Stupid Oreo 14,669 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Je Me Cash https://www.google.nl/amp/s/timesofmalta.com/articles/view/je-me-cash-malta-blew-650000-on-eurovision.874813.amp “ More than €650,000 were spent on promoting Malta’s Eurovision Song Contest entry as auditors investigate concerns that taxpayer funds were used to boost Destiny’s odds with bookmakers. Minister Carmelo Abela has ordered an audit of the spend after he received reports that part of the allocated budget for the 10-day event was used to place bets on the Maltese performer. Two sources close to the probe said the country dished out €650,000, split between €350,000 spent by the Malta Tourism Authority and a further €300,000 by the Public Broadcasting Service. It is understood this amount is likely to climb to around €700,000, once the last spend is finalised. The issue of possible financial mismanagement was flagged to Abela, the minister within the Office of the Prime Minister who is responsible for public broadcasting, by the board of the national broadcaster. “ This is TRAGIC! Both because it is most likely tax money wasted on betting odds, and manipulating Esc like that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Face 6,236 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Well.. that didn’t help It's an honor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bye 3,947 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Such an embarrassment for my country I mean I'll wait till the audit is completed before raging at the delegation but it doesn't look good. Maybe they should spend our money on writing an original song instead of buying a generic Swedish pop reject. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenusUrania 675 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Another reason why betting on eurovision acts (and in general) should be prohibited Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 TBH I was surprised the song didn't do better with the public vote. I didn't think it was a winner but certainly not a bad performance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
user123 29 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 not surprised ads with their song been haunting me everywhere for months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 This is definitely not the first time a country has been trying to push their songs. Winning the song contest results in great income for hosting it next year. Wish the song had done better than it did because it's a bop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 This was honestly so annoying. Here I am, playing Cocomelon and other nursery rhymes for kids on Youtube and this stupid song pops up as ad (FULL SONG) every 5 minutes! What a waste of tax payers money. This should not be allowed. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUtterfield 8 41,816 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I literally never heard of this country until today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbri 1,405 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 what a mess! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermind997 102 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 And in the end, it didn't work... I mean yes they probably paid jury and ads but people spoke and they didn't care for the song at all... like no matter how many ads you show to the people if they don't like the song nothing will change that... it may even make people hate the song. Also, betting odds need to be banned for Eurovision... This is proof that they are easily manipulated and sometimes jury votes based on the odds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living 1,583 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Tbh it wasn’t great anyway, don’t know why they thought that would win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanDante 6,238 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Stupid Oreo said: Je Me Cash https://www.google.nl/amp/s/timesofmalta.com/articles/view/je-me-cash-malta-blew-650000-on-eurovision.874813.amp “ More than €650,000 were spent on promoting Malta’s Eurovision Song Contest entry as auditors investigate concerns that taxpayer funds were used to boost Destiny’s odds with bookmakers. Minister Carmelo Abela has ordered an audit of the spend after he received reports that part of the allocated budget for the 10-day event was used to place bets on the Maltese performer. I'm not very good with Social Mediaᵀᴹ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayonetta 9,844 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Honestly I thought the song was great. Besides, Destiny seems really sweet and is only 18, so I'm really hoping she doesn't get harassed for something she likely had no involvement in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewUsername 11,749 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 3 hours ago, BUtterfield 8 said: I literally never heard of this country until today Where are you from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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