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Switzerland's Nemo has claimed the Eurovision trophy, becoming the first nonbinary winner in the contest's history.Organizers made a plea for the crowd not to boo any artists ahead of the contest, but there were audible jeers from parts of the crowd as Golan performed on Saturday night, while others cheered her on. The crowd also booed the contest's head, Martin Österdahl.
“I actually think that ended up being a wonderful gateway for a lot of Americans who maybe had heard about it.” If they remain ahead, Nemo could be the first nonbinary artist in Eurovision history to win the contest. After results from all 37 countries are revealed, it's time for the public vote results to be revealed — confirming the artist who has won.MALMÖ, Sweden — It’s Eurovision tradition that a winning artist performs again the following year, so Loreen will be performing a medley of her winning song, “Tattoo,” and her new single “Forever.”
Following some clips of ABBA members reminiscing about their success, 1991 Swedish winner Carola, 1999 Swedish winner Charlotte Perrelli, and 2014 Austrian winner Conchita Wurst are in the arena to sing ABBA’s winning song “Waterloo.”MALMÖ, Sweden — A broken up Swedish disco band whose name starts with “A”? It’s Alcazar, of course.
First up is a reunion for the Swedish disco group Alcazar, before last year's winner Loreen is set to appear and reprise her winning track"Tattoo." They told NBC News that the song “definitely stems from a lot of nonbinary joy” and is “a very empowering song to sing onstage,” though they also feel vulnerable singing it.
And it continued with massive pre-parties across Europe. Thousands of fans turned out in Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Barcelona and elsewhere to get their first glimpse at this year’s contestants and see performances from previous acts. “They listed all my ideas and did those like 10 times more crazy, and I had to push them down all the time,” he said, adding they wanted him “fully naked without any shirt, anything. And I was like, no, no, no, this is not my character anymore. Like this goes too — this is too much.”“We were doing this for art. And we can be really relaxed,” he said. “We have nothing to lose — absolutely nothing to lose.
Alexander has spoken about facing criticism for choosing to remain in Eurovision, amid boycott calls over Israel’s participation in the competition. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS confirmed that YouTuber and makeup guru Nikkie de Jager will no longer hand out the country's points during the voting sequence later this evening, after the disqualification of Dutch entrant Joost Klein.
“So, it’s kind of that two sides of you. The one that’s trying to find motivation to go through the episode that you’re going through and the other one is struggling. And then yeah, it’s kind of like a dance between these two.”He said “my first movement is like this kicking, and I can’t, I don’t want to dance but I have to dance. This very powerful thing for me is the highlight probably of the song, I just kind of let go of everything.
Fans cheer at the start of the Eurovision final at a rooftop viewing party in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday.Eurovision has a strong following in Israel, however, and the nation has won the contest on four occasions and hosted three times. “I remember the first word we said when they asked us how do you want the show to be and we said ‘Super Bowl.’ Think big, you know?”MALMÖ, Sweden — Despite a plea from organizers not to boo competing artists, audible booing could be heard inside the arena, as well as some cheers, when Israel's Eden Golan emerged carrying her nation's flag during the parade of participating artists.
In an interview in Malmö this week, John Stenersen, who plays key harp in Gåte, told NBC News that “it’s kind of weird to see your fingers but the sound doesn’t come from your instrument. But it looks correct. The right timing and everything.” But a show that has become compulsory annual viewing for many has more humble beginnings as an attempt to heal the wounds of post-World War II Europe, while also achieving the technological marvel of beaming live television pictures into countries across the continent.
Most Eurovision winners do not find global fame — but some go on to distinguish themselves in other ways outside the contest. Ruslana, who won for Ukraine in 2004 with “Wild Dances,” later became an MP and a leading voice in the country’s pro-European movement, while Russia was reported to have declared Ukraine’s 2016 winner Jamala a wanted woman last year over her advocacy amid the war in Ukraine.currently favor a Croatia victory, but as with any live performance, anything can happen.
Eight of this year’s performers are part of the LGBTQ community, including three who identify as nonbinary, marking a new queer milestone in the long-running high-drama annual contest that’s often called “Queer Christmas” by superfans., whose song “The Code” is an anthem to their acceptance of their nonbinary identity, and is a strong contender to take the top prize at Saturday’s final.
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