Issues with the televote have been reported in Estonia, with viewers calls not going through correctly during the final.
Mobile phone operators in Estonia have confirmed that some customers had issues when attempting to vote during the final of Eurovision 2017. Finnish telecommunications company, Elisa confirmed that some of its customers were unable to vote during the final. Viewers reported that when they attempted to vote they were unable to be connected and could not vote for the country they wished to vote for. There were no issues however with the SMS vote.
The Chairman of the Board of ERR, Margus Allikmaa apologised to viewers for the issues that occurred, but reiterated that the issue was out of the hands of the Estonian national broadcaster. Mr Allikmaa added that damage has been done to the reputation of the broadcaster as a result of the issues on Saturday night.
The representative of Elisa reiterated that for those who attempted to vote but failed to have the vote register they will not be charged for the call. The results of the Estonian televote in the final were as follows:
- 12 points – Belgium
- 10 points – Portugal
- 8 points – Hungary
- 7 points – Bulgaria
- 6 points – Romania
- 5 points – Italy
- 4 points – Moldova
- 3 points – Sweden
- 2 points – Belarus
- 1 point – France
Source: ERR
[tw-accordion class=””] [tw-accordion-section title=”Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest”] Estonia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 alongside six other countries. At the contest in Dublin they were represented by Silvi Vrait, who finished 2nd last scoring just 2 points. In 2001 Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest for the only time to date. They were represented by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL, who performed the song “Everybody” and took a surprise victory in Copenhagen. After the success of the late-90s and early 00s, Estonia failed to qualify for the final from 2004-2008. In 2009 Estonia launched a new selection show, Eesti Laul, and has since qualified for the final five out of eight attempts.[/tw-accordion-section] [/tw-accordion]
