Israel’s Yuval Raphael “shaken and upset” by protest
Israeli representative Yuval Raphael was left “shaken and upset”, after protesters rushed towards her while she was on stage during the Eurovision Song Contest final.
A spokesman for Israeli broadcaster Kan said the protesters “were blocked by security officials, but Raphael was shaken and upset”.
“The delegation was needed to move location for 15 minutes,” he added.
“At the same time, a big anti-Israel protest takes place in the centre of Basel. Israeli national security council issued a warning to Israeli civilians in the city to keep a low profile.”
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 22:56
THIS IS GENIUS
I am SPEECHLESS, this might be one of my all-time Eurovision moments.
Käärijä vs Baby Lasagna. Winners of our hearts. My goodness.
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 22:51
PICTURE: San Marino’s Gabry Ponte
Gabry Ponte, representing San Marino, performs “Tutta L’Italia”, during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 22:24
Eurovision 2025 nears its end with final two performances
San Marino’s Gabry Ponte is the penultimate performance of the night with “Tutta L’Italia” .
Closing the night’s performance will be Albania’s Shkodra Elektronike with “Zjerm”.
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 22:20
PICTURES: Sweden’s KAJ perform ‘Bara Bada Bastu’
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 22:12
Who are KAJ? Meet Sweden’s Eurovision 2025 entry and this year’s favourites to win
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 22:06
Israel protesters hit crew member with paint during contest
Just in from the Press Association:
A Eurovision Song Contest crew member has been hit with paint, after two people tried to rush on stage to disrupt Israeli singer Yuval Raphael’s performance, organisers have said.
A spokesman for SRG SSR said: “At the end of the Israeli performance a man and a woman tried to get over a barrier onto the stage.
“They were stopped. One of the two agitators threw paint and a crew member was hit. The crew member is fine and nobody was injured. The man and the woman were taken out of the venue and handed over to the police.”
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 21:59
Now performing: Switzerland | Zoë Më – “Voyage”
I’m gonna say it, Switzerland’s contestant Zoë Më is another “mid” entry this year, and she’s going to get blown out of the water by Malta’s Miriana Conte in about 20 seconds.
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 21:50
Nothing ‘mid’ about Armenia whatsoever
PARG is great, I love the thrashy metal influences. And his outfit.
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 21:45
Next up: Armenia | PARG – “SURVIVOR”
A few “mid” performances in a row – nice vocals from Greece’s Klavdia but it’s not going to stick in the mind of voters enough to sway them from delegates for Sweden, Iceland, Austria or France.
Roisin O’Connor17 May 2025 21:43