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Eurovision 2024: Watch the video that “blew up” the flag parade in the last rehearsal

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One of the events that marked Eurovision 2024 was the non-participation of the artists from Greece, Ireland and Switzerland in the flag parade of the last general rehearsal for the final. In fact, Bambie Thug from Ireland did not appear even afterwards, when they had to perform their entry. A video has been released on X, showing what really happened seconds before the tension started behind the scenes.

As it was later said by the artists who decided to protest in this way, it was because members of the Israeli delegation were filming them against their will. In the video uploaded to various X accounts, Eden Golan can be seen standing alone in line for the flag parade to begin, and a few meters away, Marina Satti, Bambie Thug, Nemo, iolanda and Gåte they talk to each other.

Shortly thereafter Bambie Thug started yelling and crying. As for what the video actually shows, we were informed by a member of the Greek mission who was present at the event and had told us that it was essentially something of no importance, since in this area it was not possible to have any requirement for no video recording, since the artists they were waiting next to each other to go on stage for the flag parade and many were filming or making live on their social media.

This was apparently also the reason why the EBU, in its report on what went wrong at Eurovision 2025, did not mention anything about the specific incident, considering Bambie Thug’s complaints to be at least exaggerated.

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Israel: Eden Golan disguised in Malmo!

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Two months after Eurovision, Eden Golan reveals with a social media post, one more unknown aspect of the very different song contest we all experienced in Malmö. The Israeli representative had to disguise herself to get out of the hotel where she was staying in Sweden, revealing the complicated reality of being Israel’s representative in the contest this year.

In an emotional post on social media, Eden Golan revealed the dark side of her Eurovision experience in Malmö, Sweden. The singer, who took fifth place in this year’s competition, uploaded a photo where no one can recognize her at first glance and explains the reasons why she had to disguise herself every time she left the hotel:

I thought a lot about which photo to share and chose a moment that seemed strange and funny at first but no less scary and dangerous. Many people know that we were surrounded by the best security guards to protect our delegation, but they don’t know about those times when I had to disguise myself to avoid being harmed when we went out.

 

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη EDEN GOLAN (@golaneden)

Eden Golan expressed her concern about the strong anti-Semitism that is growing worldwide, but also her hope for a better future.

It is sad that we are back to the time when a Jewish woman had to hide to avoid being hurt…I know better days will come. I pray every day that they will come!

Eden Golan after her victory in Hakokhav Haba, represented Israel at Eurovision 2025 with the song Hurricane, taking fifth place in the final with 375 points, almost all from televoting, where she finished second.

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Eden Golan plays secret gig in London

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Her controversial performance at Eurovision in Malmo earlier this year prompted enormous protests and mean-spirited boos and jeers.

But last week spectators in London had nothing but applause for Israeli Eurovision star Eden Golan, 20, as she was joined on stage in a private performance in London by scores of celebrities including Countdown’s Rachel Riley MBE, Fauda’s Rona-Lee Shimon and Emmerdale’s Louisa Clein.

The secret event – which took place at a theatre in the West End and included performances from an ensemble of A-List stars – raised more than £1 million that will be used to rebuild nurseries that had been destroyed on October 7 in Kibbutz Be’eri.

It was one of the worst affected villages of Hamas’s bloodthirsty attack on Israel – with 120 of its residents being murdered and a further 26 taken hostage during the terrorist group’s murderous rampage.

Titled Letters, Light and Love, the one-time show included performances from world-class British, American and Israeli entertainers including Olivier award-winning actress Dame Maureen Lipman, Will & Grace star Debra Messing, supermodel Bar Refaeli, Israeli artist Michael Aloni, and Booker-winning novelist Howard Jacobson.

The event’s existence, as well as the time and location of the show were kept completely secret due to significant security fears – with just under 1,000 people being personally invited to the performance.

You can watch Eden’s performance HERE

Eden Golan: “Votes in televoting gave hope to our people”

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In her first big interview after Eurovision, Eden Golan talks to The Free Press about her participation in the Eurovision contest, the reactions, the disapproval, the result, but also everything that happened in Malmö.

I was strengthened by the boos

Eden explains that the boos were something she expected and prepared for. But when the first rehearsal with the audience arrived, she realized that she couldn’t hear anything because of the strong reactions.

There were days with more boos. There were people who disapproved but those who applauded passionately.

Ultimately these reactions armed her with energy and passion to carry out her mission in the best possible way.

She was not afraid at any time of the journey

Despite the insults and threats, Eden Golan was not afraid at any point. As she explains, it was her choice to represent Israel in such an intense year.

What annoyed them the most was that I didn’t care at all about their reactions. Whatever they did.

For security issues

To the Polish journalist’s question and to the fact that because of her presence, the rest of the artists were in danger, Eden Golan clarifies that while she thought about not answering, she finally said the obvious. That is to say that the EBU had taken care of everyone’s safety and that she was essentially the one in danger and that is why they had forbidden her from leaving the hotel or the arena.

I didn’t know if we would participate in Eurovision after all

Eden Golan’s only concern throughout the previous period was whether Israel would finally be able to compete in the contest.

I believed that we had to do everything to participate this year and for that I immediately entered the studio to change the lyrics.

I heard the sirens on October 7th but didn’t think it was anything major

On October 7, Eden was at her home in Tel Aviv when the sirens sounded. She didn’t think it was anything important, because it is common for sirens to sound in the country.

I heard the sirens, but I wasn’t worried, because that’s what we’re used to in Israel. I thought Iron Dom would do the job.

I had no expectations for our place in Eurovision

Just taking part was a victory for Eden and her partners, so she had no expectations for the result, although fifth place was ultimately better than she could have imagined.

The support we got from the public vote was so important, so many 12s points. It gave hope to our people.

The performance of October Rain was more difficult

Finally, she said that she will always remember the welcome she received from her compatriots when she returned to Israel. For the performance of October Rain in Tel Aviv, she claimed that emotionally it was much more difficult than the performance of Hurricane in Malmö.

I was shaking when I sang October Rain. It was very difficult emotionally for me.

Eden Golan’s dreams and aspirations for the future include a lot of music. In the coming months, her first full-length album will be released and she is looking forward to being close to her audience with concerts and live performances.

Watch the full interview in the video below:

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What happened at the dress rehearsal before the flag parade and almost blew up the contest!

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About the incident that happened shortly before the flag parade of the last general rehearsal and resulted in Marina Satti, Nemo and Bambie Thug not appearing in it, the head of the Israeli delegation spoke, naturally giving his own version of the events . But for the first time we have a public position on the incident in question, even from one side of those involved.

According to Yoav Tsafir, head of the Israeli delegation to Eurovision 2024, the incident in question happened shortly before the start of the flag parade, at the midday general rehearsal of the final. While all the artists were backstage waiting to come out for the flag parade the following happened:

The singers are standing in line before the parade of flags, Eden was also standing there, next to her was her stylist, preparing her for the performance – and right next to her was the Greek representative, crying: “The Israelis are harassing me, these bastards are writing horrible things about me on social media for what I did (yawn)” and everyone comforted her. For a moment the stylist looked at her and smiled, then Marina Satti raised her middle finger to him. The stylist kept smiling, took out a camera and took a picture of her. Then Bambie Thug lost it and started screaming loudly at the Israeli delegation: “We want peace and you’re bothering us”!

We remind you that subsequently the artists from Greece, Ireland and Switzerland did not appear in the flag parade, while Bambie Thug from Ireland did not sing at all, instead broadcasting a video of her performance in the semi-final.

As we point out at the beginning of the article, this is the first public statement about what happened in the disputed incident. Of course, we will await the placement of the other side with interest.

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Source: Switzerland Calling

Israel: Eden originally intended to finish her appearance with the hostage pin!

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The head of the Israeli delegation, Yoav Tsafir, revealed a lot of interesting things during his interview yesterday. In addition to what he said about everything that was happening behind the scenes of the competition, he revealed that the original thought was for Eden Golan at the end of her appearance in the final, to display the yellow bow pin, a symbol of support for the return of the hostages, Hamas still holds.

Yoav Tsafir gave his own version of everything that dynamized behind the scenes this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. But apart from these, he mentioned that the Israeli delegation originally intended for Eden Golan to complete her appearance in the final with the pin-symbol of the abductees.

But in the end they decided to respect the regulations and the EBU, which from the beginning was in favor of Israel’s participation. In fact, Yoav Tsafir reports on this:

Finally, there is next year. The EBU was in favor of our participation and I thought we should play by the rules. The Swedes appreciated it…

Eden Golan returning to Israel sang the original version of Hurricane at a rally in Tel Aviv for the return of the hostages, performing October Rain live for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKyIApcNemQ

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Source: Switzerland Calling

Israel: The head of delegation’s response to everything that happened at Eurovision 2024!

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For everything that happened behind the scenes of Eurovision 2024, Yoav Tsafir, head of the Israeli delegation to the contest, gave his own answers.

Yoav Tsafir, who has a lot of experience with the competition, having accompanied Israeli delegations for at least eight years, argued that the source of the tension and all the drama that unfolded behind the scenes of this year’s contest was Israel’s rise to second place in the betting and the possibility of Eden Golan winning Eurovision 2024.

He first described how the members of the Israeli delegation were wearing tracking bracelets so that the security accompanying them knew where they were at all times. The hosts had prohibited them from traveling outside the hotel.

Some of the delegations of the other countries demanded not to be filmed with Eden Golan, while journalists from Israel were not allowed to photograph them either.

Relations between the Israeli delegation and some other delegations deteriorated rapidly immediately after the end of the semi-final, when Hurricane moved into second place in the betting.

Suddenly they started a competition, who will be more aggressive against Israel.

Also according to his words, several judges who are members of the national juries were instructed to rate Israel low, which is proven by the difference in the score of the juries and the television audience.

Finally, when on the day of the final the organizers decided to remove the Israeli delegation from the rest and put it in a dressing room away from the rest, Yoav Tsafir replied:

The last time they seperated the Jews in Europe like this was in 1939.

The above is the Israeli version of what happened behind the scenes of this year’s contest, which stigmatized it in the worst way.

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Israel: Eden Golan performs October Rain for the first time

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In a rally that took place in the center of Tel Aviv and is organized by the relatives and victims of those kidnapped by Hamas, with a request for their return, Eden Golan was present and in front of a crowd of people she performed for the first time the original version of the song with which she represented Israel in Eurovision 2024. Read more

Breaking News: Alessandra withdrew from being the Norwegian spokesperson!

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Alessandra Mele was scheduled to hand out points on behalf of Norway during tonight’s final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Now, however, Dagbladet has confirmed that she is withdrawing from that task.

Channel host Ingvild Helljesen takes over the task.

Source: Dagbladet

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Eurovision 2024: EBU in crisis meeting! | Joost Klein stopped from rehearsing this afternoon!

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As you read in one of our previous articles, one of the big favorites, Dutch Joost Klein, didn’t show up at the rehearsal for the Eurovision final earlier today.

Svergies Radio’s Carolina Norén, reported from within the press centre that the EBU is currently in a crisis meeting investigating an incident they say occurred yesterday.

She mentioned that she could actually see towards the Dutch box where Joost Klein is supposed to be and the Dutch delegation is waiting for a decision.

She also asked the Israeli delegation briefly, if they had reported anything but they denied anything like that. It was at yesterday’s press conference that it was noticed that Joost Klein had the Dutch flag on him.

Last night, when the Israeli participant Eden Golan received a critical question regarding security concerns on this year’s contest, and the moderators interrupted and said she wouldn’t need to respond, Joost then asked, why not? But this is unclear that the Dutch favourite was stopped from performing earlier for that reason.

According to information to SVT, a physical confrontation has occurred between the artist and a photographer.

So we have to wait for an official statement from the EBU and hope that things clear up a bit. Joost Klein is still in the arena, the Netherlands delegation is sitting and waiting for a decision.

Source: Sveriges Radio/SVT

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