Malta Only One Of The Three Countries Will Give Ukraine Points A Unique Figure In Eurovision Televote
Malta was one of only three countries to give Ukraine one-point points during the televoting of the grand final of Eurovision yesterday evening.
An analysis of the results now published on the Eurovision website confirmed that Malta gave Ukraine eight points, Italy 10 points and the United Kingdom 12 points.
This makes it one of only three countries that did not give its 10 or 12 points to the eventual winners Ukraine, along with Serbia, which gave them seven points, and Northern Macedonia, which gave them eight.
Eurovision yesterday evening was held against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, with Russia excluded from the contest after invading its neighboring country.
For a moment, it seemed that the war would have little effect on the results, with Sam Ryder of the United Kingdom winning the victory among the jury’s vote with a total of 283 points, well ahead of the Orchestra. Kalush of Ukraine on 192.
Malta also gave one point to Finland, two to Poland, three to Romania, four to Norway, five to Sweden, six to Serbia, and seven to Spain.
However, as the televotes read, it became clear that Ukraine had won a colossal level of support among the European public – 439 votes ahead of the UK’s 183.
As soon as the result was confirmed, one of the singers from the Kalush Orchestra thanked the audience for supporting their country in these difficult times, and closed his victory speech with “Slava Ukrain”.
Cover photo: Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra celebrates their victory. Photo: Eurovision
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