Controversy surrounds the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest as last year's winner, 40-year-old Loreen, has declared she will not present the trophy to this year's potential winner, 20-year-old Israeli singer Eden Golan, should she win. Loreen's refusal, reportedly due to her stance on Israel's actions in Gaza, breaks the traditional protocol where the previous year's winner hands over the trophy. This has prompted discussions on whether the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) should prevent her from performing and awarding the trophy altogether.
🚨🇸🇪#BREAKING: Last year's Swedish Eurovision champion 'Loreen' says she REFUSES to hand the trophy to Israel's Eden Golan if she wins tonight. https://t.co/NlF2KDxY8r
Swedish 2023 Eurovision winner Loreen plans not to hand the trophy over to Israel should Eden Golan win, already has a plan for such a scenario to avoid contact with Israeli contestant. https://t.co/ITxTfxuoVp
Swedish Eurovision winner Loreen plans not to hand the trophy over to Israel should Eden Golan win, already has a plan for such a scenario to avoid contact with Israeli contestant. https://t.co/ITxTfxuoVp
Eurovision winner Loreen says she will refuse to hand over the trophy to Israel’s Eden Golan if she wins tonight, breaking protocol due to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. https://t.co/E9XJXavfM5
If this is true, the EBU must announce that Loreen will neither perform at #Eurovision2024 nor award the trophy to whoever wins. And regardless of whether it’s true, you should vote #06 for Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 https://t.co/Vrclrij8Nm
Eurovision plunged into further crisis as last year’s champion, 40-year-old Loreen, known for hating Israel, gives insane ultimatum: she will not perform and present the trophy, which she’s legally bound to do, if 20-year-old Israeli singer Eden Golan wins the competition. https://t.co/RtVoJB7va7
The Sun UK reported that Loreen will not hand over the trophy to Eden Golan in case of Israel’s victory on Eurovision 2024 🇸🇪 https://t.co/3gXFvHpcXq