The final of the Eurovision 2024 contest has been one of the musical nights of the year once again. The European song contest celebrated its 68th edition in style at the Malmö Arena in Sweden, after several long months of work, production and controversies in various segments, mainly due to the participation of Israel. The constant attacks and murders in Gaza have put Eden Golan in the eye of the storm.
His performance as Hurricane has been accompanied by several boos and whistles throughout the three minutes it lasted on screen. Social networks have been filled with messages both against and in favor, mostly confronting opponents, and the decisive votes have been one of the culminating moments. When the time came, the public ended up expressing themselves in the pavilion.
The moment of the votes began with a great general booing of Martin Österdahl, responsible for the festival, which gave way to the jury’s voting by country. The round began with several consecutive zeros until the three points awarded by Malta, but the moment of greatest tension occurred when Israel itself contributed its points, which lasted a few seconds on the screen.
Finally, their 12 points have fallen on Luxembourg’s side, while the presenters tried to ignore the situation. A few boos could also be heard during the moments in which other countries have given points to Eden Golan, who has been collecting small amounts throughout the representative round. The night, in general for the singer, has been complicated.
On this occasion, the boos and whistles against Golan have been much more evident than in the semifinal he played on Thursday, being heard both at the beginning and at the end of the piece. The applause and cheers from the rest of the Eurofans present in Malmö have also been audible, trying to cover up other people’s criticism. One of the most notorious scenes occurred in the press room, where only the Israeli delegation applauded in the face of silence from the rest of the journalists.
As happened two days ago, social networks have been filled with messages against this performance, with the majority of messages in the Eurovision RTVE tweet asking for the piece to be deleted. The moment of booing has also been immortalized by multiple users on platforms such as
