From Melody to Israeli Controversy

A 50.1% screen share and an average of 6 million spectators raise Melody's edition to the final most watched of the contest since 2022 with Chanel. More information: RTVE's Informative Council expresses its "concern" about Eurovision's "threat" after desiring "peace" in Palestine.

Melody, representing Spain, was the penultimate and received zero from the vast majority of the judges and the televote.

RTVE storytellers avoid judgments on the Israeli representative after warning from the UER.Read more Eurovision 2025: the controversy over Israel's performance in News.es.

The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, held this Saturday night in Basel, Switzerland, was marked by controversy... and humor. While Seville's Melody shone on stage with her song "Esa Diva," and debates about Israel's controversial participation erupted, social media was filled with memes. Curious costumes, striking choreographies, and anecdotes unleashed the creativity and ingenuity of users. Below, we've compiled some of the funn…

The great finale of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, held this Saturday night in Basel, Switzerland, has been marked by controversy... and humor. While on the stage the sevillana Melody shone with her theme 'Esa Diva', and debates about Israel's controversial participation, on social networks what shone were the memes. Curious costumes, eye-catching choreographies and anecdotes that have unleashed the creativity and ingenuity of users.

Spain’s action was preludeed by RTVE’s call for “Peace and Justice for Palestine” following the UER’s threat