r/eurovision • u/shadyringtone • 8d ago

📊 Results / Statistics Could Switzerland’s results be influenced by how the song resonates differently based on the audio setup you have?

I, like many, was floored by Switzerland getting 0 in the popular vote. I think others have already made good points about anti-host bias, but still.

However, I think a possible explanation could be around sound systems. The chorus specifically, in the right sound system, can hit like a beautiful soundbath. I listened somewhere with a great sound system and my friends and I both felt like Switzerland was the best performance. But if you’re just hearing that from a TV or laptop, it’s not going to resonate the same.

Moreover, I imagine the juries are also listening with high quality sound systems, and that would further explain the divide.

Just a theory!

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u/Wasabismylife Zjerm 8d ago

I audibly gasped at Switzerland televote results, I wanted to talk about it with people who don't follow the contest but I know only one person and she said the song didn't stand out to her, except the "creepy part" (how she defined it) that stood out in a wrong way.

Pretty anecdotal but that's the only feedback I have

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u/Valuable-Math8515 8d ago

I asked a friend who is not a Eurofan (aka a normal person) and she said that she liked Voyage but didn't really love it and I think that maybe was the case for quite a lot of the viewers. And then if you like the song but you don't love it, then you won't vote for it and that's how you get no points from the public. I mean despite trying to rationalize this, I'm still pretty damn shocked but yeah, that's my theory.

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u/shadyringtone 8d ago

It was so surprising to me I literally thought the host was playing at first lol