0 commentsIsraeli singer Eden Golan secured an impressive fifth place in Saturday night’s Eurovision Finale, backed by a strong showing in the popular vote.
As per The Times of Israel, the 20-year-old artist emerged as one of the top contenders to win after qualifying for the finals. Her song “Hurricane” received the second-highest tally in the public vote, but was only 12th overall in the jury vote, leading to her fifth-place finish with 323 points in the televote, trailing only Croatia, which received 337 points and wound up in second place overall.
Join the JBN+ WhatsApp Group“From the very first moment we had one goal, which was to make Israel’s strong voice heard in the world, and I know that we accomplished that goal in a big way,” Golan told Kan News after her exhilarating performance, adding, “I don’t forget for one moment our hostages, and I dedicate my participation in the contest to them!”
During Golan’s performance, boos were reportedly heard amongst the applause, although they were muted by anti-boo technology deployed by the European Broadcasting Union, which stages the contest each year.
Prior to Saturday’s finale, thousands of pro-Hamas demonstrators gathered in central Malmo, waving Palestinian flags and chanting “Eurovision united by genocide” and “Eurovision, you cannot hide, you support genocide,” calling for a boycott of Israel’s participation, according to the report.
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