I remember when I was watching ESC in the mid 2000s to mid 2010s especially, there was lots of bloc voting between neighbors or countries that are culturally/ethnically similar.

Nordics/Scandinavians voting for each other, Balkans voting for each other, Baltics voting for each other, Francophones voting for each other, Belgium and Netherlands voting for each other, Eastern Euros voting for each other, Romania and Moldova voting for each other, Greece and Cyprus voting for each other, Azerbaijan and Turkey voting for each other, UK and Ireland voting for each other, Armenia and Georgia voting for each other, Portugal and Spain voting for each other were common patterns especially when it came to giving their 12 votes iirc.

However, I think especially the Eurovisions in the 2020s so far have largely eliminated bloc voting when I look at votes now. I think in recent years, more and more people have started voting for whatever song they genuinely like and not being biased for their neighbors only. I am aware that political conflicts in the 2020s also affected people's voting patterns also.

Lots of people from all around Europe voted for and rooted for Baby Lasagna and Kaarija indiscriminately because they really liked their song for example. (I know the difference between the jury vote and televote but still I thought this was cool to see)

What do you guys think? Do you think the ESC has overcome bloc voting? I think compared to the 2000s and 2010s, it definitely made progress