A Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before Saturday’s final over a backstage incident.
WATCH: Every May, Europeans unite to cheer on their own, or favourite, countries in the historical Eurovision Song Contest. What is Eurovision ? An international song competition organized by the European Broadcasting Union , which sees singers and musical acts from a host of countries vie for the number one spot. This year, however, the beloved event is shrouded in controversy.
Klein, a 26-year-old Dutch singer and rapper, had been a favourite of both bookmakers and fans with his song “Europapa.” Tensions and nerves were palpable in the hours before the final, where 25 acts — narrowed from 37 entrants by two semifinal runoffs — are due to perform three-minute songs in front of a live audience of thousands and an estimated 180 million viewers around the world.Several artists were absent from the Olympics-style artists’ entrance at the start of the final dress rehearsal, though all but Ireland’s Bambie Thug went on to perform.
The offstage drama is overshadowing a competition whose entries range from emotional to eccentric. They include the goofy 1990s nostalgia of Finland’s Windows95man, who emerges from a giant onstage egg wearing very little clothing. Bambie Thug summons witchy spirits onstage and has brought a scream coach to Malmo, while Spain’s Nebulossa boldly reclaims a term used as a slur on women in “Zorra.
Israeli singer Eden Golan has shot up the odds since performing the power ballad, now titled “Hurricane,” in Thursday’s semifinal. Golan faced some booing at dress rehearsals, but was voted into the final by viewers around the world.Hailey Bieber pregnant, expecting 1st baby with Justin BieberPro-Palestinian protesters argue that Israel shouldn’t be allowed to take part amid a war that has killed almost 35,000 Palestinians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
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