
saw 26 countries perform in front of a live audience in Basel, Switzerland as they faced the jury and public vote. While UK's Remember Monday did well in the jury vote with their song What The Hell Just Happened?, ending in 10th place with 88 points, the public vote changed everything.
Meanwhile, Austria ended up winning the show in a nail-biting showdown against Israel, with Austrian singer JJ eventually ending the live final with 436 points. He needed 100 or more from the public to win, which he rocketed past by getting 178 more points. Following the announcement, a tearful JJ said: "I want to thank my entire family, my entire team, thank you so much for making my dreams come true. And especially to you, Europe, thank you for making my dreams come true. Love is the strongest force in the world. Let's spread more love. Thank you so much."
But as for the UK's vote, the 12 points went to Latvia, while 10 points went to Denmark and eight to Austria.
Here is the full breakdown of the public vote from the UK:
12 Israel
10 Poland
8 Lithuania
7 Sweden
6 Estonia
5 Albania
4 Finland
3 Latvia
2 Greece
1 Malta
Israel performed incredibly well in the public vote, with the audience giving them a whopping 297 points, shooting them up to the top of the leaderboard.
The decision sparked a frenzy on social media, with many divided about the UK's surprising decision amidst the war in Gaza.
One fan penned on X, formerly known as Twitter: "The UK public overwhelmingly voted for Israel tonight."
Another added: "UK public votes gives 12 points to Israel. The silent majority speaks louder than the haters again."
But a third fumed: "UK audience giving 12 to Israel... are we being for real right now." Another added: "UK's 12 points went to Israel??? What the hell just happened?"
A fifth added: "In the UK Israel won the popular vote. The same, across Eurovision. That is telling."
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