Croatia, Israel and Switzerland remain the bookmakers’ favorites
Croatia (Baby Lasagna), Israel (Eden Golan) and Switzerland (Nemo) remain, less than an hour from the final in Malmö, the big favorites of bookmakers and fans.
The disqualification of the candidate from the Netherlands, Joost Klein, due to “a threatening movement” by the artist
We know more about the reasons which pushed the Eurovision organization to exclude the Dutch candidate, Joost Klein, from the competition this Saturday. According to Avrotros, the Eurovision broadcaster in the Netherlands, the 26-year-old artist with the peroxide wig became angry after being filmed even though he had asked “several times” not to be filmed. His request not having been respected, he allegedly made “a threatening movement” towards the camera, even if Avrotros assures that “Joost did not touch the camerawoman”.
The broadcaster, who explains being “disappointed and upset”, once again condemned this exclusion, judging it “heavy and disproportionate”.
The order of appearance of the candidates finally known
It’s going to be a long evening! The organizers of Eurovision revealed the order of appearance of the candidates at the end of the afternoon. Slimane, the representative of France, will perform in 25th and penultimate position. Enough to place his performance around 11:10 p.m., according to The Parisian .
‘We need to be united’: France’s candidate Slimane interrupts his song and gives a speech for peace
Slimane, France’s Eurovision candidate, interrupted his song during final rehearsals for the competition this afternoon, and launched into a speech for peace. “When I was a child, I dreamed of making music. I dreamed of becoming a singer and singing for peace (…) We need to be united in love and peace” , declared the 34-year-old singer.
A new demonstration for Gaza and against Israel’s participation in Eurovision
Several hundred people gathered again this Saturday in the Swedish city of Malmö in support of Palestine and against the participation of Eden Golan, the Israeli candidate, in the singing competition.
The impressive security system around Israeli candidate Eden Golan
Bodyguards, limited travel… the impressive security system around Israeli candidate Eden Golan
Who are the favorites to win the competition?
Croatia, Switzerland, Israel… who are the favorites to win the competition?
Who is Eden Golan, the Israeli candidate under fire from critics?
Childhood in Russia, mother of Ukrainian origin… who is Eden Golan, the Israeli candidate under fire from critics?
Dutch candidate excluded following ‘incident’
Dutch candidate Joost Klein excluded following ‘incident’, Dutch broadcaster says ‘shocked’
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the Eurovision final
The final of the famous European tele-hook begins this Saturday, May 11 at 9 p.m. To watch it, go to France 2 at 8:58 p.m. sharp, to follow the event live with commentary by the duo Laurence Boccolini – Stéphane Bern.