European Broadcasting Union ‘regrets’ that some delegations did not respect the rules
Irish Eurovision participant Bambie Thug was among those who criticised the event organiser, the European Broadcasting Union. Photograph: Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Imagesorganisers have said it is a matter of regret that some delegations did not respect the rules of the song contest which concluded on Saturday night.
“The thing that makes us contestants, the community behind it, the love and the power and the support of all of us is what’s making change. The world has spoken, the queers are coming, non-binaries for the f**king win, and I am so proud.”, was another source of controversy. Lithuanian entrant Silvester Belt described following Israel in the grand final as a “traumatic experience”, adding:Going after that country, with the crowd being so intense, was one of the worst things I had to go through.
Other Eurovision members complained that the Israeli delegation was going around filming them without their permission and there was even a row over the banning of the “The EBU’s governing bodies will, together with the heads of delegations, review the events surrounding the ESC in Malmö to move forward in a positive way and to ensure the values of the event are respected by everyone.”almost doubled its viewership for the competition, helped by the presence of an Irish entrant making the final for the first time since 2018.
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