The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is underway, which will see Angelina Mango competing on the stage of the Malmö Arena together with the other 24 finalists. Many surprises for the last evening of the 68th edition, which marks the 50th anniversary of Abba’s historic victory in Brighton. But also a lot of controversy.
With a heartfelt “thank you” shouted out loud, Angelina Mango concluded her performance with La noia. Applause for her at the Malmo Arena. Spectacular show for the young winner of the latest Sanremo festival and the hope of ending the evening in style.
“Let’s do it again”. Let’s do it again, that is, let’s win Eurovision again. So Damiano David, frontman of Maneskin who won the European competition in 2021 with Zitti e Buoni, is rooting for Angelina Mango, publishing the poster with the number 15 in an Instagram story to vote for the Lucanian artist, competing with La noia . Even Amadeus, Celentano and Fiorello, among others, have published posts and stories to convince people to support Angelina and Italy.
“Tonight the mangoes will be eaten. Go Nina!”. Marco Mengoni also supports Angelina Mango, twice on that stage, the last time last year with Due Vite. The singer, in his Instagram stories, published a photo of mangoes and 15, the number with which to vote for the Italian singer.
Boos at the Malmo Arena at the end of the performance of Eden Golan, the artist competing for Israel with Hurricane in the Eurovision Song Contest. Dissent from the public was also expressed during the semi-final. During the week in Malmo, the city hosting the singing event, there were several pro-Palestine protests.
Video Sweden, pro-Palestinians demonstrate before the Eurovision final
“Unity for the world. Peace and freedom for Ukraine”. This is the appeal launched at the end of their performance at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, underway in Malmo, by the rapper Alyona Alyona and the singer Jerry Heil, competing for Ukraine with the song Teresa & Maria.
As per tradition, the final evening of the Eurovision Song Contest kicks off with the Flag parade. All the competing artists (25, after the elimination of the artist from the Netherlands) parade on stage with the flag of their country, to the tune of great successes from Sweden, which is hosting the event. Nemo, the artist representing Switzerland, also showed off a flag with the colors yellow, white, purple and black, or the non-binary flag, which represents people of non-binary gender.
“I put the chili pepper in my suitcase and I have it around my neck, even if you can’t see it, but I understood that you don’t need luck, but you need love and I’m happy to have so much of it around me.” Angelina Mango, a few minutes before the start of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, where she represents Italy with La Noia, responds thus in connection with Tg1. “I hope to feel the strongest emotion tonight, but for now they have been the looks of the people in the audience: they taught me that music is a language and speaks to everyone”, added the young singer.
ANSA Agency Eurovision, Dutchman Klein is disqualified from the final – Eurovision – Ansa.it A police investigation is underway against him. No more points for the Netherlands, they drop out of the rankings: the EBO asks you not to vote for the song anymore (ANSA)The police chased away the pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were approaching the Malmo Arena, where the final of the Eurovision Song Contest with the participation of Israel is underway. In the area several Swedish and Norwegian police vans and mounted officers. Greta Thunberg was also among the protesters, with a keffiyeh around her neck. Several activists were forcibly removed and moved to an area approximately 200 meters away from the arena. A helicopter also monitors the area.
After Norway, Finland’s spokesperson also retires
“I have decided to withdraw from announcing Finland’s votes this evening, it doesn’t seem right to do so.” After Alessandra Mele for Norway, the spokesperson for the awarding of votes for Finland, the singer Kaarija, second place in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, also withdraws, announcing it with a post on Instagram. He did not reveal the reasons for the gesture, as was done by Alessandra Mele who supported Palestine, but in recent days the artist had asked for a video of her together with the Israeli singer Eden to be removed from her social networks Golan.
Ambassador of Italy to Sweden in Malmo for Angelina Mango
The Italian ambassador to Stockholm Michele Pala is in Malmo for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. During the day he also briefly met Angelina Mango for a greeting: “I wished her the best for tonight”, the ambassador told ANSA before sitting in the Malmo Arena to watch the final.
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