Social media users who are against Israel’s conduct in Gaza have been agitating for boycotts since the country’s admission.
Olly Alexander, the UK’s entry, has been restricting his press interviews while performing his song Dizzy wherever he can, so the diplomacy of it all is a challenge.
At LEP24, the London Eurovision Party, which gives performers the opportunity to do a special warm-up event and court potential voters, the singer is one of the main attractions.
While Alexander stayed out of the media spotlight the entire time, a few of his rivals were a little more forthright about their situations.
Gothic “rebel” Bambie Thug, an Irish representative, said it’s been hard not to speak politics, as requested by the competition’s organizers.
