ESC 2022: Allegations of manipulation in the second ESC semi-final in Turin

The Eurovision Song Contest is over – Ukraine won with 631 points. But there are allegations of alleged manipulation for the second semi-final. On Sunday night, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) reported with a statement.

Turin – For months, fans enthusiastically watched the Eurovision Song Contest (All ESC News on topic page) – Now it’s over again. Ukraine won the ESC with 631 points – Germany finished last with six points. But there is a scandal: the timing of the second semi-final was accused of manipulation.

ESC 2022: Organizers investigating signs of possible rigging of second semi-final

A manipulation scandal at the Eurovision Song Contest – how is it possible? The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said on Sunday night (May 15) that irregularities were found in jury votes in six ESC countries.

“Following the second dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, some irregular voting patterns were found in the results of the six countries,” the official statement on esc-kompakt.de said. But what happens next – does it have consequences?

ESC 2022: Allegations of manipulation in the second ESC semi-final

“The EBU takes any suspected attempt to tamper with voting in the Eurovision Song Contest very seriously and reserves the right to remove such votes in accordance with official voting instructions, regardless of whether such vote may affect the results and/or the outcome of the vote.” can influence”. Next was the statement. In the live show, the respective jury points were partly announced by ESC supervisor Martin Osterdahl – country-wide results were also missing on Eurovision.tv.

The following juries were therefore excluded from the ESC 2022 vote: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and San Marino. A German jury member was also selected. ESC jury excluded: Felicia Lu, The reason for this was early reviews of studio versions of ESC contributions. Sources Used: esc-kompakt.de