than the song

    I get that visuals are important in a performance and they play a big part in it, but sometimes they seem to forget that after all, it's the song and singing that really matter and in which they should put most of their effort.

  7. Repetitive or meaningless themes in songs

    I feel like 90% of the songs are basic and unoriginal love songs. Sometimes they don't even have a meaning at all (that I can catch, at least).

  8. All the artists should write their own songs

    I know this isn't really a "worst thing about" Eurovision. I just needed one more item. I'm not saying artists that sing songs written by other people are necessarily bad, but the ones who do write them should be given more credit for that.

  9. Jury votes

  10. The Big 5 usually have bad songs and automatically go to the final

    11. The Newcomers
  11. ?

    The 1960s-1970s were better

  12. ?

    Stereotype of it being only for gay people

    13. The Contenders

  13. Most songs are performed in English

    It gets repetitive. More countries should try to sing in other languages. The reason why English songs always win isn't because more people speak that language. It's because pretty much every country sends songs in English.

    The fact that most countries only sing in English is pure cancer. I hope the language rule will be brought back.

  14. Most people keep voting for the country that is next to their country instead of the song they like

    This is not really the competition's fault, but yes, it is a flaw. Unfortunately, there is probably not much that can really be done about it.

  15. The promotional videos for the songs are lazy and very uninteresting

  16. Unnecessary drama

  17. It's overrated

  18. Britain has been losing since the 1990s

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