Irish contestant, originally from Macroom, Co Cork, ended their performance by saying ‘love will always triumph hate’
Bambie, a London-based, non-binary artist originally from Co Cork, said “love will always triumph hate” at the end of their performance in the Malmö Arena in Sweden .
, saying: “Dear Coven, There was a situation while we were waiting to go to stage for the flag parade rehearsal which I felt needed urgent attention from the EBU – the EBU have taken this matter seriously and we have been in a discussion about what action needs to be taken. This year’s competition has been mired in controversy with Israel performing amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Israel’s act, Eden Golan, finished fifth but audible boos were heard over the live broadcast during her performance. Israel received a massive boost to their score as the results of the public vote were read out – they were awarded 323 points, briefly putting them on the top spot.
Back in Ireland, a large crowd people gathered in Bambie’s hometown of Macroom to watch their performance on a big screen in the town square.Ireland’s previous best result this century was in 2000 when Eamonn Toal competed with his song Millennium of Love and also came sixth.It comes after Klein missed two scheduled dress rehearsals on Friday while an investigation into an alleged incident was carried out.
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