Saturday 14 May 2022 11:49 PM Eurovision viewers demand ban on slow songs as show is overrun with downbeat ... trends now
Viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest were dismayed by the amount of ballads in this year's competition.
Portugal's act Maro to take to the stage in Turin, Italy on Saturday to sing a slow song, Saudade, Saudade, followed by Switzerland's Marius Bear who sung Boys Do Cry.
A notable portion of the 25 finalists performing slow tempo songs, prompting viewers to take to Twitter to express their disappointment, with one person writing: 'The level of ballads on #Eurovision is reigniting my disdain for life.'
Slow night? Viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest were dismayed by the amount of ballads in this year's competition (Switzerland's Marius Bear pictured)
Another viewer posted: 'Next year I want less ballads and more songs about Meghan Markle's hair sung surrounded by priests from a hand hygiene cult #EUROVISION'
While someone else wrote: 'My contact lenses have fogged up from ballad fatigue. #Eurovision
'Please stop the ballads i want to shake my ass when watching #Eurovision,' demanded another contest fan.
Unique: One viewer said of Serbia's slow entry: 'Next year I want more songs about Meghan Markle's hair sung surrounded by priests from a hand hygiene cult'
'Too many ballads, not enough nutters #Eurovision,' wrote someone else.
Meanwhile, another viewer tweeted: 'If you voted for a ballad you’ve missed the point of #Eurovision.'
'WHY WERE THERE SO MANY GODDAMN BALLADS yall better not vote ballads #Eurovision,' exclaimed another audience member from home.
Opinions: A notable portion of the 25 finalists performing slow tempo songs, prompting viewers to take to Twitter to express their disappointment
Someone else posted: 'Third time ever watching #eurovision and there's been so many ballads that I can't remember who is
