In 2020, Eurovision rhymes with frustration. Saturday, in place of the grand finale canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, European viewers were treated to Europe Shine A Light , a special program supposed to pay homage to the competition but which turned out to be more thrilling than exhilarating. And that was felt on the hearings.
The forty-one artists who should have been in the running this year had barely a minute and a half of antenna each and only (very) short extracts from their respective songs were broadcast. What was especially missing was this thrill awaiting the results, the excitement of the distribution of points. There had to be a reason: this year, the competition not taking place, there would be no winner.
But it was without counting on several television channels which, these last days and weeks organized their own polls by proposing to the televiewers to crown their symbolic winner. The Roop, the group representing Lithuania, triumphed in Germany, while the Icelanders of Daði & Gagnamagnið, who were the big favorites of this edition, were unanimous in Finland, Austria, Australia and Sweden. The Icelandic public, meanwhile, praised the Italian Diodato. Honorable mention to the Russian group Little Big, which ended up on the podium in Germany, Finland, Australia and Iceland - and in the Top 5 in Sweden.
The Swedish channel SVT organized its version (which counts for butter) of # Eurovision 2020 so that the Swedish public allocates its 12 points. It was therefore Iceland that came first in the vote. And France is in the top 10! # Sveriges12a pic.twitter.com/hzomflguiy
- Fabien Randanne (@fabrandanne) May 14, 2020The General Organization of Eurovision Fans also called on the forty or so associations that make it up - including OGAE France, see box - to get their members and Internet users to vote. On the side of this prize list, Lithuania won ahead of Iceland and Switzerland.
20 Minutes combined the different classifications from TV shows or fan club polls mentioned above in order to establish a symbolic prize list. The Top 10 “for the beauty of the gesture” of Eurovision 2020 would be as follows:
01. Iceland
02. Lithuania
03. Russia
04. Switzerland
05. Italy
06. Bulgaria
07. Malta
08. Sweden
09. Denmark
10. Germany
This ranking agrees broadly with the number of streams on Spotify (an indicator like any other, to be balanced however since the site is not accessible in all countries). As relayed by our RTL colleagues on Friday, the Icelandic song Think About Things is the most listened to in the world via this platform - it is also the most listened to song from Eurovision 2020 in France. It is ahead of On Fire , that of Lithuania.
And France in all this? In the list calculated by 20 Minutes , My Allie by Tom Leeb is in 15th position. She only got points from the Swedish public. This title - composed by Scandinavians - is also this Monday the ninth most downloaded on iTunes in Sweden. A lot of consolation.
Do you agree with this ranking? Did you have any other favorite songs from the forty-one competing this year? Tell us in the comments !
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