With a long track record of international spats and political statements, rows have become a familiar part of the show
song contest has been increasingly overshadowed by protests over Israel’s participation during its continuing war in Gaza. But controversy has often followed the international singing competition. Here are some notable previous Eurovision rows.in Lisbon during a performance of the UK entry Storm by SuRie, and yelled: “Nazis of the UK media, we demand freedom.” He was later identified as a man who had previously tried to disrupt broadcasts of the National Television Awards and The Voice.
Georgia’s entry in 2009, when the country attempted to send a song called I Don’t Wanna Put In by Stephane and 3G. It was deemed to be a derogatory reference to Russia’s president.by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority after the band produced Syrian flags during a performance of their song, which was about an Israeli woman from a kibbutz having an affair with a man from Damascus.During the 1970s, Greece and Turkey staged tit-for-tat boycotts.
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