The Czech representative Aiko failed in the Eurovision semi-finals, the Israeli did

Commercial presentation Update: 05/09/2024 23:52
Issued by: 05/09/2024, 23:52

Malmö – Singer Aiko representing the Czech Republic in the Eurovision TV song contest did not advance to the finals. During today’s second semi-final evening in Malmö, Sweden, on the other hand, the Israeli Eden Golan succeeded, whose participation in the competition caused protests and strict security measures. Press agencies inform about it.

Places in Saturday’s final were secured by the favored representatives of the Netherlands and Switzerland. Golan probably attracted the most attention with her song Hurricane. because of whose participation in the competition, approximately 10,000 people protested in the streets of the Swedish city, rejecting the current Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip. A numerically smaller group of supporters of Israel gathered at another location. Therefore, due to the planned demonstrations and fears of violence, police officers from all over Sweden were called to Malmö, who were also reinforced by security forces from neighboring Denmark and Norway. When entering the arena where the competition took place, visitors were awaited by checks similar to those at the airport.

In addition to the aforementioned trio, representatives of Latvia, Austria, Norway, Greece, Estonia, Georgia and Armenia reached the finals. A total of 26 countries will compete in Saturday’s final.

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