Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 sparked much controversy. There were numerous calls for a boycott, and during the event, some artists made a point of showing their support for Palestine in the ongoing conflict between the two countries. The organizers rigorously enforced the rules to keep politics at bay. Bambie Thug, representing […]
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The detailed results of Italy’s televote in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 have been officially revealed – including the percentages of votes for each song. As a Big 5 country, Italy only voted in the final and the second semi-final. In both cases, the public chose to award 12 points to Israel and the […]
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Carola was a special guest at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 and was not pleased with what she saw from the audience. The boos directed at Eden Golan for representing Israel were clearly audible in the Malmö Arena, due to the general disagreement regarding the country’s participation because of the conflict in Gaza. In addition […]
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Shortly after the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024, the full results, including those of the semi-finals, were revealed. In the first semi-final, Croatia (Baby Lasagna, Rim Tim Dagi Tim) took the victory with 177 points… just four more than Ukraine, which placed second with the song Teresa & Maria by alyona alyona […]
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The vice-president of the Spanish government is against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024. Yolanda Díaz criticizes the actions of Israel in the Gaza conflict, which many consider to be a completely disproportionate response to Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. In a post on social media X cited by the EFE […]
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Controversy in Italy. This Thursday, the Italian broadcaster RAI apparently revealed the results of the country’s televote in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024. The rules dictate that this is not allowed, but RAI 2’s broadcast showed, at the end of the show, the alleged voting percentages that each country received. […]
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Israel managed to qualify for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 this Thursday with the song Hurricane by Eden Golan, but even so, the participation is still under strong criticism. The country is in an armed conflict with Hamas and Palestine, following the attacks it suffered last October. This generates many criticisms from people […]
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Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 continues to make headlines. Now, more than 200 Portuguese artists are calling for the exclusion of that country from the competition. At this moment, Israeli participation is confirmed: the song Hurricane by Eden Golan was officially released this Sunday. However, the actions in the armed conflict […]
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After the controversies, Israel’s song for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 was finally released. Eden Golan performs Hurricane. Up to this point, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) rejected two submissions by the Israeli broadcaster, Kan, due to the allegedly politicized nature of the lyrics – referring to Hamas’ attacks on October 7th. Hurricane is […]
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Doubts about Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 have been dispelled. After controversies regarding the lyrics of two proposed songs, Hurricane has been validated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The performer is Eden Golan. The organization announced in a statement quoted by the BBC: “The EBU can confirm that the official submission […]
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