Israel’s Eden Golan booed during Eurovision 2024 performance
nme.comEurovision entrant was booed during her live performance on the show last night, while other parts of the audience reacted with cheers.The 68th Eurovision Song Contest took place last night (May 11) in Malmö, Sweden, and was won by Switzerland’s Nemo, whose song ‘The Code’ won the jury vote and came fifth in the public vote.Israel’s entry ‘Hurricane’ by Eden Golan did not score high with the jury, but received one of the highest scores in the public vote.
Her performance came early in the night, and was met with a decidedly mixed reaction from the live audience.As fan footage from inside the room appears to show, there was a somewhat negative reaction from parts of the audience during Golan’s rendition of her song, with cries of “Free Palestine” being audible.
Check out live footage below:Israel booed onstage. #Eurovision2024 pic.twitter.com/aWRMmbnc5z— Emilia Kettle (Journo) (@EmiliaKettle) May 11, 2024The boos for Israel in the arena are HEAVY pic.twitter.com/rsBaJFlIN1— Christopher.
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