This year's Eurovision is filled with many events and protests by people who are pro-Palestinian, which did not stop the marches in Malmö, Sweden. On the other hand, Dutch competitor Joost Klein was kicked out after intimidating a female staff member.

Earlier, the contestant representing Israel, Eden Golan, was also forced to change the lyrics of the song, as it mentioned fragments from the October 7 event, when Hamas attacked Israel. Golan, 20, is forced to stay in extremely high security and is guarded by armed bodyguards. In the same way, she will perform during today's evening. Due to its presence, the entire city is under strict security measures. Eurovision has also faced a lot of criticism, since it did not exclude Israel from the competition. The protesters, under many slogans, among them "Eurovision, united by genocide", have reflected on the injustices that are happening in Gaza.

Other competitors have spoken out against the war in Gaza. Even the French competitor, Slimane, broke one of the strict rules of the competition, which does not allow political speech. During rehearsals, he stopped the song and gave a speech, where he said: "I just want to say something. Every artist here will sing about love and peace. We must be united by music, yes, but by the love of peace. United by music yes, but with love for peace", he emphasized.

Earlier, contestant Bambie Thug, who represents Ireland, withdrew from the competition as her performance was being broadcast on an Israeli channel. While the Norwegian media report that the spokeswoman of their jury has withdrawn because of the whole heated situation in Malmö.

Meanwhile, there is a risk that the representatives of different states will interrupt the performances to make public declarations for peace. Such statements will be witnessed by more than 160 million people around the globe.

During the semi-final nights there was also tension, as some of the contestants made gestures towards the Israeli contestant. For the BBC, Angelina Mango, representative of Italy, said that there was a lot of tension.