Irish singer Bambie Thug row with Eurovision deepens after pro-Palestine star accuses bosses of 'not supporting them' after Israeli TV branded their semi-final performance as 'Satanic'

Bambie Thug has slammed the Eurovision Song Contest organisers, claiming they did not enactment them after Israeli TV branded their semi-final show 'Satanic'.

The 'ouji pop' prima secured a sixth spot decorativeness successful Ireland's archetypal expansive last of the euphony lawsuit since 2018, 1 spot down Israel's Eden Golan, whose introduction sparked choler from pro-Palestine protesters amid the warfare successful Gaza.

Bambie, who has been outspoken astir their pro-Palestine views, accused the Israeli broadcaster, Kan, of a regularisation interruption and said they person been waiting to perceive backmost from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) astir what enactment would beryllium taken.

On Tuesday, a commentator connected Kan warned viewers that Bambie's show of their song, Doomsday Blue, would beryllium 'the astir scary' of the night, involving 'a batch of spells and achromatic magic and acheronian clothing, Satanic symbols, and voodoo dolls'. He added that Bambie liked to 'speak negatively astir Israel'.

Bambie, who describes herself arsenic a 'queer witch', told journalists successful the property centre that Kan 'incited unit against maine twice, 3 times', and that their squad had brought it up to the EBU, but that the organiser had inactive not responded.

'[The EBU] waited to the past minute, we inactive haven't gotten connection backmost to us, allowed america to beryllium scapegoats, allowed america to beryllium the spokesperson for lasting up for ourselves,' Bambie said.

The melodramatic improvement comes aft Bambie missed their formal rehearsal, saying that a 'situation' required 'urgent attention' from the EBU but giving nary further details. 

Bambie went connected to accidental astatine the property conference: 'Behind the scenes you don't cognize the magnitude of unit and the magnitude of enactment that we person been doing to alteration things and I'm truthful arrogant for Nemo for winning.

'I conscionable privation to accidental we are what Eurovision, the EBU is not what the Eurovision, the EBU is what makes this, f*** them, the EBU I don't adjacent attraction anymore.' 

'I'm truthful arrogant that each of america are successful the apical 10 that person been warring for this s*** down the scenes. Because it's been truthful hard and I'm truthful arrogant of us.'

They besides called it 'stressful' and said what the makes the contention is the 'the assemblage down it, the emotion and the powerfulness and the enactment of each of america is what is making change'.

They added of Kan: 'The broadcaster has disobeyed the rules and I anticipation adjacent twelvemonth they won't beryllium capable to vie due to the fact that of that.' 

The EBU said successful a connection regarding the Kan commentary: 'We've spoken to KAN, the Israeli broadcaster, astir this substance and reiterated the value of each commentators respecting each the artists taking portion successful the contention and abiding by the rules and regulations of the event.' 

In what has been labelled the astir chaotic contention successful Eurovision history, Marina Satti of Greece and Nemo of Switzerland, who went connected to win, missed the emblem parade.

Satti sparked choler connected Friday aft she pretended to autumn dormant portion Israel's Eden Golan was speaking astatine a property conference.

Then past night, she was reportedly among a radical which included representatives from Greece, Ireland and Switzerland who had a disagreement with Itay Bezaleli, Golan's stylist implicit being filmed. 

'The Greek yelled astatine me, 'Don't film!' and flipped maine off,' Bezaleli said successful a now-deleted societal media post, according to Ynet. 'Even though I wasn't the lone 1 filming, she singled maine out.'

Following the incident, Bezaleli was removed from the arena, the Israeli quality tract reports. He aboriginal returned to the event.

The Israeli broadcasting corp reported that astatine the organizers' request, 'the Israeli delegation was moved to a antithetic country wrong the delegation area.'

Israeli representatives reportedly said that the determination was designed to region their squad from the Irish delegation, though it was not explained why.

Ireland attracted the apical 12 constituent allocation from the Australian assemblage vote, arsenic good arsenic a 10 from the UK assemblage arsenic portion of a full of 136 from the wide assemblage vote, but yet failed to drawback eventual victor Switzerland's Nemo. 

Irish premier Simon Harris congratulated Bambie for a 'stunning show and circuit de unit astatine Eurovision 2024'.

'They performed with passion, stopped america successful our tracks and did america proud. The eruption of applause successful the stadium astatine the extremity of Ireland's show spoke for itself,' helium said successful a statement.

'Congratulations to Switzerland connected the triumph and good done to Sweden for hosting different showstopper. Thank you to our closest philharmonic state successful Europe - Australia - for our lone douze points!

'It's Bambie Thug's nighttime arsenic acold arsenic we're concerned.

'Well done Bambie.'

Earlier, TV presenter Graham Norton, who is providing commentary for BBC coverage, said the singer, who performed with their opus Doomsday Blue, is 'tipped to bash highly well'.

He said: 'I'm not a parent, but I mightiness pass you that younger kids, I mean seriously, mightiness find this adjacent show a small spot frightening.'

He added: 'Bambie Thug, specified a large performer and Ireland person done a precise bully occupation of accumulation this twelvemonth and this is tipped to bash highly well.'

Irish fans feared their enactment mightiness not marque it to the signifier aft they pulled retired of the emblem parade rehearsal.

Bambie took to Instagram yesterday to explicate their reasons: 'Dear Coven, There was a concern portion we were waiting to spell to signifier for the emblem parade rehearsal which I felt needed urgent attraction from the EBU – the EBU person taken this substance earnestly and we person been successful a treatment astir what enactment needs to beryllium taken.

'This means I person missed my formal rehearsal – I americium truly atrocious to the fans that person travel to spot me.

'I anticipation to spot you connected the signifier tonight.'

Ireland's introduction went connected to execute connected Saturday evening, and appeared connected signifier with the words 'crown the witch', successful Ogham medieval script, connected their body.

The singer, who uses the pronouns they/them and has go the archetypal Irish qualifier since 2018, has antecedently criticised Israel's representative, Eden Golan, competing successful the contest.

Ahead of the final, Bambie said successful an Instagram story: 'I person raised aggregate complaints to the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) regarding instances I person experienced this week.

'Earlier contiguous they confirmed to my delegation successful beforehand of others that Kan's commentator had breached the rules of behaviour during the Eurovision semi-final.

'I person been patiently waiting to perceive what enactment is acceptable to beryllium taken by the EBU pursuing this regularisation break.

'I person since seen a connection by EBU director-general Noel Curran which contradicts this earlier confirmation.

'I americium inactive waiting for an authoritative update from the EBU.

'I anticipation to spot you connected the signifier tonight.'

In response, a spokesperson for the Israeli broadcaster Kan said: 'We privation everyone the champion of luck tonight.'

The organisers of Eurovision said: 'Bambie Thug did not execute successful formal rehearsal 3 and the footage of their show successful formal rehearsal 2 was utilized successful its place.

'They missed the formal rehearsal owed to a concern that is presently being discussed with the EBU and opus contention organisers.'

Kan and the EBU has been contacted for comment.