Chaotic build-up to Eurovision as final approaches

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68996532

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26 comments

  1. > However, French contestant Slimane broke with protocol during the final dress rehearsal on Saturday afternoon, by interrupting his song to make an impassioned speech.

    > “Everybody, I just need to say something,” he told the audience. “Every artist here want[s] to sing about love and sing about peace. We need to be united by music, yes, but with love for peace.

    > “United by music, yes, but with love for peace,” he repeated. “Thank you so much. Thank you Europe.”

    > The statement itself may have broken Eurovision’s rules on making political statements.

    > The BBC has contacted the EBU, which organises the contest, to ascertain whether Slimane could be sanctioned

    BBC fighting the good fight against peace. /s

  2. Not my cup of tea, but this year I might watch just for the absolute shitshow… and the event hasnt even started yet

  4. Lmao this is just golden

    Song wise I prefer Croatia but I’m tempted to vote Israel just to make a statement

    And the utter shitshow that would follow

  5. They have made it a toxic shits how by putting Israel above everyone else.

    Just like they do for all our Western institutions (Undermining the UN, ICJ, etc etc)

  7. If other countries keep falling off, UK has a good chance of winning this year.

  9. This is another way of gaining audience.

    The number of people watching will break all records.

  10. “Hey Dee, Eurovision is supposed to a shit show this year.”

    “I don’t care!”

    “Shit, I don’t care either.”

  11. I was gonna watch due to the Netherlands finally sending some gabber to the competition. With Joost out, it’s not interesting anymore. Loved his track

  12. I’m mindblown by how much hatred Israel is getting.

    Y’all western women would be s3x slaved and gays get their heads cut by the so called peaceful Palestine.

  15. It’s sad how much politics poisoned this contest. Not that it wasn’t already as political as it could get, mind you, but the air around it this year is just _unbearable_.

    Drama after drama, all the harassment and the toxicity thrown around at everyone… I don’t know how people can stomach it. It’s exhausting.

    This is a complete shitshow and I’m glad I sat this one out, this time.

  16. Before this turns into a worse shitshow than it already is, I just want to say I like Croatia’s entry. Meow.

  18. The insane part is that the same contestants that hate Israel so much (Joost from NL, Bambie thug and the swiss guy for example) can’t even walk in the streets of Gaza, while looking the way they do, because they would’ve been hung in the city square in within like 30 minutes max.

  20. Sweden: “Our 12 points go to: Israel!”

    *Distant explosions*

  21. Remember that happy time when nobody gave a flying f*ck about Eurovision ?

  24. Watching it right now. Looks like all the drama is going on social media only. The show goes on as usual.

  25. I will remind you when full Joost story will be released.
    You can pm me with apology

  26. The only eurovision song I can remember in the last 10 years was that Ukrainian, Stefania song. Most of it is just boring balads that sound like they were generated by a crummy AI modelbfrom a few years ago.

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