The European Broadcasting Union forbids politically tinged performances, but politics tend to follow the competition nonetheless. Offered the chance to perform again, SuRie declined, according to a statement from a BBC spokeswoman: “SuRie and her team are extremely proud of her performance and have together decided that there is absolutely no reason to perform the song again.” Graham Norton, the BBC’s on-air commentator, announced that the man was in police custody. The evening’s most unexpected moment came when a man rushed onstage and grabbed the microphone from the British singer SuRie, shouting into it briefly before security dragged him off. The contest is open to members of the European Broadcasting Union, which includes countries across Europe as well as Israel and Australia. This year, 43 entrants were whittled down into 26 finalists, who performed at Altice Arena in Lisbon.
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