Yesterday the first Eurovision semi-final was held in Malmö, which revealed the top ten classified countries that will perform next Saturday alongside Sweden (host country) and the Big Five (Spain, France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom). .
After a few moments of tension, nervousness and expectation, the presenters of the contest announced the list of those selected by the public: Serbia, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Ireland, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovenia, Portugal and Luxembourg.
One of the most striking performances of the night was that of Ireland, a country that presented a dark proposal with pop touches that made millions of viewers vibrate. It should be noted that hundreds of fans praised the realization (and staging) of the performance, which was devised by a Spaniard named Sergio Jaén.
In a matter of a few days, Bambie Thug’s candidacy has become one of the big favorites to win the coveted crystal microphone. When their qualification was announced, the Irish team were genuinely excited to have the opportunity to perform in the grand final on Saturday.
Once the gala was over, the artists gave a joint press conference to share their feelings. At that moment, a journalist asked Bambie about an alleged pro-Palestinian makeup that she would have had to remove on orders from the EBU. Far from dodging the question, Thug answered bluntly: ”I am a person in favor of freedom and justice, but the EBU has forced me to withdraw from my proposal the messages I had in which I asked for a ceasefire and freedom for Palestine.
According to what has been learned, the makeup included the words Saor Don Phalaistin (Freedom for Palestine) and Ceasefire (Ceasefire) on the face. Both messages were written in Ogham, a Celtic language used by the druids.
As expected, hundreds of users on the network have shown their support for the non-binary gender performer and have denounced the poor treatment of the EBU towards artists who want to freely position themselves on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is causing so much international noise. .
It should be noted that the singer Eric Saade came out to give the opening show of the event with a Palestinian scarf on his arm, another gesture that has been harshly criticized by the EBU, which quickly released a statement and removed the performance from the official social networks of the event. music contest.
