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Eurovision's BSL interpreter steals the show with 'iconic' and 'brilliant' performance as fans beg for her to represent UK next year: 'I didn't realise sign language could be so graphic...'

Fans have gone wild for the BBC's British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter after her  enthusiastic and 'iconic' performance during the Finland entry went viral online.

Austria, JJ - 436 Israel, Yuval Raphael - 357 Estonia, Tommy Cash - 356 Sweden, KAJ - 321 Italy, Lucio Corsi - 256 Greece, Klavdia - 231 France, Louane - 230 Albania, Shkodra Elektronike - 218 Ukraine, Ziferblat - 218 Switzerland, Zoë Më - 214 Finland, Erika Vikman - 196 Netherlands, Claude - 175 Latvia, Tautumeitas - 158 Poland, Justyna Steczkowska - 156 Germany, Abor & Tynna - 151 Lithuania, Katarsis - 96 Malta, Miriana Conte - 91 Norway, Kyle Alessandro - 89 UK, Remember Monday - 88 Armenia, PARG - 72 Portugal, NAPA - 50 Luxembourg, Laura Thorn - 47 Denmark, Sissal - 47 Spain, Melody - 37 Iceland, VÆB - 33 San Marino, Gabry Ponte - 27 It comes amid fury over Israel's participation in the competition as Yuval received a barrage of criticism, from jeers and boos in her preview to ex-winners signing letters to ban the country from Eurovision (pictured) Ahead of the much anticipated grand final, crowds of Palestinian supporters held signs which read 'boycott Israel apartheid' and 'no stage for genocide', as they waved flags and released flares into the sky

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