Viewers of the international song contest “Eurovision” accused the show’s organizers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), of fake applause. In this respect reports Metro edition.
On the social network Other users who attended the Golan speech in Malmö, Sweden, posted videos in which some audience members can be heard howling and booing in disapproval of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.
The EBU denied rumors of fake applause.
“As with all major television projects where viewers interact, the SVT channel is working on on-air audio to equalize the volume for television viewers. This is done solely to achieve the most balanced sound for the audience; and SVT does not censor the audience’s noise,” the organizers assured, adding that they support the different views of the audience combined with the music.
Eden Golan advanced to the final Eurovision is on May 9. Golan spent his childhood in Russia. She was allowed to enter the competition after reworking the text of the Hurricane (“Hurricane”) due to initial political references. Nearly 10,000 people, including activist Greta Thunberg, protested her appearance in the final.
In addition to Israel, representatives from Latvia, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia qualified to participate in the finals.
Formerly in the State Duma statedHe said it was impossible to ban Eurovision because bans “create desire”.