EUROVISION fans have been given a look at the shock moment one act was badly heckled and booed during last night’s show.
As the lights came up for ‘s Yuval Raphael to perform at the second semi-final, a large section of the crowd erupted.
The hopeful – asurvivorof the brutal October 7 Hamas attacks – performed her song New Day Will Rise and it was aired during the BBC‘s coverage of the night.
But in a new video that has since emerged, it appears 24-year-old Yuval had a rougher ride than initially thought.
The shocking footage was recorded by an audience member in , , and shared online.
Writing on X, formerly known as , the Eurovision fan said: “What is really happening during Israel performance!”;;
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over the country’s inclusion amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
Protesters with Palestinian flags had previously tried to disrupt Yuval’s dress rehearsal.
She had been performing New Day Will Rise when the protesters with “oversized flags and whistles”;; attempted to obstruct her act.
According to Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR, the disruptive audience members were quickly ejected from the venue.
Director of the European Broadcasting Union Martin Green said: “We did have to tighten up some search security because unfortunately people were concealing oversized flags and whistles, which made it a bit long for people to get in but I’m really pleased that it didn’t happen last night and people were respectful.
“The audiences have been and are brilliant and I truly hope that that is the case for the rest of the weekend.”;;
Yuval managed to survive the October 7 massacre at the Nova music festival by hiding under piles of bodies and pretending to be dead.
The protest at her performance on Thursday’s dress rehearsal did not disrupt her act.
She told the BBC that her team played audience noises over her rehearsals “so I can practise when there is distractions in the background”;;.
Yuval is considered one of the favourites to win the contest, according to bookmakers, despite the protests and controversies.
The Eurovision Grand Final 2025 will take place tomorrow night (Saturday) in Basel.
Girl group is representing the UK this year with their song What The Hell Just Happened?.
The trio – made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-AnneHulland Charlotte Steele– are hoping to bring the title home for the first time in 18 years.
The last time the UK won Eurovision was in 1997 when Katrina & The Waves romped to victory with their song Love Shine A Light.
- Eurovision Grand Final 2025, 8pm, BBC, Saturday May 17
