Eurovision fans expressed shock as fan favourites Malta and Belgium failed to make it through Thursday's semi-final show in a shock result.
Although both songs were well received by the crowd in Malmo, Sweden, they failed to get enough votes to qualify for the final. 'How the hell did Malta not quality whhile Latvia and Estonia went throgh? She literally put a show on'... 'Press F to pay respect to Belgium, you tried your best.' It comes after Golan was ordered to stay in her hotel room earlier today by her country's national security agency as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters called for her to be excluded from the competition.
'Just like in all major TV productions with an audience, SVT work on the broadcast sound to even out the levels for TV viewers,' a statement from the Eurovision organisers, including Swedish host broadcaster SVT, said. It was reported earlier that Israel's national security agency Shin Bet had warned Golan not to leave her hotel room except for performances because Malmo was anticipating the wave of pro- Palestinian demonstrations.
Other banners displayed messages including 'welcome to Genocide song contest' and 'stop using Eurovision to whitewash Israeli crimes'. Eden Golan of Israel celebrates gaining a place in the final during the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo Bags are being checked and visitors are only allowed to bring in small purses, with organisers concerned political demonstrations could take place in the crowd.
Another person, who posted a video of boos raining down on the singer, added: 'The atmosphere was so uncomfortable.' The 20-year-old singer says she hopes her performance will help to unite people, and she has remained defiant in the build up to the semi-final. Footage showed members of the crowd booing and shouting during Eden Golan's performance on Wednesday night
At the protests in Malmo, Rory Flynn, 27, from Kildare, told the PA news agency he is from the Eurovision Irish fan club. 'OK, it was originally called October Rain and now it's called Hurricane, you can see there, it's the same melody; the lyrics have been changed at the request of the EBU , but it is the same song.
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