Netherlands dealt cruel blow just hours before #Eurovision Grand Final

EUROVISION 2019 Grand Final takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel tonight with 26 countries competing to take the crown and host the competition next year. Duncan Laurence was the favourite to lead the Netherlands to victory but new data suggests he may be pipped to the post.

PUBLISHED: 16:36, Sat, May 18, 2019 | UPDATED: 16:44, Sat, May 18, 2019

Eurovision 2019 Grand Final will see 26 countries take to the stage in the hope of winning this year’s competition.

The Netherlands singer Duncan Laurence has been the bookies favourite to take the crown this year.

However, in a shock turn of events, the performer may be pipped to the post by France’s Bilal Hassani.

New data from Facebook has revealed the French star is the most-talked about act on social media whereas Duncan places seventh.

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Could being the most talked about performer on Facebook mean Bilal will win the competition for France?

Bilal will be performing Roi, which has been watched over three million times on YouTube.

The 19-year-old singer is closely followed by Israel and Spain, with the UK’s Michael Rice in 10th place.

Globally there have been over 10 million Eurovision interactions on Facebook with Israel, UK and France being most engaged in the conversation.

Over 230,000 people globally are part of an Eurovision-related group active in

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