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but we are with olly alexander _ that is finland. but we are with olly alexander all _ that is finland. but we are with olly alexander all the _ that is finland. but we are with olly alexander all the way. - that is finland. but we are with olly alexander all the way. and j that is finland. but we are with - olly alexander all the way. and you 0lly alexander all the way. and you are going to sing a bit of a snippet of dizzy, his song. i are going to sing a bit of a snippet of dizzy. his song-— of dizzy, his song. i will close the show with you _ of dizzy, his song. i will close the show with you singing. _ of dizzy, his song. i will close the show with you singing. son - of dizzy, his song. i will close the show with you singing. son won't| of dizzy, his song. i will close the - show with you singing. son won't you make me dizzy _ show with you singing. son won't you make me dizzy from _ show with you singing. son won't you make me dizzy from your _ show with you singing. son won't you make me dizzy from your kisses - make me dizzy
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olly alexander tom? >> no one has. you hadn't heard of it ? all he's saying is that of it? all he's saying is that he will be flying this flag and when he flies it, it will be to represent all the good things about this country. >> and there are many, many great things about our country. and that's why i'm so patriotic, not least, by the way , as i said not least, by the way, as i said on social media, flags a bit dodgy sometimes i think it is just the flag. we have the most beautiful country in europe. >> oh well, there you go. that's a lovely end , christine. we're a lovely end, christine. we're going to have to leave it there because we've come to the end. we'll have to pick this up another day because it was fantastic having you both on great fun. christine hamilton, matthew stadlen always great to speak to you. good stuff. excellent. well, there you go. >> yes, it was me, muller, who represented the uk last year, said she hated us with her song. i wrote a song, it was terrible. it was really , reall
olly alexander tom? >> no one has. you hadn't heard of it ? all he's saying is that of it? all he's saying is that he will be flying this flag and when he flies it, it will be to represent all the good things about this country. >> and there are many, many great things about our country. and that's why i'm so patriotic, not least, by the way , as i said not least, by the way, as i said on social media, flags a bit dodgy sometimes i think it is just the flag. we have the most...
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olly alexander. >> cheryl. just sticking with you on this should should somebody who is, quote, ambivalent towards the flag of this country be representing this country be representing this country be representing this country at a national international singing contest? >> now, the thing is, i've read what he's quoted and yes, he has said he's ambivalent, but he's also said that he's proud to represent his country. so, you know, there's double standards all the way along. i think he's right to be represented in the country this year. i think that perhaps some of his statements were a bit silly, especially as he is wearing the union jack while he's saying these things, but , you know, if you are but, you know, if you are representing your country, you should be totally pro the united kingdom, which is the whole point of having the union jack. and so to be to say you're ambivalent and still represent the united kingdom doesn't make sense at all to me whatsoever. >> a question to cheryl, because earlier you said
olly alexander. >> cheryl. just sticking with you on this should should somebody who is, quote, ambivalent towards the flag of this country be representing this country be representing this country be representing this country at a national international singing contest? >> now, the thing is, i've read what he's quoted and yes, he has said he's ambivalent, but he's also said that he's proud to represent his country. so, you know, there's double standards all the way along. i think...
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i'm so excited to see all the -- ollie alexander's _ love? i'm so excited to see all the j -- ollie alexander's performance, love? i'm so excited to see all the l -- ollie alexander's performance, it —— 0llie alexander's performance, it has incredible staging. and i think switzerland's song is beautiful and a beautiful performance.— switzerland's song is beautiful and a beautiful performance. thank you for expiaining _ a beautiful performance. thank you for explaining that _ a beautiful performance. thank you for explaining that circular - a beautiful performance. thank you for explaining that circular to - a beautiful performance. thank you for explaining that circular to all. for explaining that circular to all of our audiences at home. the big news here is not the music, unfortunately. it is the netherlands not being able to perform this evening. for now, we are focusing very much on that grand final, which of course takes place in a few hours' time here in malmo. yes, quite unprecedented build—up to the eurovision song contest thi
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british entry olly alexander? >> well, you know, i started following the, the contest in about march. if we go back to 1974. i was 12 years old when abba won . and of course, the abba won. and of course, the format in those days was very much , an orchestra, a live much, an orchestra, a live orchestra, a conductor , and the orchestra, a conductor, and the most of the people in the audience, about 900 people. the guys were dressed in dinner suits and the ladies had long dresses. move on now to a 9000 seater stadium, and it's all sort of glitz and glamour. olly alexander. yes, it was a good song, but it had its, gay overtones. and i think some of the countries don't like that. and that was one of the reasons why it got nul points in the pubuc why it got nul points in the public voting, the fact that it came 18th out of 25, is not to be sort of sniffed at. we normally end up in the bottom . i normally end up in the bottom. i was hoping for a top ten placing for olly because it was a good performance, but i think over
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ollie i —— olly alexander, not a good night for him. he didn't amazing performance and ok with the juries but when the public votes came in he got zero from the public votes and a lot of us watching that were feeling so sorry for him because he loves eurovision and has dreams of being in eurovision all his life so to get that result was incredibly disappointing but he can still be really proud of the performance because the arena erupted when he finished. . . because the arena erupted when he finished. ,, ., ., ., because the arena erupted when he finished. ,, . ., ., ., ,, finished. shaul -- charlotte thank ou. the finished. shaul -- charlotte thank you. the eurovision _ finished. shaul -- charlotte thank you. the eurovision entourage i finished. shaul -- charlotte thank- you. the eurovision entourage moves on to switzerland next year after their victory. on to switzerland next year after theirvictory. lots on to switzerland next year after their victory. lots of politics in their victory. lots of politics in the headlines and sarah ha
ollie i —— olly alexander, not a good night for him. he didn't amazing performance and ok with the juries but when the public votes came in he got zero from the public votes and a lot of us watching that were feeling so sorry for him because he loves eurovision and has dreams of being in eurovision all his life so to get that result was incredibly disappointing but he can still be really proud of the performance because the arena erupted when he finished. . . because the arena erupted when...
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olly. >> olly alexander olly alexander decided that the union flag is nationalistic and divisive. yeah, i was saying to nigel earlier, i think he should have read the fine print on terms of what eurovision is about. because if there's not something that's more nationalistic than the eurovision song contest, thatis the eurovision song contest, that is all about flag waving for your country of choice . for your country of choice. yeah, and we all watch it because it's entertaining and we get because we're so bad at it. my get because we're so bad at it. my wife and i tend to block out this static . unfortunately, this static. unfortunately, we've got a birthday this weekend, so we probably have to record it and watch right? yeah, but it is about i struggle with what olly alexander is saying, that he's representing the united kingdom, but he doesn't quite. he's a bit ambivalent around the flag , a bit ambivalent. >> that's what he said, a lot ambivalent. >> ambivalent about union jack. >> ambivalent about union jack. >> yes. >> yes. >> it's divisive. how is it divisive ? divisive? >>
olly. >> olly alexander olly alexander decided that the union flag is nationalistic and divisive. yeah, i was saying to nigel earlier, i think he should have read the fine print on terms of what eurovision is about. because if there's not something that's more nationalistic than the eurovision song contest, thatis the eurovision song contest, that is all about flag waving for your country of choice . for your country of choice. yeah, and we all watch it because it's entertaining and we...
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he would do better than olly alexander.— would do better than olly alexander. ., ., , alexander. he got no points. he did ok in alexander. he got no points. he did 0k in the — alexander. he got no points. he did ok in the jury _ alexander. he got no points. he did ok in the jury vote, - alexander. he got no points. he did ok in the jury vote, he - alexander. he got no points. he did ok in the jury vote, he got i did 0k in the jury vote, he got quite— did 0k in the jury vote, he got quite a— did 0k in the jury vote, he got quite a view points in the internationaljuries but when then— internationaljuries but when then as _ internationaljuries but when then as the public vote, he got nothing — then as the public vote, he got nothing i_ then as the public vote, he got nothing. i felt so sorry for him _ nothing. i felt so sorry for him we _ nothing. i felt so sorry for him. we met his mum and best friend — him. we met his mum and best friend. they will have been really — friend. they will have been really upset by that. he is such— really upset by that. he is such a _
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british entry olly alexander hating on the british flag and now the dutch contestant joost klein has been barred, possibly because his name sounds like jews. >> you make me dizzy from your kisses. >> will you take my hand? and spinning round and round until the moment . the moment. >> that sounds like a cat in a washing machine . and it's not washing machine. and it's not the most family friendly contest ever with olly alexander performing in a sparkly bra and a satanist called bambie thug representing ireland. here's bambi explaining why she's so special. she'll do, you know. >> do you know what makes me special ? i'm a queer and i'm special? i'm a queer and i'm a witch . witch. >> it's 2020 for everyone's queen >> it's 2020 for everyone's queer. it doesn't make you special at all. it makes you conformist. i can't tell if those are tattoos or if she just fell asleep at a house party. and people drew on her with biros. she identifies as non—binary , apparently. but with non—binary, apparently. but with all that scribbling, i'd say she identifies as a school desk while she cried w
british entry olly alexander hating on the british flag and now the dutch contestant joost klein has been barred, possibly because his name sounds like jews. >> you make me dizzy from your kisses. >> will you take my hand? and spinning round and round until the moment . the moment. >> that sounds like a cat in a washing machine . and it's not washing machine. and it's not the most family friendly contest ever with olly alexander performing in a sparkly bra and a satanist...
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the uk's entry olly alexander is already through to the final on saturday. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the city to support the 37 countries participating. from there, david sillito reports. hello! my name is windows 95! the man in the egg is representing finland. here, the netherlands and "europapa". eurovision has arrived in malmo. security is a bit more visible than normal because of issues surrounding gaza, and israel's participation in the contest. but tonight, all attention is on the first semi—final. and for one country with a long and illustrious eurovision history, something a bit different. # ..destroy the feelings i have...# hi, my name is bambie thug. so how would you describe your style? ouija—pop. nonbinary, alt, rich, boss... and the reaction in ireland? would it be fair to say mixed? yeah, definitely. definitely a mixed reaction. some priests are not liking me very much, and... i don't think you're too bothered by that, are you? erm...no. it's been quite a journey for ireland — going from the days of double eurovisi
the uk's entry olly alexander is already through to the final on saturday. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the city to support the 37 countries participating. from there, david sillito reports. hello! my name is windows 95! the man in the egg is representing finland. here, the netherlands and "europapa". eurovision has arrived in malmo. security is a bit more visible than normal because of issues surrounding gaza, and israel's participation in the contest. but...
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alexander to reveal his gravity—defying eurovision routine. it was definitely slightly dizzying, and it's a reminder ofjust how much these days is put into staging and spectacle. # so take me there. # won't you make me dizzy for your kisses...# croatia's baby lasagna with rim tim tagi dim are the bookies' favourites with a song... ..that got the arena singing. and then there's ireland, which was this year trying something a bit different. meet bambie thug, and a performance with a certain wow factor. hi, my name is bambie thug. so how would you describe your style? ouija pop. nonbinary, alt witch, boss. and the reaction in ireland, would it be fair to say mixed? yeah, definitely. definitely a mixed reaction. some priests not liking me very much. and... i don't think you're too bothered by that, are you? no, not really. but behind the pyrotechnics, there's a political undercurrent this year with questions about israel taking part, and eurovision wanting to keep politics off stage. bambie thug was told to remove writing declaring freedom for pal
alexander to reveal his gravity—defying eurovision routine. it was definitely slightly dizzying, and it's a reminder ofjust how much these days is put into staging and spectacle. # so take me there. # won't you make me dizzy for your kisses...# croatia's baby lasagna with rim tim tagi dim are the bookies' favourites with a song... ..that got the arena singing. and then there's ireland, which was this year trying something a bit different. meet bambie thug, and a performance with a certain wow...
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by contrast , olly alexander coming contrast, olly alexander coming in for the united kingdom 175 to 1 with the bookies. keep the faith. >> yeah, so? well, there's no surprises there. and i mean, i don't know about israel, but if i were thinking that the finish had dropped out and they're saying they're not going to support us anymore and that the irish aren't either, i don't think israel are going to be crying themselves to sleep, put it that way. but look, i think israel stand a good chance, though, do you not, charlie ? though, do you not, charlie? >> well, they're certainly doing a significant pr campaign on their social media feeds , their social media feeds, israeli representatives and of course, aiden gillen. they're pretty confident. they think they're in for the shot. the bookies seem to think so as well. and if all this, all this chaos that we're seeing today moves voters in one direction based on what we've seen, demands for israel to be shut down, the country to no longer exist, support for an extremist organisation such as the pflp . organisation such as the pflp. it mig
by contrast , olly alexander coming contrast, olly alexander coming in for the united kingdom 175 to 1 with the bookies. keep the faith. >> yeah, so? well, there's no surprises there. and i mean, i don't know about israel, but if i were thinking that the finish had dropped out and they're saying they're not going to support us anymore and that the irish aren't either, i don't think israel are going to be crying themselves to sleep, put it that way. but look, i think israel stand a good...
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and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning # again...# but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to... to not stay silent. # every day i'm losing my mind...# israel is competing. eden golan�*s song hurricane is a rewritten version of her first entry, october rain, which was thought to reference the hamas attacks of october the 7th. the tension means security is a real focus, but police in malmo say they are ready. we have high security around the israeli delegation, but we also have a high security for the other delegations from the other countries. so i think it's important for us that all of them feel safe when they are coming to malmo. so even if they are not from israel, we try to keep them in a good mood and feel safe no matter what country they're from. and they are definitely in a
and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning # again...# but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to... to not stay silent. # every day i'm losing my mind...# israel is competing. eden golan�*s...
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don't like this year's entrant olly alexander , year's entrant olly alexander, who said he is ambivalent about the british flag ? well, i'm the british flag? well, i'm ambivalent about his musical entry , which looks doomed entry, which looks doomed tomorrow night, you can call it that. >> isn't it? >> isn't it? >> just a bit. but this year i do care about the contest. i'm praying for an israeli victory because whilst like any right minded human being, i want the war in gaza to end and the loss of life to stop woke progressives on those so—called peace marches and middle class numpties at elite british universities are hiding behind the fig leaf of anti—zionism to indulge in a festival of jew hate. they are , at worst, hamas hate. they are, at worst, hamas supporters, and at best they're useful idiots. so i'm supporting israel at the eurovision song contest in order to push back on this hellish and fashionable wave of anti—semitism to all the israel haters out there, i'm giving you nul points. doctor roger gewolb , who are you roger gewolb, who are you supporting tomorrow night? >>
don't like this year's entrant olly alexander , year's entrant olly alexander, who said he is ambivalent about the british flag ? well, i'm the british flag? well, i'm ambivalent about his musical entry , which looks doomed entry, which looks doomed tomorrow night, you can call it that. >> isn't it? >> isn't it? >> just a bit. but this year i do care about the contest. i'm praying for an israeli victory because whilst like any right minded human being, i want the war in gaza...
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don't like this year's entrant olly alexander , year's entrant olly alexander, who said he is ambivalent about the british flag ? well, i'm the british flag? well, i'm ambivalent about his musical entry , which looks doomed entry, which looks doomed tomorrow night, you can call it that. >> isn't it? >> isn't it? >> just a bit. but this year i do care about the contest. i'm praying for an israeli victory because whilst like any right minded human being, i want the war in gaza to end and the loss of life to stop woke progressives on those so—called peace marches and middle class numpties at elite british universities are hiding behind the fig leaf of anti—zionism to indulge in a festival of jew hate. they are , at worst, hamas hate. they are, at worst, hamas supporters, and at best they're useful idiots. so i'm supporting israel at the eurovision song contest in order to push back on this hellish and fashionable wave of anti—semitism to all the israel haters out there, i'm giving you nul points. doctor roger gewolb , who are you roger gewolb, who are you supporting tomorrow night? >>
don't like this year's entrant olly alexander , year's entrant olly alexander, who said he is ambivalent about the british flag ? well, i'm the british flag? well, i'm ambivalent about his musical entry , which looks doomed entry, which looks doomed tomorrow night, you can call it that. >> isn't it? >> isn't it? >> just a bit. but this year i do care about the contest. i'm praying for an israeli victory because whilst like any right minded human being, i want the war in gaza...
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for the uk, olly alexander's performance of dizzy was definitely dizzying. the cheer at the end, whatever the voters thought, the uk's pride was in tact. and then the mysteries of eurovision voting, which began with boos for the eurovision�*s martin osterdahl. booing what can you tell us about the result? and the politics of the evening led to some last—minute changes of presenters. but it was soon apparent there was a runaway victor — switzerland with nemo's spinning operatic the code. for the uk, 18th place. but after the withdrawals, the disqualification and the protests, by the end, it feels very eurovision and very much switzerland's night. david sillito, bbc news, malmo. china has launched a new satellite into space. this is the long march rocket taking off from the launch site in north west china. it's carrying a shiyan satellite which will be used for what officials describe as space environment monitoring. the long march rockets have taken part in more than 500 space missions. the best television programmes of 2023 will be honoured at tonight'
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olly alexander will be representing the uk in the final next saturday. and sunday kicked off a huge week for host city malmo, as artists and superfans head to sweden. and i want to credit our producer sam for writing this final story. we usually bring you breaking news here at the bbc, but here's some baking news now. france has restored national pride, reclaiming the record for the world's longest baguette. and get a loaf of this, the creation measures more than 140 metres long — almost half the length of the eiffel tower. a group of bakers managed the feat in a competition in paris. the previous record was held by italians — despite the baguette being a classic french product — meaning the win marks a return to the status dough. it stay with us here on bbc news. it's been another day of big weather contrasts across the uk. now, many areas did keep quite a bit of cloud and there were some showers or longer spells of rain. passing showers there on the horizon at topsham in devon. but it wasn't like that everywhere. we had some pleasant sunshine nor
olly alexander will be representing the uk in the final next saturday. and sunday kicked off a huge week for host city malmo, as artists and superfans head to sweden. and i want to credit our producer sam for writing this final story. we usually bring you breaking news here at the bbc, but here's some baking news now. france has restored national pride, reclaiming the record for the world's longest baguette. and get a loaf of this, the creation measures more than 140 metres long — almost half...
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and speaking of funny videos, i'll show you what happened when olly alexander really got into his swing to make me dizzy from your kisses welcome back to the saturday night showdown. clown world is coming up. but first, i promised i would show you what happened when eurovision song entrant olly alexander really got into his stride . his stride. >> and you make me dizzy from your kisses. >> will you take my hand and spin me round and round. >> until the moment never ends. make me dizzy. >> it's not even in tune. no, it's not going to win the eurovision . eurovision. >> that's what offended me the most . it was >> that's what offended me the most. it was the singing. >> unless this. you know, i don't care about the bra. that was. yeah, that was. >> that was not in the scale that i know. >> that was great. i love the bra, the essentially the orgy going on behind him. >> but it was the singing that was like, you do. >> his voice thinking, i can really sing . really sing. >> anyway, it's time for clown world and some genius on the internet has come up with the idea of matching the shrill cal
and speaking of funny videos, i'll show you what happened when olly alexander really got into his swing to make me dizzy from your kisses welcome back to the saturday night showdown. clown world is coming up. but first, i promised i would show you what happened when eurovision song entrant olly alexander really got into his stride . his stride. >> and you make me dizzy from your kisses. >> will you take my hand and spin me round and round. >> until the moment never ends. make...
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months, what about olly alexander? i find it a bit difficult to imagine going into a contest where you are clearly representing your country. i mean, everything is on a national basis . each artist has national basis. each artist has described as coming from that country. there's a lot of emphasis given to the nationalism of the thing. and for our artists then to say that he was uncomfortable with the union jack, which , just to union jack, which, just to explain to him, is the flag of the country, was representing . the country, was representing. >> well, he didn't seem that uncomfortable when he walked on stage carrying it at the flag ceremony. you know, he had that wrapped around him. and i think, ollie, you know, an interesting character. he's an artist. he's, you know, he's got his own mind. he's you know, very creative and he's outspoken. he's also spoken about israel as well, you know, fair play to him for being true to himself. but at the end of the day, he was representing the uk and the bbc. it's a competitio
months, what about olly alexander? i find it a bit difficult to imagine going into a contest where you are clearly representing your country. i mean, everything is on a national basis . each artist has national basis. each artist has described as coming from that country. there's a lot of emphasis given to the nationalism of the thing. and for our artists then to say that he was uncomfortable with the union jack, which , just to union jack, which, just to explain to him, is the flag of the...
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for the uk, olly alexander's performance of dizzy was definitely dizzying. the cheer at the end, whatever the voters thought, the uk's pride was in tact. and then the mysteries of eurovision voting, which began with boos for the eurovision's martin osterdahl. booing what can you tell us about the result? and the politics of the evening led to some last—minute changes of presenters. but it was soon apparent there was a runaway victor — switzerland with nemo's spinning operatic the code. for the uk, 18th place. but after the withdrawals, the disqualification and the protests, by the end, it feels very eurovision and very much switzerland's night. david sillito, bbc news, malmo. scott bryan is a tv critic and broadcaster. he looked back at what has been a controversial and politicised eurovision song context. a eurovision may be the ebu will be looking at and thinking, to themselves, my word. ifeel that in themselves, my word. ifeel that in the lead up to it, in the weeks running up to it, israel's participation has of course had protests and calls for a bo
for the uk, olly alexander's performance of dizzy was definitely dizzying. the cheer at the end, whatever the voters thought, the uk's pride was in tact. and then the mysteries of eurovision voting, which began with boos for the eurovision's martin osterdahl. booing what can you tell us about the result? and the politics of the evening led to some last—minute changes of presenters. but it was soon apparent there was a runaway victor — switzerland with nemo's spinning operatic the code. for...
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alexander to reveal his gravity—defying eurovision routine. it was definitely slightly dizzying, and it's a reminder ofjust how much these days is put into staging and spectacle. # so take me there # won't you make me dizzy for your kisses...# croatia's baby lasagna with rim tim tagi dim are the bookies' favourites with a song... ..that got the arena singing. and then there's ireland, which was this year trying something a bit different. meet bambie thug, and a performance with a certain wow factor. hi, my name is bambie thug. so how would you describe your style? ouija pop. nonbinary, alt witch, boss. and the reaction in ireland, would it be fair to say mixed? yeah, definitely. definitely a mixed reaction. some priests not liking me very much. and... i don't think you're too bothered by that, are you? no, not really. but behind the pyrotechnics, there's a political undercurrent this year with questions about israel taking part, and eurovision wanting to keep politics off stage. bambie thug was told to remove writing declaring freedom for pale
alexander to reveal his gravity—defying eurovision routine. it was definitely slightly dizzying, and it's a reminder ofjust how much these days is put into staging and spectacle. # so take me there # won't you make me dizzy for your kisses...# croatia's baby lasagna with rim tim tagi dim are the bookies' favourites with a song... ..that got the arena singing. and then there's ireland, which was this year trying something a bit different. meet bambie thug, and a performance with a certain wow...
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and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning # again...# but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to... to not stay silent. # every day i'm losing my mind...# # every day i'm losing my mind... # israel is competing. eden golan's song hurricane is a rewritten version of her first entry, october rain, which was thought to reference the hamas attacks of october the 7th. the tension means security is a real focus, but police in malmo say they are ready. we have high security around the israeli delegation, but we also have a high security for the other delegations from the other countries. so i think it's important for us that all of them feel safe when they are coming to malmo. so even if they are not from israel, we try to keep them in a good mood and feel safe no matter what country they're f
and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning # again...# but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to... to not stay silent. # every day i'm losing my mind...# # every day i'm losing my mind... #...
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olly alexander, you're shaking your head. >> no, i've never heard of him before. oh there you go. i just think we can. >> surely britain can do better than that. i mean, really, we can surely find someone that can put on a better performance representing great britain . representing great britain. >> well, well, look, i think everyone would hope so. yeah joanna would. >> i absolutely loved it . i >> i absolutely loved it. i thought it was flamboyant. i loved the outfit. i want that sparkly bra thing so i can be patriotic as well. was it not the union jack that was on there? was it? it was camp. it was everything. and i think that also he was, you know, not doing also he was, you know, not doing a super serious performance. it was clearly on tiktok live or something like that. his audience will love it. i love it ten, not ten point what however many points he's allowed, give him all the points. >> as far as you're concerned, all is very i'm not sure. >> i'm i don't know, ten. terrible. you're shaking your head now. no. okay all right. well, well, just yeah, i think practice is what
olly alexander, you're shaking your head. >> no, i've never heard of him before. oh there you go. i just think we can. >> surely britain can do better than that. i mean, really, we can surely find someone that can put on a better performance representing great britain . representing great britain. >> well, well, look, i think everyone would hope so. yeah joanna would. >> i absolutely loved it . i >> i absolutely loved it. i thought it was flamboyant. i loved the...
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and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning again... but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to... ..to not stay silent. that is why i also collaborated with several _ that is why i also collaborated with several artists this year to write a written _ several artists this year to write a written letter which is still on my instagram. written letter which is still on my instagram. # every day i'm losing my mind... israel is competing. eden golan's song hurricane is a rewritten version of her first entry, october rain, which was thought to reference the hamas attacks of october the 7th. the tension means security is a real focus, but police in malmo say they are ready. we have high security around the israeli delegation, but we also have a high security for the other delegations from the
and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning again... but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to... ..to not stay silent. that is why i also collaborated with several _ that is why i also...
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alexander to reveal his gravity defying eurovision routine. it was definitely slightly dizzying, and it's a reminder ofjust how much these daysis reminder ofjust how much these days is put into staging and spectacle. croatia's entry, they are the bookies favourites. the song got the arena singing. and then there's ireland, which was, this year, trying something a bit different. meet band b thug and a performance with a certain wow factor. my and a performance with a certain wow factor. my name is bambi thug- — certain wow factor. my name is bambi thug. how— certain wow factor. my name is bambi thug. how would - certain wow factor. my name is bambi thug. how would you i bambi thug. how would you describe your— bambi thug. how would you describe your style? - bambi thug. how would you describe your style? we i describe your style? we jackpot- _ describe your style? 7 jackpot. non—binary, alt, which op. jackpot. non-binary, alt, which on. jackpot. non-binary, alt, which o._ ., jackpot. non-binary, alt, which op. the reaction in ireland, w
alexander to reveal his gravity defying eurovision routine. it was definitely slightly dizzying, and it's a reminder ofjust how much these daysis reminder ofjust how much these days is put into staging and spectacle. croatia's entry, they are the bookies favourites. the song got the arena singing. and then there's ireland, which was, this year, trying something a bit different. meet band b thug and a performance with a certain wow factor. my and a performance with a certain wow factor. my name...
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last night was the first semi final, where 18 acts performed, including the uk's entrant olly alexander. a warning in the following story there may be some and strobing lights. ireland broke its eurovision "curse", qualifying for the contest�*s grand final for the first time since 2018. ireland's bambie thug's electro metal anthem doomsday blue is now among the favourites to win. but the contest is taking place amid protests against the gaza war. former swedish eurovision contestant eric saade was not competing and had the keffiyeh symbol, commonly used by people who want to show their support for palestinians, on his arm as he performed his 2011 entry popular. let's speak to eurovision journalist, lisa jayne. good to see you and talk us through that first semifinal and what caught your attention. that first semifinal and what caught your attention-— your attention. what caught my attention was _ your attention. what caught my attention was welcome - your attention. what caught my attention was welcome to - your attention. what caught my attention was welcome to the l your attention
last night was the first semi final, where 18 acts performed, including the uk's entrant olly alexander. a warning in the following story there may be some and strobing lights. ireland broke its eurovision "curse", qualifying for the contest�*s grand final for the first time since 2018. ireland's bambie thug's electro metal anthem doomsday blue is now among the favourites to win. but the contest is taking place amid protests against the gaza war. former swedish eurovision contestant...
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for the uk, olly alexander's performance of dizzy was definitely dizzying. the cheer at the end, whatever the voters thought, the uk's pride was in tact. and then the mysteries of eurovision voting, which began with boos for the eurovision's martin osterdahl. booing what can you tell us about the result? and the politics of the evening led to some last—minute changes of presenters. but it was soon apparent there was a runaway victor — switzerland with nemo's spinning, operatic the code. for the uk, 18th place. but after the withdrawals, the disqualification and the protests, by the end, it feels very eurovision and very much switzerland's night. david sillito, bbc news, malmo. more big images of the night on a website, so do check that out. newly—released body camera footage shows the shock and confusion among police officers as they watched the collapse of a major bridge in the us city of baltimore. there is no bridge. the one—point—six mile long francis scott key bridge fell into the river after being hit by a container ship in march. six constru
for the uk, olly alexander's performance of dizzy was definitely dizzying. the cheer at the end, whatever the voters thought, the uk's pride was in tact. and then the mysteries of eurovision voting, which began with boos for the eurovision's martin osterdahl. booing what can you tell us about the result? and the politics of the evening led to some last—minute changes of presenters. but it was soon apparent there was a runaway victor — switzerland with nemo's spinning, operatic the code. for...
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terrible olly alexander. no olly alexander, i should say in his defence, he was brilliant in its a sin, which was was it channel 4? channel 4? brilliant. he was really good in that he cannot sing. he's not a singer. i know he was in something called years and years, but. but i don't know whether that's because they have a studio and then that's easier. >> but he's performing in a codpiece, gay sex in a public lavatory? >> no, i mean, i don't know. this is your department. well, it's. >> i tweeted saying, is this song doing so badly because he appears to be glorifying what used to be known as cottaging, when men used to go and seek sexual. >> it. didn't george michael sort of do that and got a conviction for it? yes, exactly. >> and it used to happen before homosexuality was legalised. so you had to go seven to awful places like toilets, but presumably now you don't need to have sex in toilets. well, i never have anyway, by the way. just, just, just that on the record, but i think i think that but also the, th
terrible olly alexander. no olly alexander, i should say in his defence, he was brilliant in its a sin, which was was it channel 4? channel 4? brilliant. he was really good in that he cannot sing. he's not a singer. i know he was in something called years and years, but. but i don't know whether that's because they have a studio and then that's easier. >> but he's performing in a codpiece, gay sex in a public lavatory? >> no, i mean, i don't know. this is your department. well,...
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olly alexander . alexander. >> so he researched his odds and he's got 1% chance of winning. i wouldn't be surprised if we get nil. i'm not gonna lie. i actually do quite like the song. his performance is very homoerotic . i his performance is very homoerotic. i love his performance is very homoerotic . i love that because homoerotic. i love that because it's very eurovision, but his vocals have not been strong in his rehearsal performance. that was put out live and his mic pack fell off, which he handled brilliantly. but his vocals were pitchy odd, not great, but he was so good at he was , of was so good at he was, of course, from the band years and years. >> he had massive hits in the uk. i've seen him live at a festival and i loved years and years. it's a shame that he's incredible, but i'm sure there are times that you've seen him perform live or and been like, it's a little bit pitchy there. >> we're not doing great on the vocals , so i don't know about vocals, so i don't know about that one. >> but obviously as all this is unfolding out there, we've got protests going o
olly alexander . alexander. >> so he researched his odds and he's got 1% chance of winning. i wouldn't be surprised if we get nil. i'm not gonna lie. i actually do quite like the song. his performance is very homoerotic . i his performance is very homoerotic. i love his performance is very homoerotic . i love that because homoerotic. i love that because it's very eurovision, but his vocals have not been strong in his rehearsal performance. that was put out live and his mic pack fell off,...
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is olly alexander going to win? yes. brilliant. and it seems that olly�*s road to eurovision might have just started here at stjohn's. really good with words. whilst he was here was when he first started writing some of the lyrics to some of his very early music. it's been great to be here at stjohn's and hear how excited everybody is about his chances at eurovision this week. so much so, the school has got a special message for him. all: good luck, olly! steve knibbs with that report. the eurovision on bbc tonight. it is ten minutes to nine. with some of the world's biggest stars on tour and large venues opening around the country, you'd be forgiven for thinking the music industry is booming the reality is, smaller venues are struggling with soaring costs — and now a group of mps wants high—profile arenas and stadiums to pay a levy to help support the grassroots. let's ta ke a look at the figures. more than 120 venues closed their doors to performances over the past year. and between one and two sites are continuing to shut
is olly alexander going to win? yes. brilliant. and it seems that olly�*s road to eurovision might have just started here at stjohn's. really good with words. whilst he was here was when he first started writing some of the lyrics to some of his very early music. it's been great to be here at stjohn's and hear how excited everybody is about his chances at eurovision this week. so much so, the school has got a special message for him. all: good luck, olly! steve knibbs with that report. the...
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olly alexander. i can't even watch the performance, you know. >> oh, i like it. >> oh, i like it. >> what? he's hanging in a toilet. >> hanging in a toilet, upside down crotch grabbing, you know, grinding. >> he knows his audience in terms of your vision. i mean, one of the big things about. >> but it was never that, though, was it? >> i mean, it is a bit too much. it is a long way from boxt boilers. let's put it like that. i mean, i think one of the sad things today is that pretty much every gay bar in britain, which would normally, be screening eurovision, having parties, you know, it's been described variously as the gay olympics or gay christmas are almost all not showing it because they, you know, they want to join the boycott and they accuse israel of pinkwashing. are you using lgbt rights as a to cover what they're doing? so i think that's very sad. well, the thing in sweden were queers for palestine i think organised it now. >> i mean, we all know that those in palestine probably , you those
olly alexander. i can't even watch the performance, you know. >> oh, i like it. >> oh, i like it. >> what? he's hanging in a toilet. >> hanging in a toilet, upside down crotch grabbing, you know, grinding. >> he knows his audience in terms of your vision. i mean, one of the big things about. >> but it was never that, though, was it? >> i mean, it is a bit too much. it is a long way from boxt boilers. let's put it like that. i mean, i think one of the...
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olly alexander olly alexander. the uk's entry who is really unleashed? my inner mary whitehouse, patrick worried about this. this is a disgusting display of young men in underpants doing. i mean, i don't know what it is. >> i'm not even young men in underpants. do what they do. >> young young men in a bathhouse. anyway it's pretty disgusting. it's actually not. he doesn't really sing in tune, a bum note in every song . a bum note in every song. >> oh, there it is . okay. go on. >> oh, there it is. okay. go on. >> sean, my union jack is wes streeting for his comments and his rhetoric around susan hall, the tory candidate for mayor of london. if labour really is serious about running this country , they've got to move country, they've got to move away from this divisive identity politics nonsense. london is a place where so many different races rub together, and he is making terror in communities far beyond politics. >> i think we've got the tweet have we of, of him. so yeah. look, again, you know, well, i don't need to paraphrase. i can read it. a win for
olly alexander olly alexander. the uk's entry who is really unleashed? my inner mary whitehouse, patrick worried about this. this is a disgusting display of young men in underpants doing. i mean, i don't know what it is. >> i'm not even young men in underpants. do what they do. >> young young men in a bathhouse. anyway it's pretty disgusting. it's actually not. he doesn't really sing in tune, a bum note in every song . a bum note in every song. >> oh, there it is . okay. go...
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you know, he's had a lot of negativity for carrying on and olly alexander. >> who's our entry? yeah, he obviously was critical of the union jack flag, and that's gone down extremely badly. but you're saying that's not fair. judge him on his song, not on his views. >> well, and also i read the whole article and what he said was he was looking forward to waving the union flag and, representing all the positive things about it, and then made the comment that, you know, that it can be divisive. so that was a little comment out of him saying, i want to wave the flag for all the positive things about the united kingdom. so it's kind of a little bit different. i suppose, once you've made the rule, martin, and said, russia can't participate . participate. >> i mean, she whoever the contestant for russia was wasn't personally responsible . but if personally responsible. but if for one country you're, you know, punishing them for the actions of your nation, then there is an argument, you know, with the united nations and various people saying that there's this famine and there's this hor
you know, he's had a lot of negativity for carrying on and olly alexander. >> who's our entry? yeah, he obviously was critical of the union jack flag, and that's gone down extremely badly. but you're saying that's not fair. judge him on his song, not on his views. >> well, and also i read the whole article and what he said was he was looking forward to waving the union flag and, representing all the positive things about it, and then made the comment that, you know, that it can be...
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ollie alexander this year called the union flag divisive. well of course it's divisive. each flag represents a different country, so by the very nature of it being a flag, that's its job. it divides one country from another using colour. i mean, it's no more divisive than the letters. what is it? lgbt plus q plus, plus whatever, which divides everybody by a letter. who's a gender? this performance appears to represent at least, though unlike greta thunberg, ollie didn't then conflate the contest with israel and refuse to perform . although, let's be to perform. although, let's be honest, the contest reaches a global audience of 162 million people, which is probably the real reason why they're all getting involved. and this week, at thursday's second eurovision semi—final in sweden's third largest city, malmo, israel, singer eden golan was one of the ten entries to progress. but earlier that day there was also a demonstration in the city centre, with thousands protesting against the decision to include israel whilst its military campaign continues in gaza to the sea. >>
ollie alexander this year called the union flag divisive. well of course it's divisive. each flag represents a different country, so by the very nature of it being a flag, that's its job. it divides one country from another using colour. i mean, it's no more divisive than the letters. what is it? lgbt plus q plus, plus whatever, which divides everybody by a letter. who's a gender? this performance appears to represent at least, though unlike greta thunberg, ollie didn't then conflate the...
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. >> as the uk's olly alexander vies, probably unsuccessfully, for the top gong and from the london jury , manchester united london jury, manchester united nul points manchester united embarrassed. >> what do you think about that? >> what do you think about that? >> terrible. >> terrible. >> was it really? the top of my head was the best i could do at the time. if i practised. yeah, yeah. manchester united, a team they used to be as they lose four nil to crystal palace last night, west ham were finally confirmed that david moyes will be leaving at the end of the season. and there's a new world snooker champion, kyren wilson won last night. >> this morning it was a rather mixed picture over the bank houday mixed picture over the bank holiday weekend, but the good news is it is
. >> as the uk's olly alexander vies, probably unsuccessfully, for the top gong and from the london jury , manchester united london jury, manchester united nul points manchester united embarrassed. >> what do you think about that? >> what do you think about that? >> terrible. >> terrible. >> was it really? the top of my head was the best i could do at the time. if i practised. yeah, yeah. manchester united, a team they used to be as they lose four nil to...
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and also, since brexit, we've sent non—binary olly alexander to the campus thing. ever eurovision song contest in europe , i think we're contest in europe, i think we're not quite the. >> yeah, we're still leaning in. i do just want to mention that i've seen this name a couple of times, although i can't remember what else he's done. but the director is someone called ivo van hove , or possibly ivo, which van hove, or possibly ivo, which just sounds like a made up name to satirise me. like ivo , my to satirise me. like ivo, my wife's name is van beek and i live in hove. that is basically me, my wife and my home. in one single. he's robbing my identity . so i feel a little bit like, yeah, conflicted over this one. but anyway , i agree with you, but anyway, i agree with you, rufus wainwright. on the whole, you know, his dad is brilliant, right? loudon wainwright and his sister martha. yeah, yeah , yeah, sister martha. yeah, yeah, yeah, which just sounds like a gay slang, but yeah, she is cool. yeah, she should have had martha and arthur, shouldn't he? anyway they miss
and also, since brexit, we've sent non—binary olly alexander to the campus thing. ever eurovision song contest in europe , i think we're contest in europe, i think we're not quite the. >> yeah, we're still leaning in. i do just want to mention that i've seen this name a couple of times, although i can't remember what else he's done. but the director is someone called ivo van hove , or possibly ivo, which van hove, or possibly ivo, which just sounds like a made up name to satirise me....
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tomorrow it's the first semi—final and we'll finally get to watch our entrant olly alexander perform his song dizzy live on the big stage in sweden for the first time. it used to be just one week, but now it is a month. final preparations in malmo are well underway, with the opening ceremony kicking off proceedings. our reporter poppyjeffery has the details. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # ooh, see that girl # watch that scene # digging the dancing queen... this year's contest has been officially opened in the swedish city of malmo, ahead of what is a very busy week for the 37 representatives taking part. from the refined to the quirky... hello! my name is windows 95! # she's unforgettable... tomorrow is the first semifinal, with half of the acts performing in the hopes of making it to the grand final on saturday. the uk is part of the big five, the countries that contribute the most to the ebu, and they automatically get a place in the final. but for the first time they will perform live in the semis. and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn
tomorrow it's the first semi—final and we'll finally get to watch our entrant olly alexander perform his song dizzy live on the big stage in sweden for the first time. it used to be just one week, but now it is a month. final preparations in malmo are well underway, with the opening ceremony kicking off proceedings. our reporter poppyjeffery has the details. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # ooh, see that girl # watch that scene # digging the dancing...