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Demonstrations were held in Basel on Saturday evening and a Eurovision crew member was hit by paint after two pro-Palestinian protesters tried to rush on stage as Raphael sang New Day Will Rise. Many of the 200 protesters in Basel wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and carried signs stating: “No music for murder”, “Stop genocide” and “Singing while Gaza burns”. In Finland’s entry, Ich Komme by Erika Vikman, her song repeatedly announced that she was coming, and she ended her performance hoisted up on a giant gold microphone spraying out fireworks.
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