The 68th Eurovision Song Contest has been underway since last Tuesday in Malmö, Sweden. RTVE and the other public television channels have been preparing for months for this week of music and high flying at the Malmö Arena with the intention of winning the crystal microphone. However, this contest is never free of controversy, and one of the most frequent is alleged plagiarism.
One of the scenes of the night occurred during Belgium’s performance, when Mustii performed the song Because The Party’s Over. However, one of the moments of the heartfelt interpretation has remained in the memory of more than one Spanish viewer. And the Belgian artist has used a resource that could already be seen at the Benidorm Fest in 2023 with Agoney and her song titled Quiero arder.
Dressed in red from head to toe, the former Operación Triunfo contestant used a complete set of microphones to decorate the stage. An element that could also be seen this Thursday night during the outing on the Mustii stage. Spanish social networks have echoed this parallel immediately, another identical one with the also Spanish Ana Mena, with multiple messages posted through X (Twitter), Elon Musk’s platform.
“Many blows to the chest with the Benidorm Fest and you forget something important, María: the scenery of Agoney for Belgium,” one user pointed out to another after confirming that Spain was the only representative with three candidates in Malmö, including the cameo from Chanel. “Ahhh, about the microphones… We already know that Agoney couldn’t do it last year… and it is also confirmed that she is ahead of everything that is going to be a trend. “Me, with Belgium this year,” read another response.
However, the night was not without controversy due to Israel’s participation. Belgian public television has begun tonight’s broadcast with a strong message, directed directly at Israel for its actions in recent months. “We condemn the violations of the Israeli state. Israel is destroying freedom of the press. That is why we are momentarily interrupting the broadcast,” read a poster on a black background broadcast on VRT1 in the moments before the start of the gala.
Eden Golan’s performance, in the eyes of viewers at home, has passed without major complications. However, many social media users have noticed certain strangenesses with the number presented by the Israeli. From canned applause to unusual large silences in the middle of the song, in addition to several boos being noticed below the various applauses that ended up occurring in the Malmö Arena.
